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Table 2
(continued)
Water body
Studied biota
species
MPs type
MPs size
MPs concentration
range
Exposure time
Reported biological effects
References
Brachionus
koreanus
PS
0.05-, 0.5-, and
6-μm
0.1, 1, 10, and
20
μg/mL
12 days
Growth, fertility, and lifespan
reduction, also brings longer
reproduction time. Increases
the ROS levels
[63]
Scrobicularia
plana
PS
20
μm
1 mg/L
14 days
Leading impacts on
antioxidant capacity cause
DNA, neurotoxicity, and
oxidative damage
[24]
Daphnia magna,
Daphnia pulex,
Ceriodaphnia
dubia
Spherical
fluorescent PM
SPM from
polyethylene
microspheres
PMP; 1–5
μm,
SMP; 1–10
μm,
10 2
p/mL–
10 5
p/mL
21 day for PMP
7 day for
Ceriodaphnia
dubia
Adverse effect cumulative
number of neonates, the total
number of broods, and
terminal body length of test
animals
[64]
Crustaceans
(Amphibalanus
amphitrite
barnacle and of
Artemia
franciscana
brine shrimp)
PS
0.1
μm
0.001–10 mg/L
24 and 48 h.
Neurotoxic effect and
oxidative stress, low
enzymatic activity,
interrupted the detoxification
of hydrogen peroxide in the
injured organisms
[65]
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