Limited Potential of Polystyrene Microplastic as a Vector of Microcystin-LR in Diluted Lysate of

Sadia Sharmin, Siobhan J Peters, Anne Colville, James N Hitchcock, David J Booth, David P Bishop, Simon M Mitrovic

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Article in Toxins, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Sadia SharminFreshwater and Estuarine Research Group (FERG), School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

Siobhan J PetersHyphenated Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0140-2688

Anne ColvilleFreshwater and Estuarine Research Group (FERG), School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6543-2539

James N HitchcockFreshwater and Estuarine Research Group (FERG), School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

David J BoothFish Ecology Lab, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

David P BishopHyphenated Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

Simon M MitrovicFreshwater and Estuarine Research Group (FERG), School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) and microcystins (MCs) frequently occur together in eutrophic environments. However, their interaction in aquatic systems is poorly understood. This study aimed to examine how MP particle size and salinity influence the adsorption behaviour of the cyanotoxin MC-LR onto polystyrene MPs (PS-MPs). Two particle size groups (180-500 µm and 700-1000 µm diameter) were mixed with a microcystin-LR (MC-LR) producing

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Fresh WaterMicrocystinsMicrocystisMicroplasticsPolystyrenesSaline WatersAdsorptionMarine ToxinsParticle SizeSalinitycyanoginosin LRMarine ToxinsMicrocystinsMicroplasticsPolystyrenesadsorptionbrackish waterfreshwatermicrocystinmicroplasticpolystyrene

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PMID41745753

DOI10.3390/toxins18020087

PMCPMC12945270

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