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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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Food web transfer of plastics to an apex riverine predator
Joseph M. D’Souza,Fredric M. Windsor,Fredric M. Windsor,David Santillo,Stephen James Ormerod +4 more
TL;DR: St steady-state models using energetic data along with plastic concentration in prey and excreta suggest that around 200 plastic particles are ingested daily by dippers, but also excreted at rates that suggest transitory throughput, some of the first evidence revealing that plastic is now being transferred through freshwater food webs, and between adult passerines and their offspring.
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Toward the Development and Application of an Environmental Risk Assessment Framework for Microplastic.
Todd Gouin,Richard A. Becker,Anne‐Gaelle Collot,John W. Davis,Brett E. Howard,Kunifumi Inawaka,Mark A. Lampi,Blanca Serrano Ramon,Jay Shi,Philipp W. Hopp +9 more
TL;DR: Multistakeholder consensus was obtained that it is unlikely that the presence of microplastic in the environment currently represents a risk, which implies that research that directly addresses the development and application of methods that strengthen the quality of data should be given the highest priority.
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Evidence of Microplastic Translocation in Wild-Caught Fish and Implications for Microplastic Accumulation Dynamics in Food Webs.
Hayley K. McIlwraith,Joel Kim,Paul A. Helm,Paul A. Helm,Satyendra P. Bhavsar,Satyendra P. Bhavsar,Jeremy S. Metzger,Chelsea M. Rochman +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the widespread presence of microplastics and other anthropogenic microparticles in the gastrointestinal tract, fillet, and livers of seven species of sportfish from Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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Microplastics in edible mussels from a southern Mediterranean lagoon: Preliminary results on seawater-mussel transfer and implications for environmental protection and seafood safety
Takwa Wakkaf,Takwa Wakkaf,Radhouan El Zrelli,Mikaël Kedzierski,Rafik Balti,Moez Shaiek,Lamjed Mansour,Sabiha Tlig-Zouari,Stéphane Bruzaud,Lotfi Rabaoui +9 more
TL;DR: Mussels in areas highly polluted with fibers and polyethylene were found to have higher potential to ingest and/or adhere higher numbers of these particles and their potential human health risks are discussed in this paper.
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An integrated study on antimicrobial activity and ecotoxicity of quantum dots and quantum dots coated with the antimicrobial peptide indolicidin.
Emilia Galdiero,Antonietta Siciliano,Valeria Maselli,Renato Gesuele,Marco Guida,Domenico Fulgione,Stefania Galdiero,Lucia Lombardi,Annarita Falanga +8 more
TL;DR: The presence of indolicidin on the surface of QDs was able to decrease its QDs toxicity, and the level of antimicrobial activity on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria was tested, with an enhanced activity for QDs-Ind.
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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
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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
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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.