A Meta-analysis of Ecotoxicological Hazard Data for Nanoplastics in Marine and Freshwater Systems.

ABSTRACT: There is emerging concern about the potential health and environmental impacts of nanoplastics in the environment. Information on exposure has been lacking, but a growing amount of ecotoxicological hazard data is now available, allowing a hazard assessment to be conducted for nanoplastics in freshwater and marine systems. Based on a critical evaluation of published studies and the construction of probabilistic species sensitivity distributions (PSSDs), we present a comprehensive, state-of-the-art understanding of nanoplastic ecotoxicity. Different freshwater and marine datasets were constructed based on different data quality levels, and for each of the datasets, PSSDs were built for both mass- and particle number-based concentrations. Predicted no-effect concentrations (PNECs) were then e

SUBMITTER: Yang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756468 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature