Marine Pollution Bulletin Publication
Daphnia magna with orange microplastics visible in gut (Guilhermino et al., 2021).
Our fourth REPSONSE publication ‘Long-term Adverse Effects of Microplastics on Daphnia magna Reproduction and Population Growth Rate at Increased Water Temperature and Light Intensity: Combined Effects of Stressors and Interactions,’ is now available to read online through Science of the Total Environment!
In this study three 21-day laboratory bioassays with model microplastics (1–5 μm diameter) were carried out to investigate the potential influence of light intensity rise (from 10,830 lx to 26,000 lx) and water temperature rise (from 20 °C to 25 °C) on the long-term toxicity of microplastics to Daphnia magna (a small planktonic crustacean).
This study was carried out in the scope of the Portuguese PLASTICGLOBAL project (PTDC/MAR-PRO/1851/2014) and the European project RESPONSE (CIIMAR component: MICROPLAST/0006/2018).