First characterization of the ecotoxicity of paraffin particles: assessment of biochemical effects in the marine polychaete Hediste diversicolor

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 27; no. 36; pp. 45742 - 45754
• Main Authors: Gomes, Ana Sofia, Castro, Bruno B., Nunes, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acetylcholinesterase; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Biological effects; Biomarkers; Catalase; Chronic effects; Constituents; Cosmetics; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Enzymes; Fatty acids; Food chains; Glutathione; Glutathione peroxidase; Glutathione transferase; Hediste diversicolor; Hydrocarbons; Lipids; Microparticles; Microplastics; Microspheres; Neurotoxicity; Organic chemistry; Organisms; Oxidative stress; Paraffin; Paraffin wax; Peroxidase; Physiological effects; Physiology; Plastic pollution; Plastics; Pollutants; Polymers; Research Article; Toxicity; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Waxes; Biomarkers; Paraffin microparticles; Microplastic alternatives; Toxicity

Plastics are a widespread environmental problem, particularly in the form of small particles or fragments (microplastics). With the purpose of gradually replacing the use of plastics in cosmetic products (primary microplastics), the use of paraffin in microspheres has recently been applied. Paraffin...