Plastic pollution is an omnipresent problem that threatens marine animals through ingestion
and entanglement. Marine mammals are no exception to this rule but their interaction with …

The implications of plastic pollution, including microplastics, on marine ecosystems and
species are increasingly seen as an environmental disaster. Yet few reports focus on filter …

Microplastics (plastic particles< 5 mm in size) are highly available for ingestion by a wide
range of organisms, either through direct consumption or indirectly, via trophic transfer, from …

Environmental context Millions of tons of plastic debris are present in the marine
environment. This study addresses the issue of microplastics in nearshore sediment and fish …

Extensive research has been conducted on long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
populations in the North Atlantic, based predominantly on samples collected from drive …

Рассмотрены вопросы создания безвредных для природы и человека биоразлагаемых
полимерных материалов. Исследованы основные направления работ белорусских …

Plastic is a pervasive pollutant of marine ecosystems globally, found throughout the water
column, in sediments, and biota. Small plastic particles, or microplastics, are numerous and …

Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, due to the intensification in global
commercial demand for plastics since the 1960s. The detection of microplastics in remote …

Plastic pollution in the oceans is a global reality. Small dispersed plastic pieces impact
ecosystems, fisheries, and water resources throughout the world. Most of this debris breaks …

This paper presents an overview of the protocol developed by LEITAT for identification and
quantification of released microfibres (microfibres shedding) from textiles in washing …