Environmentally relevant UV-light weathering of polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics promotes hepatotoxicity in a human cell line
Felix H. Englert, Fabrice A. Mueller, Battuja Batbajar Dugershaw, Vera M. Kissling, Sarah Boentges, Govind Gupta, Gabriele Fontana, Sabine Diedrich, Laura Suter‐Dick, Shana J. Sturla, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr
Abstract
Environmentally-relevant concentrations of UV-weathered polystyrene micro and nanoplastics induce hepatotoxicity and considerable changes in gene expression of liver disease-relevant pathways.
Topics & Concepts
PolystyreneWeatheringEnvironmentally friendlyChemistryBiologyPolymerOrganic chemistryPaleontologyEcologyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications