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Polystyrene (nano)microplastics cause size-dependent neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and other adverse effects inCaenorhabditis elegans
Environmental Science Nano
2018
422 citations
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Lili Lei,
Mengting Liu,
Yang Song,
Shibo Lu,
Jiani Hu,
Chengjin Cao,
Chengjin Cao,
Bing Xie,
Huahong Shi,
Defu He
Summary
Researchers found that polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics cause neurotoxicity and oxidative damage in the model organism C. elegans, with effects varying by particle size. Smaller nanoscale particles tended to cause more severe toxic responses than larger microplastic particles. The study highlights that the size of plastic particles is an important factor in determining how harmful they are to living organisms.
(Nano)microplastics induce neurotoxicity and oxidative damage.