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Polystyrene (nano)microplastics cause size-dependent neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and other adverse effects in<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

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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.

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(Nano)microplastics induce neurotoxicity and oxidative damage.

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