Microplastic-associated trophic transfer of benzo(k)fluoranthene in a limnic food web: Effects in two freshwater invertebrates (Daphnia magna, Chironomus riparius) and zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Direct ingestion, trophic transfer, and physiological effects of microplastics in the early life stages of Centropristis striata, a commercially and recreationally valuable fishery species

“…A study in Zebrafish indicated that microplastic-associated pollutants ingested from prey (Artemia nauplii) potentially desorb in fish intestines (Batel et al 2016). However, no altered behavior was observed in Krefft's Frillgobies (Bathygobius krefftii) exposed via trophic transfer (Tosetto et al 2017) and no effect on hepatic CYP1A levels was found in Zebrafish exposed to microplastics with sorbed benzo(k)fluoranthene trophically via Daphnia magna and Chironomus riparius (Hanslik et al 2020).…”

Systematic Review of Nano- and Microplastics’ (NMP) Influence on the Bioaccumulation of Environmental Contaminants: Part II—Freshwater Organisms

“…Other species used were unicellular algae, freshwater crabs and snails, bacteria, protozoa, and vascular plants [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ] ( Figure 2 B). As for the polymer type, polystyrene (PS) is the most studied polymer (70%), as it also stands as the third most abundant polymer in the environment, after polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) ( Figure 2 C) [ 36 ], which gives it an environmental relevance. Following PS, PE is the second most used polymer (15%) for investigating the influence of NMPs on the bioaccumulation of contaminants.…”

Ecotoxicity of microplastics to freshwater biota: Considering exposure and hazard across trophic levels

“…Toxicity effects shown on Table 2 from the trophic combined experiments with other stressors (PCB, PAH, and methamphetamine) provide evidence that their co-occurrence with MPs may increase the potential hazards throughout the foodweb (Rochman et al, 2017;Hanslik et al, 2020;Qu et al, 2020). Microplastics interactions with multi-stressors and impact on organisms (singly or several within the same trophic level) is developed in Section 3.2 and Table 2.…”