All publications
2026
Guo, M, Stibora, M., Kooi, M., Strokal, M. Hofstra, N., Koelmans, A.A. 2026. Global modeling of the role of microplastics in riverine pathogen transport, exposure, and risks. Water Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2026.125877
Grootheest, D. van, Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A., Waldschlager, K. 2026. Towards optimizing microplastic transport models through biofouling experiments. Environ. Sci. Technol. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c09751
Gebreyohanes Belay, B.M., Koelmans, A.A., de Senerpont Domis, L.N. 2026. The Role of Biofouling and Microbial Colonization in Shaping Macroplastic Fate in Freshwaters. Nature Water, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-026-00629-6
Koelmans, A.A., Krause, S., Krystek, P. Micro-and nanoplastics in soil: Insights and challenges. 2026. Editorial for the Special Issue “Micro-and nanoplastics in soil: Insights and challenges”. Chemosphere
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2026.144871
Thomas, K.V., Barron, L., Belz, S., Booth, A.M., Clift, M.J.D., Cross, R., Davies, G., Dirven, H., Dunlop, S., Gomiero, A., Guo, S., Herzke, D., Koelmans, A.A., Mudway, I.S., Okoffo, E.D., Rauert, C., Samanipour, S., Symeonides, C., Walker, D.I., Wang, T., Wright, S.L., Xu, J.-L. 2026. Communicating confidence in the reliability of micro- and nanoplastic identification in human health studies. Environment & Health, https://doi.org/10.1021/envhealth.5c00671
Fian, L., Vaupotič, N., Richter, I., Koelmans, A.A., Pahl, S. 2026. Communicating scientific uncertainties: Effects of message and audience characteristics in the context of microplastic health risks. Public Understanding of Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625251410494
2025
Lane, T., Wardani, I., Koelmans A.A. 2025. Exposure scenarios for human health risk assessment of nano- and microplastic particles. Micropl.&Nanopl. 5, 28, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-025-00134-9
Wang, S., Mintenig, S.M., Wu, J., Koelmans, A.A., 2025. Implications of method- and instrument-based size detection limits in µFTIR-based microplastic analysis. Talanta. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128417
Egger, M., Booth, A.M., Bosker, T., Everaert, G., Garrard, S.L., Havas, V., Huntley, H.S., Koelmans, A.A., Kvale, K., Lebreton, L., Niemann, H., Pang, Q., Proietti, M., Puskic, P., Richon, C., Royer, S.-J., Savoca, M.S., Tjallema, A., van Vulpen, M., Zhang, Y., Zhang Z., Mitrano. D.M. 2025. Evaluating the environmental impact of cleaning the North Pacific Garbage Patch. Sci Rep 15, 16736. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00619-w
Qiu, Y., Mintenig, S., Barchiesi, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2025. Using artificial intelligence tools for data quality evaluation in the context of microplastic human health risk assessments. Environment International, 197, 109341 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109341
de Ruijter, V.N., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Koelmans, A.A. 2025. A brief history of microplastics effect testing: Guidance and prospect. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125711
Krystek, P., Koelmans, A.A., Quik, J., Swart, E., Krause, S., Legler, J., Aardema, H., Vethaak, D. 2025. Micro-(nano)plastics in soil: New insights, knowledge gaps and challenges. Chemosphere, 373, 144117 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144117
de Ruijter, V.N., Xie, X., Koelmans, A.A. Microplastics versus natural mineral particles. 2025. How to create and test them while maintaining environmental relevance. J. Hazardous Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136538
2024
Wang, L., Gao, J., Wu, W.M., Luo, J., Bank, M., Koelmans, A.A., Boland, J., Hou D. 2024. Rapid generation of microplastics and plastic-derived dissolved organic matter from food packaging films under simulated aging conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c05504
de Rijk, V., Barchiesi, M., Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2024. 3D analysis of microplastic settling in algal suspensions. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124883
Thompson, R.C., Courtene-Jones, W., Boucher, J., Pahl, S., Raubenheimer, K., Koelmans, A.A. 2024. Twenty years of microplastics pollution research – what have we learned? Science, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2746
Vasantha Raman, N., Gebreyohanes Belay, B.M., South, J., Botha, T.L., Pegg, J., Khosa, D., Mofu, L., Walsh, G., Jordaan, M.S., Koelmans, A.A., Teurlincx, S., Helmsing, N.R., de Jong, N., van Donk, E., Lürling, M., Wepener, V., Fernandes, T.V., de Senerpont Domis, L.N. 2024. Effect of an antidepressant on aquatic ecosystems in the presence of microplastics: A mesocosm study. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124439
Koelmans, A.A., Gouin, T., Mehinto, A.C., Coffin, S. 2024. On the need to avoid apple-to-orange comparisons in microplastic research. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0325
