Transcriptomic and metabolic responses of earthworms to contaminated soil with polypropylene and polyethylene microplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations
Keyi Chen, Ronggui Tang, Yongming Luo, Youchao Chen, Ali EI-Naggar, Jianhang Du, Aiai Bu, Yan Yan, Xinghang Lu, Yanjiang Cai, Scott X. Chang
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsEarthwormEnvironmental chemistryBiologyTranscriptomeContaminationToxicityChemistryBiochemistryEcologyGene expressionGeneOrganic chemistryMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impactsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties