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Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects
Marine Environmental Research2015
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L. Van Cauwenberghe,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Colin Janssen,
Johan Robbens,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Colin Janssen,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
François Galgani
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Colin Janssen,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
François Galgani
Summary
This review examined techniques, occurrence data, and ecological effects of microplastics in sediments, synthesizing evidence that sediments act as a major long-term repository for microplastic contamination in both freshwater and marine systems.
Microplastics are omnipresent in the marine environment and sediments are hypothesized to be major sinks of these plastics. Here, over 100 articles spanning the last 50 year are reviewed with following objectives: (i) to evaluate current microplastic extraction techniques, (ii) to discuss the occurrence and worldwide distribution of microplastics in sediments, and (iii) to make a comprehensive assessment of the possible adverse effects of this type of pollution to marine organisms. Based on this review we propose future research needs and conclude that there is a clear need for a standardized techniques, unified reporting units and more realistic effect assessments.