Microplastic Contamination of Seafood Intended for Human Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Danopoulos, Evangelos; Jenner, Lauren C.; Twiddy, Maureen; Rotchell, Jeanette M.

doi:10.1289/ehp7171

Cited by 302Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Microplastic Contamination of Seafood Intended for Human Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Danopoulos, Evangelos, Jenner, Lauren C., Twiddy, Maureen, Rotchell, Jeanette M.·2020·Environmental Health Perspectives

DOI 10.1289/ehp7171PMC PMC7757379

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BACKGROUND: Microplastics (MPs) have contaminated all compartments of the marine environment including biota such as seafood; ingestion from such sources is one of the two major uptake routes identified for human exposure.OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the levels of MP contamination in seafood and to subsequently estimate the annual human uptake.METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched from launch (1947, 1974, and 1900, respectively) up to October 2020 for all studies reporting MP content in seafood species.Mean, standard deviations, and ranges of MPs found were collated.Studies were appraised systematically using a bespoke risk of bias (RoB) assessment tool.RESULTS: Fifty studies were included in the systematic review and 19 in the meta-analysis.Evidence was available on four phyla: mollusks, crustaceans, fish, and echinodermata.The majority of studies identified MP contamination in seafood and reported MP content <1 MP=g, with 26% of studies rated as having a high RoB, mainly due to analysis or reporting weaknesses.Mollusks collected off the coasts of Asia were the most heavily contaminated, coinciding with reported trends of MP contamination in the sea.According to the statistical summary, MP content was 0-10:5 MPs=g in mollusks, 0:1-8:6 MPs=g in crustaceans, 0-2:9 MPs=g in fish, and 1 MP=g in echinodermata.Maximum annual human MP uptake was estimated to be close to 55,000 MP particles.Statistical, sample, and methodological heterogeneity was high.DISCUSSION: This is the first systematic review, to our knowledge, to assess and quantify MP contamination of seafood and human uptake from its consumption, suggesting that action must be considered in order to reduce human exposure via such consumption.Further high-quality research using standardized methods is needed to cement the scientific evidence on MP contamination and human exposures.

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A systematic review of studies looking at microplastics in seafood intended for human consumption reported 0-2.9 microplastics/g in fish.
“a systematic review of studies looking at microplastics in seafood intended for human consumption reported 0–2.9 microplastics/g in fish.21”
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“It has been argued in recent reviews (Miller et al. 2017; Lusher et al. 2017b; Silva et al. 2018) and method papers (Claessens et al. 2013; Collard et al. 2015; Dehaut et al. 2016) that the use of di ﬀ erent chemical and physical treatments for the extraction of particles can in ﬂ uence the e ﬀ…”
Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization
Dehaut, A., Cassone, A.-L., Frère, L., Hermabessière, L., Himber, C., Rinnert, E., Rivière, G., Christophe Lambert, B., Soudant, P., Huvet, A., et al. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.05.018 · Cited by 966 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…argued in recent reviews (Miller et al. 2017; Lusher et al. 2017b; Silva et al. 2018) and method papers (Claessens et al. 2013; Collard et al. 2015; Dehaut et al. 2016) that the use of di ﬀ erent chemical and physical treatments for the extraction of particles can in ﬂ uence the e ﬀ ectiveness of…”
Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood
(CONTAM), E. P. O. C. I. T. F. C. (2016) · EFSA Journal · doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4501 · Cited by 958 · see citing works
A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment
Rocha‐Santos, T., & Duarte, A. C. (2014) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2014.10.011 · Cited by 937 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Using only visual observation for the identi ﬁ cation of MP particles can lead to overestimations (Rocha-Santos and Duarte 2015; Strungaru et al. 2019; S Zhang et al. 2019).”
Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review
Sharma, S., & Chatterjee, S. (2017) · Environmental science and pollution research international · doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9910-8 · Cited by 930 · cited 2× · see citing works
“There is a growing body of evidence regarding e ﬀ ects in aquatic animals, but health e ﬀ ects on humans are still unclear (Karbalaei et al. 2018; Sharma and Chatterjee 2017; Smith et al. 2018).”
Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia
Mathalon, A., & Hill, P. S. (2014) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.018 · Cited by 920 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The importance of the source (farmed or wild) has been high-lighted in previous research (Mathalon and Hill 2014).”
Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China
Li, J., Qu, X., Su, L., Zhang, W., Yang, D., Kolandhasamy, P., Li, D., & Shi, H. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.04.012 · Cited by 904 · cited 3× · see citing works
“MPs are ubiquitous in the environment, with marine environments especially a ﬀ ected owing to the amount of plastic waste they receive (Burns and Boxall 2018; Gourmelon 2015; J Li et al. 2016).”
Plastic in north sea fish.
Foekema, E., Gruijter, C. D., Mergia, M. T., van Franeker, J. V., Murk, A., & Koelmans, A. (2013) · Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1021/es400931b · Cited by 900 · see citing works
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 846 · cited 1× · see citing works
“It has been argued in recent reviews (Miller et al. 2017; Lusher et al. 2017b; Silva et al. 2018) and method papers (Claessens et al. 2013; Collard et al. 2015; Dehaut et al. 2016) that the use of di ﬀ erent chemical and physical treatments for the extraction of particles can in ﬂ uence the e ﬀ…”
The plastic brain: neurotoxicity of micro- and nanoplastics
Prüst, M., Meijer, J., & Westerink, R. H. S. (2020) · Particle and Fibre Toxicology · doi:10.1186/s12989-020-00358-y · Cited by 811 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Recently reported potential human e ﬀ ects include GI and liver toxicity (Chang et al. 2020; W Wang et al. 2019) as well as neurotoxicity (Prüst et al. 2020).”
Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures
Gallo, F., Fossi, M. C., Weber, R., Santillo, D. J., Sousa, J., Ingram, I., Nadal, Á., & Romano, D. (2018) · Environmental Sciences Europe · doi:10.1186/s12302-018-0139-z · Cited by 806 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…might be di ﬀ erent and the internal doses of MPs are likely to vary and depend on the physicochemical MP characteristics (e.g., size, hydrophilicity) (Galloway 2015) and the responses of the barrier organ, that is, the GI tract (Keshav and Bailey 2013; Vancamelbeke and Vermeire 2017) and the…”
Source and potential risk assessment of suspended atmospheric microplastics in Shanghai.
Liu, K., Wang, X.-H., Fang, T., Xu, P., Zhu, L.-X., & Li, D.-J. (2019) · Science of the Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.110 · Cited by 801 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Recent studies have started to quantify indoor and out-door air MP levels, for example, Dris et al. (2017) reported concentrations of 1 : 0 – 60 MPs = m 3 (indoor) and 0 : 3 – 1 : 5 MPs = m 3 (outdoor) in air, whereas Liu et al. (2019) measured levels of 0 – 4 : 18 MPs = m 3 in outdoor air.”
