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Microplastics [PDF]

open access: yesGeneral Information Product, 2020
Deze Deltafact is een product van de Ketenverkenner, een project onderde Kennisimpuls Waterkwaliteit (KIWK In de KIWK werken Rijk,provincies, waterschappen, drinkwaterbedrijven en kennisinstituten samenom meer inzicht te krijgen in de kwaliteit van het grond- enoppervlaktewater en de factoren die deze kwaliteit beïnvloeden.
José Antonio Baptista Neto   +2 more
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Detection of Microplastics by Various Types of Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in the Korean Sea

open access: yesSeparations, 2022
Microplastic pollution in the ocean has a major impact on marine organisms, including digestive system damage and reduced growth and fertility. This study investigated the amount, size, color, type, and presence of heads and intestines of microplastics ...
Heejung Yoon   +3 more
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Abundance and Distribution of Microplastics in Invertebrate and Fish Species and Sediment Samples along the German Wadden Sea Coastline

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Monitoring strategies are becoming increasingly important as microplastic contamination increases. To find potentially suitable organisms and sites for biota monitoring in the German Wadden Sea, we collected invertebrates (n = 1585), fish (n = 310), and ...
Laura Polt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polystyrene microplastics alter bioaccumulation, and physiological and histopathological toxicities of cadmium in the polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Heavy metal (HM) pollution in the marine environment has been of concern for decades. The potential impact of HMs carried by emerging marine pollutants such as microplastics (MPs) has attracted attention only in recent years.
Yi Cong   +14 more
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Development of Microplastic Research in ASEAN [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Microplastic research is currently an exciting trend along with global environmental problems. The purpose of this study is to review the development of microplastic research in ASEAN.
Khodijah, Habibah Sayyidah Nur
doaj   +1 more source

Microplastic Abundance in Telebralia at Mangrove Forest Pulau Panjang, Serang-Banten [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
This research investigated the abundance and the type of microplastic pollution in Telebralia collected at mangrove forest in Pulau Panjang. In total of 60 Telebralia consist of 30 Telebralia palustris and 30 Telebralia sulcata were collected.
Siahaan Christina Putri   +1 more
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Microplastic Index—How to Predict Microplastics Formation?

open access: yesPolymers, 2023
The presence of microplastics in environmental compartments is generally recognized as a (potential) health risk. Many papers have been published on the abundance of microplastics at various locations around the globe, but only limited knowledge is available on possible mitigation routes.
Arjen Boersma   +7 more
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Lethal, behavioral, growth and developmental toxicities of alkyl-PAHs and non-alkyl PAHs to early-life stage of brine shrimp, Artemia parthenogenetica

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021
Alkyl-PAHs are the predominant form of PAHs in crude oils which are supposed to demonstrate different toxicities compared to non-alkyl PAHs. Little information is available about the toxicity of alkyl-PAHs on marine Artemia.
Yi Cong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of microplastics in human colectomy specimens

open access: yesJGH Open, 2021
Background and Aim While dietary exposure to microplastics is increasingly recognized, it is unknown if ingested plastics remain within the digestive tract. We aimed to examine human colectomy specimens for microplastics and to report the characteristics
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marine microplastics [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2017
Galloway and Lewis discuss marine microplastics and their devastating effects on ocean ecosystems.
Galloway, T, Lewis, C
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