Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus).

We examined whether environmentally relevant concentrations of different types of microplastics, with or without PCBs, directly affect freshwater prey and indirectly affect their predators. Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene terep...

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Main Authors: Chelsea M Rochman, J Mark Parnis, Mark A Browne, Sebastian Serrato, Eric J Reiner, Matthew Robson, Thomas Young, Miriam L Diamond, Swee J Teh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5673206?pdf=render