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D. J. Sarkar et al.
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environments: an overview. In: Freshwater microplastics. Springer, Cham, pp 1–23
Lambert S, Sinclair CJ, Boxall ABA (2014) Occurrence, degradation and effects of polymer based
materials in the environment. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 227:1–53
Lassen C, Hansen SF, Magnusson K, Norén F, Hartmann NB, Jensen PR, Nielsen TG, Brinch A
(2015) Microplastics: occurrence, effects and sources of releases to the environment in Denmark,
Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Copenhagen K, Environmental project no. 1793
Lebreton LC, Van der Zwet J, Damsteeg JW, Slat B, Andrady A, Reisser J (2017) River plastic
emissions to the world’s oceans. Nat Comm 8:15611
Lee DG, Bonner JS, Garton LS et al (2000) Modeling coagulation kinetics incorporating fractal
theories: a fractal rectilinear approach. Water Res 34:1987–2000
Lee KW, Shim WJ, Kwon OY, Kang JH (2013) Size-dependent effects of micro polystyrene particles
in the marine copepod Tigriopusjaponicus. Environ Sci Technol 47:11278–11283
Lithner D, Damberg J, Dave G, Larsson A (2009) Leachates from plastic consumer products—
screening for toxicity with Daphnia magna. Chemosphere 74(9):1195–1200
Lithner D, Nordensvan I, Dave G (2012) Comparative acute toxicity of leachates from plastic
products made of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, and epoxy
to Daphnia magna. Environ Sci Pollut Res 19(5):1763–1772
Löder MGJ, Gerdts G (2015) Methodology used for the detection and identification of microplastics—a critical appraisal. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages M (eds) Marine anthropogenic litter.
Springer, Cham, pp 201–227
Löder MGJ, Kuczera M, Mintenig S, Lorenz C, Gerdts G (2015) Focal plane array detector based
micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental
samples. Environ Chem 12:563
Lönnstedt OM, Eklov P (2016) Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles
influence larval fish ecology. Science 352:1213–1216
Lu Y, Zhang Y, Deng Y, Jiang W, Zhao Y, Geng J, Ding L, Ren H (2016) Uptake and Accumulation
of polystyrene microplastics in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and toxic effects in liver. Environ Sci
Technol 50:4054–4060
Mahmood K (1987) Reservoir sedimentation: impact, extent, and mitigation. Technical paper
Mazurais D, Ernande B, Quazuguel P, Severe A, Huelvan C, Madec L, Mouchel O, Soudant P,
Robbens J, Huvet A, Zambonino-Infante J (2015) Evaluation of the impact of polyethylene
microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchuslabrax) larvae. Mar Environ Res
112:78–85
McNown JS, Malaika J (1950) Effects of particle shape on settling velocity at low Reynolds numbers.
EOS Trans Am Geophys Union 31:74–82
Mukherjee S, Patel AK, Manish Kumar (2020) Water scarcity and land degradation nexus in the
era of anthropocene: some reformations to encounter the environmental challenges for advanced
water management systems meeting the sustainable development. In: Manish Kumar, Snow D,
Honda R (eds) Emerging issues in the water environment during anthropocene: a south east Asian
perspective. Publisher Springer Nature. ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4
Muncke J (2009) Exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds via the food chain: is packaging a
relevant source? Sci Total Environ 407(16):4549–4559
Napper IE, Thompson RC (2016) Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic
washing machines: effects of fabric type and washing conditions. Mar Pollut Bull 112(1–2):39–45
Nobre CR, Santana MFM, Maluf A, Cortez FS, Cesar A, Pereira CDS, Turra A (2015) Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinusvariegatus
(Echinodermata: Echinoidea). Mar Pollut Bull 92(1–2):99–104
O’Connor IA, Golsteijn L, Hendriks AJ (2016) Review of the partitioning of chemicals into different
plastics: consequences for the risk assessment of marine plastic debris. Mar Pollut Bull 113(1–
