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Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.).
Paul Farrell,Kathryn Nelson +1 more
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This study is the first to show 'natural' trophic transfer of microplastic, and its translocation to haemolymph and tissues of a crab, and has implications for the health of marine organisms, the wider food web and humans.About:
This article is published in Environmental Pollution.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 1090 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mytilus & Carcinus maenas.read more
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Interactions between microplastics and benthic biofilms in fluvial ecosystems: Knowledge gaps and future trends
Helena Guasch,Susana Bernal,Daniel Bruno,Bethanie Carney Almroth,Joaquín Cochero,Natàlia Corcoll,Delfina Cornejo,Esperança Gacia,Alexandra Kroll,Isabelle Lavoie,José L. J. Ledesma,Anna Lupon,Henar Margenat,Soizic Morin,Enrique Navarro,Miquel Ribot,Tenna Riis,Mechthild Schmitt-Jansen,Ahmed Tlili,Eugènia Martí +19 more
TL;DR: In this article , a conceptual framework is proposed to describe the transient storage of microplastics in fluvial biofilm and develop hypotheses to help explain how microplastic and biofilms interact in fluviial ecosystems.
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Unravelling macroplastic pollution in seagrass beds of Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines.
TL;DR: In this article , the abundance and composition of macroplastics in seagrass beds of Iligan City, Philippines were determined from transect lines laid in four sites (Dalipuga, Hinaplanon, Tominobo and Buru-un), and three locations (landward, midward, seaward) periodically within 42 days.
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Can the presence of additives result in false positive errors for microplastics in infant feeding bottles
Maria Nadine Gerhard,Darena Schymanski,Ingo Ebner,Melanie Esselen,Thorsten Stahl,Hans-Ulrich Humpf +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, it was reported that more than 16 million polypropylene (PP) particles L-1 may be released from infant feeding bottles (IFBs) made of PP.
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Release of radiolabeled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (14C-MWCNT) from epoxy nanocomposites into quartz sand-water systems and their uptake by Lumbriculus variegatus
Michael Patrick Hennig,Hanna Maes,Richard Ottermanns,Andreas Schäffer,Nina Siebers,Nina Siebers +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors quantify the released amount of embedded 14C-MWCNT epoxy (E) nanocomposites and investigate the bioaccumulation of the released material in Lumbriculus variegatus.
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Accumulation of marine microplastics along a trophic gradient as determined by an agent-based model
TL;DR: It is shown that trophic uptake plays an important role in increasing plastic present in filter feeders, especially when consumption of the plastic does not reduce its overall abundance in the water column (e.g. in areas with high water flow such as estuaries).
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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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Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife
Emma L. Teuten,Jovita M. Saquing,Detlef R.U. Knappe,Morton A. Barlaz,Susanne Jonsson,Annika Björn,Steven J. Rowland,Richard C. Thompson,Tamara S. Galloway,Rei Yamashita,Daisuke Ochi,Yutaka Watanuki,Charles J. Moore,Pham Hung Viet,Touch Seang Tana,Maricar S. Prudente,Ruchaya Boonyatumanond,Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria,Kongsap Akkhavong,Yuko Ogata,Hisashi Hirai,Satoru Iwasa,Kaoruko Mizukawa,Yuki Hagino,Ayako Imamura,Mahua Saha,Hideshige Takada +26 more
TL;DR: Model calculations and experimental observations consistently show that polyethylene accumulates more organic contaminants than other plastics such as polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride, and PCBs could transfer from contaminated plastics to streaked shearwater chicks.
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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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Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat
TL;DR: Marine plastic debris is divided into two categories: macro, >5 mm and micro, <5 mm, which provide potential danger to marine ecosystems from the accumulation of plastic debris on the sea floor and the potential bioavailability of compounds added to plastics at the time of manufacture, as well as those adsorbed from the environment.
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Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment
Yukie Mato,Tomohiko Isobe,Hideshige Takada,Haruyuki Kanehiro,Chiyoko Ohtake,Tsuguchika Kaminuma +5 more
TL;DR: Field adsorption experiments using PP virgin pellets demonstrated significant and steady increase in PCBs and DDE concentrations throughout the six-day experiment, indicating that the source of PCBs, DDE, and nonylphenols is ambient seawater and that adsor adaptation to pellet surfaces is the mechanism of enrichment.