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T. A. Aragaw and B. A. Mekonnen
22. Kumar VE, Ravikumar G, Jeyasanta KI (2018) Occurrence of microplastics in fishes from
two landing sites in Tuticorin, South east coast of India. Mar Pollut Bull 135:889–894. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.023
23. Su L, Deng H, Li B, Chen Q, Pettigrove V, Wu C, Shi H (2019) The occurrence of microplastic
in specific organs in commercially caught fishes from coast and estuary area of east China. J
Hazard Mater 365:716–724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.024
24. Ribeiro F, Garcia AR, Pereira BP, Fonseca M, Mestre NC, Fonseca TG, Ilharco LM, Bebianno
MJ (2017) Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana. Mar Pollut Bull 122:379–391. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.078
25. Steer M, Cole M, Thompson RC, Lindeque PK (2017) Microplastic ingestion in fish larvae in
the western English Channel. Environ Pollut 226:250–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.
2017.03.062
26. Desforges JPW, Galbraith M, Ross PS (2015) Ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in
the northeast pacific ocean. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 69:320–330. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s00244-015-0172-5
27. Van Cauwenberghe L, Claessens M, Vandegehuchte MB, Janssen CR (2015) Microplastics
are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural
habitats. Environ Pollut 199:10–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.008
28. Van Cauwenberghe L, Janssen CR (2014) Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human
consumption. Environ Pollut 193:65–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.06.010
29. Alomar C, Deudero S (2017) Evidence of microplastic ingestion in the shark Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 in the continental shelf off the western Mediterranean Sea. Environ
Pollut 223:223–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.015
30. Hoarau L, Ainley L, Jean C, Ciccione S (2014) Ingestion and defecation of marine debris by
loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from by-catches in the South-West Indian Ocean. Mar
Pollut Bull 84:90–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.031
31. Besseling E, Foekema EM, Van Franeker JA, Leopold MF, Kühn S, Bravo Rebolledo EL,
Heße E, Mielke L, IJzer J, Kamminga P, et al (2015) Microplastic in a macro filter feeder:
humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Mar Pollut Bull 95:248–252. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.007
32. Bravo Rebolledo EL, Van Franeker JA, Jansen OE, Brasseur SMJM (2013) Plastic ingestion
by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in The Netherlands. Mar Pollut Bull 67:200–202. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.035
33. Windsor FM, Tilley RM, Tyler CR, Ormerod SJ (2019) Microplastic ingestion by riverine
macroinvertebrates. Sci Total Environ 646:68–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.
07.271
34. Su L, Nan B, Hassell KL, Craig NJ, Pettigrove V (2019) Microplastics biomonitoring in
Australian urban wetlands using a common noxious fish (Gambusia holbrooki). Chemosphere
228:65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.114
35. Yuan W, Liu X, Wang W, Di M, Wang J (2019) Microplastic abundance, distribution and
composition in water, sediments, and wild fish from Poyang Lake. China Ecotoxicol Environ
Saf 170:180–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.126
36. Xiong X, Zhang K, Chen X, Shi H, Luo Z, Wu C (2018) Sources and distribution of microplastics in China’s largest inland lake−Qinghai Lake. Environ Pollut 235:899–906. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.081
37. Bessa F, Barría P, Neto JM, Frias JPGL, Otero V, Sobral P, Marques JC (2018) Occurrence
of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment. Mar Pollut Bull
128:575–584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.044
38. McNeish RE, Kim LH, Barrett HA, Mason SA, Kelly JJ, Hoellein TJ (2018) Microplastic in
riverine fish is connected to species traits. Sci Rep 8:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598018-29980-9
39. Collard F, Gasperi J, Gilbert B, Eppe G, Azimi S, Rocher V, Tassin B (2018) Anthropogenic
particles in the stomach contents and liver of the freshwater fish Squalius cephalus. Sci Total
Environ 643:1257–1264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.313
T. A. Aragaw and B. A. Mekonnen
22. Kumar VE, Ravikumar G, Jeyasanta KI (2018) Occurrence of microplastics in fishes from
two landing sites in Tuticorin, South east coast of India. Mar Pollut Bull 135:889–894. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.023
23. Su L, Deng H, Li B, Chen Q, Pettigrove V, Wu C, Shi H (2019) The occurrence of microplastic
in specific organs in commercially caught fishes from coast and estuary area of east China. J
Hazard Mater 365:716–724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.024
24. Ribeiro F, Garcia AR, Pereira BP, Fonseca M, Mestre NC, Fonseca TG, Ilharco LM, Bebianno
MJ (2017) Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana. Mar Pollut Bull 122:379–391. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.078
25. Steer M, Cole M, Thompson RC, Lindeque PK (2017) Microplastic ingestion in fish larvae in
the western English Channel. Environ Pollut 226:250–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.
2017.03.062
26. Desforges JPW, Galbraith M, Ross PS (2015) Ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in
the northeast pacific ocean. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 69:320–330. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s00244-015-0172-5
27. Van Cauwenberghe L, Claessens M, Vandegehuchte MB, Janssen CR (2015) Microplastics
are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural
habitats. Environ Pollut 199:10–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.008
28. Van Cauwenberghe L, Janssen CR (2014) Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human
consumption. Environ Pollut 193:65–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.06.010
29. Alomar C, Deudero S (2017) Evidence of microplastic ingestion in the shark Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 in the continental shelf off the western Mediterranean Sea. Environ
Pollut 223:223–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.015
30. Hoarau L, Ainley L, Jean C, Ciccione S (2014) Ingestion and defecation of marine debris by
loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from by-catches in the South-West Indian Ocean. Mar
Pollut Bull 84:90–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.031
31. Besseling E, Foekema EM, Van Franeker JA, Leopold MF, Kühn S, Bravo Rebolledo EL,
Heße E, Mielke L, IJzer J, Kamminga P, et al (2015) Microplastic in a macro filter feeder:
humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Mar Pollut Bull 95:248–252. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.007
32. Bravo Rebolledo EL, Van Franeker JA, Jansen OE, Brasseur SMJM (2013) Plastic ingestion
by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in The Netherlands. Mar Pollut Bull 67:200–202. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.035
33. Windsor FM, Tilley RM, Tyler CR, Ormerod SJ (2019) Microplastic ingestion by riverine
macroinvertebrates. Sci Total Environ 646:68–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.
07.271
34. Su L, Nan B, Hassell KL, Craig NJ, Pettigrove V (2019) Microplastics biomonitoring in
Australian urban wetlands using a common noxious fish (Gambusia holbrooki). Chemosphere
228:65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.114
35. Yuan W, Liu X, Wang W, Di M, Wang J (2019) Microplastic abundance, distribution and
composition in water, sediments, and wild fish from Poyang Lake. China Ecotoxicol Environ
Saf 170:180–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.126
36. Xiong X, Zhang K, Chen X, Shi H, Luo Z, Wu C (2018) Sources and distribution of microplastics in China’s largest inland lake−Qinghai Lake. Environ Pollut 235:899–906. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.081
37. Bessa F, Barría P, Neto JM, Frias JPGL, Otero V, Sobral P, Marques JC (2018) Occurrence
of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment. Mar Pollut Bull
128:575–584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.044
38. McNeish RE, Kim LH, Barrett HA, Mason SA, Kelly JJ, Hoellein TJ (2018) Microplastic in
riverine fish is connected to species traits. Sci Rep 8:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598018-29980-9
39. Collard F, Gasperi J, Gilbert B, Eppe G, Azimi S, Rocher V, Tassin B (2018) Anthropogenic
particles in the stomach contents and liver of the freshwater fish Squalius cephalus. Sci Total
Environ 643:1257–1264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.313