Author response for "Prepared polypropylene microplastics: formation of eco-corona in aquatic systems and their combined toxicity with cadmium in Artemia franciscana"

Prepared polypropylene microplastics: formation of eco-corona in aquatic systems and their combined toxicity with cadmium in Artemia franciscana

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Researchers studied how polypropylene microplastics form an eco-corona when exposed to different aquatic environments, including tap water, lake water, and marine water. They then assessed the combined toxicity of these eco-corona-coated microplastics with cadmium on brine shrimp. The findings suggest that the environmental coating acquired by microplastics in natural waters can influence how they interact with and deliver toxic metals to aquatic organisms.

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Occurrence and Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics — now present in the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe — accumulate in and harm both aquatic and land-based ecosystems, highlighting the broad reach of plastic pollution as a threat to wildlife and potentially to human health.

Ecotoxicological Consequences of Microplastics in Aquatic Life

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics — tiny plastic particles under 5mm — harm aquatic ecosystems, documenting that fish, invertebrates, and other marine life can ingest them, leading to physical damage, toxic chemical exposure, and disruptions to feeding and reproduction.

Micro/nanoplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: An Integrated Review of Occurrence, Toxicological Implications, Case Studies, Methodologies, and Future Recommendations

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This integrated review covers the occurrence, toxicology, and detection of micro- and nanoplastics across freshwater, marine, and estuarine ecosystems, using case studies to illustrate biomagnification through aquatic food webs and the compounding risk from co-occurring chemical contaminants. The review calls for stronger international collaboration and policy frameworks grounded in scientific evidence, recognizing that the pervasive nature of micro- and nanoplastics in aquatic systems poses escalating risks to both ecosystem integrity and human health.