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The following handle holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/81582
Author: Horton, A.A.
Title: Towards a greater understanding of the presence, fate and ecological effects of microplastics in the freshwater environment
Towards a greater understanding of the
presence, fate and ecological effects of
microplastics in the freshwater environment
Alice A. Horton
Towards a greater understanding of the presence, fate and ecological effects of
microplastics in the freshwater environment
Proefschrift ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College van Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 19 december 2019
klokke 13.45 uur door
Alice Avory Horton geboren te Romsey, UK
Promotiecommisie:
Promotor: Prof. dr M. G. Vijver (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
Co-promotors: Prof. dr. P. M. van Bodegom (Leiden University, the Netherlands) Dr. E. Lahive (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK)
Overige leden: Prof. dr. A. Tukker (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
Prof dr. W. J. G. M. Peijnenburg (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
Prof dr. A. A. Koelmans (Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands) Dr. H. Feuchtmayr (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK)
Contents
SUMMARY ... 1
SAMENVATTING ... 4
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction ... 7
CHAPTER 2 - Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities ... 29
CHAPTER 3 - Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification ... 78
CHAPTER 4 - The influence of exposure and physiology on microplastic ingestion by the freshwater fish Rutilus rutilus (roach) in the River Thames, UK ... 106
CHAPTER 5 - Acute toxicity of organic pesticides to Daphnia magna is unchanged by co-exposure to polystyrene microplastics ... 133
CHAPTER 6 - Accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and microbiome response in the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis with exposure to nylon (polyamide) microplastics.. ... 171
CHAPTER 7 - Discussion ... 208
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... 235
