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Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

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Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

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Microplastic contamination in an urban area: a case study in Greater Paris

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Stress response mechanism of wastewater biological nitrogen removal systems to environmentally realistic concentrations of tire wear particles: Contribution of leachable additives

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Rising seas and roadway debris: Microplastic and low-density tire wear particles in street-associated tidal floodwater

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Microplastics pollution in rice fields: a case study of Pir Bazar rural district of Gilan, Iran

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Microplastics: A potential proxy for tracing extreme flood events in estuarine environments

Chen, H., Cheng, Y., Wang, Y., Ding, Y., Wang, C., Feng, X., Fan, Q., Yuan, F., Fu, G., Gao, B., et al. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170554 · Cited by 18

Investigation of microplastics and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in sediments of two rivers in Southwestern Nigeria

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Microplastics transport and impact on nitrogen cycling and N2O emissions in estuaries

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Tracing Land-Based Microplastic Sources in Coastal Waters of Zhanjiang Bay, China: Spatiotemporal Pattern, Composition, and Flux

Wang, S., Jian, Q., Zhang, P., Zhang, J., Zhao, L., Liu, D., & Kang, X. (2022) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.934707 · Cited by 17

Effects of particle buoyancy, release location, and diel vertical migration on exposure of marine organisms to microplastics in Delaware Bay

Mason, R. A., Kukulka, T., & Cohen, J. H. (2022) · Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science · doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107990 · Cited by 17

Quantifying Spatial and Temporal Trends of Microplastic Pollution in Surface Water and in the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica for a Dynamic Florida Estuary

Walters, L. J., Craig, C. A., Dark, E., Wayles, J., Encomio, V. G., Coldren, G. A., Sailor-Tynes, T., Fox, D. W., & Zhai, L. (2022) · Environments · doi:10.3390/environments9100131 · Cited by 17

Microplastics in estuarine water and sediment in Mauritius

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Prevalence of microplastics, antibiotic resistant genes and microplastic associated biofilms in estuary - A review

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Source, fate, toxicity, and remediation of micro-plastic in wetlands: A critical review

Chand, N., & Suthar, S. (2024) · Watershed Ecology and the Environment · doi:10.1016/j.wsee.2024.02.001 · Cited by 16

Historical behaviors of microplastic in estuarine and riverine reservoir sediment

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Microplastic Variations in Land-Based Sources of Coastal Water Affected by Tropical Typhoon Events in Zhanjiang Bay, China

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Wastewater Treatment Plants as a Point Source of Plastic Pollution

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Correcting microplastic pollution and risk assessment in Chinese watersheds

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Distribution characteristics and ecological risk assessment of microplastics in intertidal sediments near coastal water

Liang, B., Gao, S., Zhang, S., & Gao, C. (2024) · Marine Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106353 · Cited by 14

Comprehensive risk assessment of microplastics in tidal channel sediments in amazonian mangroves (northern Brazil)

Mendes, D. S., SILVA, D. N. N. D., Santiago, L. E. P., Gómes, V. J. C., Beasley, C. R., & Fernandes, M. E. B. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121826 · Cited by 14

Dynamics of microplastic transfer through the food web in a migratory seabird

Carrillo, M. S., Archuby, D., Lunardelli, M., Castresana, G., Montalti, D., & Ibañez, A. E. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126784 · Cited by 13

‘‘Spatial distribution, abundance, and risk assessment of microplastics in the surface water of Kaptai Lake: Southeast Asia's largest artificial reservoir’’

Fardullah, M., Islam, M. S., Akther, K., Hossain, M. T., & Robel, F. N. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100640 · Cited by 13

A settling velocity formula for irregular shaped microplastic fragments based on new shape factor: Influence of secondary motions

Ji, C., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Zhang, Q., & Shen, X. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176857 · Cited by 13

Microplastic abundance in the surface water of tropical estuarine fronts

Paramasivan, T., Amin, R. M., Zhao, S., Wang, T., Roseli, N. H., Li, D., Khalil, I., & Mohamad, Y. (2024) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-024-35711-7 · Cited by 12

Microplastics in Bays along the Central Texas Coast

Bailey, W. S., Olariu, C., & Mohrig, D. C. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c12622 · Cited by 12

Assessment of acute toxicity and developmental transformation impacts of polyethylene microbead exposure on larval daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemon pugio)

Gray, A., Weinstein, J. E., & Riegerix, R. C. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-10999-y · Cited by 12

Nanoparticle-specific and chemical-specific effects of tire wear particle leachate on amphibian early life stages

Cheong, R. S., Dumont, E. R., Thomson, P. E., Castañeda-Cortés, D. C., Hernandez, L. M., Gao, X., Zheng, J., Baesu, A., Macairan, J., Smith, A. J., et al. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100357 · Cited by 12

