Plastics are persistent synthetic polymers that accumulate as waste in the marine
environment. Microplastic (MP) particles are derived from the breakdown of larger debris or …

There are certain human environmental perturbations so major that they are capable of
destabilizing the earth's normal function at a global scale (1). These so-called planetary …

Bivalve filter feeders, such as oysters, filter large volumes of water and are particularly
exposed to microplastics (MP). Consequently, these animals digest and assimilate high …

Plastics are persistent synthetic polymers that accumulate as waste in the marine
environment. Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) can be found either as microbeads in body care …

Each year, millions of metric tons of the plastic produced for food packaging, personal care
products, fishing gear, and other human activities end up in lakes, rivers, and the ocean. The …

Microplastics are abundant and widespread in the marine environment. They are a
contaminant of global environmental and economic concern. Due to their small size a wide …

There is increasing concern about the impacts of microplastics (< 1 mm) on marine biota.
Microplastics may be mistaken for food items and ingested by a wide variety of organisms …

Plastic debris is a prolific contaminant effecting freshwater and marine ecosystems across
the globe. Of growing environmental concern are “microplastics” and “nanoplastics” …

Microplastic (MP) pollution of the marine environment is now a growing global concern
posing a threat to a variety of species through the ingestion and transfer within food webs …

The ubiquity of microplastics in the world's ocean has aroused great concern. However, the
ecological effects of microplastics at environmentally realistic concentrations are unclear …