Assessing the ecological consequences of biodegradable plastics: Acute, chronic and multigenerational impacts of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate microplastics on freshwater invertebrate Daphnia magna
Petra Procházková, Gabriela Kalčíková, Eliška Maršálková, Martin Brtnický, Helena Zlámalová Gargošová, Jiří Kučerík
Abstract
in the food chain, these findings suggest that biodegradable microplastics may indeed negatively affect freshwater ecosystems.
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsDaphnia magnaBiotaInvertebrateBiodegradationEnvironmental scienceEcotoxicityEnvironmental chemistryFreshwater ecosystemDaphniaEcologyEcosystemBiologyChemistryZooplanktonToxicityOrganic chemistryMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques