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• 2016

  Chemical adsorption of hydrophobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment onto microplastic polymers and subsequent desorption in a simulated gut

  Crawford, C. B., Russell, M., Ewins, C. & Quinn, B., 22 May 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • desorption
  • marine environment
  • PAH
  • polymer
  • adsorption

• Does sample preservation and enzymatic digestion adversely impact detection of microplastics in fauna?

  Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Murphy, F., Gary, S. & E. Narayanaswamy, B., 27 Sep 2016, In: Analytical Methods.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • Enzymes
  • Trypsin
  • Papain
  • Aquatic organisms
  62 Citations (Scopus)

  206 Downloads (Pure)

• Future Scenario Analysis of Aquaculture, Tourism & Recreation and Marine Traffic Within the Clyde and Argyll Marine Regions: With Recommendations on the Key Opportunities and Challenges to Sustainable Development

  MacArthur, D. H., Furness, R. W., Quinn, B., Borodzicz, E. P. & MacArthur, K. I., 11 Feb 2016, Glasgow: MacArthur Green. 77 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • scenario analysis
  • aquaculture
  • recreation
  • tourism
  • traffic
  119 Downloads (Pure)

• Microplastic Pollutants

  Blair Crawford, C. & Quinn, B., 1 Sep 2016, 1 ed. Elsevier Limited. 330 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

  • microplastics
  • pollutants
  • aquatic environment
  • food chain
  • toxic substances

• Microplastics in the final ocean frontier

  Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Gary, S. & E. Narayanaswamy, B., 25 May 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  Open Access

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  • deep sea
  • ocean
  • deep-sea sediment
  • upper ocean
  • continental slope
  122 Downloads (Pure)

• Optimisation of enzymatic digestion and validation of specimen preservation methods for the analysis of ingested microplastics

  Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Murphy, F., Gary, S. F. & Narayanaswamy, B. E., 27 Sep 2016, In: Analytical Methods. 9, p. 1437-1445 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • Enzymes
  • Trypsin
  • Papain
  • Aquatic organisms
  172 Downloads (Pure)

• The effects of microplastic on freshwater Hydra attenuata morphology & feeding

  Murphy, F., Prades, L., Ewins, C. & Quinn, B., 1 Dec 2016, MICRO 2016: Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: From the Coastline to the Open Sea. Baztan, J., Jorgensen, B., Pahl, S., Thompson, R. & Vanderlinden, J-P. (eds.). Elsevier B.V., p. 78-79

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • microplastics
  • Hydra vulgaris
  • Hydra
  • Artemia
  • pollution
  98 Downloads (Pure)

• The effects of microplastic on freshwater Hydra attenuata morphology & feeding

  Murphy, F., Prades, L., Ewins, C. & Quinn, B., 22 May 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

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  • microplastics
  • Hydra vulgaris
  • Hydra
  • Artemia
  • microbeads
  103 Downloads (Pure)

• Validation of a density separation technique for the recovery of microplastic and its use on marine & freshwater sediments

  Quinn, B., Murphy, F. & Ewins, C., 1 Dec 2016, MICRO 2016: Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: From the Coastline to the Open Sea. Baztan, J., Jorgensen, B., Pahl, S., Thompson, R. & Vanderlinden, J-P. (eds.). Elsevier Limited, p. 9

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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  • freshwater sediment
  • bromide
  • zinc
  • brine
  • marine sediment
  136 Downloads (Pure)

• Validation of a density separation technique for the recovery of microplastics and its use on marine & freshwater sediments

  Quinn, B., 25 May 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • freshwater sediment
  • bromide
  • zinc
  • brine
  • iodide

• Validation of density separation for the rapid recovery of microplastics from sediment

  Quinn, B., Murphy, F. & Ewins, C., 11 Nov 2016, In: Analytical Methods. 9, p. 1491-1498 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • brine
  • Sediments
  • Brines
  • Recovery
  74 Citations (Scopus)

  219 Downloads (Pure)

• Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment

  Murphy, F., Ewins, C., Carbonnier, F. & Quinn, B., 7 Jun 2016, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 50, 11, p. 5800-8 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • Wastewater treatment
  • aquatic environment
  • wastewater treatment
  • effluent
  465 Citations (Scopus)

  928 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  Bioaccumulation of metals in juvenile rainbow trout 1 (oncorhynchus mykiss) via dietary exposure to blue mussels

  McEneff, G., Quinn, B., Matthew, B., Dolan, S., O'Rourke, K. & Morrison, L., 1 Dec 2017, In: Chemosphere. 188, p. 548-556

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Bioaccumulation
  • Mytilus edulis
  • Dietary Exposure
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss
  • rainbow
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  158 Downloads (Pure)

• Microplastic pollution: a real threat to the environment?

