The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

Plastic debris are at present recognized as an emerging potential threat for natural
environments, wildlife and humans. In the past years an increasing attention has been …

Microplastics (MPs) have been seen over recent years as a major water contaminant with
significant potential for adverse health and animal health effects. Natural attenuation has …

The ever-increasing level of marine pollution due to plastic debris is a globally recognized
threat that needs effective actions of control and mitigation. Using marine organisms as …

Common plastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), as pollutants in aquatic
environments in the form of micro/nanoparticles are of environmental and public health …

Plastic pollution constitutes an environmental problem in the Canary Islands nowadays.
Nevertheless, studies evaluating the impact of plastics on its avifauna are still scarce …

In modern society, plastic items have become indispensable. The rapid growth of plastic
production has led to an increase in the concentration of plastic waste in the environment …

Simple Summary Consideration of animal welfare in food choices has become an influential
contemporary theme. Traditional animal welfare views about food have been largely …

Research into plastic pollution has extensively focused on abiotic vectors, overlooking
transport by animals. Opportunistic birds, such as white storks (Ciconia ciconia) often forage …

Previous research has reported avian plastic ingestion in marine bird species. Yet, while
research attention on plastic pollution is shifting from marine to freshwater ecosystems, very …