DOI: 10.5683/sp3/wmlwsv
title: Search for "ecotoxicological risks to the aquatic environment in Canada from micro- and nanoplastics"

description: Record provides full Compendex (through Engineering Village) search strategy. Originally developed June-September 2025 for a scoping review.
description: <code>CONCEPT 1: Micro- and nanoplastics</code>
 (({Microplastic} WN CV) OR ((microplastic* OR micro-plastic* OR nanoplastic* OR nano-plastic*) WN KY) OR ((micro* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((nano* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((micro-nano* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((micro?nano* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((micro-partic* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((nano-partic* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((micro?partic* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((nano?partic* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((particle* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((particulate* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR (("extremely small" NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((debris NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY) OR ((leach* NEAR/3 plastic*) WN KY))
AND
<code>CONCEPT 2: Aquatic environment, bioaccumulation, and pollution</code>
((({Aquatic organisms} OR {Fish} OR {Plankton} OR {Molluscs} OR {Marine Biology} OR {Shellfish} OR {Fisheries}) WN CV) OR ((nekton* OR pelagic* OR sirenia OR pinniped* OR cuttlefish* OR cephalopod* OR neuston* OR phytoneuston* OR zooneuston* OR pleuston* OR coleoid* OR amphibian* OR cichlid* OR crustacean* OR dolphin* OR fish OR fisher* OR invertebrate* OR macrofauna OR menhaden OR mollusk* OR mollusc* OR mullet* OR oyster* OR phytoplankton* OR plankton OR salmon OR shark* OR seabird* OR seal or seals OR shellfish OR zooplankton OR calanoid OR foraminifera OR barnacle* OR snail* OR chiton* OR urchin* OR squid* OR cucumber* OR mussel* OR damselfish* OR shearwater* OR zebrafish* OR turtle* OR mysid* OR lobster* OR sponge* OR copepod* OR anchov* OR jellyfish OR marlin) WN KY)
OR
(({Leaching} OR {Aquifers} OR {Groundwater resources} OR {Water supply} OR {Hydrology} OR {Catchments} OR {Floods} OR {Oceanograpy} OR {Marine pollution} OR {Watersheds} OR {Water pollution} OR {Water pollution control} OR {Water} OR {Wastewater treatment} OR {Water quality} OR {Potable water} OR {Marine pollution} OR {Sampling} OR {Groundwater} OR {Surface waters} OR {Catchments} OR {River pollution} OR {Lakes} OR {Reservoirs} OR {Runoff} OR {Seawater} OR {Estuaries} OR {Catchments} OR {Bioaccumulation}) WN CV)
OR
((aquatic* OR aquifer* OR freshwater* OR benthonic* or benthos or benthic OR coastal OR coral OR percolation OR precipitation* OR sediment* OR stream* OR wetland* OR (wet land*) OR stormwater* OR seawater* OR wastewater* OR groundwater* OR greywater* OR fresh?water* OR stormwater* OR storm?water* OR seawater* OR sea?water* OR (waste water) OR waste?water* OR (grey water) OR grey?water* OR (ground water) OR ground?water* OR (fresh water) OR fresh-water* OR (storm water) OR storm-water* OR (sea water) OR sea-water* OR waste-water* OR ground-water* OR grey-water* OR (arctic water) OR (drinking water) OR (water table) OR (surface water) OR marine OR sediment* OR seabed? OR {sea bed?} OR estuar* OR river* OR riparian* OR lake? OR sludge* OR biosolid? OR bio?solid? OR sediment? OR runoff OR snow OR (water pollut*) OR estuar* OR catchment* OR river? OR marine) WN KY)
OR
((accumulat* OR bioaccumulat* OR biomagnif* OR ecosystem* OR ecotoxic* OR genotoxic* OR ingest OR ingestion* OR metabol* OR neurotoxic* OR pathol* OR toxic* or phytotoxic* or zootoxic*) WN KY)
OR
((444* OR 445* OR 446* OR 453*) WN CL))
AND
<code>CONCEPT 3: Canada</code>
((({Canada} OR canadian* or (british columbia*) OR (colombie britannique) or alberta* or saskatchewan* or manitoba* or ontario* or ontarian or quebec* or québec OR québéc* or (new brunswick) OR (nouveau brunswick*) or (prince edward island*) or (ile du prince-édouard) or (nova scotia*) OR (nouvelle-écosse) or labrador* or newfoundland* OR (terre-neuve) or nunavut* or (northwest territ*) OR (territoires du nord-ouest) or yukon*) WN CO)
OR
((canadian* or canada or (british columbia*) OR (colombie britannique) or alberta* or saskatchewan* or manitoba* or ontario* or ontarian or quebec* or québec OR québéc* or (new brunswick) OR (nouveau brunswick*) or (prince edward island*) or (ile du prince-édouard) or (nova scotia*) OR (nouvelle-écosse) or labrador* or newfoundland* OR (terre-neuve) or nunavut* or (northwest territ*) OR (territoires du nord-ouest) or yukon*) WN ST)
OR
((canadian* or canada or (british columbia*) OR (colombie britannique) or alberta* or saskatchewan* or manitoba* or ontario* or ontarian or quebec* or québec OR québéc* or (new brunswick) OR (nouveau brunswick*) or (prince edward island*) or (ile du prince-édouard) or (nova scotia*) OR (nouvelle-écosse) or labrador* or newfoundland* OR (terre-neuve) or nunavut* or (northwest territ*) OR (territoires du nord-ouest) or yukon*) WN KY))