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Microplastics in the Ocean [PDF]

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015
Since their ubiquity in the ocean and marine organisms was first revealed, global concern about microplastics has grown considerably. The North Pacific Ocean and the adjacent marginal seas have high levels of microplastic contamination compared with the global average.
Won Joon, Shim, Richard C, Thomposon
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Correction: SCCWRP workshop series

Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 2022
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
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Study on Adsorption of Heavy Metals Cu and Zn by Microplastics Under Different Aged Factors [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Microplastics are widely distributed in a variety of environments, absorbing heavy metals in the environment while aging due to various environmental factors.
Teng Wenxi, Zhang Xiang, Yang Yalin, Zeng Jinfeng, Lian Junfeng, Qin Xinxin   +5 more
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Adding Depth to Microplastics

Environmental Science & Technology, 2023
In MICRO 2022, Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from MACRO to ...
Barchiesi, M., Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A.
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Assessing the efficiency of microplastics extraction methods for tropical beach sediments and matrix preparation for experimental controls

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
IntroductionMicroplastic pollution has become a global issue, eliciting attention not just from the scientific community but also both from the public and governmental bodies.
Jan Danielle P. Bonita, Jan Danielle P. Bonita, Jan Danielle P. Bonita, Norchel Corcia F. Gomez, Norchel Corcia F. Gomez, Deo Florence L. Onda, Deo Florence L. Onda   +6 more
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Identification and Characterization of Microplastics on the Surface Water in Laguna de Bay, Philippines [PDF]

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2023
Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is surrounded by developing cities that pollute the lake with plastics from different industrial and domestic activities.
C. C. Deocaris, M. C. Fernandez, A. R. Lee, S. L. A. Miao and J. B. P. Padolina
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Marine microplastics [PDF]

Current Biology, 2017
Galloway and Lewis discuss marine microplastics and their devastating effects on ocean ecosystems.
Galloway, T, Lewis, C
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Research progress on microplastics pollution in polar oceans

, 2023
Microplastics pollution in the oceans has become a new environmental threat in recent years. Microplastics have been found even in remote polar sea areas, including in water, sediment, sea ice, marine snow, and marine organisms in polar sea areas.
Weiwei Zhang, Wang, Juying, Xiaoxing Liu, Shoufeng Zhang, Zhang, Weiwei, Lu Huang, Zhang, Shoufeng, Huang, Lu, Liu, Xiaoxing, Juying Wang, Siyu Zhang, Li, Lingyun, Lingyun Li, Zhang, Siyu   +13 more
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Microplastics in the Nigerian Environment- A review [PDF]

, 2022
The use of plastics and their applications is growing by the second. Their quick production and consequent improper disposal have made plastics a concern for researchers and policymakers.
Ayodele Ifeoluwa, Faleti, Ayodele Ifeoluwa Faleti   +1 more
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Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023
Microplastics are ubiquitous in our environment but their presence in air is less well understood. Homes are likely a key source of airborne microplastics and microfibres to the environment owing to the frequent use and storage of plastics and textiles ...
Ben Williams, Laura De Vito, Ana M. Sardo, Kirsty Pringle, Mark Hansen, Mark Taylor, Kathryn Lamb-Riddell, Sophie Laggan, Tim Cox, Freya Radford, Enda T. Hayes   +10 more
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