A global perspective on microplastics

RC Hale, ME Seeley, MJ La Guardia… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

Oceanic hitchhikers–assessing pathogen risks from marine microplastic

J Bowley, C Baker-Austin, A Porter, R Hartnell… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
As plastic debris in the environment continues to increase, an emerging concern is the
potential for microplastic to act as vectors for pathogen transport. With aquaculture the …

Sampling and quality assurance and quality control: a guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices

SM Brander, VC Renick, MM Foley… - Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the
greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across …

Microplastics in four bivalve species and basis for using bivalves as bioindicators of microplastic pollution

J Ding, C Sun, C He, J Li, P Ju, F Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics in bivalves have caused widespread concern due to their potential health risk
to humans. In this study, microplastics in the digestive systems of four locally cultured bivalve …

Selective Ingestion and Egestion of Plastic Particles by the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica): Implications for Using Bivalves as …

JE Ward, S Zhao, BA Holohan… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MP; 1 μm to 1 mm) of various shapes and compositions are ingested by
numerous marine animals. Recently, proposals have been made to adopt bivalve molluscs …

Microplastics, microfibres and nanoplastics cause variable sub-lethal responses in mussels (Mytilus spp.)

M Cole, C Liddle, G Consolandi, C Drago, C Hird… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
We compare the toxicity of microplastics, microfibres and nanoplastics on mussels. Mussels
(Mytilus spp.) were exposed to 500 ng mL-1 of 20 μm polystyrene microplastics, 10× 30 μm …

An overview of the effects of nanoplastics on marine organisms

MRM Zaki, AZ Aris - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquity and detrimental effects of plastics in the environment have become global
environmental concerns over the past decade. Intensive anthropogenic activities, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of microplastic, salinomycin and heating on Unio tumidus

V Martyniuk, V Khoma, T Matskiv, K Yunko… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) and heating (T) suspected to modulate biological effects of aquatic
contaminants. Salinomycin (Sal) is veterinary antibiotic and anticancer agent. The goal of …

[HTML][HTML] Mussel power: Scoping a nature-based solution to microplastic debris

M Cole, Y Artioli, R Coppock, G Galli, R Saad… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution
requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative …

Microplastics in freshwater fishes: Occurrence, impacts and future perspectives

B Parker, D Andreou, ID Green, JR Britton - Fish and Fisheries, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastics (MPs) are small, plastic particles of various shapes, sizes and polymers.
Although well studied in marine systems, their roles and importance in freshwater …