Microplastic moves pollutants and additives to worms, reducing functions linked to health and biodiversity

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2388-2392

  Browne, Mark Anthony ^a,b   Niven, Stewart J ^a,c   Galloway, Tamara S ^d   Rowland, Steve J ^a   Thompson, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c Waters Canada   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4'-TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; NONYLPHENOL; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRICLOSAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYCHAETA; SEDIMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENANTHRENES; PHENOLS; PLASTICS; POLYCHAETA; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRICLOSAN; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84889573827     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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