Marine pollution bulletin
Grazing the plastisphere: Trophic transfer of the bioaccumulated metals to Artemia salina.
O Lazzeroni, N Cukrov, A Barré, B Oursel, R Bunet, A-M Cindrić, J-F Briand, V Lenoble
Published: 202510.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.119109
Abstract
In any aquatic environment, microplastics (MPs) are rapidly colonized by microbial communities, forming a biofilm known as plastisphere, which modifies their surface properties. The biofilm has been shown to dramatically increase metal accumulation.…
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