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Eco-Colloidal Layer of Micro/Nanoplastics Increases Complexity and Uncertainty of Their Biotoxicity in Aquatic Environments
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This viewpoint highlights how eco-colloidal layers of organic matter, microorganisms, and other substances that form on micro- and nanoplastic surfaces increase the complexity and uncertainty of their biotoxicity assessments in aquatic environments.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEViewpointNEXTEco-Colloidal Layer of Micro/Nanoplastics Increases Complexity and Uncertainty of Their Biotoxicity in Aquatic EnvironmentsFanhao SongFanhao SongState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, ChinaMore by Fanhao SongView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8663-7541, Tingting LiTingting LiSchool of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, ChinaMore by Tingting Li, Jin HurJin HurDepartment of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South KoreaMore by Jin Hurhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6735-1946, Fengchang Wu*Fengchang WuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China*Phone: +86-10-84931804; Email: [email protected]More by Fengchang Wuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-2243, and Xiaoguang MengXiaoguang MengCenter for Environmental Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, United StatesMore by Xiaoguang Menghttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-196XCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 15, 10547–10549Publication Date (Web):July 18, 2022Publication History Received19 April 2022Published online18 July 2022Published inissue 2 August 2022https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c02778https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c02778article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2022 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views2447Altmetric-Citations4LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (3 MB) Get e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
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