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Microplastic Contamination

Microplastic Contamination is a form of environmental pollution characterized by the pervasive presence of synthetic polymer particles less than 5 mm in diameter in terrestrial or aquatic matrices, distinguished from other contaminants by their plastic composition, microscale size, and persistence in ecosystems.

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Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

Mark A. Oakley Browne, Phillip Crump, S. J. Niven et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 4.6K citations

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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

Marcus Eriksen, Laurent Lebreton, Henry S. Carson et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 4.6K citations · Full text

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Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Werner Kloas, Christiane Zarfl et al. · Global Change Biology · 2017 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

Rachid Dris, Johnny Gaspéri, Mohamed Saad et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2016 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel

Amy Lusher, Matthew McHugh, Richard C. Thompson · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2012 · 2K citations

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Authors

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  1. CM
    Chelsea M. Rochman

    University of Toronto, Canada

    30 publications · 4.6K citations

    27

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  2. JW
    Jun Wang

    South China Agricultural University, China

    28 publications · 6.8K citations

    27

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  3. HS
    Huahong Shi

    East China Normal University, China

    23 publications · 9.7K citations

    23

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  4. RC
    Richard C. Thompson

    University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 20.8K citations

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  5. AC
    Armando C. Duarte

    University of Aveiro, Portugal

    21 publications · 4.6K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    87 h-index

    699 publications

    107.7K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    61 h-index

    231 publications

    35.3K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    49 h-index

    240 publications

    27.7K citations

  4. East China Normal University

    Shanghai, China

    47 h-index

    227 publications

    77K citations

  5. Ministry of Natural Resources

    Beijing, China

    39 h-index

    255 publications

    26.3K citations

  6. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    35 h-index

    68 publications

    65K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    32 h-index

    122 publications

    16.1K citations

  8. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    31 h-index

    94 publications

    25.5K citations

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Venues

  1. The Science of The Total Environment

    558 publications · 64.9K citations

    133

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  2. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    474 publications · 66.2K citations

    128

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  3. Environmental Pollution

    288 publications · 52.1K citations

    116

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  4. Chemosphere

    158 publications · 17.2K citations

    71

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  5. Journal of Hazardous Materials

    185 publications · 17.6K citations

    69

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