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References from Evaluation of micro-litter pollution in the Antarctic asteroid Odontaster validus Koehler, 1906 at Deception Island (South Shetland Islands). Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in intertidal sediments at Deception Island, Antarctica
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119302 · 2026 · External reference
First evidence of microplastics in nine lakes across Patagonia (South America)
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139385 · 2020 · External reference
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review
10.1007/s11356-018-1999-x · 2018 · External reference
The feeding mode effect: influence on particle ingestion by four invertebrates from Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters
10.1007/s11356-025-36144-6 · 2025 · External reference
Abundance and size patterns of echinoderms in coastal soft-bottoms at Deception Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)
10.1016/j.csr.2016.12.010 · 2017 · External reference
Microplastic pollution in waters of the Antarctic coastal environment of Potter Cove (25 de Mayo Island/King George Island, South Shetlands)
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170155 · 2024 · External reference
An overview of microplastic in marine waters: sources, abundance, characteristics and negative effects on various marine organisms
2024 · External reference
First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow
10.5194/tc-16-2127-2022 · 2022 · External reference
Microplastic interactions and possible combined biological effects in Antarctic marine ecosystems
10.3390/ani13010162 · 2022 · External reference
Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments
10.1098/rstb.2008.0205 · 2009 · External reference
Polystyrene nanoparticles affect the innate immune system of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri
10.1007/s00300-019-02468-6 · 2019 · External reference
Textile microfibers in wild Antarctic whelk Neobuccinum eatoni (Smith, 1875) from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)
10.1016/j.envres.2022.114487 · 2023 · External reference
Plastic pollution in the Arctic
10.1038/s43017-022-00279-8 · 2022 · External reference
Effects of microplastics on the functional traits of aquatic benthic organisms: a global-scale meta-analysis
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117174 · 2021 · External reference
Antarctic wastewater: A local source of microplastic pollution
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116797 · 2024 · External reference
Microplastics in Antarctic echinoderms: a rapid narrative review and call for field-based research
10.70145/bish0008 · 2025 · External reference
Presence of microplastics in benthic and epibenthic organisms: Influence of habitat, feeding mode and trophic level
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.115 · 2018 · External reference
Sampling and quality assurance and quality control: A guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices
10.1177/0003702820945713 · 2020 · External reference
Accumulation of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: Sources and sinks
10.1021/es201811s · 2011 · External reference
Plastic occurrence, sources, and impacts in Antarctic environment and biota
2022 · External reference
Long-range atmospheric transport of microplastics across the southern hemisphere
10.1038/s41467-023-43695-0 · 2023 · External reference
Antarctic marine benthic diversity
2003 · External reference
Unresolved reference
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Assessment of techniques for the digestion and extraction of microplastics ingestion by marine zooplankton
2024 · External reference
Reporting guidelines to increase the reproducibility and comparability of research on microplastics
10.1177/0003702820930292 · 2020 · External reference
High abundances of microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments: Evidence from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
10.1021/acs.est.0c03441 · 2020 · External reference
The transport and fate of microplastic fibres in the Antarctic: the role of multiple global processes
10.3389/fmars.2022.1056081 · 2022 · External reference
Feeding behavior and species interactions increase the bioavailability of microplastics to benthic food webs
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165261 · 2023 · External reference
Uptake and depuration kinetics influence microplastic bioaccumulation and toxicity in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)
10.1021/acs.est.7b05759 · 2018 · External reference
Biological accommodation in the benthic community at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
10.2307/1942321 · 1974 · External reference
Foods and feeding characteristics of Antarctic asteroids and ophiuroids
1977 · External reference
Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization
10.1016/j.envpol.2016.05.018 · 2016 · External reference
Microplastics in Antarctic air: Revealing current findings
10.1017/s0954102024000555 · 2025 · External reference
Fur seals, whales and tourists: a commercial history of Deception Island, Antarctica
10.1017/s0032247409008651 · 2010 · External reference
Predicted microplastic uptake through trophic transfer by the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113745 · 2022 · External reference
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tons afloat at sea
10.1371/journal.pone.0111913 · 2014 · External reference
Hydrodynamic modelling of Port Foster, Deception Island, Antarctica
10.1017/s0954102017000463 · 2017 · External reference
Hydrography and dynamics of Port Foster, Deception Island, Antarctica
10.1017/s0954102016000444 · 2017 · External reference
Bioindicators for monitoring marine litter ingestion and its impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity
10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.019 · 2018 · External reference
Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles in Antarctica: Using penguins as biological samplers
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147698 · 2021 · External reference
No evidence of microplastics in Antarctic fur seal scats from a hotspot of human activity in Western Antarctica
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140210 · 2020 · External reference
Detection of plastic, cellulosic micro-fragments and microfibers in Laternula elliptica from King George Island (Maritime Antarctica)
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116257 · 2024 · External reference
Do Antarctic bivalves present microdebris? The case of Livingston Island
10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124086 · 2024 · External reference
Micro-litter pollution in the ascidian Cnemidocarpa verrucosa along the Antarctic Peninsula
10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127017 · 2025 · External reference
Experimental ingestion of microplastics in three common Antarctic benthic species
10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106879 · 2025 · External reference
Microplastics entering northwestern Lake Ontario are diverse and linked to urban sources
10.1016/j.watres.2020.115623 · 2020 · External reference
