Polystyrene microbeads modulate the energy metabolism of the marine diatom Chaetoceros neogracile

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 251; pp. 363 - 371
• Main Authors: Seoane, Marta, González-Fernández, Carmen, Soudant, Philippe, Huvet, Arnaud, Esperanza, Marta, Cid, Ángeles, Paul-Pont, Ika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: aquatic ecosystems; aquatic food webs; Bacillariophyceae; Biodiversity and Ecology; cell growth; cell walls; Chaetoceros; culture media; Cytotoxicity; Diatoms - drug effects; Diatoms - metabolism; Diatoms - physiology; Ecotoxicology; energy; Energy Metabolism - drug effects; Environmental Sciences; enzyme activity; esterases; Flow cytometry; Life Sciences; light scattering; lipid bodies; lipid content; membrane potential; Microalgae; microbeads; Microplastic; microplastics; Microspheres; Particle Size; photosynthesis; Photosynthesis - drug effects; phytoplankton; polystyrenes; Polystyrenes - chemistry; Polystyrenes - toxicity; reactive oxygen species; Scanning electron microscopy; Toxicology; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Flow cytometry; Scanning electron microscopy; Cytotoxicity; Microalgae; Microplastic; ACL; cytotoxicity

Due to the growing concern about the presence of microplastics (MP) in the environment, the number of studies evaluating the toxicity of these small persistent particles on different marine species has increased in recent years. Few studies have addressed their impact on marine phytoplankton, a subj...