Effects of environmental microplastics on Porcellana Platycheles (Decapoda, Anomura, Porcellanidae), a marine filter-feeder crustacean
Clément Baracchini,
Amélie Châtel,
Lucie Messager
et al.
Abstract:Assessment of microplastic pollution is a societal concern with negative impacts on fauna and flora. An omnipresence of these pollutants in aquatic, atmospheric, and terrestrial ecosystems was indicated. In a marine environment, the microplastic accumulation and effects were identified in many organisms (annelids, bivalves, crustaceans, fishes, mammals…). Unfortunately, many microplastic (MP) toxicity experiments used commercial particles (mainly polyethylene or polystyrene), which do not illustrate the divers… Show more
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