Experimental development of a new protocol for extraction and characterization of microplastics in fish tissues: First observations in commercial species from Adriatic Sea
Avio, C. G., Gorbi, S., & Regoli, F. (2015) · Marine Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.06.014 · Cited by 798 · see citing works
Quality assessment of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis): comparison between commercial and wild types
De Witte, B., Devriese, L., Bekaert, K., Hoffman, S., Vandermeersch, G., Cooreman, K., & Robbens, J. (2014) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.006 · Cited by 787 · cited 1× · see citing works
“For instance, the studies by De Witte et al. (2014) and Davidson and Dudas (2016) were rejected because a particle composition identi ﬁ cation process was not included.”
Mini-review of microplastics in the atmosphere and their risks to humans
Chen, G., Feng, Q., & Wang, J. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135504 · Cited by 778 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In addition to food ingestion, atmospheric MP contamination presents an additional pathway for MP human exposures (Chen et al. 2020), related to direct exposures via inhalation (Wright et al. 2020) and indirect exposures via nondietary ingestion routes of hand-to-mouth behavior (Gasperi et al.…”
The Complex Interaction between Marine Debris and Toxic Chemicals in the Ocean
Engler, R. E. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es3027105 · Cited by 776 · see citing works
Distribution and potential health impacts of microplastics and microrubbers in air and street dusts from Asaluyeh County, Iran
Abbasi, S., Keshavarzi, B., Moore, F., Turner, A., Kelly, F. J., Dominguez, A. O., & Jaafarzadeh, N. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.039 · Cited by 770 · cited 3× · see citing works
“…human exposures (Chen et al. 2020), related to direct exposures via inhalation (Wright et al. 2020) and indirect exposures via nondietary ingestion routes of hand-to-mouth behavior (Gasperi et al. 2018), inadvertent ingestion (Abbasi et al. 2019), and occupational exposures (Gallagher et al. 2015).”
A high-performance protocol for extraction of microplastics in fish
Karami, A., Golieskardi, A., Choo, C. K., Romano, N., Ho, Y. B., & Salamatinia, B. (2016) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.213 · Cited by 764 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Two studies (Akhbarizadeh et al. 2020; Karami et al. 2018) used canned samples (whole ﬁ sh), and 1 (Karami et al. 2017b) used dried ﬁ sh ( ﬂ esh and organs) (Table 1).”
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A graphical method for exploring heterogeneity in meta‐analyses: application to a meta‐analysis of 65 trials
BAUJAT, B., Mahé, C., Pignon, J., & Hill, C. (2002) · Statistics in Medicine · doi:10.1002/sim.1221 · Cited by 762 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In ﬂ uence diagnostics included the I 2 and Q values (Baujat et al. 2002) and the contribution to the pooled e ﬀ ect size (Viechtbauer and Cheung 2010).”
The Precautionary Principle in Environmental Science
Kriebel, D., Tickner, J. A., Epstein, P., Lemons, J., Levins, R., Loechler, E. L., Quinn, M., Rudel, R. A., Schettler, T., & Stoto, . A. (2001) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp.01109871 · Cited by 746 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Seafood is an important source of protein for populations around the world, and it may be time to implement the precautionary principle (Kriebel et al. 2001), based on the existing scienti ﬁ c evidence, and take steps in policy, industry, and society to minimize human exposures to foodborne MPs…”
Microplastic fragments and microbeads in digestive tracts of planktivorous fish from urban coastal waters
Tanaka, K., & Takada, H. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep34351 · Cited by 737 · cited 3× · see citing works
“…et al. 2020) provided the necessary data for meta-analysis of MP content per mass and ﬁ ve (Digka et al. 2018; Feng et al. 2020; Lopes et al. 2020; Tanaka and Takada 2016; Q Wang et al. 2020) per individual organism, but all of them sampled di ﬀ erent families/species of ﬁ sh (Table 1), which…”
Polystyrene microplastic particles: In vitro pulmonary toxicity assessment
Dong, C., Chen, C., Chen, Y., Chen, H.-H., Lee, J.-S., & Lin, C. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121575 · Cited by 717 · cited 2× · see citing works
“In addition to food ingestion, atmospheric MP contamination presents an additional pathway for MP human exposures (Chen et al. 2020), related to direct exposures via inhalation (Wright et al. 2020) and indirect exposures via nondietary ingestion routes of hand-to-mouth behavior (Gasperi et al.…”
Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps
Burns, E. E., & Boxall, A. B. A. (2018) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.4268 · Cited by 713 · cited 2× · see citing works
“MPs are ubiquitous in the environment, with marine environments especially a ﬀ ected owing to the amount of plastic waste they receive (Burns and Boxall 2018; Gourmelon 2015; J Li et al. 2016).”
Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution
Karbalaei, S., Hanachi, P., Walker, T. R., & Cole, M. (2018) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3508-7 · Cited by 700 · cited 1× · see citing works
“There is a growing body of evidence regarding e ﬀ ects in aquatic animals, but health e ﬀ ects on humans are still unclear (Karbalaei et al. 2018; Sharma and Chatterjee 2017; Smith et al. 2018).”
Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota
Hartmann, N. B., Rist, S., Bodin, J., Jensen, L. H. S., Schmidt, S. N., Mayer, P., Meibom, A., & Baun, A. (2017) · Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management · doi:10.1002/ieam.1904 · Cited by 670 · cited 2× · see citing works
“…used to enhance their attributes (plasticizers), the chemical contaminants absorbed while in the environment [e.g.,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Hartmann et al. 2017; Ziccardi et al. 2016) and pol-ychlorinated biphenyls (Engler 2012), or the microorganisms colonizing their surfaces (Vir…”
Review of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in the food chain
Toussaint, B., Raffael, B., Angers-Loustau, A., Gilliland, D., Kestens, V., Petrillo, M., Rio-Echevarria, I. M., & Van den Eede, G. (2019) · Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A · doi:10.1080/19440049.2019.1583381 · Cited by 643 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Two recent reviews (Hantoro et al. 2019; Toussaint et al. 2019) presented evidence of human exposure to MP through the consumption of seafood but did not critically collate evidence in order to quantify MP uptake.”
Micro- and Nano-plastics and Human Health
Galloway, T. S. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16510-3_13 · Cited by 635 · see citing works
Uptake and effects of orally ingested polystyrene microplastic particles in vitro and in vivo
Stock, V., Böhmert, L., Lisicki, E., Block, R., Cara-Carmona, J., Pack, L. K., Selb, R., Lichtenstein, D., Voß, L., Henderson, C. J., et al. (2019) · Archives of Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s00204-019-02478-7 · Cited by 627 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…the levels of MPs in human subjects, are only recently being investigated, but there is a growing body of literature to support evidence of uptake (Abbasi et al. 2019; Gallagher et al. 2015; Schwabl et al. 2019) and detrimental impacts (Dong et al. 2020; Gallo et al. 2018; Stock et al. 2019).”
Optimally estimating the sample standard deviation from the five‐number summary
Shi, J., Luo, D., Weng, H., Zeng, X., Lin, L., Chu, H., & Tong, T. (2020) · Research Synthesis Methods · doi:10.1002/jrsm.1429 · Cited by 620 · cited 2× · see citing works
“When needed, the conversion of the ﬁ ve-number summary (sample minimum and maximum, median, lower and upper quartile) to the quantities needed for this review, was made using the methods and calculator developed by Shi et al. (2020).”
The ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic food web, from primary producer to human: A review
Wang, W., Gao, H. J., Jin, S., Li, R., & Na, G. (2019) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.01.113 · Cited by 609 · cited 12× · see citing works
“There were only three studies (Fang et al. 2018; Hossain et al. 2020; J Wang et al. 2019) that provided the necessary data (Table 3).”
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Microplastic and macroplastic ingestion by a deep diving, oceanic cetacean: The True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus
Lusher, A., Hernández-Milian, G., O’Brien, J. M., Berrow, S., O’Connor, I., & Officer, R. (2015) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.023 · Cited by 605 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…persistent particles; over time they have contaminated all compartments of marine ecosystems, including the food web and biota across di ﬀ erent trophic levels, such as bivalves (SY Zhao et al. 2018), crustaceans (F Zhang et al. 2019), ﬁ sh, and mammals (Lusher et al. 2015; Nelms et al. 2018).”
Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: part 2 of a global assessment
Kershaw, P. J., & Rochman, C. M. (2015) · Cited by 589 · see citing works
Microplastic pollution in sediments from the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, China
Zhao, J., Ran, W., Teng, J., Liu, Y., Liu, H., Yin, X., Cao, R., & Wang, Q. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.346 · Cited by 554 · cited 6× · see citing works
“Forest plot for random-e ﬀ ects model results for mussels without the two high risk of bias (RoB) studies (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; SY Zhao et al. 2018).”
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Plastic contamination of the food chain: A threat to human health?
Waring, R. H., Harris, R. M., & Mitchell, S. C. (2018) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.06.010 · Cited by 553 · cited 21× · see citing works
“There were only three studies (Fang et al. 2018; Hossain et al. 2020; J Wang et al. 2019) that provided the necessary data (Table 3).”
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Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom
Li, J., Green, C., Reynolds, A. J., Shi, H., & Rotchell, J. M. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.038 · Cited by 543 · cited 9× · see citing works
“…were rated as having a high RoB because they did not report the results for the analysis of their procedural blanks (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; HX Li et al. 2018; Thushari et al. 2017; J Wang et al. 2019; Webb et al. 2019; Wu et al. 2020; SY Zhao et al. 2018) (Table S7), an analysis step that…”
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Marine environment microfiber contamination: Global patterns and the diversity of microparticle origins
Barrows, A., Cathey, S. E., & Petersen, C. W. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.062 · Cited by 521 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In contrast, other research and reviews report higher MP and plastic concentrations in the convergence zones of the subtropical gyres and higher concentrations in the open ocean than in coastal areas (Avio et al. 2017; Barrows et al. 2018; Cózar et al. 2014; Eriksen et al. 2014).”
Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review
Hermsen, E., Mintenig, S., Besseling, E., & Koelmans, A. (2018) · Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b01611 · Cited by 520 · cited 2× · see citing works
“Recent reviews by Hermsen et al. (2018) and Koelmans et al. (2019) proposed quality assessment systems for MPs research regarding biota samples and water samples, respectively, similar to the RoB tool used in the present meta-analysis.”
Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea
Cho, Y., Shim, W. J., Jang, M., Han, G. M., & Hong, S. H. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.091 · Cited by 508 · cited 2× · see citing works
“%) analyzed 100% of the particles (Cho et al. 2019; Ding et al. 2018, 2019, 2020; Nam et al. 2019; Phuong et al. 2018a; Webb et al. 2019; Wu et al. 2020), one 80% (Hermabessiere et al. 2019), and the rest 0.9 – 36% (Table S9).”
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Microplastics as vectors for bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in the marine environment: A state-of-the-science review
Ziccardi, L. M., Edgington, A. J., Hentz, K. L., Kulacki, K. J., & Driscoll, S. K. (2016) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.3461 · Cited by 496 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…their attributes (plasticizers), the chemical contaminants absorbed while in the environment [e.g.,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Hartmann et al. 2017; Ziccardi et al. 2016) and pol-ychlorinated biphenyls (Engler 2012), or the microorganisms colonizing their surfaces (Vir (cid:1) sek et al.…”
Microplastics in mussels and fish from the Northern Ionian Sea
Δίγκα, Ν., Tsangaris, C., Torre, M., Anastasopoulou, A., & Zeri, C. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.063 · Cited by 485 · cited 7× · see citing works
“The study by Renzi et al. (2019) used considerably larger samples (20 : 22 g ± 4 : 2) than Digka et al. (2018) (9 : 63 g ± 1 : 46), which would account for the higher MP content per individual.”
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The occurrence of microplastic in specific organs in commercially caught fishes from coast and estuary area of east China
Su, L., Deng, H., Li, B., Chen, Q., Pettigrove, V. J., Wu, C., & Shi, H. (2018) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.024 · Cited by 481 · cited 2× · see citing works
“Two studies reported the absence of MP contamination in seabass ( Lateolabrax maculatus ) (Su et al. 2019), in yellow croaker ( Larimichthys cro-cea ) and dotted gizzard shad ( Konosirus punctatus ) (Wu et al. 2020), whereas Akoueson et al. (2020) did not discover MP content signi ﬁ cantly di ﬀ…”
Using the Asian clam as an indicator of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems
Su, L., Cai, H., Kolandhasamy, P., Wu, C., Rochman, C. M., & Shi, H. (2017) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.075 · Cited by 474 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Only seven studies reported all the variables needed for the analysis (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; J Li et al. 2016, 2018; Phuong et al. 2018a; Su et al. 2018; Teng et al. 2019; Zhu et al. 2019) (Table S9).”
Assessing the relationship between the abundance and properties of microplastics in water and in mussels
Qu, X., Su, L., Li, H., Liang, M., & Shi, H. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.284 · Cited by 473 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Two studies did not provide the exact sample size: Qu et al. (2018) reported n ∼ 760 mussels and Wu et al. (2020) reported 10 – 20 samples for each species, and Teng et al. (2020) did not report sample sizes at all.”
