Microplastic in fish – A global synthesis

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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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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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Microplastics research—from sink to source

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Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates

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Polystyrene Spherules in Coastal Waters

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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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Microplastics in Wild Fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and Its Potential for Causing Neurotoxic Effects, Lipid Oxidative Damage, and Human Health Risks Associated with Ingestion Exposure

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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 Carcinus maenas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Microplastics: an emerging threat to food security and human health

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A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

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Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

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

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

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

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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

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Frequency of Microplastics in Mesopelagic Fishes from the Northwest Atlantic

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

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

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Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

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Microplastics: No Small Problem for Filter-Feeding Megafauna.

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Microplastics in freshwater fishes: Occurrence, impacts and future perspectives

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

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

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

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Ingestion of Plastics by Marine Organisms

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

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Worldwide contamination of fish with microplastics: A brief global overview

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

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

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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 155

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

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

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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 136

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 135

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

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

A Bayesian analysis of the factors determining microplastics ingestion in fishes

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

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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 101

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

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

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

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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 88

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

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

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Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture

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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

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 73

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

Provencher, J. F., Liboiron, M., Borrelle, S. B., Bond, A. L., Rochman, C. M., Lavers, J. L., Avery‐Gomm, S., Yamashita, R., Ryan, P. G., Lusher, A., et al. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139381 · Cited by 68

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

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

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Interface to Geometry Engine - Open Source ('GEOS') [R package rgeos version 0.5-5]

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Natural history matters: Plastics in estuarine fish and sediments at the mouth of an urban watershed

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A zero percent plastic ingestion rate by silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) from the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada

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A new threat: assessing the main interactions between marine fish and plastic debris from a scientometric perspective

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A systematic review of the impacts of exposure to micro- and nano-plastics on human tissue accumulation and health

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Global transportation of plastics and microplastics: A critical review of pathways and influences

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Occurrence of microplastic in fish: presence, knowledge and solutions

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Microplastic contamination in fish: Critical review and assessment of data quality

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Worldwide contamination of fish with microplastics: A brief global overview

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A Meta-Analysis of the Characterisations of Plastic Ingested by Fish Globally

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