Microplastic contamination in market bivalve Argopecten purpuratus from Lima, Peru
Manglar, 2019 Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants in the marine environment. Many marine commercial species, among fish, mollusks and crustaceans, are subject to microplastic exposure through ingestion.
Gabriel De-la-Torre +2 more
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Tafonomía multiservicio. valvas, basura y palimpsestos flotantes [PDF]
, 2014 We discuss the importance of widening the scope of taphonomy, arguing that it is critical to study of different classes of materials within this framework. We introduce several examples related to the deposition of marine shells and garbage.
Borrero, Luis Alberto
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What is with all the plastic garbage everywhere and where does it go? [PDF]
, 2020 Despite countless efforts in recycling, awareness, and limited legislation, plastic pollution has continued to spiral out of control due to massive production/use and the inability to naturally decompose.
Heinz, Maggie +10 more
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Accelerating Biosensor Discovery: A Computationally‐Driven Pipeline for Microplastics Monitoring
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.A computationally guided pipeline unites molecular simulation, synthetic biology, electrochemical engineering, and machine learning to accelerate biosensor discovery. A Bacillus anthracis carbohydrate‐binding module is used to develop a high‐performance micro‐ and nanoplastics sensor with greatly reduced error and variability.
Gabriel X. Pereira +13 more
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Microplastic abundance and its relationship with sediment grain size in seagrass and bare flats of Panjang Island, Banten Bay, Indonesia [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesMicroplastic accumulation in sediment is influenced by the grain size of sediment. Panjang Island, located in Banten Bay, has the potential to accumulate microplastics from bay-wide transport and local anthropogenic sources.
Rofifah Hasna, Rastina, Prartono Tri
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The influence of exposure and physiology on microplastic ingestion by the freshwater fish Rutilus rutilus (roach) in the River Thames, UK [PDF]
, 2018 Microplastics are widespread throughout aquatic environments. However, there is currently insufficient understanding of the factors influencing ingestion of microplastics by organisms, especially higher predators such as fish.
Horton, Alice A. +4 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study introduces a data‐driven framework that combines deep reinforcement learning with classical path planning to achieve adaptive microrobot navigation. By training a surrogate neural network to emulate microrobot dynamics, the approach improves learning efficiency, reduces training time, and enables robust real‐time obstacle avoidance in ...
Amar Salehi +3 more
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The effect of polypropylene on the formation of byssal threads produced by Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussels) [PDF]
, 2020 The presence of microfibers and microplastics in the environment is an ever-growing ecological concern. Accumulation of microplastics (plastic particles smaller than 5 mm) in aquatic environments and the subsequent exposure of these particles to ...
Crisman, Anna-Christina Z. +5 more
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Variability in the drivers of microplastic consumption by fish across four lake ecosystems
Frontiers in Earth ScienceMicroplastic (<5 mm) pollution has been documented globally throughout freshwater and marine ecosystems. Exposure to and ingestion of microplastics presents a threat to the health of aquatic and marine organisms and humans through the consumption of ...
Peter Conowall +9 more
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Microplastic ingestion ubiquitous in marine turtles [PDF]
, 2018 Despite concerns regarding the environmental impacts of microplastics, knowledge of the incidence and levels of synthetic particles in large marine vertebrates is lacking.
Broderick, Annette C. +12 more
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