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Micro- and nanoplastic-mediated phototransformation and bioaccessibility of fluorinated liquid crystal monomer in aquatic environments

Environmental Science Nano 2024 2 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Yiping Feng, Jingyi Wu, Wenhao Lao, Weibiao Ye, Danni Guo, Zhu Wang, X.F Wu, Racliffe Weng Seng Lai

Summary

Micro- and nanoplastics in aquatic environments alter both how fluorinated liquid crystal monomers (industrial chemicals used in electronics) are broken down by sunlight and how available those breakdown products are to living organisms. This matters because plastic pollution does not just carry contaminants passively — it actively changes the fate and toxicity of co-occurring chemicals in water, potentially increasing exposure risks for aquatic life and humans who depend on those water sources.

Our work suggested that micro- and nanoplastics influence the phototransformation and bioaccessibility of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers in aquatic environments.

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