Polyethylene microplastics reduce filtration and respiration rates in the Mediterranean sponge Petrosia ficiformis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113094
Abstract: Microplastic (MP) pollution represents a distinctive mark of the Anthropocene. Despite the increasing efforts to determine the ecological impacts of MP on marine biodiversity, our understanding of their toxicological effects on invertebrate species is still… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean sponge; filtration respiration; petrosia ficiformis; sponge ... See more keywords