Important ecological processes are affected by the accumulation and trophic transfer of nanoplastics in a freshwater periphyton-grazer food chain
Manuel Holzer, Denise M. Mitrano, Louis Carles, Bettina Wagner, Ahmed Tlili
Abstract
Fundamental knowledge gaps on the bioaccumulation, trophic transfer and effects of nanoplastics in fresh waters limit the estimation of their ecological risks.
Topics & Concepts
PeriphytonTrophic levelFood chainBioaccumulationEcologyEnvironmental scienceTrophic cascadeFood webBiologyAlgaeMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesNanoparticles: synthesis and applications