Evaluation of the infiltration of polystyrene nanobeads in zebrafish embryo tissues after short-term exposure and the related biochemical and behavioural effects.

This study points out the capability of nanoplastics to infiltrate zebrafish embryo tissues, even after a short exposure, thus suggesting the need for deeper investigations following longer exposure times, and highlighting the potential of nanoplastics to cause toxicological effects on freshwater organisms, at the organism level. PMID: 31400664 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31400664?dopt=Abstract

Source: Environmental Pollution - August 3, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Parenti CC, Ghilardi A, Della Torre C, Magni S, Del Giacco L, Binelli A Tags: Environ Pollut Source Type: research