Micro- (nano) plastics in freshwater ecosystems: Abundance, toxicological impact and quantification methodology
Strungaru, Ș.-A., Jijie, R., Nicoară, M., Plavan, G. I., & Faggio, C. (2018) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2018.10.025 · Cited by 473 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Using only visual observation for the identi ﬁ cation of MP particles can lead to overestimations (Rocha-Santos and Duarte 2015; Strungaru et al. 2019; S Zhang et al. 2019).”
Microplastics in the Northwestern Pacific: Abundance, distribution, and characteristics
Pan, Z., Guo, H., Chen, H., Wang, S., Sun, X., Zou, Q., Zhang, Y., Lin, H., Cai, S., & Huang, J. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.244 · Cited by 446 · cited 2× · see citing works
“…is evidence that occupational exposure to high levels of airborne MPs can impact upon human health (Donaldson and Tran 2004; Gallagher et al. 2015; Pauly et al. 1998), but further research is needed to understand whether dietary MPs exposures can have a detrimental e ﬀ ect on the human GI system.”
Microplastics in Livers of European Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus, L.)
Collard, F., Gilbert, B., Compère, P., Eppe, G., Das, K., Jauniaux, T., & Parmentier, E. (2017) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.089 · Cited by 438 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Eighteen studies analyzed ﬁ sh, with 4 reporting the discovery of MPs in the samples or the rate of discovery (Collard et al. 2017a; Karami et al. 2017b, 2018; Pozo et al. 2019) (Table 4).”
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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 416 · cited 11× · see citing works
“Using only visual observation for the identi ﬁ cation of MP particles can lead to overestimations (Rocha-Santos and Duarte 2015; Strungaru et al. 2019; S Zhang et al. 2019).”
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Impacts of temperature and selected chemical digestion methods on microplastic particles
Munno, K., Helm, P. A., Jackson, D. A., Rochman, C. M., & Sims, A. (2017) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.3935 · Cited by 402 · see citing works
Microplastics as a vector for the transport of the bacterial fish pathogen species Aeromonas salmonicida
Viršek, M. K., Lovšin, M. N., Koren, Š., Kržan, A., & Peterlin, M. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.024 · Cited by 402 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…attributes (plasticizers), the chemical contaminants absorbed while in the environment [e.g.,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Hartmann et al. 2017; Ziccardi et al. 2016) and pol-ychlorinated biphenyls (Engler 2012), or the microorganisms colonizing their surfaces (Vir (cid:1) sek et al. 2017)].”
Microplastic and mesoplastic contamination in canned sardines and sprats
Karami, A., Golieskardi, A., Choo, C. K., Larat, V., Karbalaei, S., & Salamatinia, B. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.005 · Cited by 382 · cited 3× · see citing works
“Two studies (Akhbarizadeh et al. 2020; Karami et al. 2018) used canned samples (whole ﬁ sh), and 1 (Karami et al. 2017b) used dried ﬁ sh ( ﬂ esh and organs) (Table 1).”
Microplastics contamination in molluscs from the northern part of the Persian Gulf
Naji, A., Nuri, M., & Vethaak, A. D. (2017) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.046 · Cited by 375 · see citing works
Microplastics in eviscerated flesh and excised organs of dried fish
Karami, A., Golieskardi, A., Ho, Y. B., Larat, V., & Salamatinia, B. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05828-6 · Cited by 366 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Two studies (Akhbarizadeh et al. 2020; Karami et al. 2018) used canned samples (whole ﬁ sh), and 1 (Karami et al. 2017b) used dried ﬁ sh ( ﬂ esh and organs) (Table 1).”
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Microplastic pollution in the Maowei Sea, a typical mariculture bay of China
Zhu, J., Zhang, Q., Li, Y., Tan, S., Kang, Z., Yu, X., Lan, W., Cai, L., Wang, J., & Shi, H. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.192 · Cited by 363 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Only seven studies reported all the variables needed for the analysis (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; J Li et al. 2016, 2018; Phuong et al. 2018a; Su et al. 2018; Teng et al. 2019; Zhu et al. 2019) (Table S9).”
High levels of microplastic pollution in the sediments and benthic organisms of the South Yellow Sea, China.
Wang, J., Wang, M., Ru, S., & Liu, X.-S. (2019) · Science of the Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.007 · Cited by 348 · cited 12× · see citing works
“There were only three studies (Fang et al. 2018; Hossain et al. 2020; J Wang et al. 2019) that provided the necessary data (Table 3).”
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Inhaled cellulosic and plastic fibers found in human lung tissue.
Pauly, J. L., Stegmeier, S. J., Allaart, H. A., Cheney, R. T., Zhang, P. J., Mayer, A. G., & Streck, R. J. (1998) · PubMed · Cited by 344 · see citing works
Microplastic contamination of drinking water: A systematic review
Danopoulos, E., Twiddy, M., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236838 · Cited by 341 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…route with varying MP concentrations, such as sugar (0 : 44 MPs = g) (Cox et al. 2019), whereas in our previous work, salt was found to have an MP content of 0 – 1,674 MPs = kg (Danopoulos et al. 2020a), tap water 0 – 628 MPs = L, and bottled water 0 – 4,889 MPs = L (Danopoulos et al. 2020b).”
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Microplastics in oysters Saccostrea cucullata along the Pearl River Estuary, China
Li, H., Ma, L., Lin, L., Ni, Z., Xu, X., Shi, H., Yan, Y., Zheng, G., & Rittschof, D. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.083 · Cited by 340 · cited 9× · see citing works
“…were rated as having a high RoB because they did not report the results for the analysis of their procedural blanks (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; HX Li et al. 2018; Thushari et al. 2017; J Wang et al. 2019; Webb et al. 2019; Wu et al. 2020; SY Zhao et al. 2018) (Table S7), an analysis step that…”
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Potential health impact of environmental micro‐ and nanoplastics pollution
Chang, X., Xue, Y., Li, J., Zou, L., & Tang, M. (2019) · Journal of Applied Toxicology · doi:10.1002/jat.3915 · Cited by 339 · see citing works
Microplastic in cultured oysters from different coastal areas of China
Teng, J., Wang, Q., Ran, W., Wu, D., Liu, Y., Sun, S., Liu, H., Cao, R., & Zhao, J. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.057 · Cited by 333 · cited 7× · see citing works
“Only seven studies reported all the variables needed for the analysis (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; J Li et al. 2016, 2018; Phuong et al. 2018a; Su et al. 2018; Teng et al. 2019; Zhu et al. 2019) (Table S9).”
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Microplastics in offshore sediment in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, China
Zhang, C., Zhou, H., Cui, Y., Wang, C., Li, Y., & Zhang, D. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.102 · Cited by 327 · cited 6× · see citing works
“Using only visual observation for the identi ﬁ cation of MP particles can lead to overestimations (Rocha-Santos and Duarte 2015; Strungaru et al. 2019; S Zhang et al. 2019).”
