Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

By T. Galloway, M. Cole, C. Lewis. Nature Ecology &Evolution, 2017

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution

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Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment (2018, background): “However, theoretical predictions based onmodels and empirical studies are often contradictory, and it is not known how effects reported for individual organisms may affect ecosystems (12).”
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Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution From Continental Coasts to Subtropical Gyres—Fish, Seabirds, and Other Vertebrates in the SE Pacific (2018, neutral): “Impacts are reported from a wide range of organisms, including microbiota, invertebrates, and vertebrates (Galloway et al., 2017; Law, 2017).”
Microplastics in freshwater fishes: Occurrence, impacts and future perspectives (2021, background): “As much as 80% of aquatic plastic waste originates from terrestrial sources (Andrady, 2011) and often reaches marine environments via connecting freshwaters (Galloway et al., 2017).”
A Global Perspective on Microplastics (2020, background): “More commonly, microplastic ingestion is reported to reduce consumption of nutritious prey, leading to altered metabolism and behavior (as summarized in Galloway et al., 2017).”
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Understanding How Microplastics Affect Marine Biota on the Cellular Level Is Important for Assessing Ecosystem Function: A Review (2019, background): “These secondary colonizers show a chemical attraction to the particle surface indicating a layering of colonizers in the ecocorona (Galloway et al. 2017).”