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August 16, 2025

Prepared polypropylene microplastics: formation of eco-corona in aquatic systems and their combined toxicity with cadmium in

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ASAnna Sundar SarmilaNCNatarajan Chandrasekaran

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Overview

This research investigates microplastics' eco-corona formation and cadmium's impact on aquatic organisms, suggesting environmental risks.

Key Points

  • Microplastics significantly increase reactive oxygen species production in aquatic systems, indicating toxicity risk.
  • At 0.5 mg mL-1 concentration, interactions with eco-coronated microplastics enhance cadmium adsorption and toxicity.
  • Utilizing spectroscopic methods, the research monitors microplastics' behavior in natural water, showing eco-corona effects.
  • Findings highlight that microplastics may exacerbate pollutant bioaccumulation across the aquatic food web.

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Sarmila et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a26d256226934df6fbfbedhttps://doi.org/10.1039/d5em00260e
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