Microplastic in fish – A global synthesis

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The impact of debris on marine life

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Microplastics in Seafood and the Implications for Human Health

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The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

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Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health

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Microplastics and human health

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Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

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Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

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Microplastics research—from sink to source

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Potential for plastics to transport hydrophobic contaminants.

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Polystyrene Spherules in Coastal Waters

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Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates

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Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators

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Feeding 9 billion by 2050 – Putting fish back on the menu

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Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

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Deleterious Effects of Litter on Marine Life

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The guild approach to categorizing estuarine fish assemblages: a global review

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A high-performance protocol for extraction of microplastics in fish

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Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant

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Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition in water, sediments, and wild fish from Poyang Lake, China

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Uptake and Retention of Microplastics by the Shore Crab <i>Carcinus maenas</i>

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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: a review and meta-analysis of current data

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The ecological impacts of marine debris: unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived

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Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination

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Transfer of benzo[ a ]pyrene from microplastics to Artemia nauplii and further to zebrafish via a trophic food web experiment: CYP1A induction and visual tracking of persistent organic pollutants

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A meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to microplastics on fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Foley, C. J., Feiner, Z. S., Malinich, T. D., & Höök, T. (2018) · Science of the Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.046 · Cited by 566 · see citing works

Beyond the ocean: contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-)plastic particles

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Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review

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Quantifying ingested debris in marine megafauna: a review and recommendations for standardization

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Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics

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A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

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Bioavailability and toxicity of microplastics to fish species: A review.

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Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna.

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Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

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Microplastics: an emerging threat to food security and human health

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The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: A review and synthesis

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Capture, swallowing, and egestion of microplastics by a planktivorous juvenile fish

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Microplastic Pollution in Deep-Sea Sediments From the Great Australian Bight

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Accumulation of microplastics in typical commercial aquatic species: A case study at a productive aquaculture site in China

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Uptake routes of microplastics in fishes: practical and theoretical approaches to test existing theories

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Microplastics in Food: A Review on Analytical Methods and Challenges

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Microplastic Contamination of Seafood Intended for Human Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Plastic ingestion by marine fish is widespread and increasing

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Why We Need an International Agreement on Marine Plastic Pollution

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Towards the suitable monitoring of ingestion of microplastics by marine biota: A review

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Plastic ingestion by marine fish in the wild

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Microplastics pollution along the Lebanese coast (Eastern Mediterranean Basin): Occurrence in surface water, sediments and biota samples

Kazour, M., Jemaa, S., Issa, C., Khalaf, G., & Amara, R. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133933 · Cited by 229 · see citing works

Toward an Improved Understanding of the Ingestion and Trophic Transfer of Microplastic Particles: Critical Review and Implications for Future Research

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Food-web transfer of microplastics between wild caught fish and crustaceans in East China Sea

Zhang, F., Wang, X., Xu, J., Zhu, L., Peng, G., Xu, P., & Li, D. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.061 · Cited by 206 · see citing works

Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

Collard, F., Gasperi, J., Gabrielsen, G. W., & Tassin, B. (2019) · Environmental Science &amp; Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b03083 · Cited by 203 · see citing works

Microplastics: No Small Problem for Filter-Feeding Megafauna.

Germanov, E. S., Marshall, A., Bejder, L., Fossi, M., & Loneragan, N. (2018) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2018.01.005 · Cited by 202 · see citing works

Assessing plastic debris in aquatic food webs: What we know and don't know about uptake and trophic transfer

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Frequency of Microplastics in Mesopelagic Fishes from the Northwest Atlantic

Wieczorek, A. M., Morrison, L., Croot, P., Allcock, A., MacLoughlin, E., Savard, O., Brownlow, H., & Doyle, T. (2018) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00039 · Cited by 183 · see citing works

Presence of microplastics in water, sediments and fish species in an urban coastal environment of Fiji, a Pacific small island developing state

Ferreira, M., Thompson, J., Paris, A., Rohindra, D. R., & Rico, C. (2020) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110991 · Cited by 182 · see citing works

Microplastics in freshwater fishes: Occurrence, impacts and future perspectives

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Recommended best practices for plastic and litter ingestion studies in marine birds: Collection, processing, and reporting

Provencher, J. F., Borrelle, S. B., Bond, A. L., Lavers, J. L., van Franeker, J. A., Kühn, S., Hammer, S., Avery‐Gomm, S., & Mallory, M. L. (2019) · FACETS · doi:10.1139/facets-2018-0043 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Worldwide contamination of fish with microplastics: A brief global overview

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Ingestion of Plastics by Marine Organisms

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Microplastic fragment and fiber contamination of beach sediments from selected sites in Virginia and North Carolina, USA

Dodson, G. Z., Shotorban, A. K., Hatcher, P. G., Waggoner, D. C., Ghosal, S., & Noffke, N. (2020) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110869 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples.

