Prolonged oral ingestion of microplastics induced inflammation in the liver tissues of C57BL/6J mice through polarization of macrophages and increased infiltration of natural killer cells.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112882
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Keywords: liver tissues; c57bl mice; infiltration; ingestion microplastics ... See more keywords
Ingestion of microplastics by nematodes depends on feeding strategy and buccal cavity size.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113227
Abstract: Microplastics are hardly biodegradable and thus accumulate rather than decompose in the environment. Due to sedimentation processes, meiobenthic fauna is exposed to microplastics. Within the meiofauna, nematodes are a very abundant taxon and occupy an… read more here.
Keywords: microplastics nematodes; ingestion microplastics; buccal cavity; size ... See more keywords
Ingestion of microplastics by pelagic fish from the Moroccan Central Atlantic coast.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114194
Abstract: As in the rest of the world, plastics are the most dominant marine litter category in Moroccan Atlantic waters. This work aims to identify the presence of microplastics in the stomach contents of three small… read more here.
Keywords: sardina pilchardus; microplastics pelagic; ingestion microplastics; pelagic fish ... See more keywords