Insight into microplastics in the aquatic ecosystem: Properties, sources, threats and mitigation strategies

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

Cole, M., Lindeque, P., Halsband, C., & Galloway, T. S. (2011) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.025 · Cited by 6,023

The Physical Impacts of Microplastics on Marine Organisms: A Review

Wright, S. L., Thompson, R. C., & Galloway, T. S. (2013) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.031 · Cited by 4,524

Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton

Cole, M., Lindeque, P., Fileman, E., Halsband, C., Goodhead, R., Moger, J., & Galloway, T. S. (2013) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es400663f · Cited by 2,763

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

Auta, H. S., Emenike, C. U., & Fauziah, S. H. (2017) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2017.02.013 · Cited by 2,649

Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

Machado, A. A. D. S., Kloas, W., Zarfl, C., Hempel, S., & Rillig, M. C. (2017) · Global Change Biology · doi:10.1111/gcb.14020 · Cited by 2,468

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

Frias, J. P. G. L., & Nash, R. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.022 · Cited by 2,352

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

Dris, R., Gaspéri, J., Saad, M., Mirande-Bret, C., & Tassin, B. (2016) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.006 · Cited by 2,259

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) and Toxic Effects in Liver

Lu, Y., Zhang, Y., Deng, Y., Jiang, W., Zhao, Y., Geng, J., Ding, L., & Ren, H. (2016) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b00183 · Cited by 2,125

A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and Additives of Concern on Human Health

Campanale, C., Massarelli, C., Savino, I., Locaputo, V., & Uricchio, V. F. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17041212 · Cited by 2,122

Microplastics in Seafood and the Implications for Human Health

Smith, M. P., Love, D. C., Rochman, C. M., & Neff, R. (2018) · Current Environmental Health Reports · doi:10.1007/s40572-018-0206-z · Cited by 2,048

A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

Dris, R., Gaspéri, J., Mirande-Bret, C., Mandin, C., Guerrouache, M., Langlois, V., & Tassin, B. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.013 · Cited by 1,635

Impacts of biofilm formation on the fate and potential effects of microplastic in the aquatic environment

Rummel, C. D., Jahnke, A., Gorokhova, E., Kühnel, D., & Schmitt-Jansen, M. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00164 · Cited by 1,444

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

Avio, C. G., Gorbi, S., Milan, M., Benedetti, M., Fattorini, D., d'Errico, G., Pauletto, M., Bargelloni, L., & Regoli, F. (2015) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.12.021 · Cited by 1,413

Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

Liu, M., Lu, S., Song, Y., Lei, L., Hu, J., Lv, W., Zhou, W., Cao, C., Shi, H., Yang, X., et al. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.051 · Cited by 1,298

Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States

Brahney, J., Hallerud, M., Heim, E., Hahnenberger, M., & Sukumaran, S. (2020) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aaz5819 · Cited by 1,237

Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer ( Brachionus koreanus )

Jeong, C.-B., Won, E.-J., Kang, H.-M., Lee, M.-C., Hwang, D.-S., Hwang, U.-K., Zhou, B., Souissi, S., Lee, S.-J., & Lee, J.-S. (2016) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b01441 · Cited by 1,233

Physical Adsorption of Charged Plastic Nanoparticles Affects Algal Photosynthesis

Bhattacharya, P., Lin, S., Turner, J. P., & Ke, P. C. (2010) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/jp1054759 · Cited by 1,021

Accumulation of different shapes of microplastics initiates intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish

Qiao, R., Deng, Y., Zhang, S., Wolosker, M. B., Zhu, Q., Ren, H., & Zhang, Y. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.065 · Cited by 946

Microplastics in soil: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risk

Yang, L., Zhang, Y., Kang, S., Wang, Z., & Wu, C. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146546 · Cited by 945

High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

Bergmann, M., Wirzberger, V., Krumpen, T., Lorenz, C., Primpke, S., Tekman, M. B., & Gerdts, G. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03331 · Cited by 932

Microplastic effects on plants

Rillig, M. C., Lehmann, A., Machado, A. A. D. S., & Yang, G. (2019) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1111/nph.15794 · Cited by 930

Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review

Silva, A. B., Bastos, A. S., Justino, C. I. L., da Costa, J. P., Duarte, A. C., & Rocha‐Santos, T. (2018) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2018.02.043 · Cited by 878

Methodology Used for the Detection and Identification of Microplastics—A Critical Appraisal

Löder, M. G. J., & Gerdts, G. (2015) · Marine Anthropogenic Litter · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16510-3_8 · Cited by 796

Microplastics Cause Neurotoxicity, Oxidative Damage and Energy-Related Changes and Interact with the Bioaccumulation of Mercury in the European Seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Barboza, L. G. A., Vieira, L. R., Branco, V., Figueiredo, N., Carvalho, F., Carvalho, C., & Guilhermino, L. (2018) · Aquatic Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.12.008 · Cited by 766

Microplastic interactions with freshwater microalgae: Hetero-aggregation and changes in plastic density appear strongly dependent on polymer type

Lagarde, F., Olivier, O., Zanella, M., Daniel, P., Hiard, S., & Caruso, A. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.05.006 · Cited by 760

Exposure of marine mussels Mytilus spp. to polystyrene microplastics: Toxicity and influence on fluoranthene bioaccumulation

Paul-Pont, I., Lacroix, C., González-Fernández, C., Hégaret, H., Christophe Lambert, B., Goïc, N. L., Frère, L., Cassone, A.-L., Sussarellu, R., Fabioux, C., et al. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.039 · Cited by 736

Single and combined effects of microplastics and pyrene on juveniles (0+ group) of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (teleostei: gobiidae)

Oliveira, M., Ribeiro, A., Hylland, K., & Guilhermino, L. (2013) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.06.019 · Cited by 722

Microplastic Shape, Polymer Type, and Concentration Affect Soil Properties and Plant Biomass

Lozano, Y. M., Lehnert, T., Linck, L. T., Lehmann, A., & Rillig, M. C. (2021) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.616645 · Cited by 697

Accumulation of polystyrene microplastics in juvenile Eriocheir sinensis and oxidative stress effects in the liver

Yu, P., Liu, Z., Wu, D., Chen, M., Lv, W., & Zhao, Y. (2018) · Aquatic Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.04.015 · Cited by 620

Uptake and effects of microplastic textile fibers on freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna

Jemec, A., Horvat, P., Kunej, U., Bele, M., & Kržan, A. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.037 · Cited by 619

Microplastics in aquatic environments: Toxicity to trigger ecological consequences

Ma, H., Pu, S., Liu, S., Bai, Y., Mandal, S., & Xing, B. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114089 · Cited by 613

Intestinal Alterations in European Sea Bass Dicentrarchus Labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) Exposed to Microplastics: Preliminary Results

Pedà, C., Caccamo, L., Fossi, M. C., Gai, F., Andaloro, F., Genovese, L., Perdichizzi, A., Romeo, T., & Maricchiolo, G. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.01.083 · Cited by 611

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

Collignon, A., Hecq, J.-H., Galgani, F., Voisin, P., Collard, F., & Goffart, A. (2012) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.011 · Cited by 597

Effects of microplastics on juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps): Confusion with prey, reduction of the predatory performance and efficiency, and possible influence of developmental conditions

de Sá, L. C., Luís, L. G., & Guilhermino, L. M. (2014) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.10.026 · Cited by 594

Adverse effects of microplastics and oxidative stress-induced MAPK/Nrf2 pathway-mediated defense mechanisms in the marine copepod Paracyclopina nana

Jeong, C., Kang, H.-M., Lee, M., Kim, D., Han, J., Hwang, D.-S., Souissi, S., Lee, S., Shin, K., Park, H. G., et al. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep41323 · Cited by 594

Microplastic pollution in vegetable farmlands of suburb Wuhan, central China

Chen, Y., Leng, Y., Liu, X., & Wang, J. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113449 · Cited by 552

Polystyrene microplastics alter the behavior, energy reserve and nutritional composition of marine jacopever (Sebastes schlegelii)

Yin, L., Chen, B., Xia, B., Shi, X., & Qu, K. (2018) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.110 · Cited by 493

A review of analytical techniques for quantifying microplastics in sediments

Hanvey, J. S., Lewis, P. J., Lavers, J. L., Crosbie, N. D., Pozo, K., & Clarke, B. O. (2016) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/c6ay02707e · Cited by 481

Chemical composition and ecotoxicity of plastic and car tire rubber leachates to aquatic organisms.

Capolupo, M., Sørensen, L., Jayasena, K. D. R., Booth, A. M., & Fabbri, E. (2019) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.115270 · Cited by 476

Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in the Water Column and Surficial Sediment from the Milwaukee River Basin to Lake Michigan

Lenaker, P. L., Baldwin, A. K., Corsi, S. R., Mason, S. A., Reneau, P. C., & Scott, J. W. (2019) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b03850 · Cited by 471

Impact of Microplastic Beads and Fibers on Waterflea ( Ceriodaphnia dubia ) Survival, Growth, and Reproduction: Implications of Single and Mixture Exposures

Ziajahromi, S., Kumar, A., Neale, P. A., & Leusch, F. D. L. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03574 · Cited by 470

Microplastics Increase Soil pH and Decrease Microbial Activities as a Function of Microplastic Shape, Polymer Type, and Exposure Time

Zhao, T., Lozano, Y. M., & Rillig, M. C. (2021) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2021.675803 · Cited by 469

Sampling techniques and preparation methods for microplastic analyses in the aquatic environment – A review

Stock, F., Kochleus, C., Baensch-Baltruschat, B., Brennholt, N., & Reifferscheid, G. (2019) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2019.01.014 · Cited by 450

Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: The case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Fossi, M. C., Coppola, D., Baini, M., Giannetti, M., Guerranti, C., Marsili, L., Panti, C., de Sabata, E., & Clò, S. (2014) · Marine Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.02.002 · Cited by 449

Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

Kanhai, L. D. K., Gårdfeldt, K., Lyashevska, O., Hassellöv, M., Thompson, R. C., & O’Connor, I. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.011 · Cited by 448

An overview of the problems posed by plastic products and the role of extended producer responsibility in Europe

Filho, W. L., Saari, U. A., Fedoruk, M., Iital, A., Moora, H., Klõga, M., & Voronova, V. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.256 · Cited by 448

Combined effects of microplastics and chemical contaminants on the organ toxicity of zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

Rainieri, S., Conlledo, N., Larsen, B. K., Granby, K., & Barranco, A. (2018) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.12.019 · Cited by 435

Microplastics in the environment: A review of analytical methods, distribution, and biological effects

Zhang, S., Wang, J., Liu, X., Qu, F., Wang, X., Wang, X., Li, Y., & Sun, Y. (2018) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2018.12.002 · Cited by 434

Virgin microplastics cause toxicity and modulate the impacts of phenanthrene on biomarker responses in African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus )

Karami, A., Romano, N., Galloway, T. S., & Hamzah, H. B. (2016) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.024 · Cited by 433

Single and combined effects of microplastics and cadmium on the cadmium accumulation, antioxidant defence and innate immunity of the discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus)

Wen, B., Jin, S.-R., Chen, Z., Gao, J., Liu, Y.-N., Liu, J.-H., & Feng, X.-S. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.029 · Cited by 429

Microplastics in freshwater: A global review of factors affecting spatial and temporal variations

Talbot, R., & Chang, H. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118393 · Cited by 408

Toxicological effects of irregularly shaped and spherical microplastics in a marine teleost, the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)

Choi, J. S., Jung, Y.-J., Hong, N.-H., Hong, S. H., & Park, J. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.039 · Cited by 400

Microplastic Ingestion by Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 Fish and Its Potential for Causing Oxidative Stress

Alomar, C., Sureda, A., Capó, X., Guijarro, B., Tejada, S., & Deudero, S. (2017) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.043 · Cited by 377

Interactive effects of polystyrene microplastics and roxithromycin on bioaccumulation and biochemical status in the freshwater fish red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Zhang, S., Ding, J., Razanajatovo, R. M., Jiang, H., Zou, H., & Zhu, W. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.266 · Cited by 370

Effects of Virgin Microplastics on Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Jabeen, K., Li, B., Chen, Q., Su, L., Wu, C., Hollert, H., & Shi, H. (2018) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.031 · Cited by 369

Solving the Nonalignment of Methods and Approaches Used in Microplastic Research to Consistently Characterize Risk

Koelmans, A. A., Redondo‐Hasselerharm, P. E., Nor, N. H. M., & Kooi, M. (2020) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c02982 · Cited by 365

Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

Luís, L. G., Ferreira, P., Fonte, E., Oliveira, M., & Guilhermino, L. (2015) · Aquatic Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.04.018 · Cited by 342

Single and combined effects of microplastics and mercury on juveniles of the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Changes in behavioural responses and reduction of swimming velocity and resistance time

Barboza, L. G. A., Vieira, L. R., & Guilhermino, L. M. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.082 · Cited by 318

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in soils with different agricultural practices: Importance of sources with internal origin and environmental fate

Kim, S., Kim, J., Lee, H., & Lee, H.-J. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123997 · Cited by 316

Microplastics in agroecosystems-impacts on ecosystem functions and food chain

Okeke, E. S., Okoye, C. O., Atakpa, E. O., Ita, R. E., Nyaruaba, R., Mgbechidinma, C. L., & Akan, O. D. (2021) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105961 · Cited by 303

Measuring particle size distribution and mass concentration of nanoplastics and microplastics: addressing some analytical challenges in the sub-micron size range

Caputo, F., Vogel, R., Savage, J., Vella, G., Law, A., Camera, G. D., Hannon, G., Peacock, B., Méhn, D., Ponti, J., et al. (2021) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.039 · Cited by 301

Microplastics in Drinking Water: A Review and Assessment

Eerkes-Medrano, D., Leslie, H. A., & Quinn, B. (2019) · Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health · doi:10.1016/j.coesh.2018.12.001 · Cited by 299

Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs

Au, S. Y., Lee, C. M., Weinstein, J. E., van den Hurk, P., & Klaine, S. J. (2017) · Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management · doi:10.1002/ieam.1907 · Cited by 298

Current Insights into Monitoring, Bioaccumulation, and Potential Health Effects of Microplastics Present in the Food Chain

van Raamsdonk, L. W. D., van der Zande, M., Koelmans, A. A., Hoogenboom, L. A. P., Peters, R., Groot, M., Peijnenburg, A., & Weesepoel, Y. (2020) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods9010072 · Cited by 298

Distinct microplastic distributions in soils of different land-use types: A case study of Chinese farmlands

Wang, J., Li, J., Liu, S., Li, H., Chen, X., Peng, C., Zhang, P., & Liu, X. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116199 · Cited by 295

Microplastics in landfill leachate: Sources, detection, occurrence, and removal

Kabir, M. S., Wang, H., Luster‐Teasley, S., Zhang, L., & Zhao, R. (2023) · Environmental Science and Ecotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.ese.2023.100256 · Cited by 295

Review of microplastic occurrence and toxicological effects in marine environment: Experimental evidence of inflammation

Pirsaheb, M., Hossini, H., & Makhdoumi, P. (2020) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2020.05.050 · Cited by 284

The toxicity of virgin and UV-aged PVC microplastics on the growth of freshwater algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Wang, Q., Wangjin, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, N., Wang, Y., Meng, G., & Chen, Y. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141603 · Cited by 280

Toxicological effects of nano- and micro-polystyrene plastics on red tilapia: Are larger plastic particles more harmless?