Cowger, W., Markley, L.A.T., Moore, S., Gray, A.B., Upadhyay, K., Koelmans, A.A. 2024. How Many Microplastics Do You Need to (Sub)Sample? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 275, 116243 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116243
2023
Bäuerlein, P.S., Erich, M.W., van Loon, W., Mintenig, S.M., Koelmans, A.A. 2023. A monitoring and data analysis method for microplastics in marine sediments. Mar. Environ. Res. 183, 105804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105804
Nizamali, J., Mintenig, S.M., Koelmans, A.A. 2023. Assessing microplastic characteristics in bottled drinking water and air deposition samples using laser direct infrared imaging J. Hazard. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129942
Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Rico, A., Koelmans, A.A. 2023. Risk assessment of microplastics in freshwater benthic ecosystems guided by strict quality criteria and data alignment methods. J. Hazard. Mater. 441, 129814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129814
2022
Alkema, L., van Lissa, C.J., Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2022. Maximizing realism: mapping marine plastics using mixtures of normal distributions, Environ. Sci. Technol. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c03559
O'Connor, J., Lally, H., Mahon, A.M., O'Connor, I. Nash, R., O'Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A.A., Marnell, F., Murphy, S. 2022. Microplastics in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraints and their potential as a biomonitoring tool in freshwater systems. Ecosphere. http://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3955
Thornton Hampton, L.M., Brander, S., Coffin, S., Cole, M., Hermabessiere, L., Koelmans, A.A., Rochman, C.M. 2022. Characterizing microplastic hazards: Which concentration metrics and particle characteristics are most informative for understanding toxicity in aquatic organisms? Micropl.&Nanopl. 2, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-022-00040-4
Coffin, S., Weisberg, S.B., Rochman, C.M., Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2022. Risk Characterization of Microplastics in San Francisco Bay, California. Micropl.&Nanopl. 2,19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-022-00037-z
Mehinto, A.C., Coffin, S., Koelmans, A.A., Brander, S.M., Wagner, M., Thornton Hampton, L.M., Burton, G.A., Miller, E., Gouin, T., Weisberg, S.B., Rochman, C.M. 2022. Risk-Based Management Framework for Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems. Micropl.&Nanopl. 2, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-022-00033-3
Thornton Hampton, L.M., Lowman, H., Coffin, S., Darin, E., De Frond, H., Hermabessiere, L., Miller, E., de Ruijter, V.N., Faltynkova, A., Kotar, S., Anglada, L.M., Siddiqui, S., Völker, J., Brander, S., Koelmans, A.A., Rochman, C., Wagner, M., Mehinto, A.C. 2022. A Living Tool for the Continued Exploration of Microplastic Toxicity, Micropl.&Nanopl. 2, 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-022-00032-4
Coffin, S., Bouwmeester, H., Brander, S., Damdimopoulou, P., Gouin, T., Hermabessiere, L., Khan, E., Koelmans, A.A., Lemieux, C.L., Teerds, K., Wagner, M., Weisberg, S.B., Wright, S. 2022. Development and application of a health-based framework for informing regulatory action in relation to exposure of microplastic particles in California drinking water, Microplastics & Nanoplastics. 2, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-022-00030-6
Fischer, R., Lobelle, D., Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A., Onink, V., Laufkötter, C., Amaral-Zettler, L., Yool, A., van Sebille, E. 2022. Modeling submerged biofouled microplastics and their vertical trajectories in a wind-mixing regime. Biogeosciences. 19 (8), 2211-2234. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2211-2022
O’Connor, J.D., Lally, H.T., Koelmans, A.A., Mahon, A.M., O’Connor, I., Nash, R., O’Sullivan, J.J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Murphy, S. 2022. Modelling the transfer and accumulation of microplastics in a riverine freshwater food web. Environmental Advances. 100192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100192
Koelmans, A.A., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Mohamed Nor, N.H., de Ruijter, V.N., Mintenig, S.M., Kooi, M. 2022. Risk Assessment of Microplastic Particles. Nature Reviews Materials, 7, 138–152. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-021-00411-y
Amariei, G., Rosal, R., Fernández-Piñas, F., Koelmans, A.A. 2022. Negative food dilution and positive biofilm carrier effects of microplastic ingestion by D. magna cause tipping points at the population level. Environ. Pollut. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118622
2021
Koelmans, A.A., Diepens N.J., Mohamed Nor. N.H. 2021. Weight of evidence for the Microplastic Vector Effect in the Context of Chemical Risk Assessment. In: Microplastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process. Bank, M.S. (editor), Nature Publishing Group, Springer Open Press. 400 p.
Kooi, M., Primpke, Sebastian, Mintenig, S.M., Lorenz, C., Gerdts, G., Koelmans, A.A. 2021. Characterizing the multidimensionality of microplastics across environmental compartments. Water Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117429
Pan, C.G., Mintenig, S.M., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Neijenhuis, P.H.M.W., Yu, K.-F., Wang, Y.-H., Koelmans, A.A. 2021. Automated µFTIR imaging demonstrates taxon-specific and selective uptake of microplastic by freshwater invertebrates. Environ. Sci. Technol. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c03119
Noventa, S., Boyles, M.S.P., Seifert, A., Belluco, S., Sanchez, A., Johnston, H., Tran, L., Fernandes, T.F., Mughini-Gras, L., Orsini, M., Corami, F., Castro, K., Mutinelli, F., Boldrin, M., Puntes, V., Sotoudeh, M., Mascarello, G., Tiozzo, B., Cooper, P., Ronchi, F., Booth, A.M., Koelmans, A.A., Losasso. C. 2021. 2021. Paradigms to assess the human health risks of nano- and microplastics. Micropl.&Nanopl., 1, 9 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-021-00011-1
Tamis, J.E., Koelmans, A.A., Dröge, R., Kaag, N.H.B.M., Keur, M.C., Tromp, P.C., Jongbloed, R.H. 2021. Environmental risks of car tire microplastic particles and other road runoff pollutants. Micropl.&Nanopl. 1, 10 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-021-00008-w
Bank, M.S., P.W. Swarzenski, C.M. Duarte, M.C. Rillig, A.A. Koelmans, M. Metian, S. Wright, J.F. Provencher, M. Sanden, A. Jordaan, M. Wagner, M. Thiel and Y.S. Ok. 2021. Global Plastic Pollution Observation System to Aid Policy. Environ. Sci. Technol. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c00818
Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Vink, G., Mitrano, D.M., Koelmans, A.A. 2021. Metal-doping of nanoplastics enables accurate assessment of uptake and effects on Gammarus pulex. Environmental Science: Nano, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN00068C
Strokal, M., Bai, Z., Franssen, W., Hofstra, N., Koelmans, A.A., Ludwig, F., Ma, L., van Puijenbroek, P., Emiel Spanier, J.,Vermeulen, L., van Vliet, M.T.H., van Wijnen, J., Kroeze, C. 2021. Urbanization: an increasing source of multiple pollutants to rivers in the 21st 1 century. Urban Sustainability https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-021-00026-w
Wright, S.L., Gouin, T., Koelmans, A.A., Scheuermann, L. 2021. Microplastics in air and atmospheric deposition: Critical review and assessment of data quality. Micropl.&Nanopl., 1, 6, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-021-00006-y
Lobelle, D., Kooi, M., Koelmans, A. A., Laufkötter, C., Jongedijk, C. E., Kehl, C., & van Sebille, E. 2021. Global modeled sinking characteristics of biofouled microplastic. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 126, e2020JC017098. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC017098
Mohamed Nor, N.H., Kooi, M., Diepens, N.J. Koelmans, A.A. 2021. Lifetime accumulation of nano- and microplastic in children and adults. Environ. Sci. Technol., https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c07384
Syberg, K., Nielsen, M.B., Westergaard Clausen, L.P., Calster, G., van Wezel, A.P., Rochman, C., Koelmans, A.A., Cronin, R., Pahl, S., Foss Hansen, S. 2021. Regulation of plastic from a circular economy perspective. Current Opinion in Green & Sustainable Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2021.100462
Norland, S., Vorkamp, K., Bogevik, A.S., Koelmans, A.A., Diepens, N.J., Burgerhout, E., Hansen, Ø, Puvanendran, V., Rønnestad, I. 2021. Assessing microplastic as a vector for chemical entry into fish larvae using a novel tube-feeding approach. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129144
2020
Gouin, T., Cunliffe, D., De France, J., Fawell, J., Jarvis, P., Koelmans, A.A., Marsden, P., Testai E.E., Asami, M., Bevan R., Carrier, R., Cotruvo, J., Eckhardt, A., Ong C.N. 2020. Clarifying the absence of evidence regarding human health risks to microplastic particles in drinking-water: High quality robust data wanted. Environment International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106141
Wardman, T., Koelmans, A.A., Whyte, J., Pahl, S. 2020. Communicating the absence of evidence for microplastics risk: Balancing between sensation and reflection. Environment International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106116
Koelmans, A.A., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Mohamed Nur, N.H., Kooi, M. 2020. Solving the non-alignment of methods and approaches used in microplastic research in order to consistently characterize risk. Environ. Sci. Technol. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c02982
