Early warning signals: identifying sublethal responses caused by exposure to nanoplastics in aquatic ecosystems

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

Plastic pollution is one of our major emerging global environmental threats. When released into nature, plastic will fragment into smaller pieces, eventually reaching the nano-scale. Current knowledge regarding sublethal effects caused by exposure to nanoplastics is very scarce. This project aims at identifying sublethal responses related to predator - prey interactions in aquatic food webs.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2019/01/012021/12/31

Funding

  • FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning