Assessing the acute differential toxicity of polystyrene microplastic particles and comparing the impacts of bead-shaped versus fragmented particles on Daphnia magna

Abstract This study investigates polystyrene (PS) microplastics impact on the freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna, a sentinel species for environmental monitoring. Rather than utilizing their commercial microplastic counterparts, realistic microplastic morphologies that mimic those found in natural...

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Published in:	Applied Biological Chemistry
Main Authors:	Sang-Ah Lee, Maranda Esterhuizen, Youngsam Kim, Minsik Kim, Young Jun Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
Subjects:	Polystyrene microplastics Shape-dependent toxicity Gut microbiota alteration Oxidative stress response Daphnia magna toxicity
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13765-025-01012-x