Are we underestimating anthropogenic microfiber pollution? A critical review of occurrence, methods, and reporting

SN Athey, LM Erdle - Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic microfibers, a ubiquitous environmental contaminant, can be categorized as
synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural according to material of origin and production process …

[HTML][HTML] Untoward effects of micro-and nanoplastics: an expert review of their biological impact and epigenetic effects

MCL de Las Hazas, H Boughanem, A Dávalos - Advances in Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of plastic has dramatically increased in the last 50 y. Because of their
stability and durability, plastics are ubiquitously incorporated in both marine and terrestrial …

Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics

A Sanchez-Vidal, M Canals, WP De Haan, J Romero… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
There is strong evidence that the seafloor constitutes a final sink for plastics from land
sources. There is also evidence that part of the plastics lying on the shallow seafloor are …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing microplastic ingestion and occurrence of bisphenols and phthalates in bivalves, fish and holothurians from a Mediterranean marine protected area

B Rios-Fuster, C Alomar, GP González… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) ingestion, along with accumulated plasticizers such as bisphenol A (BPA),
bisphenol F (BPF), and bisphenol S (BPS), and phthalates represented by diethyl phthalate …

The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on marine litter pollution along the Kenyan Coast: a synthesis after 100 days following the first reported case in Kenya

E Okuku, L Kiteresi, G Owato, K Otieno… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contribution of COVID-19 pandemic to marine litter pollution was studied in Mombasa,
Kilifi, and Kwale counties of Kenya, in June 2020 (100 days following the first confirmed …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking the paradigm: Marine sediments hold two-fold microplastics than sea surface waters and are dominated by fibers

V Fagiano, M Compa, C Alomar, B Ríos-Fuster… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
We conducted one of the first studies to integrate the quantification and characterization of
microplastics (MPs), including fibers, in different habitats (sea surface, seafloor and beach …

The generation of marine litter in Mediterranean island beaches as an effect of tourism and its mitigation

M Grelaud, P Ziveri - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea and its coastal systems are threatened by intense
anthropogenic pressures including rapid accumulation of marine litter by diverse human …

[HTML][HTML] Are research methods shaping our understanding of microplastic pollution? A literature review on the seawater and sediment bodies of the Mediterranean …

L Simon-Sánchez, M Grelaud, M Franci, P Ziveri - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of standardization on the definition and methods in microplastic (MP) research has
limited the overall interpretation and intercomparison of published data. This has presented …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic presence in the pelagic fish, Seriola dumerili, from Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean), and assessment of oxidative stress and …

A Solomando, A Cohen-Sánchez, A Box, I Montero… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are characterized by their high persistence in marine ecosystems, and
due to their small size, they can be easily ingested by very diverse organisms. Although the …

Using Boops boops (osteichthyes) to assess microplastic ingestion in the Mediterranean Sea

C Tsangaris, N Digka, T Valente, A Aguilar… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …