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ArticleHeliyon2023

The synergy of microplastics with the heavy metal zinc has resulted in reducing the toxic effects of zinc on lentil (

Y Sanath K De Silva, Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan, Hirofumi Kadono, Danyang Li

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Y Sanath K De SilvaGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
Uma Maheswari RajagopalanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo, 135-8548, Japan.
Hirofumi KadonoGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
Danyang LiGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
Saitama University · JPShibaura Institute of Technology · JPUniversity of Ruhuna · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing recognition of the impact of the rising presence of microplastics (MPs) on terrestrial plant growth and, in general, the terrestrial ecosystem. Simultaneously, there is growing heavy metal accumulation in agricultural lands at an astonishing rate owing to the overwhelming use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and weedicides. Thus, there is a need to investigate the synergetic effect of MPs along with heavy metals on the inducing combined toxicity. This study investigates effects at smaller exposure periods of a few hours using a novel optical imaging technique, Biospeckle Coherence Tomography. Biospeckle Optical Coherence Tomography (bOCT) is a novel optical imaging technique that we successfully demonstrated earlier in visualizing the internal activity of plants. Previous studies of authors using the bOCT technique have demonstrated its potential in the independent application of polyethylene microplastic (PEMPs) as well as zinc within 6 h after their treatments. The strong inhibitory effect of 100 mg L

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Biospeckle optical coherent tomography (bOCT)Heavy metalsMicroplasticsSeed germinationSynergic effect

Identifiers

PMID38034784
PMCPMC10685156
OpenAlexW4388460425

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