Triebskorn, RitaBraunbeck, ThomasGrummt, TamaraRuhl, Aki Sebastian2024-06-162024-06-162019https://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-1839https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/5116The current paper critically reviews the state-of-the-science on (1) microplastics (MP) types and particle concentrations in freshwater ecosystems, (2) MP and nanoplastics (NP) uptake and tissue translocation, (3) MP/NP-induced effects in freshwater organisms, and (4) capabilities of MP/NP to modulate the toxicity of environmental chemicals. The reviewed literature as well as new data on MP and NP concentrations in the river Elbe and on particle uptake into human cells indicate an environmental relevance of small particles in the low nano- and micrometer range higher than that of larger MP. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.1 Onlineressource (Seiten 375-392)online resourceenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/LiteraturauswertungWirkungFischInvertebratenWissenschaftlicher Artikel