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Table 3
(continued)
Type of
chemical
Microplastic
Associated pollutants
Species name
MPs toxic effect only Joint MPs and associated
pollutant effect
References
PE
Ag
rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus
mykiss
MPs themselves do
not affect but means
for the conveyance of
the pollutant; as a
result, Ag was
accumulated in
between lower parts
of alimentary canals
of the mucus and
muscle layer,
mucosal epithelium,
and serosa
Ag was accumulated in
intestinal compartments and
doesn’t have toxic effects alone.
The effect of the MP vector
hypothetically brings together
likely toxin forms into the
intestine
[96]
PE
PCBs
Lugworm
Arenicola marina
(L.)
Causes gradual
accumulation of
PCBs on the
organism and impact
feeding activity
MP brings a bit to a gradual
accumulation of PCBs
[97]
PVC
Chiral antidepressant
venlafaxine and its
metabolite
Odesmethylvenlafaxine
(pharmaceuticals)
Loach
Misgurnus
anguillicaudatus
Assisted the
transferal and
increments in
contaminants to the
liver through time
Delay the pollutants chemical
reaction that occurs in the
organism
[98]
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