A multi-levels analysis to evaluate the toxicity of microplastics on aquatic insects: A case study with damselfly larvae (Ischnura elegans)

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 289; p. 117447
• Main Authors: Sun, Lin, Cheng, Zhongyan, Wang, Mei, Wei, Chao, Liu, Haoyu, Yang, Yuxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Behavioristics; Damselfly larvae; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects; Intestinal microbiota; Larva - drug effects; Larva - physiology; Microplastics - toxicity; Odonata - drug effects; Odonata - physiology; Polystyrene microplastics; Transcriptome - drug effects; Transcriptomics and metabolomics; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Damselfly larvae; Transcriptomics and metabolomics; Polystyrene microplastics; Intestinal microbiota; Behavioristics

Microplastic (MP) pollution prevalent in freshwater environments and jeopardizes the organisms living there. Dozens of studies have been conducted to investigate the harmful effects of microplastics on organisms. However, the most diverse and sensitive aquatic insects are often overlooked, also ther...