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Effects of, and responses to materials in organisms, populations and ecosystems. Includes resistance, tolerance, and degradation mechanisms.

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The effects of naproxen sodium on the growth, reproduction, survival, and feeding of a freshwater pond snail
Rachel Becker, Elizabeth Hamman
Evaluation of cross-generational exposure to microplastics and co-occurring contaminants on embryonic and larval behavior in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas
Mackenzie Persinger, Jessica Ward
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Ecotoxicological effects of CuO and TiO2 nanoparticles dietary exposure on the marine gastropod Littorina brevicula
Sergey Kukla, Victor Chelomin, Andrey Mazur, Nadezhda Dovzhenko, Valentina Slobodskova, Evgeniy Elovskiy
First report of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of North American insectivorous bats
Ashleigh B. Cable, Emma V. Willcox, Leah N. Crowley, Christy Leppanen

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Gooseneck barnacles (Lepas spp.) ingest microplastic debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
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Harmful effects of the microplastic pollution on animal health: a literature review
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A large-scale field study examining effects of exposure to clothianidin seed-treated canola on honey bee colony health, development, and overwintering success
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The effects of naproxen sodium on the growth, reproduction, survival, and feeding of a freshwater pond snail
Rachel Becker, Elizabeth Hamman
Evaluation of cross-generational exposure to microplastics and co-occurring contaminants on embryonic and larval behavior in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas
Mackenzie Persinger, Jessica Ward

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Harmful effects of the microplastic pollution on animal health: a literature review
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Broad spectrum pesticide application alters natural enemy communities and may facilitate secondary pest outbreaks
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6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity: WCMB 2023
Nano- and Microplastics in the Environment
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