Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Plastics become rapidly colonized by microbes when released into marine environments.
This microbial community—the Plastisphere—has recently sparked a multitude of scientific …

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs,
distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered …

Abstract 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 …

Plastic waste increasingly accumulates in the marine environment, but data on the
distribution and quantification of riverine sources required for development of effective …

The subtropical oceanic gyre in the North Pacific Ocean is currently covered with tens of
thousands of tonnes of floating plastic debris, dispersed over millions of square kilometres. A …

Plastics enter the environment and break up into microplastics (MPs) and even nanoplastics
(NPs) by biotic and abiotic weathering. These small particles are widely distributed in the …

This article surveys the politics of plastics through a reading and analysis of more than 180
scientific articles in the fields of environmental science and environmental studies. Despite …

Sequestration of plastics in sediments is considered the ultimate sink of marine plastic
pollution that would justify unexpectedly low loads found in surface waters. Here, we …

Plastic litter has become one of the most serious threats to the marine environment. Over
690 marine species have been impacted by plastic debris with small plastic particles being …