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1 | Microplastics in the marine environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 5,005 |
2 | Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 3,896 |
3 | The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2002 | 2,888 |
4 | Effects of terrestrial runoff on the ecology of corals and coral reefs: review and synthesis | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2005 | 1,736 |
5 | Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 1,447 |
6 | Contaminant-stimulated Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Oxidative Damage in Aquatic Organisms | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2001 | 1,430 |
7 | The impact of debris on marine life | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 1,415 |
8 | The plastic in microplastics: A review | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2017 | 1,324 |
9 | Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 1,322 |
10 | Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment? | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 1,310 |
11 | A Marine Biotic Index to Establish the Ecological Quality of Soft-Bottom Benthos Within European Estuarine and Coastal Environments | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2000 | 1,257 |
12 | Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 1,072 |
13 | Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2009 | 1,052 |
14 | High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 1,022 |
15 | Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2019 | 995 |
16 | Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 977 |
17 | Chitin and Chitosan: Functional Biopolymers from Marine Crustaceans | Marine Biotechnology | 2006 | 970 |
18 | Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 947 |
19 | Impacts of pollution on coastal and marine ecosystems including coastal and marine fisheries and approach for management: a review and synthesis | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2004 | 906 |
20 | Plastic ingestion by planktivorous fishes in the North Pacific Central Gyre | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 903 |
21 | Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 828 |
22 | Origin of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Coastal Marine Sediments: Case Studies in Cotonou (Benin) and Aquitaine (France) Areas | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2000 | 823 |
23 | A review of wave-energy extraction | Marine Structures | 2007 | 812 |
24 | A Comparison of Plastic and Plankton in the North Pacific Central Gyre | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2001 | 809 |
25 | International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): A review | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2017 | 780 |
26 | Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 760 |
27 | Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 756 |
28 | Ammonia toxicity in fish | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2002 | 749 |
29 | Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 736 |
30 | The Estuarine Quality Paradox, Environmental Homeostasis and the difficulty of detecting anthropogenic stress in naturally stressed areas | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2007 | 732 |
31 | Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 730 |
32 | New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 726 |
33 | Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 703 |
34 | Persistent organic pollutants carried by synthetic polymers in the ocean environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2007 | 698 |
35 | Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 686 |
36 | Marine Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Situation, Problems and Prospects for Future Research | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2000 | 671 |
37 | Hypoxia: from molecular responses to ecosystem responses | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2002 | 661 |
38 | Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 654 |
39 | Geochemistry of Major and Trace Elements in Sediments of the Ria de Vigo (NW Spain): an Assessment of Metal Pollution | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2000 | 652 |
40 | Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2017 | 651 |
41 | Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 635 |
42 | Microplastics in Singapore’s coastal mangrove ecosystems | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 627 |
43 | Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 626 |
44 | The Gulf: A young sea in decline | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 619 |
45 | Numerical modelling of floating debris in the world’s oceans | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2012 | 610 |
46 | Biomonitoring of heavy metal availability in the marine environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 1995 | 607 |
47 | A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 602 |
48 | Quality assessment of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis): Comparison between commercial and wild types | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 562 |
49 | Environmental impacts of dredging and other sediment disturbances on corals: A review | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2012 | 561 |
50 | A critical assessment of visual identification of marine microplastic using Raman spectroscopy for analysis improvement | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 561 |
51 | Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥ 10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 560 |
52 | The mussel watch — A first step in global marine monitoring | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 1975 | 559 |
53 | Using historical data, expert judgement and multivariate analysis in assessing reference conditions and benthic ecological status, according to the European Water Framework Directive | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2007 | 554 |
54 | Leader–follower formation control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles | Ocean Engineering | 2010 | 553 |
55 | Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 553 |
56 | Immunological Control of Fish Diseases | Marine Biotechnology | 2010 | 551 |
57 | The size, mass, and composition of plastic debris in the western North Atlantic Ocean | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 544 |
58 | Physical oceanography of the Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman—Results from the Mt Mitchell expedition | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 1993 | 543 |
59 | International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2009 | 541 |
60 | A global survey of perfluorinated acids in oceans | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2005 | 540 |
61 | Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 534 |
62 | Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A review | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 527 |
63 | By-Catch: Problems and Solutions | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2000 | 512 |
64 | Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 512 |
65 | Overview of the biological effects of lost and discarded plastic debris in the marine environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 1987 | 509 |
66 | On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 502 |
67 | Pathways of marine debris derived from trajectories of Lagrangian drifters | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2012 | 498 |
68 | Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2020 | 495 |
69 | Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2019 | 490 |
70 | Understanding Marine Mussel Adhesion | Marine Biotechnology | 2007 | 486 |
71 | Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 486 |
72 | Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 485 |
73 | Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 485 |
74 | Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2012 | 481 |
75 | Litter on the Sea Floor Along European Coasts | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2000 | 478 |
76 | Plastics and beaches: A degrading relationship | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2009 | 478 |
77 | Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2012 | 472 |
78 | Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 470 |
79 | Antifouling strategies: History and regulation, ecological impacts and mitigation | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 466 |
80 | The environmental impact of marine fish culture: Towards a sustainable future | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 1995 | 463 |
81 | Effects of mechanical and chemical processes on the degradation of plastic beach debris on the island of Kauai, Hawaii | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 458 |
82 | Prevalence of microplastics in Singapore’s coastal marine environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2006 | 454 |
83 | Petroleum and PAH contamination of the Black Sea | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2002 | 453 |
84 | Concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in beached resin pellets: Variability among individual particles and regional differences | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2005 | 453 |
85 | Ecosystem response to antibiotics entering the aquatic environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2005 | 452 |
86 | First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 449 |
87 | World’s largest macroalgal bloom caused by expansion of seaweed aquaculture in China | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2009 | 446 |
88 | Microplastics pollution in different aquatic environments and biota: A review of recent studies | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 441 |
89 | Ingestion of microplastics by demersal fish from the Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 439 |
90 | Effects of micro- and nanoplastics on aquatic ecosystems: Current research trends and perspectives | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2017 | 438 |
91 | Review of oil spill remote sensing | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 437 |
92 | Development of oil hydrocarbon fingerprinting and identification techniques | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2003 | 429 |
93 | On some physical and dynamical properties of microplastic particles in marine environment | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 426 |
94 | Sinking rates of microplastics and potential implications of their alteration by physical, biological, and chemical factors | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2016 | 426 |
95 | Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2008 | 425 |
96 | Coral bleaching––how and why? | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2003 | 422 |
97 | A survey of techniques and challenges in underwater localization | Ocean Engineering | 2011 | 420 |
98 | Experimental investigation of various vegetable fibers as sorbent materials for oil spills | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2005 | 413 |
99 | Retention of microplastics in a major secondary wastewater treatment plant in Vancouver, Canada | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 413 |
100 | Marine management – Towards an integrated implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework and the Water Framework Directives | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2010 | 412 |