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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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Phytoplankton Exopolymers Enhance Adhesion of Microplastic Particles to Submersed Surfaces
TL;DR: In this article, a hypothesis is considered and experimentally verified about the role exopolymers from marine phytoplankton play in flocculating micro- and nanoplastics and forming their aggregates in marine environments to transfer and deposit them further in bottom sediments.
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Ingestion of Microplastics by Ichthyofauna in the Southern Coastline of Cameroon
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was designed to provide evidence of microplastic ingestion, abundance and composition in the catches of Pseudotolithus senegalensis and P. typus in the Southern Coastline of Cameroon.
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Preliminary Observation on Microplastic Contamination in the Scombridae Species from coastal waters of Pakistan
Farzana Abubakar Yousuf,Levent Bat,Ayşah Öztekin,Qadeer Mohammad Ali,Quratulan Ahmed,Iqra Shaikh +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the presence of microplastic in digestive systems and gills of 6 species from the Scombridae family on the coast of Karachi in Pakistan was investigated.
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Zinc 8-aminotrihydroquinolines appended with pendant N-diphenylphosphinoethyl arms as exceptionally active catalysts for the ROP of ε-CL
Furong Cao,Yun Wang,Xing Wang,Wenjuan Zhang,Gregory A. Solan,Rui Wang,Yanping Ma,Xiang-Rong Hao,Wen-Hua Sun +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , five types of N-(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl)-2-R-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-amines (R = H L1, Me L2, iPr L3, Cl L4, Ph L5) along with one example of an N-isopropyl-5.6, 7, 8, 8 -tetrahedroquinol-8amine (L6) have been prepared and employed as...
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Development and Characterization of Films for Food Application Incorporating Porphyran Extracted from Porphyra dioica
M.T. Teles,Pedro Adão,Clélia Afonso,Raul J. Bernardino,Mafalda Guedes,R. Baptista,Susana Bernardino +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , a process of obtaining film-forming solutions from semi-refined porphyran (PorphSR) uses a green solvent (hot water) with a high extraction yield of semi- refined porphrin (26.66 ± 0.27%) in a reproducible way and with low levels of contaminants.
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Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat
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Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment
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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.