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The behaviors of microplastics in the marine environment

Marine Environmental Research 2015 810 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 50 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Jinping Peng Qiongxuan Qiu, Qiongxuan Qiu, Qiongxuan Qiu, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jundong Wang, Jundong Wang, Qiongxuan Qiu, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Zhi Tan, Jundong Wang, Zhi Tan, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Zhi Tan, Jundong Wang, Jundong Wang, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Zhi Tan, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Zhi Tan, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Zhi Tan, Jinping Peng Zhi Tan, Zhi Tan, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Zhi Tan, Zhi Tan, Qiongxuan Qiu, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Qiongxuan Qiu, Meimin Li, Meimin Li, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jundong Wang, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Meimin Li, Meimin Li, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng Jinping Peng, Jinping Peng

Summary

This review synthesized research on the behaviors of microplastics in the marine environment — including transport, weathering, biofouling, ingestion, and chemical interactions — to characterize their full environmental lifecycle.

Despite the pollution of microplastics being internationally recognized, the understanding of their behaviors in marine environment is still developing. Microplastics are ubiquitous in the marine environment, with the potential to cause harm to marine ecosystem. Here, we would classify the behaviors of microplastics as physical behaviors (i.e. migration, sedimentation and accumulation), chemical behaviors (i.e. degradation and adsorption) and biobehaviors (i.e. ingestion, translocation and biodegradation), and a further discussion on their behavioral mechanisms were presented to better understand their impacts for the marine environment.

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