How the digestive gland of Laternula elliptica reacts to nanoplastics and nanometals, both alone and together at global gene expression and oxygen consumption level

Nanoplastic exposure alters oxidative stress, immunity, and digestive function in Pinctada fucata martensii

Micro-/Nano-Plastics as Carriers of Heavy Metals to Exacerbate the Stress Response of Ciliates from Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Perspectives

Effects of Nanoplastics, Lithium, and Their Mixtures on Corbicula fluminea: Preliminary Findings

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Polystyrene nanoplastics and lithium were found to cause measurable physiological stress in the freshwater bivalve Corbicula fluminea individually, with mixture exposures producing compounded effects. This research highlights that real-world pollution scenarios involving nanoplastics alongside other contaminants may create toxicity combinations more harmful than any single pollutant alone.

Ecotoxicological Effects of MPs as Emerging Micropollutants: Examination of Biomarkers, Current State, and Future Perspectives

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Researchers examined the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics as emerging micropollutants, reviewing biomarker responses across terrestrial and aquatic organisms and highlighting how combined environmental stressors amplify the harm microplastics pose to biodiversity and ecosystem function.

Effects of Polymethacrylate Nanoplastics on Lipid Metabolism in Sparus Aurata

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Researchers investigated how nanoplastic particles affect fat metabolism in gilthead seabream, an important aquaculture fish, suggesting that even at very small sizes, plastic particles may interfere with key physiological processes in marine species.