[HTML][HTML] Monitoring microplastic pollution: The potential and limitations of Nephrops norvegicus

H Joyce, R Nash, J Frias, J White, A Cau… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are a major global concern in the marine environment. The use of marine biota
to monitor MP pollution has been previously highlighted as a method of providing data. This …

[HTML][HTML] Plastics for dinner: store-bought seafood, but not wild-caught from the Great Barrier Reef, as a source of microplastics to human consumers

AL Dawson, JYQ Li, FJ Kroon - Environmental Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Seafood accounts for more than 17% of the global consumption of animal protein, with an
excess of 335000 t consumed in Australia throughout 2019-2020. Recently, the presence of …

Customized digestion protocols for copepods, euphausiids, chaetognaths and fish larvae facilitate the isolation of ingested microplastics

I Podbielski, T Hamm, M Lenz - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Degradation of oceanic plastic waste leads to the formation of microplastics that are
ingested by a wide range of animals. Yet, the amounts that are taken up, especially by small …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic extraction from digestive tracts of large decapods

K Bornt, K Linge, J How, S de Lestang, R Hovey… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reliable quantification of microplastic contamination in chitinous organisms requires
validated methods to remove interfering complex organic and inorganic material. This study …

Detection and characterization of micro‐and nano‐plastics in wastewater: Current status of preparatory & analytical techniques

N Saha, A Shourie - Environmental Quality Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micro‐and nano‐plastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous emerging pollutants that have gained
global traction due to their persistent nature and potential risks to the environment and …