Ana I. Catarino

Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

Ana I. Catarino, Valeria Macchia, William Sanderson et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2018 · 763 citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +15

Development and optimization of a standard method for extraction of microplastics in mussels by enzyme digestion of soft tissues

Ana I. Catarino, Richard C. Thompson, William Sanderson et al. · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · 2016 · 327 citations

Pharmacy, Toxicology, Aquatic Toxicology +9

Risks of floating microplastic in the global ocean

Gert Everaert, Maarten De Rijcke, Britt Lonneville et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2020 · 223 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences +17

Microplastic detection and identification by Nile red staining: Towards a semi-automated, cost- and time-effective technique

Nelle Meyers, Ana I. Catarino, Annelies Declercq et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2022 · 200 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences +17

Use of fluorescent-labelled nanoplastics (NPs) to demonstrate NP absorption is inconclusive without adequate controls

Ana I. Catarino, Amelie Frutos, Theodore B. Henry · The Science of The Total Environment · 2019 · 180 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Toxicology +14