Microplastics in Latin America and the Caribbean: on the adoption of reporting standards and quality assurance and quality control protocols
10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100236 · 2022 · External reference
Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects
10.1016/j.etap.2018.10.009 · 2018 · External reference
Variability and change in the west Antarctic Peninsula marine system: Research priorities and opportunities
10.1016/j.pocean.2019.03.003 · 2019 · External reference
Microplastic fiber emissions from wastewater effluents: abundance, transport behavior and exposure risk for biota in an Arctic fjord
10.3389/fenvs.2021.662168 · 2021 · External reference
Unresolved reference
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Low-cost preventative measures can effectively mitigate microplastic release from scientific research facilities in Antarctica
10.1017/s0954102025100217 · 2025 · External reference
Close encounters-microplastic availability to pelagic amphipods in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic surface waters
10.1016/j.envint.2020.105792 · 2020 · External reference
Trophic transfer increases the exposure to microplastics in littoral predators
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115553 · 2023 · External reference
From prey to predator: an in-situ observation of microplastic trophic transfer from Mytilus edulis to Asterias rubens
2025 · External reference
Quality assurance and quality control in microplastics processing and enumeration
10.1089/ees.2023.0063 · 2023 · External reference
Classification of marine microdebris: a review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
10.1038/s41598-018-34590-6 · 2018 · External reference
Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110858 · 2020 · External reference
Seasonal to tidal variability in currents, stratification and acoustic backscatter in an Antarctic ecosystem at Deception Island
10.1016/s0967-0645(03)00085-7 · 2003 · External reference
Atmospheric microfibers dominated by natural and regenerated cellulosic fibers: Explanations from the textile engineering perspective
10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120771 · 2023 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2017 · External reference
Distribution of asteroid genera (Echinodermata) off South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula
2001 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2018 · External reference
Trophic biology of Antarctic shallow-water echinoderms
10.3354/meps111191 · 1994 · External reference
Population structure and energetics of the shallow-water Antarctic sea star Odontaster validus in contrasting habitats
10.1007/bf00391986 · 1988 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data
10.1371/journal.pone.0240792 · 2020 · External reference
Quantification and distribution of marine microdebris in the surface waters of Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115516 · 2023 · External reference
Surface waters meso-and micro-litter around the Western Antarctic Peninsula: are the South Shetland Islands a pollution hotspot?
10.1016/j.envres.2025.122560 · 2025 · External reference
Stranded beach debris in the West Antarctic Peninsula: quantification and distribution of marine litter
10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126366 · 2025 · External reference
Micro-litter waste in Deception Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica): a multi-matrix assessment
2026 · External reference
Examining the release of synthetic microfibres to the environment via two major pathways: Atmospheric deposition and treated wastewater effluent
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159317 · 2023 · External reference
A global perspective on microplastic bioaccumulation in marine organisms
10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110179 · 2023 · External reference
Reproductive periodicities in several contrasting populations of Odontaster validus Koehler, a common Antarctic asteroid
1965 · External reference
Antarctic sea-star
1969 · External reference
Pollution has no borders: microplastics in Antarctica
10.3390/environments12030077 · 2025 · External reference
Airborne microplastic pollution detected in the atmosphere of the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica
2024 · External reference
Uptake of microplastics by marine worms depends on feeding mode and particle shape but not exposure time
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159287 · 2023 · External reference
Contamination issues as a challenge in quality control and quality assurance in microplastics analytics
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123660 · 2021 · External reference
Airborne microplastics: challenges, prospects, and experimental approaches
10.3390/atmos15111380 · 2024 · External reference
Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 · 2018 · External reference
Macro-and microplastics in the Antarctic environment: ongoing assessment and perspectives
10.3390/environments9070093 · 2022 · External reference
Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.053 · 2016 · External reference
Microplastic accumulation in benthic invertebrates in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)
10.1016/j.envint.2020.105587 · 2020 · External reference
Blanks and bias in microplastic research: implications for future quality assurance
10.1016/j.teac.2023.e00203 · 2023 · External reference
Quantifying microplastics concentration of invertebrates from three Antarctic fjords
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117503 · 2025 · External reference
Ecosystem studies at Deception Island, Antarctica: an overview
10.1016/s0967-0645(03)00081-x · 2003 · External reference
Bottom-feeders eat their fiber: Ingestion of anthropogenic microdebris by Antarctic deep-sea invertebrates depends on feeding ecology
10.1021/acs.est.4c09487 · 2024 · External reference
Tracing microplastic pollution through animals: a narrative review of bioindicator approaches
10.3390/app16031413 · 2026 · External reference
Analysis of published scientific research from Deception Island, South Shetland Islands
10.1017/s0954102014000455 · 2015 · External reference
What are the real environmental impacts of Antarctic tourism? Unveiling their importance through a comprehensive meta-analysis
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114634 · 2022 · External reference
Evaluation of existing methods to extract microplastics from bivalve tissue: Adapted KOH digestion protocol improves filtration at single-digit pore size
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.003 · 2019 · External reference
Field evidence for microplastic interactions in marine benthic invertebrates
10.1038/s41598-021-00292-9 · 2021 · External reference
Hydrodynamic modeling of Port Foster, Deception Island (Antarctica)
2011 · External reference
Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.283 · 2017 · External reference
The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris
10.1098/rsos.140317 · 2014 · External reference
The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: a review
10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.031 · 2013 · External reference
Microplastic pollution: threats and impacts on global marine ecosystems
10.3390/su151713252 · 2023 · External reference
