This study investigates the scope of global marine microplastic pollution and its implications
on marine ecosystems and human health. We first delve into how plastic enters the ocean …

The increasing enrichment of microplastics (MPs) in the shoreline environment poses both
ecological and social-economic risks. The alteration and motion of MPs in the ocean under …

Microplastics have long been present in marine and terrestrial environments and have
emerged in recent decades as a global environmental concern. This pollutant has been …

Microplastic particles (MP) are an emerging contaminant threatening many aquatic systems.
Because of the sharp increase in plastic manufacture, the concentration of MP in natural …

This study addresses the pressing issue of plastic pollution in coastal and marine
ecosystems, challenging the misconception that the entrapment of plastics can be …

Microplastics are persistent toxic pollutants, detected in different environmental
compartments. Numerous studies on the characteristics and distribution of microplastics …

The microbial community colonized on microplastics (MPs), known as the 'plastisphere', has
attracted extensive concern owing to its environmental implications. Coastal salt marshes …

Coastal areas are prone to plastic accumulation due to their proximity to land based
sources. Coastal vegetated habitats (eg, seagrasses, saltmarshes, mangroves) provide a …

Habitat degradation in coastal ecosystems has resulted in the fragmentation of coastal
aquatic vegetation and compromised their role in supplying essential ecological services …

Microplastics (MPs) represent an emergent contamination marker. For this reason, we
analyzed the vertical distribution of MPs in six sediment cores retrieved from the Patos-Mirim …