2):17–24
D. J. Sarkar et al.
Lambert S, Wagner M (2018) Microplastics are contaminants of emerging concern in freshwater
environments: an overview. In: Freshwater microplastics. Springer, Cham, pp 1–23
Lambert S, Sinclair CJ, Boxall ABA (2014) Occurrence, degradation and effects of polymer based
materials in the environment. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 227:1–53
Lassen C, Hansen SF, Magnusson K, Norén F, Hartmann NB, Jensen PR, Nielsen TG, Brinch A
(2015) Microplastics: occurrence, effects and sources of releases to the environment in Denmark,
Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Copenhagen K, Environmental project no. 1793
Lebreton LC, Van der Zwet J, Damsteeg JW, Slat B, Andrady A, Reisser J (2017) River plastic
emissions to the world’s oceans. Nat Comm 8:15611
Lee DG, Bonner JS, Garton LS et al (2000) Modeling coagulation kinetics incorporating fractal
theories: a fractal rectilinear approach. Water Res 34:1987–2000
Lee KW, Shim WJ, Kwon OY, Kang JH (2013) Size-dependent effects of micro polystyrene particles
in the marine copepod Tigriopusjaponicus. Environ Sci Technol 47:11278–11283
Lithner D, Damberg J, Dave G, Larsson A (2009) Leachates from plastic consumer products—
screening for toxicity with Daphnia magna. Chemosphere 74(9):1195–1200
Lithner D, Nordensvan I, Dave G (2012) Comparative acute toxicity of leachates from plastic
products made of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, and epoxy
to Daphnia magna. Environ Sci Pollut Res 19(5):1763–1772
Löder MGJ, Gerdts G (2015) Methodology used for the detection and identification of microplastics—a critical appraisal. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages M (eds) Marine anthropogenic litter.
Springer, Cham, pp 201–227
Löder MGJ, Kuczera M, Mintenig S, Lorenz C, Gerdts G (2015) Focal plane array detector based
micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental
samples. Environ Chem 12:563
Lönnstedt OM, Eklov P (2016) Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles
influence larval fish ecology. Science 352:1213–1216
Lu Y, Zhang Y, Deng Y, Jiang W, Zhao Y, Geng J, Ding L, Ren H (2016) Uptake and Accumulation
of polystyrene microplastics in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and toxic effects in liver. Environ Sci
Technol 50:4054–4060
Mahmood K (1987) Reservoir sedimentation: impact, extent, and mitigation. Technical paper
Mazurais D, Ernande B, Quazuguel P, Severe A, Huelvan C, Madec L, Mouchel O, Soudant P,
Robbens J, Huvet A, Zambonino-Infante J (2015) Evaluation of the impact of polyethylene
microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchuslabrax) larvae. Mar Environ Res
112:78–85
McNown JS, Malaika J (1950) Effects of particle shape on settling velocity at low Reynolds numbers.
EOS Trans Am Geophys Union 31:74–82
Mukherjee S, Patel AK, Manish Kumar (2020) Water scarcity and land degradation nexus in the
era of anthropocene: some reformations to encounter the environmental challenges for advanced
water management systems meeting the sustainable development. In: Manish Kumar, Snow D,
Honda R (eds) Emerging issues in the water environment during anthropocene: a south east Asian
perspective. Publisher Springer Nature. ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4
Muncke J (2009) Exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds via the food chain: is packaging a
relevant source? Sci Total Environ 407(16):4549–4559
Napper IE, Thompson RC (2016) Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic
washing machines: effects of fabric type and washing conditions. Mar Pollut Bull 112(1–2):39–45
Nobre CR, Santana MFM, Maluf A, Cortez FS, Cesar A, Pereira CDS, Turra A (2015) Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinusvariegatus
(Echinodermata: Echinoidea). Mar Pollut Bull 92(1–2):99–104
O’Connor IA, Golsteijn L, Hendriks AJ (2016) Review of the partitioning of chemicals into different
plastics: consequences for the risk assessment of marine plastic debris. Mar Pollut Bull 113(1–
2):17–24