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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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Einfluss von Stressfaktoren auf die Etablierung der prokaryotischen Gemeinschaft und den Metabolismus in biotechnischen, anaeroben Prozessen
TL;DR: In this paper, anlagenflexibilisierung, systemintegration, power-to-gas and optimisation of Biogasprozesses are discussed.
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Detection of microplastic particles in scats from different colonies of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in the Gulf of California, Mexico: A preliminary study.
José Ángel Ortega‐Borchardt,Nancy Ramírez-Álvarez,Lorena M. Rios Mendoza,Juan Pablo Gallo-Reynoso,Isai Barba-Acuña,Jaqueline García-Hernández,Janitzio Égido-Villarreal,Trevor Kubenik +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the ingestion pathway of microplastic microplastics from California sea lions was investigated in the Gulf of California, and the results support the other authors that suggest the potential trophic transfer of MPs to top predators and incidental ingestion while foraging.
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Elasmobranch (sharks and rays) interaction with plastic pollution from global and local perspectives, via entanglement within anthropogenic debris and synthetic fibre ingestion
TL;DR: In this article, a global review of shark and ray entanglement in anthropogenic marine debris is presented, and the presence of synthetic particles in four demersal shark species found in the North-east Atlantic is investigated.
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Potassium Carbonate (K2CO3) – A cheap, non-toxic and high-density floating solution for microplastic isolation from beach sediments
Jan Gohla,Sandra Bračun,Gerwin Gretschel,Stephan Koblmüller,Wagner Maximilian,Wagner Maximilian,Christian Pacher +6 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that the use of K2CO3 is particularly promising for long term and large-scale monitoring studies, not least because it allows an increasing involvement of citizen scientists, hopefully leading to an increased public awareness of the plastic problem in the seas.
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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.