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Principles of Biochemical Toxicology
Timbrell, J. A. (2008) · CRC Press eBooks · doi:10.3109/9781420007084 · Cited by 326 · see citing works
Microplastic Ingestion by Wild and Cultured Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) from Baynes Sound, British Columbia
Davidson, K. H., & Dudas, S. E. (2016) · Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s00244-016-0286-4 · Cited by 324 · cited 1× · see citing works
“For instance, the studies by De Witte et al. (2014) and Davidson and Dudas (2016) were rejected because a particle composition identi ﬁ cation process was not included.”
Accumulation of microplastics in typical commercial aquatic species: A case study at a productive aquaculture site in China
Wu, F., Wang, Y., Leung, J. Y. S., Huang, W., Zeng, J., Tang, Y., Chen, J., Shi, A., Yu, X., Xu, X., et al. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135432 · Cited by 323 · cited 10× · see citing works
“…McGoran et al. 2018; Thushari et al. 2017; J Wang et al. 2019) did not report the similarity index of the spectral library, and only 44% ( n = 4) (Fang et al. 2018; Leslie et al. 2017; McGoran et al. 2018; Wu et al. 2020) reported the proportion of extracted particles analyzed for composition.”
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Factors influencing the microplastic contamination of bivalves from the French Atlantic coast: Location, season and/or mode of life?
Phuong, N. N., Poirier, L., Pham, Q. T., Lagarde, F., & Zalouk‐Vergnoux, A. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.054 · Cited by 316 · cited 4× · see citing works
“%) analyzed 100% of the particles (Cho et al. 2019; Ding et al. 2018, 2019, 2020; Nam et al. 2019; Phuong et al. 2018a; Webb et al. 2019; Wu et al. 2020), one 80% (Hermabessiere et al. 2019), and the rest 0.9 – 36% (Table S9).”
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Accumulation of Plastic Debris and Associated Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs
Diepens, N. J., & Koelmans, A. A. (2018) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b02515 · Cited by 303 · cited 2× · see citing works
“…consumption, with this emerging risk and the possible e ﬀ ects on health, has raised concern in the scienti ﬁ c community (Barboza et al. 2018; Diepens and Koelmans 2018; Santillo et al. 2017; Waring et al. 2018) as well as among stakeholders (GESAMP 2015, 2016) and policy makers globally…”
Microplastics in coastal areas and seafood: implications for food safety
Hantoro, I., Löhr, A., Belleghem, F. V., Widianarko, B., & Ragas, A. M. J. (2019) · Food Additives & Contaminants Part A · doi:10.1080/19440049.2019.1585581 · Cited by 302 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Two recent reviews (Hantoro et al. 2019; Toussaint et al. 2019) presented evidence of human exposure to MP through the consumption of seafood but did not critically collate evidence in order to quantify MP uptake.”
Detection of Anthropogenic Particles in Fish Stomachs: An Isolation Method Adapted to Identification by Raman Spectroscopy
Collard, F., Gilbert, B., Eppe, G., Parmentier, E., & Das, K. (2015) · Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s00244-015-0221-0 · Cited by 293 · cited 1× · see citing works
“It has been argued in recent reviews (Miller et al. 2017; Lusher et al. 2017b; Silva et al. 2018) and method papers (Claessens et al. 2013; Collard et al. 2015; Dehaut et al. 2016) that the use of di ﬀ erent chemical and physical treatments for the extraction of particles can in ﬂ uence the e ﬀ…”
Presence of microplastics in benthic and epibenthic organisms: Influence of habitat, feeding mode and trophic level
Bour, A., Avio, C. G., Gorbi, S., Regoli, F., & Hylland, K. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.115 · Cited by 290 · cited 3× · see citing works
“McGoran et al. (2018) reported that only 6% of their samples tested positive for MP contamination, F Zhang et al. (2019) reported the level to be 25%, and the study by Bour et al. (2018) elevated the level to 65%.”
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 286 · cited 3× · see citing works
“Key toxic mechanisms include cytotoxicity via oxidative stress (Chang et al. 2020), gene expression alteration and genotoxicity (YL Wang et al. 2020) changes to the gut microbiota (van Raamsdonk et al. 2020), metabolism disorders, and in ﬂ ammatory reactions (Chang et al. 2020).”
The accumulation of microplastics in fish from an important fish farm and mariculture area, Haizhou Bay, China
Feng, Z., Zhang, T., Li, Y., He, X., Wang, R., Xu, J., & Gao, G. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133948 · Cited by 281 · see citing works
Microplastics as contaminants in commercially important seafood species
Santillo, D. J., Miller, K. A., & Johnston, P. (2017) · Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management · doi:10.1002/ieam.1909 · Cited by 279 · cited 2× · see citing works
“…this emerging risk and the possible e ﬀ ects on health, has raised concern in the scienti ﬁ c community (Barboza et al. 2018; Diepens and Koelmans 2018; Santillo et al. 2017; Waring et al. 2018) as well as among stakeholders (GESAMP 2015, 2016) and policy makers globally (EFSA Panel on…”
Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: A qualitative and quantitative study
Bråte, I. L. N., Hurley, R. R., Iversen, K., Beyer, J., Thomas, K. V., Steindal, C. C., Green, N. W., Olsen, M., & Lusher, A. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.077 · Cited by 277 · see citing works
The unaccountability case of plastic pellet pollution
Karlsson, T. M., Arneborg, L., Broström, G., Almroth, B. C., Gipperth, L., & Hassellöv, M. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.041 · Cited by 271 · see citing works
Recovering microplastics from marine samples: A review of current practices
Miller, M. E., Kroon, F. J., & Motti, C. A. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.058 · Cited by 257 · cited 1× · see citing works
“It has been argued in recent reviews (Miller et al. 2017; Lusher et al. 2017b; Silva et al. 2018) and method papers (Claessens et al. 2013; Collard et al. 2015; Dehaut et al. 2016) that the use of di ﬀ erent chemical and physical treatments for the extraction of particles can in ﬂ uence the e ﬀ…”
Occurrence and distribution of microplastics at selected coastal sites along the southeastern United States
Yu, X., Ladewig, S. M., Bao, S., Toline, C. A., Whitmire, S. L., & Chow, A. T.-S. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.100 · Cited by 248 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The pattern of MPs contamination of the oceans (surface/ column water and sediments) has been the subject of intensive recent research, but their results are contradictory (Li et al. 2019; Olivatto et al. 2019; Pan et al. 2019; Yu et al. 2018; C Zhang et al. 2019; J Zhao et al. 2018).”
