Microplastics in the sediments of a UK urban lake.

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Microplastics in the sediments of a UK urban lake.

Rebecca Vaughan¹, Simon Turner¹, Neil L. Rose¹•Institutions (1)

University College London¹

01 Oct 2017-Environmental Pollution (Elsevier)-Vol. 229, pp 10-18

TL;DR: These data provide the first assessment of microplastic concentrations in the sediments of either a small or an urban lake and the first for any lake in the UK, and add to the growing burden of evidence for microplastics ubiquity in all environments.

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About: This article is published in Environmental Pollution.The article was published on 2017-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 199 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microplastics.

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Microplastics pollution in different aquatic environments and biota: A review of recent studies

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Shahabaldin Rezania¹, Junboum Park¹, Mohd Fadhil Md Din², Shazwin Mat Taib², Amirreza Talaiekhozani, Krishna Kumar Yadav³, Hesam Kamyab² - Show less +3 more•Institutions (3)

Seoul National University¹, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia², Bundelkhand University³

25 May 2018-Marine Pollution Bulletin

TL;DR: This work comprehensively reviewed the occurrence and distribution of MPs pollution in both marine and freshwater environments, including rivers, lakes and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and proposed the development of new techniques for sampling MPs in aquatic environments and biota.

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Sources and distribution of microplastics in China's largest inland lake - Qinghai Lake.

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Chinese Academy of Sciences¹, East China Normal University²

01 Apr 2018-Environmental Pollution

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TL;DR: This review mainly summarized the interactions of organic pollutants and metals with microplastics based on environmental monitoring results and laboratory results reported by literatures.

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Environmental source, fate, and toxicity of microplastics.

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Chunhui Wang¹, Jian Zhao², Baoshan Xing¹•Institutions (2)

University of Massachusetts Amherst¹, Ocean University of China²

05 Apr 2021-Journal of Hazardous Materials

TL;DR: This review comprehensively reviewed the available literature on the source, occurrence, and fate of microplastics in different environments, including air, freshwater, soil, and ocean, across the world and found that large research gaps exist in the quantitative analysis of different exposure routes ofmicroplastics, and microplastic toxicity to organisms.

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Microplastics in the marine environment

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Anthony L. Andrady¹•Institutions (1)

North Carolina State University¹

01 Aug 2011-Marine Pollution Bulletin

TL;DR: The mechanisms of generation and potential impacts of microplastics in the ocean environment are discussed, and the increasing levels of plastic pollution of the oceans are understood, it is important to better understand the impact of microPlastic in the Ocean food web.

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...Although the cyclical sinking and re-floating of debris has been recorded in the ocean after de-fouling by foraging organisms (Andrady, 2011; Wright et al., 2013) it is unlikely that debris would be cleaned to such an extent as observed here (Fig....
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Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?

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Richard C. Thompson¹, Ylva S. Olsen¹, Richard P. Mitchell¹, Anthony Davis¹, Steven J. Rowland¹, Anthony W. G. John, Daniel F. McGonigle², Andrea E. Russell² - Show less +4 more•Institutions (2)

University of Plymouth¹, University of Southampton²

07 May 2004-Science

TL;DR: It is shown that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers are also widespread in the marine environment and may persist for centuries.

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Abstract: Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced annually. Countless large items of plastic debris are accumulating in marine habitats worldwide and may persist for centuries ([ 1 ][1]–[ 4 ][2]). Here we show that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers ([Fig. 1A][3]) are also widespread in the

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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: a review.

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Matthew Cole¹, P. Lindeque¹, Claudia Halsband², Tamara S. Galloway³•Institutions (3)

Plymouth Marine Laboratory¹, University of Tromsø², University of Exeter³

01 Dec 2011-Marine Pollution Bulletin

TL;DR: Ingestion of microplastics has been demonstrated in a range of marine organisms, a process which may facilitate the transfer of chemical additives or hydrophobic waterborne pollutants to biota.

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...Since the 1950s an estimated 1 billion tonnes of plastic have been discarded and of the 280 million tonnes of plastics now produced annually (Rochman and Browne, 2013), more than 10% ends up in themarine environment (Cole et al., 2011), either by being intentionally or unintentionally discarded or being wind-blown from terrestrial sources....
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...…of plastic have been discarded and of the 280 million tonnes of plastics now produced annually (Rochman and Browne, 2013), more than 10% ends up in themarine environment (Cole et al., 2011), either by being intentionally or unintentionally discarded or being wind-blown from terrestrial sources....
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...Exposure to the air and greater levels of light may lead to rapid corrosion of the polymer mix (Cole et al., 2011) and in situ fragmentation by photodegradation....
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..., 2011)), PAHs, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides (Mato et al., 2001; Cole et al., 2011) and brominated flame retardants (Engler, 2012; Zarfl and Matthies, 2010); and species transfer via colonization of plastics as a novel habitat (Zettler et al....
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...…well as contaminants adsorbed onto surfaces such as trace metals (Holmes et al., 2011)), PAHs, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides (Mato et al., 2001; Cole et al., 2011) and brominated flame retardants (Engler, 2012; Zarfl and Matthies, 2010); and species transfer via colonization of plastics as a…...
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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

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Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz¹, Lars Gutow², Richard C. Thompson³, Martin Thiel¹•Institutions (3)

Catholic University of the North¹, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research², University of Plymouth³

02 Mar 2012-Environmental Science & Technology

TL;DR: This review of 68 studies compares the methodologies used for the identification and quantification of microplastics from the marine environment and suggests standardized sampling procedures which allow the spatiotemporal comparison ofmicroplastic abundance across marine environments.

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Abstract: This review of 68 studies compares the methodologies used for the identification and quantification of microplastics from the marine environment. Three main sampling strategies were identified: selective, volume-reduced, and bulk sampling. Most sediment samples came from sandy beaches at the high tide line, and most seawater samples were taken at the sea surface using neuston nets. Four steps were distinguished during sample processing: density separation, filtration, sieving, and visual sorting of microplastics. Visual sorting was one of the most commonly used methods for the identification of microplastics (using type, shape, degradation stage, and color as criteria). Chemical and physical characteristics (e.g., specific density) were also used. The most reliable method to identify the chemical composition of microplastics is by infrared spectroscopy. Most studies reported that plastic fragments were polyethylene and polypropylene polymers. Units commonly used for abundance estimates are “items per m2” ...

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The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review.

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José G. B. Derraik¹•Institutions (1)

University of Otago¹

01 Sep 2002-Marine Pollution Bulletin

TL;DR: The deleterious effects of plastic debris on the marine environment were reviewed by bringing together most of the literature published so far on the topic, and a variety of approaches are urgently required to mitigate the problem.

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...Such debris can cause entanglement in a number of species from cetaceans to crustaceans as well as suffocation and problems via ingestion (blockage of digestive tracts; internal wounding; satiation) in many aquatic fauna (Codina-García et al., 2013; Derraik, 2002; Gregory, 2009), transport of species via colonization (Zettler et al....
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...…as well as suffocation and problems via ingestion (blockage of digestive tracts; internal wounding; satiation) in many aquatic fauna (Codina-García et al., 2013; Derraik, 2002; Gregory, 2009), transport of species via colonization (Zettler et al., 2013) and pollutant transfer (Teuten et al., 2007)....
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