Microplastic sampling and biological effects assessment

• Main Author: Dee, Pei Fang
• Other Authors: Dalton Tay Chor Yong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing::Polymers and plastics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76764
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reports of microplastic contaminants found in marine ecosystems and foods have increasingly raised concerns. Uptake of nanosized polystyrene was reported to affect the mortality and reproduction of marine organisms such as mussels and copepods. However, little is known about the degree of microplast...