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Researchers find grazing zooplankton severely affected by nanoplastic particles

Contrasting responses between phytoplankton taxa to nanoplastic particles and zooplankton ingestion. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01646-7 Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been studying how nanoplastics affect aquatic life in lakes and rivers. Their findings are surprising: for the first time, they have shown that while some species are becoming extinct, others, such as cyanobacteria that…