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Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions
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The sources and global distribution of microplastics in the environment, the fate and impact on marine biota, especially the food chain are described and the control measures discussed are those mapped out by both national and international environmental organizations for combating the impact from microplastic pollution.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2017-05-01. It has received 1487 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microplastics.read more
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Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection.
TL;DR: There is still no universal accepted quantification and qualification tools of microplastics in fresh waters, and more work is anticipated to obtain accurate information on microplastic in freshwater, which can then be used for the better assessment of the environmental risk.
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Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?
TL;DR: A critical perspective on published studies of MP ingestion by aquatic biota is provided and there are significant mismatches between the types of MP most commonly found in the environment or reported in field studies and those used in laboratory experiments.
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Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal
Fabio Corradini,Pablo Meza,Raúl Eguiluz,Francisco Casado,Esperanza Huerta-Lwanga,Violette Geissen +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that microplastic counts increase over time where successive sludge applications are performed, and stress the relevance of sludge as a driver of soil microplastics contamination.
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Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system : Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth
Yueling Qi,Xiaomei Yang,Amalia Mejia Pelaez,Esperanza Huerta Lwanga,Nicolas Beriot,Henny Gertsen,Paolina Garbeva,Violette Geissen +7 more
TL;DR: The results showed that macro- and micro- plastic residues affected both above-ground and below-ground parts of the wheat plant during both vegetative and reproductive growth and the type of plastic mulch films used had a strong effect on wheat growth.
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Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives
TL;DR: In this paper, the current status of knowledge on atmospheric microplastics, the methods for sample collection, analysis and detection, and the recommendations for atmospheric micro-plastic sampling and measurement are reviewed.
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Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea
Christoph Rummel,Martin G. J. Löder,Nicolai Fricke,Thomas Lang,Eva Maria Griebeler,Michael Janke,Gunnar Gerdts +6 more
TL;DR: This study investigated 290 gastrointestinal tracts of demersal and pelagic fish species from the North and Baltic Sea for the occurrence of plastic ingestion, showing a significantly higher ingestion frequency in the pelagic feeders.
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Prevalence of microplastics in Singapore's coastal marine environment.
TL;DR: The presence and abundance of microplastics in sediments and seawater in Singapore is likely due to on-going waste disposal practices from industries and recreational activities, and discharge from shipping.
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Assimilation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from microplastics by the marine amphipod, allorchestes compressa
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that MPPs can act as a vector for the assimilation of POPs into marine organisms and pose a risk of contaminating aquatic food chains with the potential for increasing public exposure through dietary sources.
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Microplastics Alter the Properties and Sinking Rates of Zooplankton Faecal Pellets
Matthew Cole,Penelope K. Lindeque,Elaine S. Fileman,James R. Clark,James R. Clark,Ceri Lewis,Claudia Halsband,Tamara S. Galloway +7 more
TL;DR: The results support the proposal that sinking faecal matter represents a mechanism by which floating plastics can be vertically transported away from surface waters and facilitate the transfer of plastics to coprophagous biota.