Ding, J., Huang, Y., Liu, S., Zhang, S., Zou, H., Wang, Z., Zhu, W., & Geng, J. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122693 · Cited by 278

Effects of Nylon Microplastic on Feeding, Lipid Accumulation, and Moulting in a Coldwater Copepod

Cole, M., Coppock, R., Lindeque, P. K., Altin, D., Reed, S., Pond, D. W., Sørensen, L., Galloway, T. S., & Booth, A. M. (2019) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b01853 · Cited by 272

Ecotoxicity testing of microplastics: Considering the heterogeneity of physicochemical properties

Lambert, S., Scherer, C., & Wagner, M. (2017) · Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management · doi:10.1002/ieam.1901 · Cited by 259

Adverse outcome pathways potentially related to hazard identification of microplastics based on toxicity mechanisms

Jeong, J., & Choi, J. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.003 · Cited by 255

Temperature rise and microplastics interact with the toxicity of the antibiotic cefalexin to juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps): post-exposure predatory behaviour, acetylcholinesterase activity and lipid peroxidation

Fonte, E., Ferreira, P., & Guilhermino, L. (2016) · Aquatic Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.015 · Cited by 253

Predicting soil microplastic concentration using vis-NIR spectroscopy

Corradini, F., Bartholomeus, H. M., Lwanga, E. H., Gertsen, H., & Geissen, V. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.101 · Cited by 247

Microplastics alter feeding selectivity and faecal density in the copepod, Calanus helgolandicus

Coppock, R., Galloway, T. S., Cole, M., Fileman, E. S., Queirós, A. M., & Lindeque, P. K. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.009 · Cited by 247

Towards an ecology of soil microplastics

Helmberger, M. S., Tiemann, L. K., & Grieshop, M. J. (2019) · Functional Ecology · doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13495 · Cited by 235

Recent trends in degradation of microplastics in the environment: A state-of-the-art review

Sutkar, P. R., Gadewar, R. D., & Dhulap, V. P. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100343 · Cited by 235

Chitosan‑zinc sulfide nanoparticles, characterization and their photocatalytic degradation efficiency for azo dyes

Aziz, A., Ali, N., Khan, A., Bilal, M., Malik, S., Ali, N., & Khan, H. (2020) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.310 · Cited by 227

Decreased growth and survival in small juvenile fish, after chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic

Naidoo, T., & Glassom, D. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.037 · Cited by 225

A review of microplastic pollution in aquaculture: Sources, effects, removal strategies and prospects

Wu, H., Hou, J., & Wang, X. (2023) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114567 · Cited by 225

Effects of dietary polyvinylchloride microparticles on general health, immune status and expression of several genes related to stress in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.)

Espinosa‐Ruíz, C., Cuesta, A., & Esteban, M. Á. (2017) · Fish & Shellfish Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.fsi.2017.07.006 · Cited by 223

Biodegradable microplastics enhance soil microbial network complexity and ecological stochasticity

Sun, Y., Li, X., Cao, N., Duan, C., Ding, C., Huang, Y., & Wang, J. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129610 · Cited by 223

Toxicity assessment of microplastic (MPs); a threat to the ecosystem

Bostan, N., Ilyas, N., Akhtar, N., Mehmood, S., Saman, R. U., Sayyed, R. Z., Shatid, A. A., Alfaifi, M. Y., Elbehairi, S. E. I., & Pandiaraj, S. (2023) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.116523 · Cited by 220

Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

Imhof, H. K., Rusek, J., Thiel, M., Wolinska, J., & Laforsch, C. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0187590 · Cited by 217

In vitro effects of virgin microplastics on fish head-kidney leucocyte activities

Espinosa‐Ruíz, C., Beltrán, J. M. G., Esteban, M. Á., & Cuesta, A. (2017) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.054 · Cited by 213

Uptake and Depuration Kinetics Influence Microplastic Bioaccumulation and Toxicity in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba)

Dawson, A. L., Huston, W. M., Kawaguchi, S., King, C. K., Cropp, R., Wild, S., Eisenmann, P., Townsend, K. A., & Nash, S. B. (2018) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05759 · Cited by 208

Fate of microplastics under the influence of climate change

Haque, F., & Fan, C. (2023) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.107649 · Cited by 203

Assessment of microplastic-sorbed contaminant bioavailability through analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish

Sleight, V. A., Bakir, A., Thompson, R. C., & Henry, T. B. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.055 · Cited by 190

The fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: An overview of source and remediation technologies

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Microplastics and nanoplastics in the terrestrial food chain: Uptake, translocation, trophic transfer, ecotoxicology, and human health risk

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