A whale of a plastic tale: A plea for interdisciplinary studies to tackle micro- and nanoplastic pollution in the marine realm

Solving a microplastic dilemma? Evaluating additive release with a dynamic leaching method for microplastic assessment (DyLeMMA)

“…Furthermore, a wide range of disparate experimental approaches have been used to evaluate the leaching of additives from plastic pollution, often without consideration of environmental relevance. Progress towards the development of standardised methods in the field of microplastic research has been identified as a critical step to advance efforts in understanding the impact of microplastic pollution, developing sustainable solutions, and implementing regulation [ 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”

The tolerance of a keystone ecosystem engineer to extreme heat stress is hampered by microplastic leachates

“…Coastal systems are some of the most heavily plastic-polluted ecosystems [4,5]. Plastics may pose a serious threat to organisms not only through physical damage [6,7], but also through the far less studied consequences of their chemical content [8,9]. Plastic debris may noticeably act as vectors for numerous chemical compounds that can be hazardous depending on the nature of the chemicals and their concentrations [10,11], which can vary during the lifetime of the plastic.…”

“…As such, plastics in general and microplastics in particular (i.e. particles smaller than 5 mm) may act both as a sink and a source of contaminants, exposing organisms to complex and potentially toxic cocktails of chemical compounds [8,9,18].…”

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of accumulation and biodistribution of polystyrene nanoplastics in zebrafish (Danio rerio) via artificial freshwater

“…18 Furthermore, the most important problem is the insufficient effective and accurate quantitative analytical methods of NPs in animal samples, 19 and the dearth of in-depth quantitative research on the biological processes of NP pollution in aquatic organisms represents a significant knowledge gap. 20…”

“…18 Furthermore, the most important problem is the insufficient effective and accurate quantitative analytical methods of NPs in animal samples, 19 and the dearth of indepth quantitative research on the biological processes of NP pollution in aquatic organisms represents a significant knowledge gap. 20 The current research on micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) is significantly constrained by the lack of analytical/ characterization approaches. 21 For large microplastics (1-5 mm), visual sorting and identification are often performed, while microscopy is used to identify the smaller microplastics.…”