The growing evidence of microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems reveals adverse effects of microplastics on soil biota and plant growth. However, since large scale assessments are lacking, it is possible that the ...

Microplastics are amongst the contaminants of emerging concern for aquatic systems. These ubiquitous environmental contaminants began to be reported since the 1970s, with increasing studies about their distribution and ...

Pollution by microplastics in aquatic ecosystems is accumulating at an unprecedented scale, emerging as a new surface for biofilm formation and gene exchange. In this study, we determined the permissiveness of aquatic ...

Although estuaries act as a sink of many pollutants, the assessment of microplastics pollution in these transition environments remain scarce or unknown. Sediments from estuarine intertidal areas possess a great ecological ...

Methods to assess the effects of contaminants on marine organisms typically involve euthanasia to obtain samples, but less invasive techniques may be more appropriate for working with threatened species. In this study, ...

It is increasingly recognized that the ubiquity of convenient single-use plastic has resulted in a global plastic pollution challenge, with substantial environmental and health consequences. Physical, chemical, and ...