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Tracking nanoplastics in aquatic organisms at environmentally realistic concentrations

Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) 2018
Maya Al-Sid-Cheikh, Steven J. Rowland, K.A. Stevenson, Claude Rouleau, Theodore B. Henry, Richard C. Thompson

Summary

This study demonstrated that polystyrene nanobeads enhance the genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fish cell lines by concentrating contaminants at cell surfaces. The synergistic effect was greater than PAH exposure alone, suggesting that plastic nanoparticles act as vectors amplifying contaminant bioavailability.

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