Data driven AI (artificial intelligence) detection furnish economic pathways for microplastics

Latwal, M., Arora, S., & Murthy, K. S. (2024) · Journal of Contaminant Hydrology · doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2024.104365 · Cited by 11

Characterization and ecological risk assessment of microplastics accumulated in sea water, sand, sediment, shell water and selected tissues of hermit crab of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve

Das, S., Chatterjee, N. H., Choudhury, A., Ray, A., Rana, N., Banerjee, A., Ray, M., & Ray, S. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124484 · Cited by 12

Spatiotemporal response of microplastics to natural and anthropogenic factors in estuarine waters

Di, X., Zhang, H., & Sun, T. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176822 · Cited by 11

Microplastic Levels in Water and Sediment of Karaçomak Dam Lake (Kastamonu, Türkiye)

Taştan, Y., & Sönmez, A. Y. (2024) · Journal of Agricultural Production · doi:10.56430/japro.1593885 · Cited by 11

Anthropogenic Microparticles in Sea-Surface Microlayer in Osaka Bay, Japan

Zhou, M., Yanai, H., Yap, C. K., Emmanouil, C., & Okamura, H. (2023) · Journal of Xenobiotics · doi:10.3390/jox13040044 · Cited by 13

Molecular mechanisms of microplastic toxicity in coastal sediments of La Guajira Colombia and emerging ecological risks

Molina, N. F., Pérez, T. M. L., & Cerpa, Y. D. P. (2025) · Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.cscee.2025.101108 · Cited by 11

Toxic interactions between fluoxetine and microplastics in zebrafish embryonic development

Orozco-Hernández, J. M., Hernández‐Varela, J. D., Gómez‐Oliván, L. M., Chanona‐Pérez, J. J., Hernández-Díaz, M., Juan-Reyes, N. S., Rosales-Pérez, K. E., & Juan-Reyes, S. S. (2025) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179040 · Cited by 10

Assessing microplastic pollution vulnerability in a protected coastal lagoon in the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt using GIS modeling

El-Alfy, M. A.-H., El-Hamid, H. T. A., Keshta, A. E., Elnaggar, A., Darwish, D. H., Basiony, A. I., Alzeny, A. M., Hadied, M. M. A., Toubar, M. M., Shalby, A., et al. (2025) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-025-93329-2 · Cited by 11

Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers

Birkenhead, J., Radford, F., Stead, J. L., Cundy, A. B., & Hudson, M. D. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74635-3 · Cited by 10

Contribution of Stormwater Outfalls to Microplastic Pollution in a Subtropical Estuary Using Data Collected with the Assistance of Citizen Scientists

Busch, S. J., Craig, C. A., Wayles, J., Sailor-Tynes, T., Dark, E., Sweat, L. H., Fox, D. W., Zhai, L., & Walters, L. J. (2023) · Environments · doi:10.3390/environments10100181 · Cited by 9

Assessing Microplastic Contamination in Zooplanktonic Organisms from Two River Estuaries

Espincho, F., Pereira, R., Rodrigues, S. M., Silva, D., Almeida, C. M. R., & Ramos, S. (2024) · Water · doi:10.3390/w16070992 · Cited by 10

A Microplastic Pollution Hotspot: Elevated Levels in Sediments from the San Francisco Bay Area

Dronjak, L., Rovira, J., Lin, D., Park, J.-S., Ghosal, S., Expósito, N., Schuhmacher, M., & Sierra, J. (2024) · Environments · doi:10.3390/environments11050103 · Cited by 10

Microplastic in the gastrointestinal tract of Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) in the Patenga Beach of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: occurrence, abundance, and physicochemical features

Zohora, S. T., Shimul, S. A., Rana, S., Sarkar, A., Milky, S. N. A. M., Marma, K., Monir, K. M. S., Azim, F., Chakraborty, T. K., & Nahid, S. A. A. (2024) · Journal of Ecology and Environment · doi:10.5141/jee.24.016 · Cited by 9

A systematic review and scientometrics analysis on microplastic pollution on coastal beaches around the globe

Simantiris, N., & Vardaki, M. Z. (2025) · Continental Shelf Research · doi:10.1016/j.csr.2025.105424 · Cited by 9

Strong Convergence of Floating Microplastics at a Small-Scale Estuarine Surface Front

Jong, M., Tong, X., Chen, M., Tay, S. H. X., Trinh, D. H., Cao, Y., Zhao, S., Lu, S., Park, E., Shi, H., et al. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00322 · Cited by 11

Observational and model studies on transport and inventory of microplastics from a leak accident on the beaches of Yantai

Zhang, C., Wang, Q., Zhao, J., Zhao, Y., & Shan, E. (2022) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113976 · Cited by 9

Microplastic contamination of intertidal sediment and cockles (Cerastoderma edule)

