Microplastic is an abundant and distinct microbial habitat in an urban river.

By A. McCormick, T. Hoellein, S. Mason, J. Schluep, J. Kelly. Environmental Science and Technology, 2014

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Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution

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• Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review (2018, background): “Alang-Sosiya ship breaking yard* Mumbai, India 81 items /kg sediment Chemical analysis by FT-IR spectroscopy and morphology using SEM Reddy et al. 2006 Recreational beaches in Mumbai (Aksa, Versova, Juhu, Dadar) Mumbai, India 7.49 g and 68.83 items/sq.m; 1–20 mm size particles with 41.85% of 1–5 mm ”
• Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture (2017, background): “5 Pathogens It has been documented that plastic debris can act as a substrate for diverse microbial communities (Harrison et al., 2011, 2014; Zettler, Mincer and Amaral-Zettler, 2013; McCormick et al., 2014).”
• A Global Perspective on Microplastics (2020, background): “McCormick et al. (2014) observed microplastic concentrations increased from upstream (1.94 ± 0.81 particles m−3) to downstream (18 ± 11 particles/m3) sites in the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi.”
• Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood (2016, positive): “Similarly, Set € al € a et al. (2014) showed ingestion of 10 l m fl uorescent polystyrene microspheres by mysid shrimp, copepods, cladocerans, rotifers, polychaete larvae and ciliates.”
• Characteristic of microplastics in the atmospheric fallout from Dongguan city, China: preliminary research and first evidence (2017, background): “…global environment, including seas (Desforges et al. 2014; Ng and Obbard 2006; Thompson et al. 2004), freshwater lakes (Eriksen et al. 2013; Faure et al. 2012), rivers (McCormick et al. 2014; Moore et al. 2011; Morritt et al. 2014), and terrestrial environments (Jambeck et al. 2015; Rillig 2012).”
• Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities. (2017, background): “…2.4 m-3, upstream sewage treatment works (STW) Average particle abundance 5.7 m-3, downstream STW Average particles 0.002 L-1 Average particles 0.006 L-1 McCormick et al. (2014) River Water Rivers: Papatsco Corsica Rhode Magothy Sampling depth 15 cm Average particle abundance 155,374 km-2…”
• A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments. (2017, background): “Some studies showed relatively high concentrations of microplastics in rivers and gave first insight on the role of urban areas in this pollution (Dris et al., 2015a; Mani et al., 2015; McCormick et al., 2014).”
• Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging. (2017, neutral): “While McCormick et al. (2014) detected signi fi cantly more MP in the surface water of a highly urbanized river in Chicago after the introduction of treated waste water (TWW), Klein et al. (2015) could not link MP data of Rhine sediments to WWTPs.”