Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human …

W Huang, B Song, J Liang, Q Niu, G Zeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

Microplastics in decapod crustaceans: Accumulation, toxicity and impacts, a review

AH D'Costa - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in the aquatic environment poses a serious threat not only to
aquatic organisms but also to human beings that consume them. The uptake and effects of …

Polystyrene microplastics induce endoplasmic reticulum stress, apoptosis and inflammation by disrupting the gut microbiota in carp intestines

F Wang, Q Zhang, J Cui, B Bao, X Deng, L Liu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been recognized as a widespread new pollutant in nature and have
induced an increase in the occurrence of a variety of diseases in carp. An animal model of …

Birds and plastic pollution: recent advances

L Wang, G Nabi, L Yin, Y Wang, S Li, Z Hao, D Li - Avian Research, 2021 - Springer
Plastic waste and debris have caused substantial environmental pollution globally in the
past decades, and they have been accumulated in hundreds of terrestrial and aquatic avian …

Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms

JO Jimoh, S Rahmah, S Mazelan, M Jalilah… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution in our environment, especially water bodies is an emerging threat to
food security and human health. Inevitably, the outbreak of Covid-19 has necessitated the …

Toxicity induced via ingestion of naturally-aged polystyrene microplastics by a small-sized terrestrial bird and its potential role as vectors for the dispersion of these …

SS de Souza, ÍN Freitas… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a growing number of studies on the impact of microplastics
(MPs) on biota. However, its effects on birds' health are poorly understood. Thus, we aimed …

Reducing uncertainty and confronting ignorance about the potential impacts of microplastic on animals: A critical review

R Ding, Y Dong, Z Ouyang, X Zuo, Y Zhang… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is omnipresent in the global environment, and its potential
harm to animal health has aroused widespread concern. The primary pathways and …

Microplastics in special protected areas for migratory birds in the Bay of Biscay

P Masiá, A Ardura, E Garcia-Vazquez - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is a major ecological catastrophe that endangers vulnerable species. Small
plastic fragments and filaments enter the food web in the ocean threatening marine species …

[HTML][HTML] Ingestion and characterization of plastic debris by loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in the Balearic Islands

A Solomando, F Pujol, A Sureda, S Pinya - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has become ubiquitous pollutants in seas and oceans and can affect a wide
range of species. For some marine species, plastic debris could pose a considerable threat …

Biofilm development of Bacillus siamensis ATKU1 on pristine short chain low-density polyethylene: a case study on microbe-microplastics interaction

A Tarafdar, JU Lee, JE Jeong, H Lee, Y Jung… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
A low-density polyethylene (LDPE) degrading bacterial strain (ATKU1) was isolated
(99.86% similar with Bacillus siamensis KCTC 13613 T) from a plastic dumping site to study …