Kneel, S., Stephens, C. G., Rolston, A., Mendes, A. R. M., Morrison, L., & Linnane, S. (2024) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116568 · Cited by 10

The good, the bad and the ugly: Critical insights on the applications of microbes in microplastic degradation

Talukdar, A., Banerjee, A., Dey, S., & Bhattacharya, S. (2024) · Cambridge Prisms Plastics · doi:10.1017/plc.2024.26 · Cited by 9

What influences the distribution of microplastics in the marine environment? An interdisciplinary study reveals key factors driving microplastic in the North Sea

Goßmann, I., Meyerjürgens, J., Albinus, M., Achtner, C., Robinson, T.-B., Held, A., Lehners, C., Gassen, L., Ayim, S. M., Badewien, T. H., et al. (2025) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178589 · Cited by 8

Vital role of oxidative stress in tadpole liver damage caused by polystyrene nanoparticles

Zang, H., Zhao, C., Cai, R., Wu, H., Wei, L., Zhou, C., Chai, J., Teng, X., & Liu, T. (2024) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116331 · Cited by 8

A REVIEW ON MICROPLASTIC IN THE SOILS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOIL MICROBES, CROPS AND HUMANS

Bansal, O. P., & Singh, A. (2022) · International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH · doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v10.i9.2022.4812 · Cited by 9

Hydrology Modulates the Microplastics Composition and Transport Flux Across the River–Sea Interface in Zhanjiang Bay, China

Chen, X., Zhang, P., Lü, J., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2025) · Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · doi:10.3390/jmse13030428 · Cited by 8

Microplastic accumulation and vertical distribution in the Delaware Estuary estuarine turbidity maximum

Fontana, J. M., Mason, R. A., Kukulka, T., & Cohen, J. H. (2026) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119229 · Cited by 7

Magnetic susceptibilites of suspended sediment and microplastic abundance in a tropical volcanic estuary

Hamdan, A. M., Lubis, S. S., Nazla, C. T. F., Jaswita, D., Maulida, Z., Munandar, A., Hamdi, H., Ardiansyah, R., & Khairuzzaman, H. (2023) · Regional Studies in Marine Science · doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102927 · Cited by 7

Coastal populations and river discharges as sources of microplastic pollution of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean

Cusba, J., Pacheco, C., Ibarra-Gutiérrez, K., Saldarriaga-Vélez, J. F., Obando-Madera, P., & Espinosa, L. F. (2025) · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10661-025-13774-4 · Cited by 8

Effects of Vibrio vulnificus and Microcystis aeruginosa co-exposures on microplastic accumulation and depuration in the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Wenclawiak, J. T., Weinstein, J. E., Key, P. B., Plante, C. J., & Beckingham, B. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124558 · Cited by 8

Microplastics: A Global Water Pollution Problem

Weinstein, J. E., Viado, H. F., Leads, R. R., Deloughry, E., Schandera, L., Liddy, K., & Scott, G. I. (2019) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781119300762.wsts0203 · Cited by 7

Microplastics pollution studies in India: a recent review of sources, abundances and research perspectivesPreprint

Perumal, K., & Muthuramalingam, S. (2021) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-535083/v1 · Cited by 8

Toxicological and Biomarker Assessment of Freshwater Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) Exposed to Nano-Polystyrene

Reynolds, A., Cody, E., Giltrap, M., & Chambers, G. (2024) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics12110774 · Cited by 7

Combined effects of food and temperature on the chronic toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate microplastic fragments in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum

Song, J., Nam, H., Ali, A., & Park, J. (2025) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117911 · Cited by 6

Characterization of microplastics and associated metals in green mussel cultivation: Estimation of potential health risks

Irnidayanti, Y., Purwanto, M. D., Soegianto, A., Hartl, M. G. J., Sarma, H., & Narayan, M. (2025) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144719 · Cited by 6

Floatables and Plastic Debris in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Environments

Ramos, S., Rodrigues, S. M., Pereira, R., Silva, D., & Almeida, C. M. R. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-90798-9.00111-6 · Cited by 6

Land–Sea Connection of Microplastic Fiber Pollution in Frenchman Bay, Maine

Johnson, G., Bailey, T. L., Hatinoglu, D., Nwachukwu, O., Peller, J. R., Doudrick, K., Dam, B. V., Smith, S. M. C., Ross, L., & Apul, O. G. (2024) · Environmental Engineering Science · doi:10.1089/ees.2024.0102 · Cited by 6

Microplastics pollution studies in India: a recent review of sources, abundances and research perspectives - a comparison with global researchPreprint

Perumal, K., & Muthuramalingam, S. (2022) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-535083/v2 · Cited by 6

Impacts of environmentally persistent free radicals on the denitrification toxicity of photoaged tire wear particles in estuarine sediments

