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org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.023
104. Saliu F, Montano S, Leoni B, Lasagni M, Galli P (2019) Microplastics as a threat to coral
reef environments: detection of phthalate esters in neuston and scleractinian corals from the
Faafu Atoll, Maldives. Mar Pollut Bull 142:234–241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.
2019.03.043
105. Sarkar DJ, Sarkar SD, Das BK, Manna RK, Behera BK, Samanta S (2019) Sci Total Environ
Spatial distribution of meso and microplastics in the sediments of river Ganga at eastern India.
Sci Total Environ 694:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133712
106. Sathish N, Jeyasanta KI, Patterson J (2019) Abundance, characteristics and surface degradation features of microplastics in beach sediments of five coastal areas in Tamil Nadu, India.
Mar Pollut Bull 142:112–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.037
107. Sathish MN, Jeyasanta I, Patterson J (2020) Sci Total environ occurrence of microplastics in
epipelagic and mesopelagic fishes from Tuticorin, Southeast coast of India. Sci Total Environ
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108. Sathish MN, Jeyasanta I, Patterson J (2020a) Microplastics in salt of tuticorin, Southeast Coast
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109. Van Sebille EV, Wilcox C, Lebreton L, Maximenko N, Hardesty BD, van Franeker JA, Eriksen
M, Siegel D, Galgani F, Law KL (2015) A global inventory of small floating plastic debris.
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110. Selvam S, Jesuraja K, Venkatramanan S, Roy PD, Kumari VJ (2020a) Hazardous microplastic
characteristics and its role as a vector of heavy metal in groundwater and surface water
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123786
111. Selvam S, Manisha A, Venkatramanan S, Chung SY, Paramasivam CR, Singaraja C (2020b)
Microplastic presence in commercial marine sea salts: a baseline study along Tuticorin Coastal
salt pan stations, Gulf of Mannar. South India. Mar Pollut Bull 150:110675. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110675
112. Seth CK, Shriwastav A (2018) Contamination of Indian sea salts with microplastics and
a potential prevention strategy. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25:30122–30131. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s11356-018-3028-5
113. Sharma S, Chatterjee S (2017) Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human
health: a short review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24:21530–21547
114. Sivagami M, Selvambigai M, Devan U, Velangani AAJ, Karmegam N, Biruntha M et al
(2020a) Extraction of microplastics from commonly used sea salts in India and their toxicological evaluation. Chemosphere 263:128181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.
128181
115. Sivagami M, Selvambigai M, Devan U, Velangani AAJ, Karmegam N, Biruntha M, Kim W,
Govarthanan M, Kumar P (2020b) Jo ur na l P re. ECSN, 128181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2020.128181
116. Skalska K, Ockelford A, Ebdon JE, Cundy AB (2020) Riverine microplastics: Behaviour,
spatio-temporal variability, and recommendations for standardised sampling and monitoring.
J Water Process Eng 38:101600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101600
117. Sridhar KR, Deviprasad B, Karamchand KS, Bhat R (2009) Plastic debris along the beaches
of karnataka, southwest coast of India. Asian J Water Environ Pollut 6(2):87–93
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101. Ryan PG (2015) A brief history of marine litter research. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages
M (eds) Marine anthropogenic litter, pp 1–25. Springer: Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/9783-319-16510-3_1
102. Saha M, Veerasingam S, Suneel V, Naik BG, Vethamony P, Bhattacharya B (2018)
Microplastic pollution on the coast of India. In: Bhattacharya B, de Boer J, Avino P
(eds) Impact of pollutants of ecosystems and human health. Institute of Ecotoxicology and
Environmental Sciences, Mudrakar, West Bengal, pp 155–166
103. Saliu F, Montano S, Garavaglia MG, Lasagni M, Seveso D, Galli P (2018) Microplastic and
charred microplastic in the Faafu Atoll, Maldives. Mar Pollut Bull 136:464–471. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.023
104. Saliu F, Montano S, Leoni B, Lasagni M, Galli P (2019) Microplastics as a threat to coral
reef environments: detection of phthalate esters in neuston and scleractinian corals from the
Faafu Atoll, Maldives. Mar Pollut Bull 142:234–241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.
2019.03.043
105. Sarkar DJ, Sarkar SD, Das BK, Manna RK, Behera BK, Samanta S (2019) Sci Total Environ
Spatial distribution of meso and microplastics in the sediments of river Ganga at eastern India.
Sci Total Environ 694:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133712
106. Sathish N, Jeyasanta KI, Patterson J (2019) Abundance, characteristics and surface degradation features of microplastics in beach sediments of five coastal areas in Tamil Nadu, India.
Mar Pollut Bull 142:112–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.037
107. Sathish MN, Jeyasanta I, Patterson J (2020) Sci Total environ occurrence of microplastics in
epipelagic and mesopelagic fishes from Tuticorin, Southeast coast of India. Sci Total Environ
720:137614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137614
108. Sathish MN, Jeyasanta I, Patterson J (2020a) Microplastics in salt of tuticorin, Southeast Coast
of India. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-020-00731-0
109. Van Sebille EV, Wilcox C, Lebreton L, Maximenko N, Hardesty BD, van Franeker JA, Eriksen
M, Siegel D, Galgani F, Law KL (2015) A global inventory of small floating plastic debris.
Environ Res Lett 10:124006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124006
110. Selvam S, Jesuraja K, Venkatramanan S, Roy PD, Kumari VJ (2020a) Hazardous microplastic
characteristics and its role as a vector of heavy metal in groundwater and surface water
of coastal south India. J Hazard Mater 402:123786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.
123786
111. Selvam S, Manisha A, Venkatramanan S, Chung SY, Paramasivam CR, Singaraja C (2020b)
Microplastic presence in commercial marine sea salts: a baseline study along Tuticorin Coastal
salt pan stations, Gulf of Mannar. South India. Mar Pollut Bull 150:110675. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110675
112. Seth CK, Shriwastav A (2018) Contamination of Indian sea salts with microplastics and
a potential prevention strategy. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25:30122–30131. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s11356-018-3028-5
113. Sharma S, Chatterjee S (2017) Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human
health: a short review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24:21530–21547
114. Sivagami M, Selvambigai M, Devan U, Velangani AAJ, Karmegam N, Biruntha M et al
(2020a) Extraction of microplastics from commonly used sea salts in India and their toxicological evaluation. Chemosphere 263:128181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.
128181
115. Sivagami M, Selvambigai M, Devan U, Velangani AAJ, Karmegam N, Biruntha M, Kim W,
Govarthanan M, Kumar P (2020b) Jo ur na l P re. ECSN, 128181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2020.128181
116. Skalska K, Ockelford A, Ebdon JE, Cundy AB (2020) Riverine microplastics: Behaviour,
spatio-temporal variability, and recommendations for standardised sampling and monitoring.
J Water Process Eng 38:101600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101600
117. Sridhar KR, Deviprasad B, Karamchand KS, Bhat R (2009) Plastic debris along the beaches
of karnataka, southwest coast of India. Asian J Water Environ Pollut 6(2):87–93