O’Connor, J.D., Murphy, S., Lally, H.T., O’Connor, I., Nash, R., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A.A., Cullagh, A., Cullagh, D., Mahon, A.M. 2020. Microplastics in brown trout Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 from an Irish riverine system. Environ. Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115572
de Ruijter, V.N., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Gouin, T., Koelmans, A.A. 2020. Quality criteria for microplastic effect studies in the context of risk assessment: A critical review. Environ. Sci. Technol. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c03057
Everaert, G., De Rijcke, M., Lonneville, B., Janssen, C., Backhaus, T., Mees, J., Van Sebille, E., Koelmans, A.A., Catarino, A.I., Vandegehuchte, M. 2020. Risks of floating microplastic in the global ocean. Environ. Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115499
Strokal, M., Bai, Z., Franssen, W., Hofstra, N., Koelmans, A.A., Ludwig, F., Ma, L., van Puijenbroek, P., Spanier, J.E., Vermeulen, L., van Vliet. M.T.H., van Wijnen, J., Kroeze, C. 2020. Urbanization: an increasing source of multiple pollutants to rivers in the 21st century. Urban Sustainability, In press.
Koelmans, A.A., Diepens N.J., Mohamed Nor. N.H. 2020. Weight of evidence for the Microplastic Vector Effect in the Context of Chemical Risk Assessment. In: Plastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process. M. Bank (Ed.). Springer Nature Press. In press.
Teng, J., Zhao, J., Zhang, C., Cheng, B, Koelmans, A.A., Wu, D., Gao, M., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Wang, Q. 2020. A systems analysis of microplastic pollution in Laizhou Bay, China. Sci. Total Environ., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140815
Merga, L.B., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Van den Brink, P.J., Koelmans, A.A. 2020. Distribution of microplastic and small macroplastic particles across four fish species and sediment in an African lake. Science of the total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140527
Mintenig, S.M., Kooi, M., Erich, M.W., Primpke, S., Redondo- Hasselerharm, P.E., Dekker, S.C., Koelmans, A.A., van Wezel, A.P. 2020. A systems approach to understand microplastic occurrence and variability in Dutch riverine surface waters. Water Research, 176, 115723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115723
Bellingeri, A., Casabianca, S., Capellacci, S., Faleri, C., Paccagnini, E., Lupetti, P., Koelmans, A.A., Penna, A., Corsi, I. 2020. Impact of polystyrene nanoparticles on marine diatom Skeletonema marinoi chain assemblages and consequences on their ecological role in marine ecosystems. Environmental Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114268
Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Gort, G., Peeters, E.T.H.M., Koelmans, A.A. 2020. Nano- and microplastics affect the composition of freshwater benthic communities in the long term. Science Advances, 6, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay4054
van Sebille, Erik; Aliani, Stefano; Law, Kara; Maximenko, Nikolai; Alsina, Jose; Bagaev, Andrei; Bergmann, Melanie; Chapron, Bertrand; Chubarenko, Irina; Cózar, Andrés; Delandmeter, Philippe; Egger, Matthias; Fox-Kemper, Baylor; Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo; Goddijn-Murphy, Lonneke; Hardesty, Denise; Hoffman, Matthew; Isobe, Atsuhiko; Jongedijk, Cleo; Kaandorp, Mikael; Khatmullina, Liliya; Koelmans, Albert, A.; Kukulka, Tobias; Laufkötter, Charlotte; Lebreton, Laurent; Lobelle, Delphine; Maes, Christophe; Martinez-Vicente, Victor; Morales Maqueda, Miguel Angel; Poulain-Zarcos, Marie; Rodriguez, Ernesto; Ryan, Peter; Shim, Won Joon; Suaria, Giuseppe; Thiel, Matrin; van den Bremer, Ton; Wichmann, David. 2020. The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris, Environ. Res. Lett. 15, 023003, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6d7d
van Raamsdonk, L.W.D., van der Zande, M., Koelmans, A.A., Hoogenboom, L.A.P., Peters, R., Groot, M., Peijnenburg, A., Weesepoel, Y. 2020. Current insights in monitoring, bioaccumulation, and potential health effects of microplastics present in the food chain. Foods, 9(1), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9010072
Vriend, P., Van Calcar, C., Kooi, M., Landman, H., Pikaar, R., & Van Emmerik, T. 2020. Rapid assessment of floating macroplastic transport in the Rhine. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00010
2019
