The complex interaction between marine debris and toxic chemicals in the ocean.

By R. Engler. Environmental Science and Technology, 2012

670 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution

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In Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

1. A. Lusher
2. Richard C. Thompson
3. J. C. Prata
4. F. Regoli
5. C. Avio
6. F. Galgani
7. P. Ryan
8. T. Galloway

In Pollution

1. A. Lusher
2. Richard C. Thompson
3. L. Hoogenboom
4. F. Regoli
5. C. Avio
6. F. Galgani
7. T. Galloway
8. J. C. Prata

Citations in the corpus

• Observations of floating anthropogenic litter in the Barents Sea and Fram Strait, Arctic (2016, background): “Contrary to a common notion that most plastics are characterised by a low density and will only sink after fouling organisms and sediments have added weight, it has been estimated that 50 % of the plastics from municipal waste exceed the density of sea water such that it readily sinks to the seafloo”
• Using expert elicitation to estimate the impacts of plastic pollution on marine wildlife (2016, background): “yet been made, but this is a growing concern and active area of research [33].”
• Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health? (2018, positive): “Sources of microplastics are associated with larger population densities (Browne et al., 2011), whereas distribution is influenced by currents, winds and particle density (Engler, 2012), in some cases responsible for their movement between environmental compartments (Horton et al., 2017).”
• Does size and buoyancy affect the long-distance transport of floating debris? (2015, background): “Small plastic items are particularly problematic because they might act as a vector for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances to enter marine foodwebs, potentially impacting human health (Teuten et al 2009, Engler 2012, Galloway 2015).”
• The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects (2020, background): “3 that approximately half of the plastics produced is heavier than seawater (Engler, 2012), a large 79”
• The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment. (2014, background): “they are of particular concern for human and environmental health (Engler, 2012).”
• Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China. (2015, background): “Microplastics are a particular threat not only due to their size but also for their capacity to adsorb persistent organic pollutants (Engler, 2012).”
• Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know (2014, background): “, PCBs and DDT) has been published recently [55], and a number of studies exist for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) [56-61].”
• Bio-sourced polymers as alternatives to conventional food packaging materials: A review (2021, background): “When humans consume such species, many potentially toxic chemicals also enter the body (Engler, 2012).”
• Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Distribution, Interactions and Effects (2015, background): “It has recently been estimated that 50 % of the plastics from municipal waste have a higher density than seawater such that it will readily sink to the seafloor (Engler 2012).”
• Microplastics in freshwater systems: a review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs. (2015, background): “…the microplastic itself, ingested plastic debris may act as a medium to concentrate and transfer chemicals and persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances (PBTs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, to organisms (Table 3) (Teuten et al., 2007, 2009; Engler, 2012; Browne et al., 2013).”