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Environmentally relevant UV-light weathering of polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics promotes hepatotoxicity in a human cell line

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Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Govind Gupta, Felix H. Englert, Felix H. Englert, Vera M. Kissling, Fabrice A. Mueller, Vera M. Kissling, Govind Gupta, Fabrice A. Mueller, Battuja Batbajar Dugershaw, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Govind Gupta, Vera M. Kissling, Sarah Boentges, Sarah Boentges, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Govind Gupta, Gabriele Fontana, Sabine Diedrich, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Sabine Diedrich, Laura Suter‐Dick, Shana J. Sturla Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr, Laura Suter‐Dick, Shana J. Sturla

Summary

Researchers found that UV-weathered polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations induced hepatotoxicity in human liver cells and caused significant changes in gene expression related to liver disease pathways.

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Environmentally-relevant concentrations of UV-weathered polystyrene micro and nanoplastics induce hepatotoxicity and considerable changes in gene expression of liver disease-relevant pathways.

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