Enhancing aggregation of microalgae on polystyrene microplastics by high light: Processes, drivers, and environmental risk assessment

C Wang, Y Zhang, C Wang, M He - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants, causing potential threats to aquatic ecosystems
and serious concern in aggregating with microalgae (critical primary producers). When …

Short-term microplastic effects on marine meiofauna abundance, diversity and community composition

FJL de França, T Moens, RB da Silva, GL Pessoa… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Background Due to the copious disposal of plastics, marine ecosystems receive a large part
of this waste. Microplastics (MPs) are solid particles smaller than 5 millimeters in size …

Microplastic-induced shifts in bioturbation and oxygen penetration depth in subtidal sediments

A Ridall, A Maciute, FJA Nascimento, S Bonaglia… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Interstitial meiofauna, organisms smaller than 500 μm that live between sediment grains, are
the most abundant animals on Earth. They play crucial roles in biogeochemical cycles, but …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicological impacts of microplastics on virulence, reproduction and physiological process of entomopathogenic nematodes

M Li, B Ha, Y Li, K Vrieling, Z Fu, Q Yu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics have emerged as significant and concerning pollutants within soil ecosystems.
Among the soil biota, entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are lethal parasites of …

Tiny titans: Impact of meiofauna diversity and activity on coastal sediment biogeochemistry

A Maciute - 2024 - gupea.ub.gu.se
Chemical reactions in marine sediments and the resulting fluxes across the sediment-water
interface influence ecosystem functioning, global carbon cycling, and ultimately global …

Microplásticos e fenantreno: um estudo de caso sobre a estrutura da comunidade de Metazoários Diminutos

FJL FRANÇA - 2024 - bdtd.ibict.br
Os microplásticos (MP's) representam uma ameaça atual e crescente nos ecossistemas
marinhos. Sua capacidade de sedimentar no bentos marinho torna os organismos que ali …