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Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of a freshwater system (Antuã River, Portugal).
Mariana Rodrigues,Nelson Abrantes,Fernando Gonçalves,Helena I. S. Nogueira,João Carlos Marques,Ana M. M. Gonçalves,Ana M. M. Gonçalves +6 more
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Foams and fibers were the most abundant type in São João da Madeira, while fibers and fragments were themost abundant in Aguincheira and Estarreja in water and sediment samples, respectively.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2018-08-15. It has received 468 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microplastics.read more
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Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality.
TL;DR: More high quality data is needed on the occurrence of microplastics in drinking water, to better understand potential exposure and to inform human health risk assessments, and there is a significant need to improve quality assurance ofmicroplastic sampling and analysis in water samples.
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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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Methods for sampling and detection of microplastics in water and sediment: A critical review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide insights on bulk sample collection, separation, digestion, identification and quantification, and mitigation of cross-contamination of microplastics, identifying flaws in study design and suggesting promising alternatives.
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Identification of microplastics using Raman spectroscopy: Latest developments and future prospects.
TL;DR: A showcase of interesting and easily available solutions that contribute to faster and better identification of microplastics using Raman spectroscopy and non-conventional Raman techniques (non-linear Raman, hyperspectral imaging, standoff Raman) which permit more advanced applications such as real-time Raman detection and imaging of micro Plastics.
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Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill: A source of microplastics? -Evidence of microplastics in landfill leachate.
TL;DR: The study shows that the generation, accumulation and release of microplastic in landfills is a long-term process and provides preliminary evidence and validate that landfill isn't the final sink of plastics, but a potential source ofmicroplastics.
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Microplastics in the marine environment
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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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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Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments.
TL;DR: Global plastics production and the accumulation of plastic waste are documented, showing that trends in mega- and macro-plastic accumulation rates are no longer uniformly increasing and that the average size of plastic particles in the environment seems to be decreasing.
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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: a review.
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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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification
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.