A growing number of peer-reviewed publications related to microplastics reference use of NIGHTSEA equipment. We have collected references to the ones we know of here, with links to the web sites for the publications. The ones with Open Access are indicated.
Accinelli, C., Abbas, H. K., Bruno, V., Khambhati, V. H., Little, N. S., Bellaloui, N., & Shier, W. T. (2022). Field studies on the deterioration of microplastic films from ultra-thin compostable bags in soil. Journal of Environmental Management, 305. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114407. LINK
Accinelli, C., Abbas, H. K., Bruno, V., Nissen, L., Vicari, A., Bellaloui, N., … & Shier, W. T. (2020). Persistence in soil of microplastic films from ultra-thin compostable plastic bags and implications on soil Aspergillus flavus population. Waste Management, 113, 312-318. LINK
Cashman, M. A., Ho, K. T., Boving, T. B., Russo, S., Robinson, S., & Burgess, R. M. (2020). Comparison of microplastic isolation and extraction procedures from marine sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 159. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111507. LINK
Cashman, M. A., Langknecht, T., El Khatib, D., Burgess, R. M., Boving, T. B., Robinson, S., & Ho, K. T. (2022). Quantification of microplastics in sediments from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island USA using a novel isolation and extraction method. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 174. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113254. OPEN ACCESS LINK
Dunn, C., Owens, J., Fears, L., Nunnerley, L., Kirby, J., Armstrong, O., … & Antwis, R. (2020). An affordable methodology for quantifying waterborne microplastics – an emerging contaminant in inland-waters. Journal of Limnology, 79(1), 92-95. doi: 10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1943 LINK TO PDF
Fibbe, M. C., Carroll, D., Gowans, S., & Siuda, A. N. (2023). Ingestion of microplastics by copepods in Tampa Bay Estuary, FL. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 305. LINK
Fulfer, V. M., & Walsh, J. P. (2023). Extensive estuarine sedimentary storage of plastics from city to sea: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 10195. LINK
Gowans, S., & Siuda, A. N. (2023). Microplastics in large marine herbivores: Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Tampa Bay. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1143310. LINK
Helmberger, M. S., Frame, M. K., & Grieshop, M. (2020). Counterstaining to separate Nile Red-stained microplastic particles from terrestrial invertebrate biomass. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(9), 5580-5588. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00711. LINK
Helmberger, M. S., Miesel, J. R., Tiemann, L. K., & Grieshop, M. J. (2022). Soil Invertebrates Generate Microplastics From Polystyrene Foam Debris. Journal of Insect Science, 22(1), 21. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieac005. OPEN ACCESS LINK
Joppien, M., Westphal, H., Chandra, V., Stuhr, M., & Doo, S. S. (2022). Nanoplastic incorporation into an organismal skeleton. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18547-4 OPEN ACCESS LINK
Kuttykattil, A., Raju, S., Vanka, K. S., Bhagwat, G., Carbery, M., Vincent, S. G. T., … & Palanisami, T. (2022). Consuming microplastics? Investigation of commercial salts as a source of microplastics (MPs) in diet. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22101-0 OPEN ACCESS LINK
Montalbetti, E., Isa, V., Vencato, S., Louis, Y., Montano, S., Lavorano, S., … & Seveso, D. (2022). Short-term microplastic exposure triggers cellular damage through oxidative stress in the soft coral Coelogorgia palmosa. Marine Biology Research, 1-14.
Payton, T. G., Beckingham, B. A., & Dustan, P. (2019). Microplastic exposure to zooplankton at tidal fronts in Charleston Harbor, SC USA. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 232. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106510106510. OPEN ACCESS LINK
Singh, V., Chakraborty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Quantification and polymer characterization of sediment microplastics along the Golden beach, Puri, India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 50(7), 574-584. OPEN ACCESS LINK
Vencato, S., Isa, V., Seveso, D., Saliu, F., Galli, P., Lavorano, S., & Montano, S. (2021). Soft corals and microplastics interaction: first evidence in the alcyonacean species Coelogorgia palmosa. Aquatic Biology, 30, 133-139. doi: 10.3354/ab00747. OPEN ACCESS LINK
Wang, M., Rücklin, M., Poelmann, R. E., de Mooij, C. L., Fokkema, M., Lamers, G. E., … & Richardson, M. K. (2023). Nanoplastics causes extensive congenital malformations during embryonic development by passively targeting neural crest cells. Environment International, 107865. OPEN ACCESS LINK