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Tissue-specific responses of duckweed to cadmium stress under nanoplastic co-exposure: differential accumulation and toxicity in roots and fronds

Environmental Science Nano 2025
Zhaohui Xue, Xinyi Liao, Jie Hou, Jiang Xu, Daohui Lin

Summary

This study found that polystyrene nanoplastics promoted cadmium accumulation in duckweed roots while paradoxically reducing cadmium toxicity in the fronds, revealing tissue-specific differences in how nanoplastic co-exposure modifies metal toxicity in aquatic plants.

Polymers

Polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) promoted the accumulation of Cd in duckweed roots, while alleviating the toxicity of Cd in the fronds.

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