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Phytotoxic effect of microplastics on photosynthesis

Original title: Phytotoxic effect of microplastics on photosynthesis

Repository of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb 2022
Paola Rumin

Summary

This Croatian-language review examines how microplastics affect photosynthesis in plants, describing several mechanisms including light shading, physical damage, and interference with photosynthetic biochemistry. Reduced photosynthesis in primary producers has implications for all organisms higher up the food chain. It is a review paper synthesizing current knowledge on microplastic phytotoxicity.

Obzirom da je mikroplastika jedan od gorućih problema današnjice, proučavanje njenog utjecaja na živa bića od iznimne je važnosti. Biljke kao primarni producenti koji se nalaze na dnu hranidbenog lanca dobivaju još jednu dimenziju važnosti. Naime, mikroplastika na mnogo načina prikazanih u ovom radu, može umanjiti fotosintetsku sposobnost biljaka. Smanjenje primarne produkcije te akumulacija plastike u biljnim tkivima predstavljaju problem za sva živa bića koja ovise o biljkama, kao i za same biljke. Cilj ovog rada je približiti čitaocu probleme koje mikroplastika može stvoriti u prirodi i agrikulturi.

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