Ye, J., Zhang, Y., Gao, Y. L., Chen, L., Zou, B., Cheng, R., Chi, B., Xue, X., & Domingo‐Félez, C. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138623 · Cited by 5

Comparison of the Uptake of Tire Particles via Suspension and Surface Deposit Feeding in the Estuarine Amphipod Corophium volutator

Woodhouse, C., Lindeque, P. K., Galloway, T. S., Abbott, G. D., & Cole, M. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c03654 · Cited by 4

Microplastics in the Southern Brazilian estuary: Interactions between environment, morphology, and seasonal variation

Fonseca, V. F., Gomes, R. S., Bertoldi, C., Passos, C. C., Semensatto, D., & Fernandes, A. N. (2025) · Regional Studies in Marine Science · doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104517 · Cited by 5

Microplastics as emerging contaminants in the food chain: Assessing exposure and threats to consumers

Yousefi, M., Mazaheri, Y., Soltani, M., Rezagholizade-shirvan, A., Sadighara, P., Askari, E., Salehi, A. A., Alikord, M., & Shokri, S. (2025) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2025.108035 · Cited by 6

Microplastics in constructed wetland ecological systems: Behavior, fate and environmental risks

Zhang, X., Lu, L., Fang, G., Sun, J., Lu, Y., Ma, Y., Huang, J., Zhao, M., Zhang, N., Kong, Q., et al. (2026) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2026.126239 · Cited by 5

¬Occurrence of Microplastic Ingestion by Commercial Fish Species from the Pangempang Estuary in Indonesia

Hamdhani, H., Ghitarina, G., Eryati, R., & Eppehimer, D. E. (2024) · Trends in Sciences · doi:10.48048/tis.2024.7762 · Cited by 6

Microplastics pollution in tropical estuary (Muttukadu Backwater), Southeast Coast of India: Occurrence, distribution characteristics, potential sources and ecological risk assessment

M, V. P., Vijayaprabhakaran, K., T, D. P., Anbuselvan, N., Venkatesan, S., & Meer, M. S. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100521 · Cited by 5

Microplastics in Soils and Sediment: Sources, Methodologies, and Interactions with Microorganisms

Peller, J. R., McCool, J.-P. P., & Watters, M. K. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-10618-8_38-1 · Cited by 5

Occurrence of microplastics and nanoplastics in marine environment

Manojkumar, Y., Gopal, B., Sumanth, C., Pilli, S., Tyagi, R. D., & Pandey, A. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-99908-3.00010-5 · Cited by 6

First approach to microplastics occurrence in sandy beaches in the province of Islay (Arequipa), southern Peru

de Arequipa, U. N. D. S. A., Luque-Fernández, C. R., Alcelay, I., de Arequipa, U. N. D. S. A., Paredes, L. N. V., de Arequipa, U. N. D. S. A., Delgado, E. F. B., & de Arequipa, U. N. D. S. A. (2023) · Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental · doi:10.20937/rica.54664 · Cited by 5

Nurdles on the Shore: Investigating Plastic Pellet Contamination after the MSC ELSA 3 Sinking in Kerala, off Southwest India

Ameen, H. M., Jayadev, A., Madhu, M., Pulikkal, R., Prasad, G., & Nair, D. I. (2026) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-026-09243-4 · Cited by 4

Microplastic abundance, characteristics, and associated ecological risk assessment in the selected coastal areas of Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines

Helal, A. S. A., Siddique, A. B., Patindol, T. A., Longatang, K. J. G., Lumanao, D. M., Tulin, A. B., & Shaibur, M. R. (2025) · Regional Studies in Marine Science · doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104246 · Cited by 4

Plastic Debris Flowing from Rivers to Oceans: The Role of the Estuaries as a Complex and Poorly Understood Key Interface

Dris, R., Tramoy, R., Alligant, S., Gaspéri, J., & Tassin, B. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39041-9_3 · Cited by 4

Adverse adult-onset and multigenerational effects in zebrafish (Danio rerio) developmentally exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics

Llewellyn, M. J., Meyer, D. N., Paquette, A., Wu, C., Banerjee, D., Pedersen, A. F., Petriv, A.-M. V., Soto, A. L., & Baker, T. R. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127223 · Cited by 3

Distribution of Microplastics in the Sediment Profiles of River Benue, North Central Nigeria

Ajegi, J. O., Adie, P. A., Ubwa, S. T., Tyohemba, R. L., & Oklo, A. D. (2026) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-025-09050-3 · Cited by 6

Spatial Distribution and Characterization of Microplastics in the State Parks’ Water Bodies within A Large-scale Watershed in the U.S.A.

Kotany, K., Lei, L., & Gervasio, M. (2024) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-024-07353-5 · Cited by 3

Molecular Pathways of Emerging Pollutants in the Marine Ecosystem

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