Toxics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(8), P. 589 - 589
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
In
real
environments,
pollutants
do
not
occur
in
isolation.
Instead,
they
can
be
found
complex
mixtures
with
effects
that
are
completely
different
from
those
of
the
individual
components.
this
review,
articles
2017
to
May
2024
have
been
selected
provide
an
overview
existing
knowledge
on
between
micropollutants
and
micro
nanoplastics
organisms
terrestrial
aquatic
environments.
It
was
corresponding
toxicological
parameters
determine
interaction
compounds
were
calculated
most
literature
reviewed.
Our
analysis
shows
that,
synergistic
more
frequently
than
antagonistic
effects.
joint
action
microplastics
or
emerging
contaminants
has
less
studied,
but
may
also
predominate.
Future
work
should
thoroughly
investigate
nature
interactions
order
properly
assess
risk
posed
by
cocktail
ecosystems.
Journal of Limnology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
84
Published: April 9, 2025
Marine
and
freshwater
macrophytes
are
known
to
filter
off
microplastics
from
the
water
column;
however,
effects
of
microplastic
size
type
on
their
retention
by
different
species
have
yet
be
investigated.
Here
we
tested
sizes
types
microplastics,
introduced
under
two
flow
regimes
(vertical
deposition
in
still
lateral
a
unidirectional
current),
submerged
macrophyte
species,
Hydrilla
verticillata
Mayaca
fluviatilis,
using
ex
situ
experiments.
Microplastics
entrapment
efficiency
was
determined
calibrating
dry
weight
(DW)
plant
analysing
characteristics
each
via
comparison
leaf
outer-edge
perimeter-to-area
ratio
(P:A).
The
higher
than
moving
water.
had
greater
average
surface
area
retained
most
polyethylene
terephthalate
(PET)
800-1000
μm
both
(1.75±0.11
g)
vertical
(2.85±0.24
g).
Conversely,
M.
fluviatilis
P:A,
area,
high
cellulose
PET
600-800
(0.73±0.07
(0.92±0.159
Our
findings
highlight
influence
material
type,
morphology
conditions
determining
rate
macrophytes.
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(8), P. 589 - 589
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
In
real
environments,
pollutants
do
not
occur
in
isolation.
Instead,
they
can
be
found
complex
mixtures
with
effects
that
are
completely
different
from
those
of
the
individual
components.
this
review,
articles
2017
to
May
2024
have
been
selected
provide
an
overview
existing
knowledge
on
between
micropollutants
and
micro
nanoplastics
organisms
terrestrial
aquatic
environments.
It
was
corresponding
toxicological
parameters
determine
interaction
compounds
were
calculated
most
literature
reviewed.
Our
analysis
shows
that,
synergistic
more
frequently
than
antagonistic
effects.
joint
action
microplastics
or
emerging
contaminants
has
less
studied,
but
may
also
predominate.
Future
work
should
thoroughly
investigate
nature
interactions
order
properly
assess
risk
posed
by
cocktail
ecosystems.
