The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment.

By J. A. Ivar do Sul, MF Costa. Environmental Pollution, 2014

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Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals (2015, background): “…and other recreational activities can potentially introduce plastic debris into the marine environment through minor damage to boat hulls that releases paint chips into the ocean, and/or inadvertent loss of ropes and rigging lines, fishing floats and marker buoys (Ivar do Sul and Costa 2014).”
Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment (2018, background): “Among the plasticmaterials found in the aquatic environment, so-calledmicroplastic particles (MPPs; <5 mm)—mainly fragments, fibers, and spheres— have attracted particular attention (7, 8) because harmful effects of MPPs on various aquatic organisms have been proposed (6, 8–11), linked either to the”
Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil. (2017, background): “Some studies have identified interactions between microplastic and the chemical pollutants they absorb on their surfaces (Ivar do Sul and Costa, 2014).”
Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants. (2016, background): “These toxic pollutants may eventually enter into an ecosystem's food chain if the contaminated plastic residues are ingested by fish, aquatic invertebrates, and other wildlife (Ivar do Sul and Costa, 2014).”