Toxicity due to release of microplastic fibres from disposable face masks on marine diatom Chaetoceros sp. and the role of EPS in combating the toxic effects

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, disposable face masks have become a significant source of microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems. Diatoms, as primary producers are often used as model organism for aquatic toxicity assessments. Only a limited number of studies have examined the toxicity of mask le...

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Main Authors: B.Y. Neethudas, Camil Rex M., P.K. Suresh, Amitava Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-06-01
Series:Emerging Contaminants
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405665025000150
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