Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

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Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tons afloat at sea

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Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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Plastic debris in the open ocean

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Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton

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Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, <i>Mytilus edulis</i> (L.)

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Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat

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Occurrence of Microplastics in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pelagic and Demersal Fish from the English Channel

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The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

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Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment

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Plastics on the Sargasso Sea Surface

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Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

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Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

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Monitoring the abundance of plastic debris in the marine environment

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Bisphenol S and F: A Systematic Review and Comparison of the Hormonal Activity of Bisphenol A Substitutes

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Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers

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Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

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High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

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Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

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Plastic accumulation in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

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The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod <i>Calanus helgolandicus</i>

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Plastic ingestion by planktivorous fishes in the North Pacific central gyre

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Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects

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Spatial patterns of plastic debris along estuarine shorelines

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Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity

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Polystyrene Spherules in Coastal Waters

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Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions

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Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

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Microplastics are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural habitats

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Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

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Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms

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