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Ingestion of Microplastics by Marine Animals

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Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Richard C. Thompson Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Nathaniel J. Clark, Nathaniel J. Clark, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Nathaniel J. Clark, Richard C. Thompson Nathaniel J. Clark, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Richard C. Thompson Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Nathaniel J. Clark, Astrid Fischer, Nathaniel J. Clark, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Nathaniel J. Clark, Astrid Fischer, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Nathaniel J. Clark, Nathaniel J. Clark, Nathaniel J. Clark, Nathaniel J. Clark, Nathaniel J. Clark, Astrid Fischer, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Natalie S. Smith, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Natalie S. Smith, Natalie S. Smith, Richard C. Thompson Natalie S. Smith, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Nathaniel J. Clark, Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson Richard C. Thompson

Summary

This review examines microplastic ingestion by marine animals, assessing how the small size and ubiquity of microplastics in oceans leads to widespread consumption across species, with effects ranging from physical gut blockage to chemical toxicity at organism and ecosystem levels.

Over recent years, awareness of the ecological consequences of marine plastic debris has increased considerably. This chapter focuses on the ingestion of plastics. It defines harm within the ecotoxicological context of impacts on organisms and ecosystems. Owing to the small size of microplastics and their near ubiquitous presence throughout the marine environment, concern for marine life arises from their ingestion. The result of the microplastic exposure can lead to effects at different levels of biological functioning, including those on the individual, at site-specific target organs, on certain cell types, and even subcellular effects. To date, few studies have quantified the effects of microplastic pollution on ecosystem functioning. During production, chemicals are added to plastics to alter or improve their desired properties, such as plasticizers, flame-retardants, antimicrobial agents, or UV inhibitors. These additive chemicals can subsequently leach from the plastic into the environment or, if ingested, into organisms.

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