Toward an ecotoxicological risk assessment of microplastics: Comparison of available hazard and exposure data in freshwaters

• Published in: Environmental toxicology and chemistry Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 436 - 447
• Main Authors: Adam, Véronique, Yang, Tong, Nowack, Bernd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: adverse effects; Asia; ecotoxicology; Europe; Exposure; Fresh water; Freshwater; Hazard/Risk Assessment; Mathematical analysis; Microplastics; North America; Particle shape; Polymers; Probabilistic risk assessment; Probabilistic species sensitivity distribution; Probability distribution; Quantiles; risk; Risk assessment; risk characterization; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Asia; North America; Europe; Probabilistic species sensitivity distribution; Probabilistic risk assessment; Microplastics; Freshwater

Microplastics have been detected in freshwaters all over the world in almost all samples, and ecotoxicological studies have shown adverse effects of microplastics on organisms. However, no risk assessment of microplastics has been performed specifically in freshwater so far. The aim of the present s...