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What Can Model Polystyrene Nanoparticles Can Teach Us on the Impact of Nanoplastics in Bivalves? Studies in Mytilus from the Molecular to the Organism Level
Summary
Researchers used model polystyrene nanoparticles to study how nanoplastics affect mussels at the molecular and whole-organism level, shedding light on the potential harm of plastic particles smaller than one micrometer. Because nanoplastics can penetrate cells more easily than larger microplastics, these findings suggest they may pose distinct biological risks to aquatic life and potentially humans.
The concept of nanoplastics has recently emerged carrying with it the idea of their possible distinct impact on aquatic organisms. Microplastics may be degraded into nanosized particles (from 1 to 1000 nm) under abiotic conditions. However, as for microplastics,...