Photolytic degradation elevated the toxicity of polylactic acid microplastics to developing zebrafish by triggering mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis
Xingli Zhang, Mengli Xia, Xiaojuan Su, Peng Yuan, Xiaokang Li, Chunyu Zhou, Zepeng Wan, Wei Zou
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Polylactic acidMicroplasticsToxicityZebrafishOxidative stressBioaccumulationChemistryApoptosisCarcinogenDegradation (telecommunications)Reactive oxygen speciesBiochemistryCell biologyEnvironmental chemistryBiologyTelecommunicationsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryGenePolymerMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesNanoparticles: synthesis and applications