Microplastic uptake with food increases risk-taking of a wide-spread decomposer, the common pill bug Armadillidium vulgare

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 126220 - 126220

Published: April 1, 2025

Exposure to microplastics (MPs) i.e., plastic fragments between 1 μm and mm in diameter causing growing concern for wildlife humanity. It is now evident that MPs can accumulate soil, freshwater, seawater the atmosphere; thus, living organisms are directly or indirectly exposed these significant ecological stressors globally. Studies on physiological effects of emerging, yet, date, only a handful studies with special focus how affect animal behaviour available, there even less research different components among- within-individual behavioural variation affected by MPs. The main goal this study was investigate prolonged exposure (6 weeks) 10 spherical polystyrene food (24.85 particles/mg) influences individual risk-taking widespread decomposer, common pill bug Armadillidium vulgare. Our results indicate strong MP effect levels variation: (i) mean increased, while (ii) correlation residual emerged (risk-takers became predictable) treated group. These findings underscore intricate variation, potentially far-reaching evolutionary consequences given their pervasive presence both terrestrial aquatic ecosystems. negative impacts changes widespread; our study, may increase susceptibility A. vulgare predation, contributing population decline.

Language: Английский

Parabens, bisphenols, and triclosan in coral polyps, algae, and sediments from Sanya, China: Occurrence, profiles, and environmental implications

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 361, P. 124839 - 124839

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Language: Английский

In Vitro and In Vivo Genotoxicity of Polystyrene Microplastics: Evaluation of a Possible Synergistic Action with Bisphenol A

Journal of Xenobiotics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 1415 - 1431

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

The ubiquitous presence of plastics represents a global threat for all ecosystems and human health. In this study, we evaluated, in vitro vivo, the genotoxic potential different concentrations polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) their possible synergistic interactions with bisphenol-A (BPA). For vivo assays, used lymphocytes hemocytes from

Language: Английский