[HTML][HTML] Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

S Kühn, JA Van Franeker - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This review quantifies plastic interaction in marine biota. Firstly, entanglement and ingestion
records for all marine birds, mammals, turtles, fish, and invertebrate species, are …

Microplastic in fish–a global synthesis

N Wootton, P Reis-Santos, BM Gillanders - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2021 - Springer
Plastic contamination is ubiquitous, with plastic found in hundreds of species of aquatic
wildlife, including fish. Lacking a broad and comprehensive view of this global issue across …

Sampling and quality assurance and quality control: a guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices

SM Brander, VC Renick, MM Foley… - Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the
greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across …

Plastic ingestion by marine fish is widespread and increasing

MS Savoca, AG McInturf, EL Hazen - Global Change Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic pollution has pervaded almost every facet of the biosphere, yet we lack an
understanding of consumption risk by marine species at the global scale. To address this …

Current levels of microplastic pollution impact wild seabird gut microbiomes

G Fackelmann, CK Pham, Y Rodríguez… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Microplastics contaminate environments worldwide and are ingested by numerous species,
whose health is affected in multiple ways. A key dimension of health that may be affected is …

[HTML][HTML] Recommended best practices for collecting, analyzing, and reporting microplastics in environmental media: Lessons learned from comprehensive monitoring …

E Miller, M Sedlak, D Lin, C Box, C Holleman… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent contaminants in the ocean and a pervasive and
preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics come in a wide variety …

Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA

J Carlin, C Craig, S Little, M Donnelly, D Fox… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to quantify the abundance of plastic pollution in the gastrointestinal
tracts in birds of prey. Data was collected from all birds retrieved from the Audubon Center …

Macrophage–NLRP3 activation promotes right ventricle failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension

R Al-Qazazi, PDA Lima, SZ Prisco, F Potus… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) often results in death from right ventricular
failure (RVF). NLRP3 (nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich-containing family, pyrin …

Finding the balance between research and monitoring: When are methods good enough to understand plastic pollution?

AL Lusher, S Primpke - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plastic pollution is an international environmental problem. Desire to act is shared from the
public to policymakers, yet motivation and approaches are diverging. Public attention is …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic ingestion by Arctic fauna: a review

F Collard, A Ask - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The distribution of marine plastic litter is unequal around the world, some areas being more
polluted. Given that the Arctic is not a highly populated area, very low levels of plastics are …