Stephanie L. Wright

TL;DR: This review focuses on marine invertebrates and their susceptibility to the physical impacts of microplastic uptake and an assessment of the relative susceptibility of different feeding guilds.

TL;DR: There is potential for microplastics to impact human health, and assessing current exposure levels and burdens is key to guide future research into the potential mechanisms of toxicity and hence therein possible health effects.

TL;DR: It is shown that deposit-feeding marine worms maintained in sediments spiked with microscopic unplasticised polyvinylchloride at concentrations overlapping those in the environment had significantly depleted energy reserves by up to 50% (Figure 1).

TL;DR: The annual production of plastic textile fibers has increased by more than 6% per year, reaching 60 million metric tons, about 16% of world plastic production as discussed by the authors, and the degradation of these fibers produces fibrous microplastics (MPs) which have been observed in atmospheric fallouts, as well as in indoor and outdoor environments.

TL;DR: Microplastics were present in atmospheric deposition in central London and Fibrous morphologies dominated and polyacrylonitrile was the most common polymer, and local source areas influenced microplastic levels.