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Chronic Exposure to Polystyrene Microplastic Fragments Has No Effect on Honey Bee Survival, but Reduces Feeding Rate and Body Weight

Microplastics (MPs), in the form of fragments and fibers, were recently found in honey samples collected in Ecuador as well as in honey bees collected from Denmark and China. However, little is known about how MPs impact bee health. To fill this knowledge gap, we investigated the potential toxicity...

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Autores principales: Al Naggar, Yahya, Sayes, Christie M., Collom, Clancy, Ayorinde, Taiwo, Qi, Suzhen, El-Seedi, Hesham R., Paxton, Robert J., Wang, Kai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9963634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36850975
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020100