Size- and shape-dependent effects of microplastic particles on adult daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio).
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DOI: 10.1002/etc.3881
Abstract: The incidence of microplastics in marine environments has been increasing over the past several decades. The objective of the present study was to characterize the size- and shape-dependent effects of microplastic particles (spheres, fibers, and… read more here.
Keywords: adult daggerblade; grass; grass shrimp; daggerblade grass ... See more keywords
Toward an Improved Understanding of the Ingestion and Trophic Transfer of Microplastic Particles: Critical Review and Implications for Future Research
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DOI: 10.1002/etc.4718
Abstract: Abstract Microplastic particles have been observed in the environment and routinely detected in the stomachs and intestines of aquatic organisms over the last 50 yr. In the present review, information on the ingestion of plastic debris… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; microplastic particles; trophic transfer; review ... See more keywords
Determination of nano and microplastic particles in hypersaline lakes by multiple methods
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09470-8
Abstract: Microplastics and nanoplastics have a range of impacts on the aquatic environment and present major challenges to their mitigation and management. Their transport and fate depend on their composition, form, and the characteristics of the… read more here.
Keywords: nano microplastic; particles hypersaline; lakes multiple; microplastic particles ... See more keywords
Determination of the pharmaceuticals–nano/microplastics in aquatic systems by analytical and instrumental methods
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-09751-w
Abstract: Pharmaceutical residues and nanoplastic and microplastic particles as emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment are a subject of increasing concern in terms of the effect on water sources and marine organisms. There is lack of… read more here.
Keywords: microplastics aquatic; nanoplastic microplastic; pharmaceutical residues; residues nanoplastic ... See more keywords
Microplastics increase impact of treated wastewater on freshwater microbial community.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.070
Abstract: Plastic pollution is a major global concern with several million microplastic particles entering every day freshwater ecosystems via wastewater discharge. Microplastic particles stimulate biofilm formation (plastisphere) throughout the water column and have the potential to… read more here.
Keywords: microbial community; community; microplastics increase; treated wastewater ... See more keywords
Separation and characterization of microplastic and nanoplastic particles in marine environment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118773
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Keywords: marine environment; characterization; characterization microplastic; separation characterization ... See more keywords
Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastic particles and fibers in conventional activated sludge process and advanced MBR technology.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.01.049
Abstract: Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are acting as routes of microplastics (MPs) to the environment, hence the urgent need to examine MPs in wastewaters and different types of sludge through sampling campaigns covering extended periods of… read more here.
Keywords: conventional activated; process; activated sludge; microplastic particles ... See more keywords
Potential toxicity of polystyrene microplastic particles
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64464-9
Abstract: Environmental pollution arising from plastic waste is a major global concern. Plastic macroparticles, microparticles, and nanoparticles have the potential to affect marine ecosystems and human health. It is generally accepted that microplastic particles are not… read more here.
Keywords: human health; toxicity polystyrene; microplastic particles; polystyrene ... See more keywords
130 Exposures to Airborne Human-Respirable Microplastic Particles
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac087.169
Abstract: Plastics and their breakdown products, specifically microplastics, are ubiquitously present in the environment from a variety of sources. Analysis of air samples has also revealed the presence of fragmented, spherical, and fibrous plastic particles in… read more here.
Keywords: exposures airborne; air samples; human respirable; chemistry ... See more keywords
148 Development of a test Method to Determine Inhalation Exposure of Microplastic Particles when Reusable Disposable Masks in Place
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac087.246
Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has swept the globe since late 2019 and has driven explosive growth in the use of masks that has arisen an emerging concern of inhaled microplastic particles (MPs) when reuse disposable masks.… read more here.
Keywords: disposable masks; determine; spectroscopy; microscopy ... See more keywords
Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187590
Abstract: Microplastic particles are ubiquitous not only in marine but also in freshwater ecosystems. However, the impacts of microplastics, consisting of a large variety of synthetic polymers, on freshwater organisms remains poorly understood. We examined the… read more here.
Keywords: life history; molecular level; daphnia magna; history molecular ... See more keywords