Microplastic pollution in Turkish aquatic ecosystems: sources, characteristics, implications, and mitigation strategies

I Aydin, Y Terzi, S Gündoğdu, Ü Aytan… - Turkish Journal of …, 2023 - avesis.atauni.edu.tr
Aquatic environments are one of the final destinations for microplastics. In this review, a
combination of systematic and narrative literature review was conducted to identify and …

Microplastics as contaminants in water bodies and their threat to the aquatic animals: a mini-review

M Chen, Y Yue, X Bao, H Yu, Y Tan, B Tong… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microplastics (MPs, diameter of> 5 mm), as an environmental stressor,
have become the focus of the problematization of plastics in the environment due to their …

Microplastics in different fish and shellfish species in the mangrove estuary of Bangladesh and evaluation of human exposure

MB Sultan, MM Rahman, MA Khatun… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The water bodies in Bangladesh thrive from plastic pollution. Estuaries are pools of
environmental contaminants, and the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans' estuary …

Plastic occurrence in fish caught in the highly industrialized Gulf of İzmit (Eastern Sea of Marmara, Türkiye)

Ü Aytan, FB Esensoy, Y Şentürk, O Güven, K Karaoğlu… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Occurrence of micro-(< 5 mm) and mesoplastics (5–25 mm) in twelve fish species
caught off Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara was investigated. Plastics were found in the …

Size-selective microplastic uptake by freshwater organisms: Fish, mussel, and zooplankton

GB Kankılıç, İ Koraltan, B Erkmen, AS Çağan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics, as an emergent pollutant, have garnered substantial attention within aquatic
environments, yet a significant knowledge gap persists regarding the interplay of organism …

Microplastics and nanoplastics induced differential respiratory damages in tilapia fish Oreochromis niloticus

S Zheng, BZ Tang, WX Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) pollution in aquatic environments, fish
respiration is encountering a huge threat. Herein, polystyrene (PS) MNPs with three sizes …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of microplastic pollution in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) aquaculture areas and the relationship between colonized-microbiota on …

MJ Liu, HY Guo, J Gao, KC Zhu, L Guo, BS Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MPs) pollution is a global marine environmental problem. The effects of MPs
on the gut microbiota of aquatic organisms have received considerable attention. For …

Microplastics in retail shellfish from a seafood market in eastern Thailand: Occurrence and risks to human food safety

P Hongsawat, W Thinjong, B Chouychai… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the presence of microplastics in three economically essential
shellfish species: green mussels, cockles and spotted babylon. The average abundance of …

Microplastics in commercial marine fish species in the UK–A case study in the River Thames and the River Stour (East Anglia) estuaries

AA Horton, KDI Weerasinghe, DJ Mayor… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess the abundance of microplastics in the gastro-intestinal
tracts of three commercially important fish species in the UK, to determine whether catch …

Detection of fibrous microplastics and natural microfibers in fish species (Engraulis encrasicolus, Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) for human consumption …

S Santonicola, M Volgare, F Rossi, R Castaldo… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of natural/artificial and synthetic microfibers was assessed in three
commercial fish species (Engraulis encrasicolus, Mullus barbatus, Merluccius merluccius) …