Kong, X, Koelmans A.A. 2019. Modeling decreased resilience of shallow lake ecosystems towards eutrophication due to microplastic ingestion across the food web. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53, 13822-13831. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b03905
Alexy, P., Anklam, E., Emans, T., Furfari, A., Galgani, F., Hanke, G., Koelmans, A.A., Pant, R., Saveyn, H.G.M., Sokull-Kluettgen, B. 2019. Managing the analytical challenges related to micro- and nanoplastics in the environment and food: Filling the knowledge gaps. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2019.1673905
Kooi, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2019. Simplifying microplastic via continuous probability distributions for size, shape and density. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 6, 551−557. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00379
Markic, A., Gaertner, J.C., Gaertner-Mazouni, N., Koelmans A.A. 2019. Plastic ingestion by marine fish in the wild. Critical Reviews in Environ. Sci. & Technol., https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2019.1631990
Koelmans, A.A. 2019. Proxies for nanoplastic. Nature Nanotechnology, 14, 307–308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0416-z
Bellingeri, A., Bergami, E., Grassi, G., Faleri, C., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P., Koelmans, A.A., Corsi, I. 2019. Combined effects of nanoplastics and copper on the freshwater alga Raphidocelis subcapitata. Aquatic Toxicology, 210, 179–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.02.022
Koelmans, A.A., Mohamed Nor, N.H., Hermsen, E., Kooi, M., Mintenig, S.M., De France, J. 2019. Microplastics in Freshwaters and Drinking Water: Critical Review and Assessment of Data Quality. Water Research, 155, 410-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.02.054
O’Connor, J., Mahon, A.M., Ramsperger, A., Trotter, B., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Koelmans, A.A., Lally, L., Murphy, S. 2019. Microplastics in Freshwater Biota: A Critical Review of Isolation, Characterization and Assessment Methods, Global Challenges, 1800118, https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201800118
Mohamed Nor, N.H., Koelmans, A.A. 2019. Transfer of PCBs from microplastics under simulated gut fluid conditions is biphasic and reversible. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53, 1874−1883. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05143
Strokal, M., Spanier, J.E., Kroeze, C., Koelmans, A.A., Flörke, M., Franssen, W., Hofstra, N., Langan, S., Tang, T., van Vliet, M.T.H., Wada, Y., Wang, M., van Wijnen, J., Williams, R. 2019. Global multi-pollutant modelling of water quality: scientific challenges and future directions. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 36:116–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.11.004
van Weert, S., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Diepens, N.J., Koelmans, A.A. 2019. Effects of nanoplastic and microplastic on the growth of sediment-rooted macrophytes. Science of the Total Environment. 654, 1040–1047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.183
Besseling E., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Foekema E.M., Koelmans, A.A. 2019. Quantifying Ecological Risks of Aquatic Micro- and Nanoplastic. Critical Reviews in Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 32–80, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2018.1531688
2018
Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., de Ruijter, V., Mintenig, S.M., Verschoor, A. Koelmans, A.A. 2018. Ingestion and chronic effects of car tyre tread particles on freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates. Environ. Sci. Technol., 52, 13986-13994. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05035
Hermsen, E., Mintenig, S.M., Besseling, E., Koelmans, A.A. 2018. Quality criteria for the analysis of microplastic in biota samples. Critical review. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52, 10230−10240. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01611
Everaert, G., Van Cauwenberghe, L., De Rijcke, M., Koelmans, A.A., Mees, J., Vandegehuchte, M. Janssen, C.R. 2018. Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean: modelling approach and first conclusions. Environ. Pollution. 242, 1930-1938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.069
Diepens, N.J., Koelmans, A.A. 2018. Accumulation of plastic debris and associated contaminants in aquatic food webs. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52, 8510-8520. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b02515