Field-Based Evidence for Microplastic in Marine Aggregates and Mussels: Implications for Trophic Transfer
Zhao, S., Ward, J. E., Danley, M., & Mincer, T. J. (2018) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03467 · Cited by 244 · see citing works
Microplastics in commercial molluscs from the lagoon of Bizerte (Northern Tunisia)
Abidli, S., Lahbib, Y., & Menif, N. T. E. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.048 · Cited by 239 · cited 3× · see citing works
“Forest plot for random-e ﬀ ects model for oysters, sensitivity analysis results without the high-risk of bias study (Baechler et al. 2020), and the statistical outlier of extremely large e ﬀ ects (Abidli et al. 2019).”
Create Elegant Data Visualisations Using the Grammar of Graphics [R package ggplot2 version 3.3.2]
Wickham, H., Chang, W., Henry, L., Pedersen, T. L., Takahashi, K., Wilke, C. O., Woo, K., Yutani, H., & Dunnington, D. (2020) · Cited by 235 · see citing works
An approach for extraction, characterization and quantitation of microplastic in natural marine snow using Raman microscopy
Zhao, S.-Y., Danley, M., Ward, J., Li, D.-J., & Mincer, T. (2017) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/c6ay02302a · Cited by 231 · see citing works
Abundance, composition, and potential intake of microplastics in canned fish
Akhbarizadeh, R., Dobaradaran, S., Nabipour, I., Tajbakhsh, S., Darabi, A. H., & Spitz, J. (2020) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111633 · Cited by 231 · cited 2× · see citing works
“Two studies (Akhbarizadeh et al. 2020; Karami et al. 2018) used canned samples (whole ﬁ sh), and 1 (Karami et al. 2017b) used dried ﬁ sh ( ﬂ esh and organs) (Table 1).”
Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in the mangrove sediment of the semi-enclosed Maowei Sea of the south China sea: New implications for location, rhizosphere, and sediment compositions
Li, R., Zhang, L., Xue, B., & Wang, Y. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.089 · Cited by 223 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The pattern of MPs contamination of the oceans (surface/ column water and sediments) has been the subject of intensive recent research, but their results are contradictory (Li et al. 2019; Olivatto et al. 2019; Pan et al. 2019; Yu et al. 2018; C Zhang et al. 2019; J Zhao et al. 2018).”
Global seafood consumption footprint
Guillén, J., Natale, F., Carvalho, N., Casey, J., Hofherr, J., Druon, J., Fiore, G., Gibin, M., Zanzi, A., & Martinsohn, J. T. (2018) · AMBIO · doi:10.1007/s13280-018-1060-9 · Cited by 221 · see citing works
Microplastic contamination in benthic organisms from the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions
Fang, C., Zheng, R., Zhang, Y., Hong, F., Mu, J., Chen, M., Song, P., Lin, L., Lin, H., Le, F., et al. (2018) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.101 · Cited by 220 · see citing works
Effects of microplastics on sessile invertebrates in the eastern coast of Thailand: An approach to coastal zone conservation
Thushari, G. G. N., Senevirathna, J. D. M., Yakupitiyage, A., & Chavanich, S. A. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.010 · Cited by 216 · cited 5× · see citing works
“…having a high RoB because they did not report the results for the analysis of their procedural blanks (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; HX Li et al. 2018; Thushari et al. 2017; J Wang et al. 2019; Webb et al. 2019; Wu et al. 2020; SY Zhao et al. 2018) (Table S7), an analysis step that was rated as one…”
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Current frontiers and recommendations for the study of microplastics in seafood
Dehaut, A., Hermabessière, L., & Duflos, G. (2018) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2018.11.011 · Cited by 215 · cited 6× · see citing works
“Only seven studies reported all the variables needed for the analysis (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; J Li et al. 2016, 2018; Phuong et al. 2018a; Su et al. 2018; Teng et al. 2019; Zhu et al. 2019) (Table S9).”
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Potent Impact of Plastic Nanomaterials and Micromaterials on the Food Chain and Human Health
Wang, Y., Lee, Y., Chiu, I., Lin, Y., & Chiu, H. (2020) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms21051727 · Cited by 213 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Key toxic mechanisms include cytotoxicity via oxidative stress (Chang et al. 2020), gene expression alteration and genotoxicity (YL Wang et al. 2020) changes to the gut microbiota (van Raamsdonk et al. 2020), metabolism disorders, and in ﬂ ammatory reactions (Chang et al. 2020).”
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Depuration reduces microplastic content in wild and farmed mussels
Birnstiel, S., Soares-Gomes, A., & da Gama, B. A. P. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.044 · Cited by 211 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Birnstiel et al. (2019) concluded that depuration (over a 4-d period) signi ﬁ cantly reduced MP content in their samples ( Perna perna ).”
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Food-web transfer of microplastics between wild caught fish and crustaceans in East China Sea
Zhang, F., Wang, X., Xu, J., Zhu, L., Peng, G., Xu, P., & Li, D. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.061 · Cited by 206 · see citing works
Microplastic contamination and pollutant levels in mussels and cockles collected along the channel coasts
Hermabessière, L., Paul-Pont, I., Cassone, A.-L., Himber, C., Receveur, J., Jézéquel, R., Rakwe, M. E., Rinnert, E., Rivière, G., Christophe Lambert, B., et al. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.051 · Cited by 203 · cited 6× · see citing works
“Only seven studies reported all the variables needed for the analysis (Hermabessiere et al. 2019; J Li et al. 2016, 2018; Phuong et al. 2018a; Su et al. 2018; Teng et al. 2019; Zhu et al. 2019) (Table S9).”
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Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Potable Water and Their Sources within Water Treatment Works in England and Wales
Johnson, A. C., Ball, H. L., Cross, R. K., Horton, A. A., Jürgens, M. D., Read, D. S., Vollertsen, J., & Svendsen, C. (2020) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c03211 · Cited by 196 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Standardization cannot be achieved throughout all aspects of scienti ﬁ c experimental protocols, but best practices for analytical procedures and quality assurance and control tools can be set as the minimum standard for designing, executing, and reporting experiments (Johnson et al. 2020).”
Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas: a guidance document within the Common Implementation Strategy for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
Litter, M. T. S. O. M. (2013) · IOC of UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) · doi:10.25607/obp-725 · Cited by 196 · see citing works
Fundamentals of Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Zhang, C. (2006) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/0470120681 · Cited by 192 · see citing works
An introduction to the short-term toxicology of respirable industrial fibres
Donaldson, K., & Tran, C. L. (2004) · Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis · doi:10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.06.011 · Cited by 189 · cited 1× · see citing works
“There is evidence that occupational exposure to high levels of airborne MPs can impact upon human health (Donaldson and Tran 2004; Gallagher et al. 2015; Pauly et al. 1998), but further research is needed to understand whether dietary MPs exposures can have a detrimental e ﬀ ect on the human GI…”
Quantification and characterization of microplastics in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis): protocol setup and preliminary data on the contamination of the French Atlantic coast
Phuong, N. N., Zalouk‐Vergnoux, A., Kamari, A., Mouneyrac, C., Amiard, F., Poirier, L., & Lagarde, F. (2017) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-017-8862-3 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Microplastic concentrations in two Oregon bivalve species: Spatial, temporal, and species variability
Baechler, B. R., Granek, E. F., Hunter, M. V., & Conn, K. E. (2019) · Limnology and Oceanography Letters · doi:10.1002/lol2.10124 · Cited by 171 · cited 7× · see citing works
“Forest plot for random-e ﬀ ects model for oysters, sensitivity analysis results without the high-risk of bias study (Baechler et al. 2020), and the statistical outlier of extremely large e ﬀ ects (Abidli et al. 2019).”
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An examination of the occurrence and potential risks of microplastics across various shellfish
Ding, J., Li, J., Sun, C., Jiang, F., He, C., Zhang, M., Ju, P., & Ding, N. X. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139887 · Cited by 165 · cited 2× · see citing works
“%) analyzed 100% of the particles (Cho et al. 2019; Ding et al. 2018, 2019, 2020; Nam et al. 2019; Phuong et al. 2018a; Webb et al. 2019; Wu et al. 2020), one 80% (Hermabessiere et al. 2019), and the rest 0.9 – 36% (Table S9).”
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A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples.
Akoueson, F., Sheldon, L. M., Danopoulos, E., Morris, S., Hotten, J., Chapman, E., Li, J., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114452 · Cited by 161 · cited 5× · see citing works
“Five studies collected samples only from markets (Cho et al. 2019; Ding et al. 2019, 2020; Li et al. 2015; Akoueson et al. 2020), 3 from both the environment and markets (Ding et al. 2018; J Li et al. 2018; Van Cauwenberghe and Janssen 2014), and the other 23 from the environment (Table 1).”
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Detection of microplastics in local marine organisms using a multi-technology system
Ding, J.-F., Li, J., Sun, C.-J., Jiang, F., Ju, P., Qu, L.-Y., Zheng, Y.-F., & He, C.-F. (2019) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/c8ay01974f · Cited by 159 · cited 5× · see citing works
“Five studies collected samples only from markets (Cho et al. 2019; Ding et al. 2019, 2020; Li et al. 2015; Akoueson et al. 2020), 3 from both the environment and markets (Ding et al. 2018; J Li et al. 2018; Van Cauwenberghe and Janssen 2014), and the other 23 from the environment (Table 1).”
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Marine litter in stomach content of small pelagic fishes from the Adriatic Sea: sardines (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Renzi, M., Specchiulli, A., Blašković, A., Manzo, C., Mancinelli, G., & Cilenti, L. (2018) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3762-8 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Microplastic uptake in commercial fishes from the Bohai Sea, China
Wang, Q., Zhu, X., Hou, C., Wu, Y., Teng, J., Zhang, C., Tan, H., Shan, E., Zhang, W., & Zhao, J. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127962 · Cited by 149 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Key toxic mechanisms include cytotoxicity via oxidative stress (Chang et al. 2020), gene expression alteration and genotoxicity (YL Wang et al. 2020) changes to the gut microbiota (van Raamsdonk et al. 2020), metabolism disorders, and in ﬂ ammatory reactions (Chang et al. 2020).”
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First report on the presence of small microplastics (≤ 3 μm) in tissue of the commercial fish Serranus scriba (Linnaeus. 1758) from Tunisian coasts and associated cellular alterations
Zitouni, N., Bousserrhıne, N., Belbekhouche, S., Missawi, O., Alphonse, V., Boughattas, I., & Bannı, M. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114576 · Cited by 147 · cited 2× · see citing works
“Only the study by Zitouni et al. (2020) reported a content of 2 : 9 ± 1 : 54 MPs = g in painted comber ( Serranus scriba ).”
Separation and Identification of Microplastics in Digestive System of Bivalves
Ding, J., Li, J., Sun, C., He, C., Jiang, F., Feng-Lei, G. A. O., & Zheng, L. (2018) · Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/s1872-2040(18)61086-2 · Cited by 144 · cited 5× · see citing works
“Five studies collected samples only from markets (Cho et al. 2019; Ding et al. 2019, 2020; Li et al. 2015; Akoueson et al. 2020), 3 from both the environment and markets (Ding et al. 2018; J Li et al. 2018; Van Cauwenberghe and Janssen 2014), and the other 23 from the environment (Table 1).”
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Characteristics and retention of microplastics in the digestive tracts of fish from the Yellow Sea
Sun, X., Li, Q., Shi, Y., Zhao, Y., Zheng, S., Liang, J., Liu, T., & Tian, Z. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.110 · Cited by 144 · cited 3× · see citing works
“Only 3 of the studies reported the weight of the samples used (Digka et al. 2018; Renzi et al. 2019; Sun et al. 2019), allowing a conversion from MP content per individual to MP content per mass (Table S12).”
Morphology of the filtration apparatus of three planktivorous fishes and relation with ingested anthropogenic particles
Collard, F., Gilbert, B., Eppe, G., Roos, L., Compère, P., Das, K., & Parmentier, É. (2017) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.067 · Cited by 142 · cited 4× · see citing works
“Eighteen studies analyzed ﬁ sh, with 4 reporting the discovery of MPs in the samples or the rate of discovery (Collard et al. 2017a; Karami et al. 2017b, 2018; Pozo et al. 2019) (Table 4).”
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Microplastic contamination in surface waters in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olivatto, G. P., Martins, M. C. T., Montagner, C. C., Henry, T. B., & Carreira, R. S. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.042 · Cited by 139 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The pattern of MPs contamination of the oceans (surface/ column water and sediments) has been the subject of intensive recent research, but their results are contradictory (Li et al. 2019; Olivatto et al. 2019; Pan et al. 2019; Yu et al. 2018; C Zhang et al. 2019; J Zhao et al. 2018).”
Presence and characterization of microplastics in fish of commercial importance from the Biobío region in central Chile
Pozo, K., Gómez, V., Torres, M., Vera, L., Núñez, D., Oyarzún, P., Mendoza, G., Clarke, B. O., Fossi, M. C., Baini, M., et al. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.025 · Cited by 135 · cited 2× · see citing works
“Eighteen studies analyzed ﬁ sh, with 4 reporting the discovery of MPs in the samples or the rate of discovery (Collard et al. 2017a; Karami et al. 2017b, 2018; Pozo et al. 2019) (Table 4).”
