Are Daphnia similis Playing a Significant Role in Microplastic Biofragmentation?

• Published in: Water, air, and soil pollution Vol. 234; no. 6; p. 371
• Main Authors: Rani-Borges, Bárbara, Pompêo, Marcelo, Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: air; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Contamination; Daphnia similis; dose response; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental monitoring; Fragmentation; Freshwater crustaceans; Hydrogeology; Ingestion; Inland waters; microparticles; Microplastics; Microspheres; mortality; Plastic debris; Plastic pollution; Plastics; Polystyrene; Polystyrene resins; polystyrenes; soil; Soil Science & Conservation; Survival; water; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Nile Red; Crustaceans; Polystyrene PS; Freshwater invertebrates; Fragmentation

Environmental plastic contamination is a global problem, which is driven by the growing demand for plastics. Over time, plastics undergo fragmentation processes and become so-called microplastics, which have been shown to be a threat to the various environments where their presence occurs. The most...