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Insights on Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: The EPHEMARE Project
Springer water2020
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Francesco Regoli,
Marina Albentosa,
Carlo Giacomo Avio,
Annika Batel,
Maria João Bebianno,
Marie‐Laure Bégout,
Ricardo Beiras,
Juan Bellas,
Ronny Blust,
Ronny Blust,
Agathe Bour,
Thomas Braunbeck,
Jérôme Cachot,
Camilla Catarci Carteny,
Bettie Cormier,
Bettie Cormier,
Xavier Cousin,
Alberto Cuesta,
María Ángeles Esteban,
Marco Faimali,
Chiara Gambardella,
Francesca Garaventa,
Stefania Gorbi,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Ketil Hylland,
Steffen Keiter,
Kathrin Köpke,
Bénédicte Morin,
Alexandre Pacheco,
Lucia Pittura,
Raewyn M. Town,
Luís R. Vieira
Summary
The EPHEMARE project systematically examined microplastic ecotoxicology across multiple marine species and life stages, finding that effects depend strongly on particle size, polymer type, concentration, and co-exposure with chemical pollutants. These multi-species results underscore the complexity of real-world microplastic risk and the limitations of single-species laboratory studies.
The Ephemare project was supported in the period 2015–2018 by JPI Oceans, as one of 4 sister projects in the joint action on ecological aspects of microplastics. Ephemare investigated several issues concerning the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics...