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Microplastics in the Southern Ocean

, 2017
A field survey to collect microplastics with sizes < 5 mm was conducted in the Southern Ocean in 2016. We performed five net-tows and collected 44 pieces of plastic. Total particle counts of the entire water column, which is free of vertical mixing, were
内田, 圭一, トウカイ, タダシ, Uchida, Keiichi, Uchiyama, Kaori, ウチダ, ケイイチ, Tokai, Tadashi, 東海, 正, Isobe, Atsuhiko   +7 more
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Interactions between Microplastics and Contaminants in Urban Waters

, 2023
This chapter aims to review recent studies regarding the interaction behavior of microplastics and environmental contaminants in aquatic systems and their potential threats to ecosystems.
Ni, BJ, Dai, X, Luo, T
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Recent Insights into Microplastic Pollution and Its Effects on Soil Carbon: A Five-Year Ecosystem Review

Microplastics
The widespread presence of microplastics (MPs) is of growing concern for both the scientific community and the public. Contemporary research increasingly focuses on ecosystem transformation and global climate change.
Anastasia Vainberg, Evgeny Abakumov, Timur Nizamutdinov   +2 more
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Self-Consistent Field Modelling of Microplastic Particle Formation and Adsorption of Macromolecular Pollutants

Microplastics
Accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in aqueous environments poses a serious ecological problem nowadays. MP particles are able to adsorb pollutants of different kinds and to transport them to living organisms, leading to biotoxicity. Hence, investigation
Alexey A. Polotsky, Anna S. Ivanova, Anna A. Mercurieva, Vladimir P. Toshchevikov, José Kenny   +4 more
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Distribution Characteristics of Microplastics in Surface Seawater off the Yangtze River Estuary Section and Analysis of Ecological Risk Assessment

Toxics, 2023
Microplastics are widespread in the oceans as a new type of pollutant. Due to the special geographical environment characteristics, the Yangtze River estuary region become hotspot for microplastics research.
Xiao Ji, Shuaishuai Yan, Yanlong He, Haisheng He, Hanqi Liu   +4 more
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Microplastic Exposure for Pinnipeds (Pinnipedia): A Rapid Review

Ecologies
The widespread distribution of microplastics (MPs) is causing increasing concern among the scientific community and the public. Marine mammals are considered indicators of the ecological health of marine ecosystems, and many species, suffering from ...
Anastasia Vainberg, Evgeny Abakumov
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The impact of microplastic pollution on ecological environment: a review

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2022
Microplastic pollution and its impact on the ecological environment have attracted worldwide attention. The strong adsorption capacity of the microplastic surface plays an important role in the migration of microplastics throughout the environment ...
Xi Mao, Yuchen Xu, Zhong Cheng, Yunbo Yang, Zetang Guan, Lu Jiang, Kai Tang   +6 more
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Original data for article: Microplastics accumulate to thin layers in the stratified Baltic Sea

, 2021
Description of the data and files: The data was created in 2019-2020 and opened in 2021. The dataset consists of two Excel files: BalticSeaMIF_sampling.xlsx contains information about sampling, including coordinates of the sampling sites, depths and ...
Lehtiniemi, Maiju,Finnish Environment Institute, Setälä, Outi,Finnish Environment Institute, Pääkkönen, Minna,University of Eastern Finland, Uurasjärvi, Emilia,University of Eastern Finland, Koistinen, Arto,University of Eastern Finland   +4 more
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Preliminary Proposal for Standardizing the Protocol for the Determination of Microplastics’ Influence on the CO₂ and/or CH₄ Emission in Agricultural Soils

Applied Sciences
Soil contamination by microplastics (MPs) is a global problem, exacerbated by the growing production of plastics and low levels of recycling. Considering that agricultural lands constitute a significant part of the land surface (37.7%), the study of the ...
Anastasia Vainberg, Ivan Kushnov, Evgeny Abakumov, Vyacheslav Polyakov   +3 more
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Presence of microplastics contamination in table salt and estimated exposure in humans [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Microplastics are plastic fragments measuring less than 5 millimeters which are formed from degraded plastic materials and have the potential to pollute the environment.
D.A. Syamsu, D. Deswati, S. Syafrizayanti, A. Putra, Y. Suteja   +4 more
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