Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life
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This modelling study suggests that ingestion of microplastic does not provide a quantitatively important additional pathway for the transfer of adsorbed chemicals from seawater to biota via the gut.About:
This article is published in Environmental Pollution.The article was published on 2016-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 325 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microplastics.read more
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Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities.
TL;DR: This review critically evaluates the current literature on the presence, behaviour and fate of microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments and, where appropriate, draws on relevant studies from other fields including nanotechnology, agriculture and waste management.
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
TL;DR: Polycyclic Hydrocarbons Vol. 1, No. 2 as mentioned in this paper, with a chapter on carcinogenesis by Regina Schoental. Pp. lvii + 487.
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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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Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects
TL;DR: The evidence for potential negative effects of microplastics in the human body is reviewed, focusing on pathways of exposure and toxicity, with a focus on particle toxicity.
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Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health.
Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza,Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza,A. Dick Vethaak,Beatriz R.B.O. Lavorante,Anne-Katrine Lundebye,Lúcia Guilhermino +5 more
TL;DR: In this brief review, the evidence of seafood contamination by microplastics is reviewed, and the potential consequences of the presence of microplastic in the marine environment for human food security, food safety and health are discussed.
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Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?
Richard C. Thompson,Ylva S. Olsen,Richard P. Mitchell,Anthony Davis,Steven J. Rowland,Anthony W. G. John,Daniel F. McGonigle,Andrea E. Russell +7 more
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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Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)
Mark Anthony Browne,Awantha Dissanayake,Tamara S. Galloway,David M. Lowe,Richard C. Thompson +4 more
TL;DR: The data indicate as plastic fragments into smaller particles, the potential for accumulation in the tissues of an organism increases and further work using a wider range of organisms, polymers, and periods of exposure will be required to establish the biological consequences of this debris.
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Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel.
TL;DR: Microplastic ingestion appears to be common, in relatively small quantities, across a range of fish species irrespective of feeding habitat, and further work is needed to establish the potential consequences.
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Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress
TL;DR: It is shown that fish, exposed to a mixture of polyethylene with chemical pollutants sorbed from the marine environment, bioaccumulate these chemical pollutants and suffer liver toxicity and pathology, and that future assessments should consider the complex mixture of the plastic material and their associated chemical pollutants.
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
TL;DR: Polycyclic Hydrocarbons Vol. 1, No. 2 as mentioned in this paper, with a chapter on carcinogenesis by Regina Schoental. Pp. lvii + 487.
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