Inadequate products, waste management, and policy are struggling to prevent plastic waste
from infiltrating ecosystems [1, 2]. Disintegration into smaller pieces means that the …

It has been hypothesised that, if ingested, plastic debris could act as vector for the transfer of
chemical contaminants from seawater to organisms, yet modelling suggest that, in the …

Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced annually. Countless large items of plastic debris
are accumulating in marine habitats worldwide and may persist for centuries (1–4). Here …

Plastics debris in the marine environment, including resin pellets, fragments and microscopic
plastic fragments, contain organic contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs…

Previous studies of uptake and effects of nanoplastics by marine organisms have been
conducted at what may be unrealistically high concentrations. This is a consequence of the …

Plastic debris litters marine and terrestrial habitats worldwide. It is ingested by numerous
species of animals, causing deleterious physical effects. High concentrations of hydrophobic …

Microplastics have the potential to uptake and release persistent organic pollutants (POPs);
however, subsequent transfer to marine organisms is poorly understood. Some models …

Cosmetic products, such as facial scrubs, have been identified as potentially important primary
sources of microplastics to the marine environment. This study characterises, quantifies …

The objective of this study was to identify chemical components that could distinguish
chemical mixtures in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) that had potentially migrated to …

Plastics are known to sorb persistent organic pollutants from seawater. However, studies to
quantify sorption rates have only considered the affinity of chemicals in isolation, unlike the …