TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanoplastic occurrence, transformation and toxicity
T2 - a review
AU - Atugoda, Thilakshani
AU - Piyumali, Hansika
AU - Wijesekara, Hasintha
AU - Sonne, Christian
AU - Lam, Su Shiung
AU - Mahatantila, Kushani
AU - Vithanage, Meththika
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Nanoplastics are emerging contaminants of concern for living organisms and ecosystems, yet nanoplastics are difficult to extract and analyse. Once released into the environment, the fate and behavior of nanoplastics are controlled by physical, chemical, and biological factors. Here, we review nanoplastics weathering, aggregation, biofouling, and bioavailability. Nanoplastics adsorb and transport metals and organic contaminants. Ingestion of nanoplastics by aquatic organims such as microbes, algae, invertebrates, and fish, induces toxicological effects on organism growth, behavior, and reproduction.
AB - Nanoplastics are emerging contaminants of concern for living organisms and ecosystems, yet nanoplastics are difficult to extract and analyse. Once released into the environment, the fate and behavior of nanoplastics are controlled by physical, chemical, and biological factors. Here, we review nanoplastics weathering, aggregation, biofouling, and bioavailability. Nanoplastics adsorb and transport metals and organic contaminants. Ingestion of nanoplastics by aquatic organims such as microbes, algae, invertebrates, and fish, induces toxicological effects on organism growth, behavior, and reproduction.
KW - Nanoplastics
KW - Plastic cycle
KW - Toxicological effects
KW - Transformation
KW - Vector transport
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U2 - 10.1007/s10311-022-01479-w
DO - 10.1007/s10311-022-01479-w
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137063012
SN - 1610-3653
VL - 21
SP - 363
EP - 381
JO - Environmental Chemistry Letters
JF - Environmental Chemistry Letters
IS - 1
ER -