Expanded polystyrene microplastic is more cytotoxic to seastar coelomocytes than its nonexpanded counterpart: A comparative analysis

Microplastics (MPs) are established contaminants of coastal ecosystem. Present investigation is aimed to assess comparative toxicity of polystyrene microplastic (PS-MP) and expanded polystyrene microplastic (EPS-MP) in the coelomocytes of Astropecten indicus, a common seastar of Digha coast of Bay o...

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Main Authors: Abhinandan Barua, Arunodaya Gautam, Soumalya Mukherjee, Kunal Pal, Parimal Karmakar, Mitali Ray, Sajal Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666911021000198