  Quinn, B., 7 Sep 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • freshwater organism
  • pollution
  • pollutant
  • marine organism
  • aquatic organism

• Microplastic pollution identified in deep-sea water and ingested by benthic invertebrates in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean

  Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Gary, S., Mogg, A. & E. Narayanaswamy, B., 1 Dec 2017, In: Environmental Pollution. 231, 1, p. 271-280 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Microplastic
  • Invertebrates
  • Seawater
  • Oceans and Seas
  112 Citations (Scopus)

  262 Downloads (Pure)

• Odour Management and Monitoring in Scottish Waste Water Treatment Plants

  Quinn, B., McLellan, I., Broomfield, M., Gibson, N. & del Vento, S., 7 Apr 2017, CREW - Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters . 27 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  • waste water treatment plant
  • odor
  • monitoring
  • code of practice
  • sewage

• Scottish Microplastics Research Group

  Russell, M. & Quinn, B., 4 Oct 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

• The uptake of macroplastic & microplastic by demersal & pelagic fish in the Northeast Atlantic around Scotland

  Murphy, F., Russell, M., Ewins, C. & Quinn, B., 15 Sep 2017, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 122, p. 353-359 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • microplastics
  • pelagic fish
  • Fish
  • Scotland
  69 Citations (Scopus)

  179 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Ecotoxicity responses of the freshwater cnidarian Hydra attenuata to 11 rare earth elements

  Blaise, C., Gagne, F., Harwood, M., Quinn, B. & Hanana, H., 15 Nov 2018, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 163, p. 486-491 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Hydra
  • Cnidaria
  • Rare earth elements
  • Fresh Water
  • Toxicity
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  96 Downloads (Pure)

• Effects of sea lice treatment on health status in cultured rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

  Barisic, J., Cannon, S., Garzon, T., Padrisa, M., Henriquez, F. & Quinn, B., 20 Feb 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation

  • hemosiderin
  • Caligidae
  • health status
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss
  • blood chemistry

• The development of diagnostic techniques to assess fish health and the impact of sea lice treatment in aquaculture

  Cannon, S., Barisic, J. & Quinn, B., 23 May 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation

• The development of high throughput diagnostic techniques to assess fish health and the impact of sea lice treatment in aquaculture

  Quinn, B., Barisic, J., Garzon, T., Padrisa, M. & Cannon, S., 25 Aug 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

  • Caligidae
  • fish health
  • diagnostic techniques
  • aquaculture
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss

• The effects of microplastic on freshwater Hydra attenuata feeding, morphology & reproduction

  Murphy, F. & Quinn, B., 1 Mar 2018, In: Environmental Pollution. 234, p. 487-494

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • Hydra
  • Fresh Water
  • Reproduction
  • Salinum
  55 Citations (Scopus)

  180 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Consistent microplastic ingestion by deep-sea invertebrates over the last four decades (1976-2015), a study from the North East Atlantic

  Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Ewins, C., Gary, S. F. & Narayanaswamy, B. E., 31 Jan 2019, In: Environmental Pollution. 244, p. 503-512 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • Invertebrates
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Eating
  • Polyesters
  34 Citations (Scopus)

  137 Downloads (Pure)

• Cumulative impact of anti-sea lice treatment (azamethiphos) on health status of Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) in aquaculture

  Barisic, J., Cannon, S. & Quinn, B., 7 Nov 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 16217.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • azamethiphos
  • Caligidae
  • health status
  • aquaculture
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  62 Downloads (Pure)

• Detection of polystyrene nanoplastics in biological samples based on the solvatochromic properties of Nile red: application in Hydra attenuata exposed to nanoplastics

  Gagne, F., Auclair, J. & Quinn, B., 2 Oct 2019, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26, 32, p. 33524-33531 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  16 Downloads (Pure)

• Microplastics in drinking water: a review and assessment

  Eerkes-Medrano, D., Leslie, H. A. & Quinn, B., 28 Feb 2019, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 7, p. 69-75 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Microplastic
  • Potable water
  • Drinking Water
  • drinking water
  • drinking water treatment
  38 Citations (Scopus)

  147 Downloads (Pure)

• The toxicity of potentially toxic elements (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn and Ni) to the cnidarian Hydra attenuata at environmentally relevant concentrations

  McKinley, K., McLellan, I., Gagne, F. & Quinn, B., 15 May 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 665, p. 848-854 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Toxicity
  • mortality
  • Copper
  • toxicity
  • Poisons
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  88 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Author correction: cumulative impact of anti-sea lice treatment (azamethiphos) on health status of Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) in aquaculture

  Barisic, J., Cannon, S. & Quinn, B., 20 May 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 2 p., 8643.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Health Status
  • Aquaculture
  • Amendments
  18 Downloads (Pure)

• Detection, biophysical effects, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles to the cnidarian Hydra attenuata

  Auclair, J., Quinn, B., Peyrot, C., Wilkinson, K. J. & Gagné, F., 23 Jan 2020, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27, 11, p. 11772-11781 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hydra
  • Cnidaria
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Lipids
  • Polystyrenes
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Microplastic accumulation in deep-sea sediments from the Rockall Trough

  Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Ewins, C., Gary, S. F. & Narayanaswamy, B. E., 26 Mar 2020, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 154, 9 p., 111092.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microplastic
  • microplastics
  • Sediments
  • deep-sea sediment
  • sediments
  9 Citations (Scopus)