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Human Health Effects
Marine & Wildlife
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Microplastics make shrimp more vulnerable to deadly disease
Chemical & Engineering News
2023
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Priyanka Runwal,
Priyanka Runwal
Summary
Researchers found that microplastic exposure makes larval shrimp significantly more susceptible to a deadly viral disease by prolonging virus survival in the environment and weakening the shrimp's immune defenses, with implications for seafood industry losses and the health of aquatic ecosystems.
Study finds that plastic particles prolong virus survival in larval shrimp and impair their defenses