Effects of plastic particles on aquatic invertebrates and fish – A review

This review summarises the current knowledge on the effects of microplastics and their additives on organisms living in the aquatic environment, particularly invertebrates and fish. To date, microplastics have been recognised to affect not only the behaviour of aquatic animals but also their proper...

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Published inEnvironmental toxicology and pharmacology Vol. 96; p. 104013
Main Authors Hodkovicova, N., Hollerova, A., Svobodova, Z., Faldyna, M., Faggio, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.2022
Subjects
Additives
Bivalves
Microplastics
Nanoplastics
Pollution
Toxicity
PP
Additives
PS
Toxicity
MDA
BBP
Pollution
DBP
DEHP
Nanoplastics
UV
PBDEs
BSAF
GST
SOD
GR
Bivalves
NPs
MPs
BPA
PE
CAT
ROS
HBCD
Microplastics
TBBPA
PVC
Hpf
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Summary:This review summarises the current knowledge on the effects of microplastics and their additives on organisms living in the aquatic environment, particularly invertebrates and fish. To date, microplastics have been recognised to affect not only the behaviour of aquatic animals but also their proper development, causing variations in fertility, oxidative stress, inflammations and immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and changes in metabolic pathways and gene expression. The ability of microplastics to bind other xenobiotics and cause combined toxicity along side the effect of other agents is also discussed as well. Microplastics are highly recalcitrant materials in both freshwater and marine environments and should be considered extremely toxic to aquatic ecosystems. They are severely problematic from ecological, economic and toxicological standpoints.
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ISSN:1382-6689
1872-7077
DOI:10.1016/j.etap.2022.104013