Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

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Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?

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

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Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

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Microplastics in Freshwater and Terrestrial Environments: Evaluating the Current Understanding to Identify the Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Priorities

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Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

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Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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Plastic debris in the open ocean

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Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

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Are we speaking the same language? Recommendations for a definition and categorization framework for plastic debris

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Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton

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Human Consumption of Microplastics

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

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

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Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

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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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Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

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A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

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Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions

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Plastics on the Sargasso Sea Surface

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A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon

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Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy

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Microplastics research—from sink to source

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Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events

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Atmospheric microplastic deposition in an urban environment and an evaluation of transport

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Atmospheric transport is a major pathway of microplastics to remote regions

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Polystyrene Spherules in Coastal Waters

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Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

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Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics

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Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

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Primary microplastics in the oceans: A global evaluation of sources

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Risk assessment of microplastic particles

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Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status

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

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Potential Health Impact of Microplastics: A Review of Environmental Distribution, Human Exposure, and Toxic Effects

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Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

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Microplastics detected in cirrhotic liver tissue

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Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution

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Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

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Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest

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Tackling the plastic problem: A review on perceptions, behaviors, and interventions

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A novel, highly efficient method for the separation and quantification of plastic particles in sediments of aquatic environments

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Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives

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Lifetime Accumulation of Microplastic in Children and Adults

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Monitoring plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the North Sea

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Simplifying Microplastic via Continuous Probability Distributions for Size, Shape, and Density

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Detection of microplastics in human colectomy specimens

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Detection and Analysis of Microplastics in Human Sputum

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Reference database design for the automated analysis of microplastic samples based on Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy

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The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health

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Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean: Modelling approach and first conclusions

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You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing

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Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding

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Plastic Particles in Surface Waters of the Northwestern Atlantic

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Microfiber Release to Water, Via Laundering, and to Air, via Everyday Use: A Comparison between Polyester Clothing with Differing Textile Parameters

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To what extent are microplastics from the open ocean weathered?

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Fenton's reagent for the rapid and efficient isolation of microplastics from wastewater

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Surface area is the biologically most effective dose metric for acute nanoparticle toxicity in the lung

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Plastic ‘scrubbers’ in hand cleansers: a further (and minor) source for marine pollution identified

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Detection of various microplastics in placentas, meconium, infant feces, breastmilk and infant formula: A pilot prospective study.

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Uptake, Whole-Body Distribution, and Depuration of Nanoplastics by the Scallop <i>Pecten maximus</i> at Environmentally Realistic Concentrations

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A Brief History of Marine Litter Research

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Quality Criteria for Microplastic Effect Studies in the Context of Risk Assessment: A Critical Review

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Urban stormwater runoff: a major pathway for anthropogenic particles, black rubbery fragments, and other types of microplastics to urban receiving waters

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

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Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments

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Closing the gap between small and smaller: towards a framework to analyse nano- and microplastics in aqueous environmental samples

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Tying up Loose Ends of Microplastic Pollution in the Arctic: Distribution from the Sea Surface through the Water Column to Deep-Sea Sediments at the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

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Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research

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Human exposure to microplastics: A study in Iran

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Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation

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Microplastics:Occurrence, effects and sources of releases to the environment in Denmark

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American plastic: a cultural history

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Assuring quality in microplastic monitoring: About the value of clean-air devices as essentials for verified data

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First evidence of microplastics isolated in European citizens’ lower airway

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Optimisation of enzymatic digestion and validation of specimen preservation methods for the analysis of ingested microplastics

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Microplastics and human health: Integrating pharmacokinetics

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New Directions in Plastic Debris

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Coronas of micro/nano plastics: a key determinant in their risk assessments

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Public attitudes towards plastics

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Honeybees as active samplers for microplastics

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Advancing the quality of environmental microplastic research

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