Mintenig, S.M., Bäuerlein, P.S., Koelmans, A.A., Dekker, S.C., van Wezel, A.P. 2018. Closing the gap between small and smaller: Towards a framework to analyse nano- and microplastics in aqueous environmental samples. Environ. Sci.: Nano. 5, 1640-1649. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EN00186C
Kong, X., Liu, W., He, W., Xu, F., Koelmans, A.A., Mooij, W.M. 2018. Multimedia fate modeling of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) in the shallow lake Chaohu, China. Environ. Pollut. 237, 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.026
Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Falahudin, D., Peeters, E.T.H.M, Koelmans, A.A. 2018. Microplastic effect thresholds for freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates. Environ. Sci. Technol., 52, 2278–2286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05367
Chen, Q., Reisser, J., Cunsolo, S., Kwadijk, C., Kotterman, M., Proietti, M., Slat, B., Ferrari, F., Schwarz, A., Levivier, A., Yin, D., Hollert, H., Koelmans A.A. 2018. Pollutants in plastics within the North Pacific subtropical gyre. Environ. Sci. Technol., 52, 446−456. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b04682
2017
Kooi, M., Besseling, E., Kroeze, C., van Wezel, A.P., Koelmans, A.A. 2017. Modelling the fate and transport of plastic debris in fresh waters. Review and guidance. In: Wagner M., Lambert S. (eds) Freshwater Microplastics. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 58. Springer, Cham, p125-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61615-5_7
Koelmans, A.A., Kooi, M., Lavender-Law, K., Van Sebille, E. 2017. All is not lost: Deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea. Environ. Res. Lett., 12 114028, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa9500
Siegfried, M., Koelmans, A.A., Besseling, E., Kroeze, C. 2017. Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach. Water Research, 127, 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.10.011
Huerta Lwanga, E., Mendoza Vega, J., Ku Quej, V., de los Angeles Chi, J., Sanchez del Cid, L., Chi, C., Escalona Segura, G., Gertsen, H., Salánki, T., van der Ploeg, M., Koelmans, A.A., Geissen, V. 2017. Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain. Scientific Reports. 14071. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14588-2
Koelmans, A.A., Besseling, E., Foekema, E., Kooi, M., Mintenig, S., Ossendorp, B.C., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Verschoor, A., van Wezel, A.P., Scheffer, M. 2017. Risks of Plastic Debris: Unravelling fact, opinion, perception and belief. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 11513−11519. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02219
Vroom, R., Koelmans, A.A., Besseling, E., Halsband, C. 2017. Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton. Environmental Pollution. 231, 987-996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.088
Besseling, E., Foekema, E.M., van den Heuvel-Greve, M.J., Koelmans, A.A. 2017. The effect of microplastic on chemical uptake by the lugworm Arenicola marina (L.) under environmentally relevant conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 8795–8804. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02286
Hermsen, E., Pompe, R., Besseling, E., Koelmans, A.A. 2017. Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 122, 253-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.051
Kooi, M., Van Nes, E.H., Scheffer, M., Koelmans A.A. 2017. Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51, 7963−7971. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04702
Besseling, E., Quik, J.T.K., Sun, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2017. Fate of nano- and microplastic in freshwater systems: A modeling study. Environmental Pollution, 220, 540-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.001
Huerta Lwanga, E., Gertsen, H., Gooren, H., Peters, P., Salánki, T., van der Ploeg, M., Besseling, E., Koelmans, A.A. Geissen, V. 2017. Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris. Environmental Pollution, 220, 523-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.096
2016
Kroeze, C., Gabbert, S., Hofstra, N., Koelmans, A.A. Li, A. Löhr, A., Ludwig, F., Strokal, M., Verburg, C., Vermeulen, L., van Vliet, M., de Vries, W., Wang, M., van Wijnen, J. 2016. Global Modelling of Surface Water Quality: a Multi-Pollutant Approach. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2016, 23:35–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2016.11.014
