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2023
Low microplastic loads in riverine European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from southwest England during their marine–freshwater transition
2022
Microplastic loads within riverine fishes and macroinvertebrates are not predictable from ecological or morphological characteristics
Distinct microplastic patterns in the sediment and biota of an urban stream
Earthworms ingest microplastic fibres and nanoplastics with effects on egestion rate and long-term retention
Accumulation of nylon microplastics and polybrominated diphenyl ethers and effects on gut microbial community of Chironomus sancticaroli
Ecotoxicity of microplastics to freshwater biota: Considering exposure and hazard across trophic levels
Modelling submerged biofouled microplastics and their vertical trajectories
2021
Semi-automated analysis of microplastics in complex wastewater samples
Developing a systematic method for extraction of microplastics in soils
Modelling microplastics in the River Thames: sources, sinks and policy implications
2020
Transport and burial of microplastics in deep-marine sediments by turbidity currents
Microplastics and their effects on soil function as a life-supporting System
Identification and quantification of microplastics in potable water and their sources within water treatment works in England and Wales
Accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and microbiome response in the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis with exposure to nylon (polyamide) microplastics
Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation
Microplastic pollution in a rapidly changing world: Implications for remote and vulnerable marine ecosystems
Identification of tidal trapping of microplastics in a temperate salt marsh system using sea surface microlayer sampling
High concentrations of plastic hidden beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean
2019
Toward the integrated marine debris observing system
A temporal sediment record of microplastics in an urban lake, London, UK
Dispersion, accumulation, and the ultimate fate of microplastics in deep-marine environments: a review and future directions
Towards an enhanced understanding of the fate of microplastics in aquatic systems through improvement of analysis and reporting standards
2018
Acute toxicity of organic pesticides to Daphnia magna is unchanged by co-exposure to polystyrene microplastics
The influence of exposure and physiology on microplastic ingestion by the freshwater fish Rutilus rutilus (roach) in the River Thames, UK
Microplastics: an introduction to environmental transport processes
2017
Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities
Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification
A large-scale investigation of microplastic contamination: abundance and characteristics of microplastics in European beach sediment
2016
Ingestion of microplastics by the chironomid Chironomus sancticaroli and effects on the microbiome in the presence of PBDEs
2015
Presence and abundance of microplastics in the Thames River Basin, UK