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Short‐term plastisphere colonization dynamics across six plastic types

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 12, Page 2732-2745, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Marine plastic pollution is a major concern worldwide, but the understanding of plastisphere dynamics remains limited in the southern hemisphere. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a study in South Australia to investigate the prokaryotic community of the plastisphere and its temporal changes over 4 weeks.
Vinuri Silva, Vilma Pérez, Bronwyn M. Gillanders   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Shape and Size on the Transport of Floating Particles on the Free Surface in a Natural Stream

Water Resources Research, Volume 59, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Understanding how floating particles are transported by streaming waters is crucial in predicting the transport of plastic pollution, which is dramatically abundant in rivers, lakes, and oceans. Using particle tracking velocimetry, we investigate the motion of floating particles of different shape and size on the turbulent free surface of a ...
Henri R. Sanness Salmon, Lucia J. Baker, Jessica L. Kozarek, Filippo Coletti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presentation_1_The baseline for micro- and mesoplastic pollution in open Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga beach.pdf

, 2023
Microplastic pollution has become widespread, occurring even in areas with low anthropogenic impacts, small human populations, and low tourism intensity.
Alise Bebrite (17594919), Sanda Svipsta (17594934), Inta Dimante-Deimantovica (4611526), Marta Barone (17594928), Inga Retike (17594922), Jānis Bikše (11209414), Anda Prokopovica (17594931), Maija Viška (17594925), Māris Skudra (17268004), Juris Aigars (1279416)   +9 more
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The potential contribution of citizen science data in the study of coastal microplastic and mesoplastic distributions. [PDF]

Environ Monit Assess
Abstract Plastic pollution in marine environments is an escalating global issue, particularly in coastal regions where geomorphic processes and relatively high waste input can lead to significant accumulation. In this study, we analysed citizen science (CS) data from the Big Microplastic Survey (BMS), collected by volunteers across 39 ...
Jones DM, Potts J, Hale MS.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Litter & microplastics features in table salts from marine origin: Italian versus Croatian brands [PDF]

, 2018
This study estimates litter content, including microplastics, mesoplastic, and macroplastic in marine table salts coming from Italy and Croatia. Both high (HC) and low (LC) costs commercial brands easily found at the supermarket were analysed.
Blaskovic A., Renzi M.
core   +1 more source

Coupling Between Mesoplasticity and Damage in High-cycle Fatigue [PDF]

International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2007
The multiaxial fatigue loading in the high-cycle regime leads to localized mesoscopic plastic strain that occurs in some preferential directions of individual grains for most metallic materials. Crack initiation modeling is difficult in this fatigue regime because the scale where the mechanisms operate is not the engineering scale (macroscopic scale ...
Flaceliere, Laurent, Morel, Franck, Dragon, André   +2 more
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Spatial connections between microplastics and heavy metal pollution within floodplain soils

, 2021
Publication raw data "Spatial connections between microplastics and heavy metal pollution within floodplain soils".Dataset 1 containing general soil data (grain size fractions, pH, organic matter), total plastic loads (p kg-1) and metal ...
Weber, C (via Mendeley Data), Weber, Collin   +1 more
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Close encounters - microplastic availability to pelagic amphipods in sub-antarctic and antarctic surface waters

Environment International, 2020
This study investigated the distribution of plastic debris from the Atlantic portion of the Sub-Antarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. This region is home to some of the highest concentrations of zooplankton biomass but is also threatened by increasing ...
Kirstie Jones-Williams, Tamara Galloway, Matthew Cole, Gabriele Stowasser, Claire Waluda, Clara Manno   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plastic Debris Occurrence, Convergence Areas and Fin Whales Feeding Ground in the Mediterranean Marine Protected Area Pelagos Sanctuary: A Modeling Approach

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
The Mediterranean Sea is greatly affected by marine litter. In this area, research on the impact of plastic debris (including microplastics) on biota, particularly large filter-feeding species such as the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), is still in ...
Maria Cristina Fossi, Teresa Romeo, Matteo Baini, Cristina Panti, Letizia Marsili, Tommaso Campani, Simonepietro Canese, François Galgani, Jean-Noël Druon, Sabina Airoldi, Stefano Taddei, Maria Fattorini, Maria Fattorini, Carlo Brandini, Carlo Brandini, Chiara Lapucci, Chiara Lapucci   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plastic Inputs to Lake Rotorua: An Initial Assessment of Stormwater Stream Plastic Loads and Capture Devices

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 60, Issue 3, September 2026.
Plastics are a known but inconsistently researched challenge to Aotearoa New Zealand's inland freshwater systems. Understanding plastic origins, movement, and removal options for individual water bodies can enhance management efforts. This exploratory study quantified meso‐ and macroplastics entering Lake Rotorua through stormwater streams and assessed
Aria Kerebs, Margaret Armstrong, Deniz Özkundakci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source