The ubiquity and high bioavailability of microplastics have an unknown risk on the marine
environment. Biomonitoring should be used to investigate biotic impacts of microplastic …

Microplastics (MPs) have attracted wide attention all over the world as a remarkable
pollutant. While MPs are spreading throughout several complex environmental matrices …

Microplastic ingestion by marine organisms presents an emerging threat to marine
ecosystems; microplastics in different marine species are currently reported worldwide. This …

Microplastics quantification and classification are demanding jobs to monitor microplastic
pollution and evaluate the potential health risks. In this paper, microplastics from daily …

Microplastic distribution in waters gained increasing attention because of the discovery of
microplastics in edible marine organisms. Microplastic size is small, and hence, it tends to …

Mussels are suggested as bioindicators of marine microplastic pollution. However, they are
selective in regards to accumulation of microplastics. To make studies more targeted and …

The Philippines is currently ranked as the third top producer of plastic wastes, yet little
research has been conducted on marine plastic pollution in this fishery-dependent …

Large filter-feeding animals are potential sentinels for understanding the extent of
microplastic pollution, as their mode of foraging and prey mean they are continuously …

This study assesses microplastic ingestion in Boops boops at different geographical areas in
the Mediterranean Sea. A total of 884 fish were caught at 20 coastal sites in Spain, France …

Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a pressing global concern. Oysters are well-known
filter feeders who ingest food by filtering microscopic particles suspended in the surrounding …