Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza; Gertsen, Hennie; Gooren, Harm; Peters, Piet; Salánki, Tamás; van der Ploeg, Martine; Besseling, Ellen; A. Koelmans, Albert; Geissen, Violette

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b05478

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Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Feb 8, 2016

Authors:

Esperanza Huerta Lwanga

Hennie Gertsen

Harm Gooren

Abstract

Plastic debris is widespread in the environment, but information on the effects of microplastics on terrestrial fauna is completely lacking. Here, we studied the survival and fitness of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) exposed to microplastics (Polyethylene, <150 μm) in ...

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Microplastics

Lumbricus terrestris

Lumbricidae

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