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Response to Comment on “Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver”
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This response defends findings from a study on polystyrene microplastic uptake and toxicity in zebrafish liver, addressing criticisms raised by commenters. The scientific exchange highlights ongoing debates about methodology and interpretation in microplastic toxicology research.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVCorrespondence/Rebut...Correspondence/RebuttalNEXTResponse to Comment on "Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver"Yifeng Lu†, Yan Zhang*†, Yongfeng Deng†, Wei Jiang†, Yanping Zhao‡, Jinju Geng†, Lili Ding†, and Hongqiang Ren*†View Author Information† State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China‡ Jiangsu Key Lab Environmental Change & Ecological Construct, School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China*(Y.Z.) Phone: +86 25 89680160; e-mail: [email protected]*(H.R.) E-mail: [email protected]Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50, 22, 12523–12524Publication Date (Web):November 3, 2016Publication History Published online3 November 2016Published inissue 15 November 2016https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6b04379https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04379article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2016 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views2517Altmetric-Citations26LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (143 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Anatomy,Energy,Fluorescence,Lipids,Metabolism Get e-Alerts
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