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Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Marine Zooplankton

Springer water 2020 4 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Silvia Morgana, Chiara Gambardella, Elisa Costa, Verónica Piazza, Francesca Garaventa, Marco Faimali

Summary

Marine zooplankton ingest microplastics, mistaking them for food, which reduces feeding, impairs reproduction, and can transfer particles up the food chain. Because zooplankton form the base of marine food webs, their ecotoxicological responses to microplastics have cascading consequences for ocean ecosystems and human seafood consumers.

Marine microplastics are recognized as an emerging pollutant accumulating in marine environment, throughout the water column and on the seabed [1]. Over 300 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year [2], and almost 10% of the annual production ends up...

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