Marine algae facilitate transfer of microplastics and associated pollutants into food webs

Affiliations

• ¹ Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China; Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China; Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
• ² Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China; Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
• ³ Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. Electronic address: chenyi8574@cqu.edu.cn.
• ⁴ Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
• ⁵ Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Zur alten Fischerhuette 2, 16775 Stechlin, Germany; Institute of Biogeochemistry and Biology, Potsdam University, Maulbeerallee 2, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
• ⁶ Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China; Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China. Electronic address: jufeng@westlake.edu.cn.