Kooi, M., Reisser, J., Slat, B., Ferrari, F.F., Schmid, M.S., Cunsolo, S., Brambini, R., Noble, K., Sirks, L.A. Linders, T.E.W., Schoeneich-Argent, R.I., Koelmans, A.A. 2016. The effect of particle properties on the depth profile of buoyant plastics in the ocean. Nature Scientific Reports, 6, 33882. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33882
Endo, S., Koelmans, A.A. 2016. Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds to plastics in marine environments: Equilibrium. In: H. Takada, H.K. Karapanagioti (eds.), Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in the Marine Environment, Hdb Env Chem. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2016_11
Rochman, C.M., Cook, A.M., Koelmans, A.A. 2016. Plastic debris and policy: Using current scientific understanding to invoke positive change. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 35, 1617-1626. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3408
Liu, L., Fokkink, R., Koelmans, A.A. 2016. Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to polystyrene nanoplastic. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 35, 1650–1655. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3311
Koelmans, A.A., Bakir, A., Burton, G.A., Janssen, C.R. 2016. Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment. Critical Review and Model-Supported Re-interpretation of Empirical Studies. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50, 3315−3326. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b06069
Huerta Lwanga, E., Gertsen, H., Gooren, H., Peters, P., Salánki, T., van der Ploeg, M., Besseling, E., Koelmans, A.A. Geissen, V. 2016. Microplastics in the terrestrial ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Environ. Sci. Technol., 50, 2685–2691. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b05478
Herzke, D., Anker-Nilssen, T., Haugdahl, T., Nøst, T., Götsch, A., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Langset, M., Fangel, K., Koelmans, A.A. 2016. Negligible Impact of ingested microplastics on tissue concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in Northern Fulmars of coastal Norway. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50, 1924−1933. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04663
2015
Besseling, E., E.M. Foekema, J.A. Van Franeker, M. Leopold, E.L. Bravo Rebolledo, S. Kuehn, L. Mielke, E. Heße, J. IJzer, P. Kamminga, A.A. Koelmans. 2015. Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 95, 248–252.
Koelmans, A.A. 2015. Modeling the role of microplastics in Bioaccumulation of organic chemicals to marine aquatic organisms. A Critical Review. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages M (eds) Marine Anthropogenic Litter. Springer, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-319-16510-3, p 309-324.
Koelmans, A.A., Besseling, E., Shim, W.J. 2015. Nanoplastics in the aquatic environment. Critical Review. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages M (eds) Marine Anthropogenic Litter. Springer, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-319-16510-3, p 325-340.
2014
Besseling, E., Wang, B., Lurling, M., Koelmans, A.A. 2014. Nanoplastic affects growth of S. obliquus and reproduction of D. magna. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48, 12336–12343
Velzeboer, I., C.J.A.F. Kwadijk, A.A. Koelmans. 2014. Strong sorption of PCBs to nanoplastics, microplastics, carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48, 4869−4876.
Koelmans, A.A., E. Besseling, E.M. Foekema. 2014. Leaching of Plastic Additives to Marine Organisms. Environmental Pollution, 187, 49-54.
Koelmans, A.A., Gouin, T., Thompson, R.C., Wallace, N. and Arthur, C. 2014. Plastics in the marine environment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem 33, 5–10.
2013
Foekema, E.M, C. De Gruijter, M.T. Mergia, A.J. Murk, J.A. van Franeker, A.A. Koelmans. 2013. Plastic in North Sea Fish. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47, 8818−8824
Koelmans, A.A., E. Besseling, A. Wegner, E.M. Foekema. 2013. Plastic as a carrier of POPs to aquatic organisms. A model analysis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47, 7812–7820.
Besseling, E., A. Wegner, E.M. Foekema, M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, A.A. Koelmans. 2013. Effects of microplastic on fitness and PCB bioaccumulation by the lugworm Arenicola marina (L.). Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (1), p 593–600.
2012
Wegner, A., E. Besseling, E.M. Foekema, P. Kamermans, A.A. Koelmans. 2012. Effects of Nanopolystyrene on the Feeding Behaviour of the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.). Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 31, 2490-2497.