A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

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

Microplastics in the marine environment: a review of the methods used for identification and quantification

Hidalgo-Ruz, V., Gutow, L., Thompson, R. C., & Thiel, M. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es2031505 · Cited by 5,440

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

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

Lusher, A. L., McHugh, M., & Thompson, R. C. (2013) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.028 · Cited by 2,075

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

Eriksen, M., Mason, S., Wilson, S., Box, C., Zellers, A., Edwards, W., Farley, H., & Amato, S. (2013) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.007 · Cited by 1,937

Classify plastic waste as hazardous

Rochman, C. M., Browne, M. A., Halpern, B. S., Hentschel, B. T., Hoh, E., Karapanagioti, H. K., Rios-Mendoza, L. M., Takada, H., Teh, S., & Thompson, R. C. (2013) · Nature · doi:10.1038/494169a · Cited by 1,752

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

von Moos, N., Burkhardt-Holm, P., & Köhler, A. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es302332w · Cited by 1,697

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

Rillig, M. C. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es302011r · Cited by 1,619

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

Van Cauwenberghe, L., Vanreusel, A., Mees, J., & Janssen, C. R. (2013) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.08.013 · Cited by 1,575

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

Farrell, P., & Nelson, K. (2013) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.046 · Cited by 1,507

Spatial patterns of plastic debris along estuarine shorelines

Browne, M. A., Galloway, T. S., & Thompson, R. C. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es903784e · Cited by 1,246

Identification of polymer types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning electron microscopy

Fries, E., Dekiff, J. H., Willmeyer, J., Nuelle, M.-T., Ebert, M., & Remy, D. (2013) · Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts · doi:10.1039/c3em00214d · Cited by 926

Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus

Lee, K.-W., Shim, W. J., Kwon, O. Y., & Kang, J.-H. (2013) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es401932b · Cited by 923

Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics

Tanaka, K., Takada, H., Yamashita, R., Mizukawa, K., Fukuwaka, M.-A., & Watanuki, Y. (2013) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.010 · Cited by 704

Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

Imhof, H. K., Ivleva, N. P., Schmid, J., Niessner, R., & Laforsch, C. (2013) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.001 · Cited by 699

Plastic litter in the sea

Depledge, M. H., Galgani, F., Panti, C., Caliani, I., Casini, S., & Fossi, M. C. (2013) · Marine Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.10.002 · Cited by 117

Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

Guo, J.-J., Huang, X.-P., Xiang, L., Wang, Y.-Z., Li, Y.-W., Li, H., Cai, Q.-Y., Mo, C.-H., & Wong, M.-H. (2020) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2019.105263 · Cited by 1,211

(Nano)plastics in the environment - Sources, fates and effects

da Costa, J. P., Santos, P. S. M., Duarte, A. C., & Rocha-Santos, T. (2016) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.041 · Cited by 1,139

Identification of microplastics using Raman spectroscopy: Latest developments and future prospects

Araujo, C. F., Nolasco, M. M., Ribeiro, A. M. P., & Ribeiro-Claro, P. J. A. (2018) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2018.05.060 · Cited by 1,059

Microplastics profile along the Rhine River

Mani, T., Hauk, A., Walter, U., & Burkhardt-Holm, P. (2015) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep17988 · Cited by 1,010

Identification methods in microplastic analysis: A review

Shim, W. J., Hong, S. H., & Eo, S. E. (2017) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/c6ay02558g · Cited by 995