Akoueson, F., Sheldon, L. M., Danopoulos, E., Morris, S., Hotten, J., Chapman, E., Li, J., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114452 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

Detection of microplastics in local marine organisms using a multi-technology system

Ding, J.-F., Li, J., Sun, C.-J., Jiang, F., Ju, P., Qu, L.-Y., Zheng, Y.-F., & He, C.-F. (2019) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/c8ay01974f · Cited by 159 · see citing works

Marine litter in stomach content of small pelagic fishes from the Adriatic Sea: sardines (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus)

Renzi, M., Specchiulli, A., Blašković, A., Manzo, C., Mancinelli, G., & Cilenti, L. (2018) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3762-8 · Cited by 153 · see citing works

Microplastics distribution, abundance and composition in sediment, fishes and benthic organisms of the Gorgan Bay, Caspian sea

Bagheri, T., Gholizadeh, M., Abarghouei, S., Zakeri, M., Hedayati, A., Rabbaniha, M., Aghaeimoghadam, A., & Hafezieh, M. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127201 · Cited by 149 · see citing works

Morphology of the filtration apparatus of three planktivorous fishes and relation with ingested anthropogenic particles

Collard, F., Gilbert, B., Eppe, G., Roos, L., Compère, P., Das, K., & Parmentier, É. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.067 · Cited by 142 · see citing works

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

Provencher, J. F., Covernton, G. A., Moore, R. C., Horn, D. A., Conkle, J. L., & Lusher, A. L. (2020) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141426 · Cited by 133 · see citing works

Plastic ingestion by fish: A global assessment

Azevedo-Santos, V. M., Gonçalves, G. R. L., Manoel, P. S., Andrade, M. C., de Lima, F. P., & Pelicice, F. M. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.112994 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Microplastic ingestion and diet composition of planktivorous fish

Lopes, C., Raimundo, J., Caetano, M., & Garrido, S. (2020) · Limnology and Oceanography Letters · doi:10.1002/lol2.10144 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Microplastic ingestion by pelagic and benthic fish and diet composition: A case study in the NW Iberian shelf

Filgueiras, A. V., Preciado, I., Cartón, A., & Gago, J. (2020) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111623 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

A Bayesian analysis of the factors determining microplastics ingestion in fishes

Covernton, G. A., Davies, H. L., Cox, K. D., El-Sabaawi, R., Juanes, F., Dudas, S. E., & Dower, J. F. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125405 · Cited by 108 · see citing works

Exploring microplastic ingestion by three deep-water elasmobranch species: A case study from the Tyrrhenian Sea

Valente, T., Sbrana, A., Scacco, U., Jacomini, C., Bianchi, J., Palazzo, L., de Lucia, G. A., Silvestri, C., & Matiddi, M. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.001 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Plastics occurrence in juveniles of Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea

Savoca, S., Bottari, T., Fazio, E., Bonsignore, M., Mancuso, M., Luna, G. M., Romeo, T., D’Urso, L., Capillo, G., Panarello, G., et al. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137457 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

MICROPLASTICS INGESTION BY FRESHWATER FISH IN THE CHI RIVER, THAILAND

Kasamesiri, P. (2020) · International Journal of Geomate · doi:10.21660/2020.67.9110 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

A comparison of microplastic contamination in freshwater fish from natural and farmed sources

Gómez, Á. G. G., Suárez, D. C., Li, J., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-020-11605-2 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Detection of nonylphenol and persistent organic pollutants in fish from the North Pacific Central Gyre

Gassel, M., Harwani, S., Park, J.-S., & Jahn, A. E. (2013) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.014 · Cited by 90 · see citing works

Microplastic occurrence and effects in commercially harvested North American finfish and shellfish: Current knowledge and future directions

Baechler, B. R., Stienbarger, C. D., Horn, D. A., Joseph, J., Taylor, A. R., Granek, E. F., & Brander, S. M. (2019) · Limnology and Oceanography Letters · doi:10.1002/lol2.10122 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

Low abundance of microplastics in commercially caught fish across southern Australia

Wootton, N., Reis‐Santos, P., Dowsett, N., Turnbull, A. R., & Gillanders, B. M. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118030 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Microplastic exposure interacts with habitat degradation to affect behaviour and survival of juvenile fish in the field

McCormick, M. I., Chivers, D. P., Ferrari, M. C. O., Blandford, M. I., Nanninga, G. B., Richardson, C., Fakan, E. P., Vamvounis, G., Gulizia, A. M., & Allan, B. J. M. (2020) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.1947 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture

Lusher, A., Hollman, P. C. H., & Mendoza-Hill, J. (2017) · Cited by 80 · see citing works

A Comparison of Microplastic in Fish From Australia and Fiji

Wootton, N., Ferreira, M., Reis‐Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2021) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.690991 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Microplastics in Commercially Important Small Pelagic Fish Species From South Africa

Bakir, A., van der Lingen, C. D., Preston-Whyte, F., Bali, A., Geja, Y., Barry, J., Mdazuka, Y., Mooi, G., Doran, D., Tooley, F., et al. (2020) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.574663 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

Microplastics in the Digestive Tracts of Four Fish Species from the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta Estuary in Colombia

Calderon, E. A., Hansen, P. S., Forero, A. R., Blettler, M. C. M., Syberg, K., & Khan, F. R. (2019) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-019-4313-8 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

A Horizon Scan of research priorities to inform policies aimed at reducing the harm of plastic pollution to biota

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So when will we have enough papers on microplastics and ocean litter?

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