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V. Singh and S. Chakraborty
4. Mintenig SM, Int-Veen I, Löder MG, Primpke S, Gerdts G (2017) Identification of microplastic
in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fouriertransform infrared imaging. Water Res 108:365–372
5. 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
6. Li J, Liu H, Chen JP (2018) Microplastics in freshwater systems: a review on occurrence,
environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection. Water Res 137:362–374
7. Sruthy S, Ramasamy EV (2017) Microplastic pollution in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India: the
first report of microplastics in lake and estuarine sediments in India. Environ Pollut 222:315–
322
8. Mason SA, Garneau D, Sutton R, Chu Y, Ehmann K, Barnes J, Rogers DL (2016) Microplastic
pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent. Environ
Pollut 218:1045–1054
9. Karthik R, Robin RS, Purvaja R, Ganguly D, Anandavelu I, Raghuraman R, Ramesh R (2018)
Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India. Sci Total Environ 645:1388–1399
10. Kumar VE, Ravikumar G, Jeyasanta KI (2018) Occurrence of microplastics in fishes from two
landing sites in Tuticorin. South East Coast Ind Mar Pollut Bullet 135:889–894
11. Piperagkas O, Papageorgiou N, Karakassis I (2019) Qualitative and quantitative assessment
of microplastics in three sandy Mediterranean beaches, including different methodological
approaches. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 219:169–175
12. Reddy MS, Basha S, Adimurthy S, Ramachandraiah G (2006) Description of the small plastics
fragments in marine sediments along the Alang-Sosiya ship-breaking yard, India. Estuar Coast
Shelf Sci 68(3–4):656–660
13. Vidyasakar A, Neelavannan K, Krishnakumar S, Prabaharan G, Priyanka TSA, Magesh NS,
Srinivasalu S (2018) Macrodebris and microplastic distribution in the beaches of Rameswaram
Coral Island, Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India: a first report. Mar Pollut Bullet 137:610–
616
14. Baldwin AK, Corsi SR, Mason SA (2016) Plastic debris in 29 Great lakes tributaries: relations
to watershed attributes and hydrology. Environ Sci Technol 50(19):10377–10385
15. Lechner A, Keckeis H, Lumesberger-Loisl F, Zens B, Krusch R, Tritthart M, Schludermann E
(2014) The danube so colourful: a potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe’s
second largest river. Environ Pollut 188:177–181
16. Zhang K, Gong W, Lv J, Xiong X, Wu C (2015) Accumulation of floating microplastics behind
the Three Gorges Dam. Environ Pollut 204:117–123
17. Stock F, Kochleus C, Bänsch-Baltruschat B, Brennholt N, Reifferscheid G (2019) Sampling
techniques and preparation methods for microplastic analyses in the aquatic environment–a
review. Trends Anal Chem 113:84–92
18. Prata JC, da Costa JP, Lopes I, Duarte AC, Rocha-Santos T (2019) Effects of microplastics on
microalgae populations: a critical review. Sci Total Environ. 665:400–405
19. Hanvey JS, Lewis PJ, Lavers JL, Crosbie ND, Pozo K, Clarke BO (2017) A review of analytical
techniques for quantifying microplastics in sediments. Anal Methods 9(9):1369–1383
20. Quinn B, Murphy F, Ewins C (2017) Validation of density separation for the rapid recovery of
microplastics from sediment. Anal Methods 9(9):1491–1498
21. Dyachenko A, Mitchell J, Arsem N (2017) Extraction and identification of microplastic
particles from secondary wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. Anal Methods
9(9):1412–1418
22. Mendoza LMR, Balcer M (2019) Microplastics in freshwater environments: a review of
quantification assessment. Trends Anal Chem 113:402–408
23. Jung MR, Horgen FD, Orski SV, Rodriguez V, Beers KL, Balazs GH, Hyrenbach KD (2018)
Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested
by marine organisms. Mar Pollut Bull 127:704–716
24. Xu P, Peng G, Su L, Gao Y, Gao L, Li D (2018) Microplastic risk assessment in surface waters:
a case study in the Changjiang Estuary, China. Mar Pollut BUllet 133:647–654
V. Singh and S. Chakraborty
4. Mintenig SM, Int-Veen I, Löder MG, Primpke S, Gerdts G (2017) Identification of microplastic
in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fouriertransform infrared imaging. Water Res 108:365–372
5. 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
6. Li J, Liu H, Chen JP (2018) Microplastics in freshwater systems: a review on occurrence,
environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection. Water Res 137:362–374
7. Sruthy S, Ramasamy EV (2017) Microplastic pollution in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India: the
first report of microplastics in lake and estuarine sediments in India. Environ Pollut 222:315–
322
8. Mason SA, Garneau D, Sutton R, Chu Y, Ehmann K, Barnes J, Rogers DL (2016) Microplastic
pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent. Environ
Pollut 218:1045–1054
9. Karthik R, Robin RS, Purvaja R, Ganguly D, Anandavelu I, Raghuraman R, Ramesh R (2018)
Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India. Sci Total Environ 645:1388–1399
10. Kumar VE, Ravikumar G, Jeyasanta KI (2018) Occurrence of microplastics in fishes from two
landing sites in Tuticorin. South East Coast Ind Mar Pollut Bullet 135:889–894
11. Piperagkas O, Papageorgiou N, Karakassis I (2019) Qualitative and quantitative assessment
of microplastics in three sandy Mediterranean beaches, including different methodological
approaches. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 219:169–175
12. Reddy MS, Basha S, Adimurthy S, Ramachandraiah G (2006) Description of the small plastics
fragments in marine sediments along the Alang-Sosiya ship-breaking yard, India. Estuar Coast
Shelf Sci 68(3–4):656–660
13. Vidyasakar A, Neelavannan K, Krishnakumar S, Prabaharan G, Priyanka TSA, Magesh NS,
Srinivasalu S (2018) Macrodebris and microplastic distribution in the beaches of Rameswaram
Coral Island, Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India: a first report. Mar Pollut Bullet 137:610–
616
14. Baldwin AK, Corsi SR, Mason SA (2016) Plastic debris in 29 Great lakes tributaries: relations
to watershed attributes and hydrology. Environ Sci Technol 50(19):10377–10385
15. Lechner A, Keckeis H, Lumesberger-Loisl F, Zens B, Krusch R, Tritthart M, Schludermann E
(2014) The danube so colourful: a potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe’s
second largest river. Environ Pollut 188:177–181
16. Zhang K, Gong W, Lv J, Xiong X, Wu C (2015) Accumulation of floating microplastics behind
the Three Gorges Dam. Environ Pollut 204:117–123
17. Stock F, Kochleus C, Bänsch-Baltruschat B, Brennholt N, Reifferscheid G (2019) Sampling
techniques and preparation methods for microplastic analyses in the aquatic environment–a
review. Trends Anal Chem 113:84–92
18. Prata JC, da Costa JP, Lopes I, Duarte AC, Rocha-Santos T (2019) Effects of microplastics on
microalgae populations: a critical review. Sci Total Environ. 665:400–405
19. Hanvey JS, Lewis PJ, Lavers JL, Crosbie ND, Pozo K, Clarke BO (2017) A review of analytical
techniques for quantifying microplastics in sediments. Anal Methods 9(9):1369–1383
20. Quinn B, Murphy F, Ewins C (2017) Validation of density separation for the rapid recovery of
microplastics from sediment. Anal Methods 9(9):1491–1498
21. Dyachenko A, Mitchell J, Arsem N (2017) Extraction and identification of microplastic
particles from secondary wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. Anal Methods
9(9):1412–1418
22. Mendoza LMR, Balcer M (2019) Microplastics in freshwater environments: a review of
quantification assessment. Trends Anal Chem 113:402–408
23. Jung MR, Horgen FD, Orski SV, Rodriguez V, Beers KL, Balazs GH, Hyrenbach KD (2018)
Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested
by marine organisms. Mar Pollut Bull 127:704–716
24. Xu P, Peng G, Su L, Gao Y, Gao L, Li D (2018) Microplastic risk assessment in surface waters:
a case study in the Changjiang Estuary, China. Mar Pollut BUllet 133:647–654