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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
Chlorella and
Scenedesmus
PS
20 nm
0.08–0.8 mg/mL
2 h
Adsorbed algae in PS beads
causes CO
2 depletion
[76]
Scenedesmus
obliquus
PS
70 nm
44–1100 mg/L
72 h
Reduction in Algae growth
and chlorophyll-a
concentrations
[77]
Caenorhabditis
Elegans
PA
PE
PP
PVC
PS
70
μm
70
μm
70
μm
70-μm
0.1, 1.0, 5.0
μm
0.5–10.0 mg/L
2d
4.89–11.44% decreases in the
mean body length, inhibition
rates in embryo number, and
brood size by 14.40–25.22%
and 2.44–28.02%,
respectively
[70]
zebrafish Danio
rerio
PA
PE
PP
PVC
PS
70
μm
70
μm
70
μm
70
μm
0.1, 1.0, 5.0
μm
0.001–10.0 mg/L 10d
Reduction of 27.1% in
survival, causes 73.3–86.7%
damage in the intestine of
individuals
[70]
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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
Chlorella and
Scenedesmus
PS
20 nm
0.08–0.8 mg/mL
2 h
Adsorbed algae in PS beads
causes CO
2 depletion
[76]
Scenedesmus
obliquus
PS
70 nm
44–1100 mg/L
72 h
Reduction in Algae growth
and chlorophyll-a
concentrations
[77]
Caenorhabditis
Elegans
PA
PE
PP
PVC
PS
70
μm
70
μm
70
μm
70-μm
0.1, 1.0, 5.0
μm
0.5–10.0 mg/L
2d
4.89–11.44% decreases in the
mean body length, inhibition
rates in embryo number, and
brood size by 14.40–25.22%
and 2.44–28.02%,
respectively
[70]
zebrafish Danio
rerio
PA
PE
PP
PVC
PS
70
μm
70
μm
70
μm
70
μm
0.1, 1.0, 5.0
μm
0.001–10.0 mg/L 10d
Reduction of 27.1% in
survival, causes 73.3–86.7%
damage in the intestine of
individuals
[70]