Impeding Effect of Polystyrene Microplastic Pollutants on Hg2+ Uptake Potential of Aspergillus flavus
Imania Ghaffar1, Ali Hussain2*, Arshad Javid1 and Shahid Mehmood1
1Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Outfall Road, Lahore, Pakistan
2Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Poultry Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Outfall Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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Fig. 1.
Periodic removal of Hg by A. flavus at 25 ppm (A), 50 ppm (B), 75 ppm (C) and 100 ppm (D) of the added metal.
Fig. 2.
Periodic removal of Hg by A. flavus in control (without microplastic) and experimental (with microplastics) samples.