Thomais Kakouli-Duarte

Dec 13, 2024 | mdpi.com | Thomais Kakouli-Duarte

1. IntroductionMicroplastics are becoming persistent pollutants that are of growing concern [1] due to their potential toxicity to aquatic biota and human health, as well as their association with pathogenic bacteria and effects on the food web [2,3]. Microplastics have become ubiquitous worldwide, in the oceans, on land, and even in polar glaciers where human activity is minimal, and they are regarded as a rising threat to ecological and environmental sustainability [4].

Oct 23, 2024 | preprints.org | Kieran J. Germaine |John Cleary |Thomais Kakouli-Duarte |Loriane Murphy

Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 21 October 2024 / Approved: 22 October 2024 / Online: 23 October 2024 (07:15:11 CEST) Murphy, L.; Germaine, K.; Cleary, J.; Kakouli-Duarte, T. Effects of Microplastic Pollutants on Nematodes and Their Biodiversity in Irish River Sediments. Preprints 2024, 2024101759. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1759.v1 Murphy, L.; Germaine, K.; Cleary, J.; Kakouli-Duarte, T.