TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Gerhardt, Almut
A1  - Schäfer, Maria
A1  - Blum, Thomas
A1  - Honnen, Wolfgang
T1  - Toxicity of microplastic particles with and without adsorbed tributyltin (TBT) in Gammarus fossarum (Koch, 1835)
JF  - Fundamental and applied limnology
N2  - We investigate the toxicity of different types and sizes of microplastic particles (0.3–4 mm) under different conditions (new particles, aged particles with biofilm, and particles with adsorbed Tributyltin) on the freshwater amphipod Gammarus fossarum in 3-week exposures. All types of plastic particles, which were randomly taken up to a small extent, were mostly Polyphenylenoxide, Polybutylentherephthalate and Polypropylene, with particles < 1 mm in size. Plastic particles did not affect the feeding and locomotory behaviour of gammarids, and there was no strong difference between pristine plastic particles and aged particles with biofilm. Mortality tended to be higher compared with the control. Tributyltinhydride (TBTH) adsorbed to microplastic particles had no effect on uptake, survival, feeding and locomotory behaviour during the 3 weeks of exposure. Dissolved TBTH, however, was already very toxic after few days of exposure (LC50-96h < 1 ng l–1).
KW  - microplastic particles
KW  - dissolved TBTH
KW  - influence on behaviour
KW  - mortality
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 1863-9135
SS  - 1863-9135
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2019/1114
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2019/1114
VL  - 194
IS  - 1
SP  - 57
EP  - 65
S1  - 9
PB  - Schweizerbart Science Publishers
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  -