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34. Free CM, Jensen OP, Mason SA, Eriksen M, Williamson NJ, Boldgiv B (2014) High-levels
of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake. Mar Pollut Bull 85(1):156–163.
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35. GESAMP (2015) Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: a
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36. Ganesan M, Nallathambi G, Srinivasalu S (2019) Fate and transport of microplastics from
water sources. Curr Sci 00113891(11):117. https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v117/i11/1874-1879
37. Ganesapandian S, Manikandan S, Kumaraguru AK (2011) Marine litter in the northern part
of Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. Res J Environ Sci 5(5):471. https://doi.org/10.
3923/rjes.2011.471.478
38. González-Pleiter M, Pedrouzo-Rodríguez A, Verdú I, Leganés F, Marco E, Rosal R,
Fernández-Piñas F (2020) Microplastics as vectors of the antibiotics azithromycin and clarithromycin: effects towards freshwater microalgae. Chemosphere 128824. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128824
39. Gopinath K, Seshachalam S, Neelavannan K, Anburaj V, Rachel M, Ravi S et al (2020)
Quantification of microplastic in red hills lake of Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India. Environ
Sci Pollut Res 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09622-2
40. Goswami P, Valsalan N, Dharani G (2020) First evidence of microplastics bioaccumulation
by marine organisms in the Port Blair Bay. Andaman Islands. Mar Pollut Bull 155:111163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111163
41. Guilhermino L, Vieira LR, Ribeiro D, Tavares AS, Cardoso V, Alves A, Almeida JM (2018)
Uptake and effects of the antimicrobial florfenicol, microplastics and their mixtures on freshwater exotic invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea. Sci Total Environ 622:1131–1142. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.020
42. Harris PT (2020) The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: A review and
synthesis. Mar Pollut Bull 158:111398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111398
43. Haynes HM, Taylor KG, Rothwell J, Byrne P (2020) Characterisation of road-dust sediment
in urban systems: a review of a global challenge. J Soil Sediment 1–24. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s11368-020-02804-y
44. Hepsø MO (2018) Experimental weathering of microplastic under simulated environmental conditions-Method development and characterization of pristine, photodegraded and
mechanically weathered microplastic (Master’s thesis, NTNU)
45. Hernandez E, Nowack B, Mitrano DM (2017) Polyester textiles as a source of microplastics from households: a mechanistic study to understand microfiber release during washing.
Environ Sci Technol 51(12):7036–7046. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b01750
46. Hossain MS, Sobhan F, Uddin MN, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Sarker S, Chowdhury
MSN (2019) Microplastics in fishes from the Northern Bay of Bengal. Sci Total Environ
690:821–830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.065
47. Imhof HK, Sigl R, Brauer E, Feyl S, Giesemann P, Klink S et al (2017) Spatial and temporal
variation of macro-, meso-and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the
Maldives. Indian Ocean. Mar Pollut Bull 116(1–2):340–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mar
polbul.2017.01.010
48. Irfan M, Qadir A, Mumtaz M, Ahmad SR (2020a) An unintended challenge of microplastic
pollution in the urban surface water system of Lahore, Pakistan. Environ Sci Pollut Res 1–13.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08114-7
49. Irfan T, Khalid S, Taneez M, Hashmi MZ (2020b) Plastic driven pollution in Pakistan: the first
evidence of environmental exposure to microplastic in sediments and water of Rawal Lake.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07833-1
50. Jambeck JR, Geyer R, Wilcox C, Siegler TR, Perryman M, Andrady A, Narayan R, Law KL
(2015) Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. Science 347(6223):768–771. https://doi.
org/10.1126/science.1260352
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34. Free CM, Jensen OP, Mason SA, Eriksen M, Williamson NJ, Boldgiv B (2014) High-levels
of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake. Mar Pollut Bull 85(1):156–163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.001
35. GESAMP (2015) Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: a
global assessment: In: Kershaw PJ (ed) (IMO / FAO / UNESCO-IOC / UNIDO /WMO /IAEA
/UN /UNEP/UNDP joint group of experts on the scientific aspects of marine environmental
protection. Rep Stud GESAMP 90:96
36. Ganesan M, Nallathambi G, Srinivasalu S (2019) Fate and transport of microplastics from
water sources. Curr Sci 00113891(11):117. https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v117/i11/1874-1879
37. Ganesapandian S, Manikandan S, Kumaraguru AK (2011) Marine litter in the northern part
of Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. Res J Environ Sci 5(5):471. https://doi.org/10.
3923/rjes.2011.471.478
38. González-Pleiter M, Pedrouzo-Rodríguez A, Verdú I, Leganés F, Marco E, Rosal R,
Fernández-Piñas F (2020) Microplastics as vectors of the antibiotics azithromycin and clarithromycin: effects towards freshwater microalgae. Chemosphere 128824. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128824
39. Gopinath K, Seshachalam S, Neelavannan K, Anburaj V, Rachel M, Ravi S et al (2020)
Quantification of microplastic in red hills lake of Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India. Environ
Sci Pollut Res 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09622-2
40. Goswami P, Valsalan N, Dharani G (2020) First evidence of microplastics bioaccumulation
by marine organisms in the Port Blair Bay. Andaman Islands. Mar Pollut Bull 155:111163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111163
41. Guilhermino L, Vieira LR, Ribeiro D, Tavares AS, Cardoso V, Alves A, Almeida JM (2018)
Uptake and effects of the antimicrobial florfenicol, microplastics and their mixtures on freshwater exotic invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea. Sci Total Environ 622:1131–1142. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.020
42. Harris PT (2020) The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: A review and
synthesis. Mar Pollut Bull 158:111398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111398
43. Haynes HM, Taylor KG, Rothwell J, Byrne P (2020) Characterisation of road-dust sediment
in urban systems: a review of a global challenge. J Soil Sediment 1–24. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s11368-020-02804-y
44. Hepsø MO (2018) Experimental weathering of microplastic under simulated environmental conditions-Method development and characterization of pristine, photodegraded and
mechanically weathered microplastic (Master’s thesis, NTNU)
45. Hernandez E, Nowack B, Mitrano DM (2017) Polyester textiles as a source of microplastics from households: a mechanistic study to understand microfiber release during washing.
Environ Sci Technol 51(12):7036–7046. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b01750
46. Hossain MS, Sobhan F, Uddin MN, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Sarker S, Chowdhury
MSN (2019) Microplastics in fishes from the Northern Bay of Bengal. Sci Total Environ
690:821–830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.065
47. Imhof HK, Sigl R, Brauer E, Feyl S, Giesemann P, Klink S et al (2017) Spatial and temporal
variation of macro-, meso-and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the
Maldives. Indian Ocean. Mar Pollut Bull 116(1–2):340–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mar
polbul.2017.01.010
48. Irfan M, Qadir A, Mumtaz M, Ahmad SR (2020a) An unintended challenge of microplastic
pollution in the urban surface water system of Lahore, Pakistan. Environ Sci Pollut Res 1–13.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08114-7
49. Irfan T, Khalid S, Taneez M, Hashmi MZ (2020b) Plastic driven pollution in Pakistan: the first
evidence of environmental exposure to microplastic in sediments and water of Rawal Lake.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07833-1
50. Jambeck JR, Geyer R, Wilcox C, Siegler TR, Perryman M, Andrady A, Narayan R, Law KL
(2015) Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. Science 347(6223):768–771. https://doi.
org/10.1126/science.1260352