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 …

[HTML][HTML] The transfer and resulting negative effects of nano-and micro-plastics through the aquatic trophic web—A discreet threat to human health

CV Neves, CC Gaylarde, JAB Neto, KS Vieira… - Water Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous occurrence of plastic nano-and micro-particle contamination has raised
concerns about its potential risks and impacts on the global environment, especially in …

Trophic transfer of microplastics in an estuarine food chain and the effects of a sorbed legacy pollutant

SN Athey, SD Albotra, CA Gordon… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastics are of increasing concern as they are readily ingested by aquatic organisms.
This study investigated microplastic trophic transfer using larval inland silversides (Menidia …

Proceed with caution: the need to raise the publication bar for microplastics research

JF Provencher, GA Covernton, RC Moore… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic is a ubiquitous contaminant of the Anthropocene. The highly diverse nature of
microplastic pollution means it is not a single contaminant, but a suite of chemicals that …

The combined effects of microplastics and the heavy metal cadmium on the marine periphytic ciliate Euplotes vannus

Y Wang, M Liu, X Geng, Y Zhang, R Jia, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics could be grazed by marine organisms and possibly transferred to higher
trophic levels along the microbial loop. Due to their size and capacity to concentrate heavy …

Does microplastic ingestion dramatically decrease the biomass of protozoa grazers? A case study on the marine ciliate Uronema marinum

Y Zhang, J Wang, X Geng, Y Jiang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic debris has become a significant global environmental issue. Yet, the effects on
ingestion of microplastics by protozoan grazers—an important link in the microbial loop—are …

Marine debris in the Beilun Estuary mangrove forest: Monitoring, assessment and implications

D Li, L Zhao, Z Guo, X Yang, W Deng, H Zhong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
A modified approach for marine debris investigation in mangrove forests is developed,
including some practical programs, viz., sampling location, time, area, materials, size and …

A scientist's guide to achieving broader impacts through K–12 STEM collaboration

LM Komoroske, SO Hameed, AI Szoboszlai… - …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The National Science Foundation and other funding agencies are increasingly
requiring broader impacts in grant applications to encourage US scientists to contribute to …

Digestible fluorescent coatings for cumulative quantification of microplastic ingestion

EG Karakolis, B Nguyen, JB You… - … science & technology …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the environment makes it imperative to
understand their effects. In particular, we must understand exposure, ie, how many …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of marine debris and plastic polymer types along the Panvel Creek, Navi Mumbai, West Coast of India

S Naik Mayur, P Supnekar Santosh… - Int. J. Zool. Invest, 2021 - ijzi.net
Marine debris was collected monthly from substations along Panvel creek from May 2020 to
April 2021 and was analyzed for types of non-plastic debris and plastic debris. Plastic debris …