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Ceri Lewis is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science, with extensive research focusing on pollution and microplastic contamination. Their work primarily explores the environmental impact and distribution of microplastics in marine environments, as well as related recycling and waste management techniques.

The scientist has a significant number of publications in well-regarded venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Pollution

Across these venues, Lewis addresses key issues in the field, contributing to subfields such as Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oceanography, Ecology, and Ocean Engineering. Their research topics consistently center on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, with additional work covering Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Some of their recent notable publications include:

  • "Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size" (2020) published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Oceanic Hitchhikers - Assessing Pathogen Risks from Marine Microplastic" (2020) published in Trends in Microbiology
  • "Microplastic in the stomachs of open-ocean and deep-sea fishes of the North-East Atlantic" (2020) published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Plastic contamination of a Galapagos Island (Ecuador) and the relative risks to native marine species" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Microplastic burden in marine benthic invertebrates depends on species traits and feeding ecology within biogeographical provinces" (2023) published in Nature Communications

Lewis frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Tamara S. Galloway, Adam Porter, Jen Jones, Georgie Savage, and Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, reflecting a broad and active engagement in multidisciplinary marine pollution studies.

Best Publications

  • Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

    Tamara S. Galloway;Matthew Cole;Ceri Lewis

  • Uptake and retention of microplastics by the shore crab Carcinus maenas.

    Andrew James Russell Watts;Ceri Lewis;Rhys M. Goodhead;Stephen J. Beckett

  • Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Heart Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2003/06

    David Melzer;Neil E. Rice;Ceri Lewis;William E. Henley

  • Microplastics Alter the Properties and Sinking Rates of Zooplankton Faecal Pellets

    Matthew Cole;Penelope K. Lindeque;Elaine Fileman;James Clark;James Clark

  • Ingestion of Plastic Microfibers by the Crab Carcinus maenas and Its Effect on Food Consumption and Energy Balance

    Andrew J. R. Watts;Mauricio A. Urbina;Mauricio A. Urbina;Shauna Corr;Ceri Lewis

  • Marine microplastics spell big problems for future generations

    Tamara S. Galloway;Ceri N. Lewis

  • Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size

    Penelope K. Lindeque;Matthew Cole;Rachel L. Coppock;Ceri N. Lewis

  • Oceanic Hitchhikers - Assessing Pathogen Risks from Marine Microplastic.

    Jake Bowley;Craig Baker-Austin;Adam Porter;Rachel Hartnell

  • Role of Marine Snows in Microplastic Fate and Bioavailability.

    Adam Porter;Brett P. Lyons;Tamara S. Galloway;Ceri Lewis

  • Effect of Microplastic on the Gills of the Shore Crab Carcinus maenas

    Andrew James Russell Watts;Mauricio A. Urbina;Mauricio A. Urbina;Rhys M. Goodhead;Julian Moger

  • Marine microplastic debris: a targeted plan for understanding and quantifying interactions with marine life

    James R Clark;James R Clark;Matthew Cole;Matthew Cole;Penelope K Lindeque;Elaine Fileman

  • Sublethal toxicity of nano-titanium dioxide and carbon nanotubes in a sediment dwelling marine polychaete

    Tamara Galloway;Ceri Lewis;Ida Dolciotti;Blair D. Johnston

  • Mechanisms of toxicity of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on the reproductive health of male zebrafish.

    Tamsyn M. Uren-Webster;Ceri Lewis;Amy L. Filby;Gregory C. Paull

  • Ocean acidification increases the toxicity of contaminated sediments.

    David A. Roberts;Silvana N. R. Birchenough;Ceri Lewis;Matthew B. Sanders

  • Sensitivity to ocean acidification parallels natural pCO2 gradients experienced by Arctic copepods under winter sea ice

    Ceri N. Lewis;Kristina A. Brown;Laura A. Edwards;Glenn Cooper

  • Infertility in male aquatic invertebrates: a review.

    Ceri Lewis;Alex T. Ford

  • Particle characteristics of microplastics contaminating the mussel Mytilus edulis and their surrounding environments

    Nicholas Scott;Adam Porter;David Santillo;Holly Simpson

  • Ocean Acidification Increases Copper Toxicity to the Early Life History Stages of the Polychaete Arenicola marina in Artificial Seawater

    Anna L. Campbell;Stephanie Mangan;Robert P. Ellis;Ceri Lewis

  • Ocean acidification increases copper toxicity differentially in two key marine invertebrates with distinct acid-base responses

    Ceri Lewis;Robert P. Ellis;Emily Vernon;Katie Elliot

  • Reproductive consequences of paternal genotoxin exposure in marine invertebrates.

    Ceri Lewis;Tamara Galloway

  • Microplastic in the stomachs of open-ocean and deep-sea fishes of the North-East Atlantic

    João M. Pereira;Yasmina Rodríguez;Sandra Blasco-Monleon;Adam Porter

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamara S. Galloway
Tamara S. Galloway University of Exeter
Andrew G. Hirst
Andrew G. Hirst University of Liverpool
Penelope K. Lindeque
Penelope K. Lindeque Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Charles R. Tyler
Charles R. Tyler University of Exeter
Nick J. Hardman-Mountford
Nick J. Hardman-Mountford Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Robert Clement
Robert Clement University of Edinburgh
Timothy J Smyth
Timothy J Smyth Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Sally E. Thorpe
Sally E. Thorpe Natural Environment Research Council
Brendan J. Godley
Brendan J. Godley University of Exeter
Lisa A. Miller
Lisa A. Miller Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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