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Plastic Pellet Pollution

Plastic Pellet Pollution is a form of microplastic pollution characterized by the environmental dispersion and accumulation of pre-production plastic pellets, distinguished from other microplastic sources by their industrial origin and role as raw material feedstock in plastic manufacturing.

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13.8K

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336

Authors

167

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2017–2026

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Publications

85

Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment

Yukie Mato, Tomohiko Isobe, Hideshige Takada et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2000 · 1.9K citations

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Adsorption of trace metals to plastic resin pellets in the marine environment

Luke Holmes, Andrew Turner, Richard C. Thompson · Environmental Pollution · 2011 · 1K citations

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Long-Term Field Measurement of Sorption of Organic Contaminants to Five Types of Plastic Pellets: Implications for Plastic Marine Debris

Chelsea M. Rochman, Eunha Hoh, Brian T. Hentschel et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2012 · 943 citations

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Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

Karen Ashton, Luke Holmes, Andrew Turner · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2010 · 848 citations

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Interactions between trace metals and plastic production pellets under estuarine conditions

Luke Holmes, Andrew Turner, Richard C. Thompson · Marine Chemistry · 2014 · 671 citations

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Authors

336

  1. HT
    Hideshige Takada

    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

    13 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. AT
    Alexander Turra

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    7 publications · 952 citations

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  3. RY
    Rei Yamashita

    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  4. HK
    Hrissi K. Karapanagioti

    University of Patras, Greece

    5 publications · 926 citations

    5

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  5. FT
    Fabiana T. Moreira

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    4 publications · 596 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 336

Institutions

167

  1. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    11 h-index

    57 publications

    18.4K citations

  2. University of Patras

    Pátrai, Greece

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    3K citations

  4. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    6.9K citations

  5. National Institute of Oceanography

    Panjim, India

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    721 citations

  6. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    298 citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    102 citations

  8. Instituto Federal do Maranhão

    São Luís, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    356 citations

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Venues

  1. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    34 publications · 5.2K citations

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  2. Environmental Pollution

    5 publications · 1.6K citations

    5

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  3. The Science of The Total Environment

    4 publications · 200 citations

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  4. Marine Environmental Research

    3 publications · 624 citations

    3

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  5. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

    3 publications · 499 citations

    3

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