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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

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46
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Tier 1 Papers
3,972
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Paul A. Helm 31
Andrew M. Paterson 6
Huaxia Yao 5
Chris McConnell 5
Kathleen Stevack 3
Satyendra P. Bhavsar 2
Trudy Watson‐Leung 2
David G. Poirier 2
Alina Sims 2
Karl J. Jobst 1
Kennedy Bucci 1
Scott Baker 1
Xavier Ortiz Almirall 1
Andrew H. Paterson 1
Xianming Zhang 1
Eric J. Reiner 1
Matthew Robson 1
Trudy Watson-Leung 1
Huaxia Yao 1
Jeremy S. Metzger 1
Tara George 1
Jacqueline Bikker 1
Alicia Mell 1
Lauren Ead 1
Ralph Ruffolo 1
Julieta DeVera 1
Grace Sheng 1
Sonya Kleywegt 1
Erin M. Nicholls 1
John Thibeau 1
Moyosore Lanisa 1
M. Wakai 1
Audren Marquez 1
Courtney Miller 1
Huaxia Yao 1

Top Papers

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Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments
2016 Tier 2 682 citations
Hidden plastics of Lake Ontario, Canada and their potential preservation in the sediment record
2015 Tier 2 419 citations
Microplastics entering northwestern Lake Ontario are diverse and linked to urban sources
2020 Tier 2 387 citations
Impacts of temperature and selected chemical digestion methods on microplastic particles
2017 Tier 2 369 citations
Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices
2020 Tier 2 333 citations
The Tire Wear Compounds 6PPD-Quinone and 1,3-Diphenylguanidine in an Urban Watershed
2021 Tier 2 264 citations
Evidence of Microplastic Translocation in Wild-Caught Fish and Implications for Microplastic Accumulation Dynamics in Food Webs
2021 Tier 2 250 citations
Improving microplastics source apportionment: a role for microplastic morphology and taxonomy?
2017 Tier 2 145 citations
Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus)
2017 Tier 2 140 citations
Microplastic contamination in Great Lakes fish
2021 Tier 2 92 citations
Microplastic and other anthropogenic microparticles in water and sediments of Lake Simcoe
2020 Tier 2 89 citations
Factors influencing microplastic abundances in nearshore, tributary and beach sediments along the Ontario shoreline of Lake Erie
2018 Tier 2 85 citations
Quantitative assessment of visual microscopy as a tool for microplastic research: Recommendations for improving methods and reporting
2022 Tier 2 80 citations
Atmospheric deposition of anthropogenic particles and microplastics in south-central Ontario, Canada
2022 Tier 2 77 citations
Leachate From Expanded Polystyrene Cups Is Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrates (Ceriodaphnia dubia)
2018 Tier 2 68 citations
Rapid fingerprinting of source and environmental microplastics using direct analysis in real time-high resolution mass spectrometry
2019 Tier 2 54 citations
No evidence of spherical microplastics (10–300 μm) translocation in adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after a two-week dietary exposure
2020 Tier 2 42 citations
Runoff and discharge pathways of microplastics into freshwater ecosystems: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2022 Tier 1 37 citations
Impacts to Larval Fathead Minnows Vary between Preconsumer and Environmental Microplastics
2021 Tier 2 36 citations
Microplastics may induce food dilution and endocrine disrupting effects in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), and decrease offspring quality
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
Local Monitoring Should Inform Local Solutions: Morphological Assemblages of Microplastics Are Similar within a Pathway, But Relative Total Concentrations Vary Regionally
2022 Tier 2 29 citations
Factors driving the spatial distribution of microplastics in nearshore and offshore sediment of Lake Huron, North America
2022 Tier 2 29 citations
The influence of complex matrices on method performance in extracting and monitoring for microplastics
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Source-specific categorization of microplastics in nearshore surface waters of the Great Lakes
2023 Tier 2 24 citations
Reductions of Plastic Microbeads from Personal Care Products in Wastewater Effluents and Lake Waters Following Regulatory Actions
2024 Tier 21 citations
Bromine Content Differentiates between Construction and Packaging Foams as Sources of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution
2023 Tier 2 20 citations
Informing the Exposure Landscape: The Fate of Microplastics in a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment
2024 Tier 2 19 citations
Spatiotemporal variability of microplastics in Muskoka-Haliburton headwater lakes, Ontario, Canada
2022 Tier 2 19 citations
A fit-for-purpose categorization scheme for microplastic morphologies
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
Experimental Evidence from the Field that Naturally Weathered Microplastics Accumulate Cyanobacterial Toxins in Eutrophic Lakes
2022 Tier 2 15 citations
The Fate of Microplastics in Rural Headwater Lake Catchments
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
Size-Resolved Identification and Quantification of Micro/Nanoplastics in Indoor Air Using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography–Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
Occurrence, Sources, Transport, and Fate of Microplastics in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin
2020 Tier 2 11 citations
Microplastics and Anthropogenic Particles in Recreationally Caught Freshwater Fish from an Urbanized Region of the North American Great Lakes
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
A temporal record of microplastic accumulation in sediment cores of the Great Lakes, North America, reflects macroeconomic and regional influences
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Facile detection of microplastics from a variety of environmental samples with conjugated polymer nanoparticles
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Optimized Extraction Methods for Pristine and Aged Microplastics from Complex Water Samples
2025 Tier 2 3 citations
NMR as a Discovery Tool: Exploration of Industrial Effluents Discharged Into the Environment
2025 Tier 3 citations
Size-resolved identification and quantification of micro/nano-plastics in indoor air using pyrolysis gas chromatography-ion mobility mass spectrometry
2023 Tier 2 3 citations
Microplastics in Muskoka-Haliburton Headwater Lakes, Ontario, Canada
2022 Tier 2 2 citations
Cotton and polyester microfibers cause chronic toxicity in the freshwater invertebrate Chironomus dilutus
2026 Tier 2
Beyond the surface: Stratification and turnover control microplastic dynamics in a seasonally ice-covered sentinel lake
2026 Tier 2
Atmospheric microplastic deposition at a rural and peri-urban site in Ontario, Canada: The importance of local sources
2026 Tier 2
Fractionation of Anthropogenic Particles (Microplastics and Microfibers) along a 2200 km Transect of Canadian Sediments
2025 Tier 2
Fate of microplastics in background headwater lake catchments using a particle balance approach
2022 Tier 2