Microplastic ingestion and diet composition of planktivorous fish
Lopes, C., Raimundo, J., Caetano, M., & Garrido, S. (2020) · Limnology and Oceanography Letters · doi:10.1002/lol2.10144 · Cited by 131 · cited 3× · see citing works
“…et al. 2020; Zitouni et al. 2020) provided the necessary data for meta-analysis of MP content per mass and ﬁ ve (Digka et al. 2018; Feng et al. 2020; Lopes et al. 2020; Tanaka and Takada 2016; Q Wang et al. 2020) per individual organism, but all of them sampled di ﬀ erent families/species of ﬁ sh…”
Where is the evidence that human exposure to microplastics is safe?
Leslie, H. A., & Depledge, M. H. (2020) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105807 · Cited by 122 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Although the ﬁ ndings are in some cases contradicting (van Raamsdonk et al. 2020) and further research is undoubtedly needed, there is also no evidence that MP human exposure is safe (Leslie and Depledge 2020).”
Analysis and inorganic composition of microplastics in commercial Malaysian fish meals
Karbalaei, S., Golieskardi, A., Watt, D. U., Boiret, M., Hanachi, P., Walker, T. R., & Karami, A. (2019) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110687 · Cited by 119 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In addition, Karbalaei et al. (2020) identi ﬁ ed MP contamination in three brands of commercial ﬁ shmeal; the use of such ﬁ shmeal could have cumulative e ﬀ ects in farmed seafood (Karbalaei et al. 2020).”
A systems analysis of microplastic pollution in Laizhou Bay, China
Teng, J., Zhao, J., Zhang, C., Cheng, B., Koelmans, A. A., Wu, D., Gao, M. C., Sun, X., Liu, Y., & Wang, Q. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140815 · Cited by 114 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Two studies did not provide the exact sample size: Qu et al. (2018) reported n ∼ 760 mussels and Wu et al. (2020) reported 10 – 20 samples for each species, and Teng et al. (2020) did not report sample sizes at all.”
Quality assessment tools for evidence from environmental science
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Microplastics in specific tissues of wild sea urchins along the coastal areas of northern China
Feng, Z., Wang, R., Zhang, T., Wang, J., Huang, W., Ji, L., Xu, J., & Gao, G. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138660 · Cited by 104 · cited 4× · see citing works
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Microplastics as Emerging Food Contaminants: A Challenge for Food Safety
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A Children’s Health Perspective on Nano- and Microplastics
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Microplastic ingestion from atmospheric deposition during dining/drinking activities
Fang, M., Liao, Z., Ji, X., Zhu, X., Wang, Z., Lu, C., Shi, C., Chen, Z., Ge, L., Zhang, M., et al. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128674 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
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Occurrence of microplastics and disturbance of gut microbiota: a pilot study of preschool children in Xiamen, China
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Towards Risk Assessments of Microplastics in Bivalve Mollusks Globally
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The plastic health map: A systematic evidence map of human health studies on plastic-associated chemicals
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“…ubiquitously including in the outdoor (Hidalgo-Ruz et al., 2012; Hale et al., 2020; Chen et al., 2020) and indoor environments (Jenner et al., 2021), as well as in foodstuffs meant for human consumption (for review (Danopoulos et al., 2020) and drinking water (for review: (Danopoulos et al., 2020).”
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Polystyrene nanoplastics exposure caused defective neural tube morphogenesis through caveolae-mediated endocytosis and faulty apoptosis
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Microplastics-sorbed phenanthrene and its derivatives are highly bioaccessible and may induce human cancer risks
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Effect of microplastics on nasal and intestinal microbiota of the high-exposure population
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Microplastic pollution in wild populations of decapod crustaceans: A review
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Differences in toxicity induced by the various polymer types of nanoplastics on HepG2 cells
Ma, L., Wu, Z., Lu, Z., Yan, L., Dong, X., Dai, Z., Sun, R., Hong, P., Zhou, C., & Li, C. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170664 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
Microplastics in shellfish and implications for food safety
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Microplastics in seafood: Relative input of Mytilus galloprovincialis and table salt in mussel dishes
Masiá, P., Ardura, A., & García‐Vázquez, E. (2022) · Food Research International · doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2022.110973 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Investigation of microplastic contamination in blood cockles and green mussels from selected aquaculture farms and markets in Thailand
Ta, A. T., Pupuang, P., Babel, S., & Wang, L. P. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134918 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Microplastics and environmental effects: investigating the effects of microplastics on aquatic habitats and their impact on human health
Yarahmadi, A., Heidari, S., Sepahvand, P., Afkhami, H., & Kheradjoo, H. (2024) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1411389 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
“e widespread presence of MPs in oceans and seas suggests that products derived from these marine environments may also (126).”
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Identification, characterisation of microplastic and their effects on aquatic organisms
Alak, G., Uçar, A., Parlak, V., & Atamanalp, M. (2022) · Chemistry and Ecology · doi:10.1080/02757540.2022.2126461 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Microplastics in Asian rivers: Geographical distribution, most detected types, and inconsistency in methodologies
Lin, H.-T., Schneider, F., Aziz, M. A., Wong, K. Y., Arunachalam, K. D., Praveena, S. M., Sethupathi, S., Chong, W. C., Nafisyah, A. L., Parthasarathy, P., et al. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123985 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Nanoplastic Impact on the Gut-Brain Axis: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
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“stated that the primary source of plastics in the human diet is seafood, which is not surprising, given the widespread contamination of aquatic environments [20].”
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Microplastic pollution and its implicated risks in the estuarine environment of Tamil Nadu, India.
Jeyasanta, K. I., Laju, R., Patterson, J., Jayanthi, M., Bilgi, D. S., Sathish, N., & Edward, J. K. P. (2022) · Science of the Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160572 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Immunotoxicity of microplastics: Carrying pathogens and destroying the immune system
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Microplastics in fishmeal: A threatening issue for sustainable aquaculture and human health
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Authors: Danopoulos, E., Jenner, L. C., Twiddy, M., & Rotchell, J. M.
Affiliations: University of Hull (GB)
Corresponding author: Danopoulos, Evangelos
ORCID: Danopoulos, Evangelos
Jenner, Lauren C.
Twiddy, Maureen
Rotchell, Jeanette M.
Venue: Environmental Health Perspectives
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published: 2020-12
Volume: 128
Issue: 12
Pages: 126002-126002
ISSN: 0091-6765 (ISSN-L)
1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp7171
PMC: PMC7757379
OpenAlex: W3114255556
Cited by: 302
References: 180
Citations by year: 2026: 55 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 1.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: public-domain
Locations: Environmental Health Perspectives (publishedVersion, public-domain)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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Funders: University of Hull
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords: microplastics, seafood contamination, human dietary exposure, microplastic ingestion, Mollusca, Crustacea, fish, Echinodermata, marine organisms, risk of bias
MeSH terms: Dietary Exposure, Microplastics, Food Contamination, Water Pollution, Chemical, Seafood

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