Effects of microplastic interaction with persistent organic pollutants on the activity of the aryl hydrocarbon and estrogen receptors.

ABSTRACT: Environmental microplastics (MPs) are complex mixtures of plastic polymers and sorbed chemical pollutants with high degrees of heterogeneity, particularly in terms of particle size, morphology and degree of weathering. Currently, limitations exist in sampling sufficient amounts of environmental particles for laboratory studies to assess toxicity endpoints with statistical rigor and to examine chemical pollutant interactions. This study seeks to bridge this gap by investigating environmental plastic particle mimetics and pollutant-polymer interactions by mixing polymer particles with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) at set concentrations over time. Solutions containing combinations of polymers including polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyamid

SUBMITTER: Morgan SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature