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Dantas DV, Ribeiro CIR, Ito LSC, Pezzin APT, Silveira VF, Cardozo ALP, Gentil E, Monteiro IB, Ribeiro SA, Lorenzi L, Machado R. Influence of trophic overlaps and trophic niche amplitude on microplastic intake of fish species in shallow areas of a neotropical coastal lagoon. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172235. [PMID: 38582125 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Plastic pollution is a global challenge that affects all marine ecosystems, and reflects all types of uses and activities of human society in these environments. In marine ecosystems, microplastics and mesoplastics interact with invertebrates and become available to higher predators, such as fish, which can ingest these contaminants. This study aimed to analyze how ecological food interactions (diet overlap and trophic niche amplitude) among fish species contribute to the ingestion of plastic particles. The gastrointestinal contents of six fish species (Atherinella brasiliensis, Eucinostomus melanopterus, Eucinostomus argenteus, Genidens genidens, Coptodon rendalli, and Geophagus brasiliensis) were analyzed to identify prey items and plastic ingestion. Based on the ontogenetic classification, A. brasiliensis, E. melanopterus, and G. genidens were divided into juveniles and adults, and the six fish species analyzed were divided into nine predator groups. Most of the plastics ingested by the fish species were blue microplastic (MP) fibers (< 0.05 mm) classified as polyester terephthalate, polyethylene, and polybutadiene. Considering all the analyzed predators, the average number and weight of plastics ingested per individual were 2.01 and 0.0005 g, respectively. We observed that predators with a high trophic overlap could present a relationship with the intake of MP fibers owing to predation on the same resources. In addition, we observed the general pattern that when a species expands its trophic diversity and niche, it can become more susceptible to plastic ingestion. For example, the species with the highest Levin niche amplitude, E. argenteus juveniles, had the highest mean number (2.9) of ingested MP fibers. Understanding the feeding ecology and interactions among species, considering how each predator uses habitats and food resources, can provide a better understanding of how plastic particle contamination occurs and which habitats are contaminated with these polluting substances.
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- David V Dantas
- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN/UDESC), Brazil.
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos (PPGEP - UNIVILLE), Brazil
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Meio Ambiente PPGSMA, UNIVILLE, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais (PEA), Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN/UDESC), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Pesqueiros e Engenharia de Pesca (PREP), UNIOESTE, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN/UDESC), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Meio Ambiente PPGSMA, UNIVILLE, Brazil; Grupo de Estudos de Organismos Bentônicos de Fundos Inconsolidados Vegetados e Não Vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, UNIVILLE, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil; Laboratório de Ecologia e Biodiversidade Animal (LABAN), Museu de Zoologia Prof Morgana Cirimbelli Gaidzinski, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Criciúma, Brazil
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Doshi M, Rabari V, Patel A, Yadav VK, Sahoo DK, Trivedi J. A systematic review on microplastic contamination in marine Crustacea and Mollusca of Asia: Current scenario, concentration, characterization, polymeric risk assessment, and future Prospectives. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2024; 96:e11029. [PMID: 38708452 DOI: 10.1002/wer.11029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Microplastics (MPs) pollution has wreaked havoc on biodiversity and food safety globally. The false ingestion of MPs causes harmful effects on organisms, resulting in a decline in biodiversity. The present review comprehended the current knowledge of MP contamination in Crustacea and Mollusca from 75 peer-reviewed articles published in Asia between 2015 and 2023. A total of 79 species (27 Crustacea and 52 Mollusca) have been recorded to be contaminated with MPs. Out of the total 27 species of Crustacea, Metopograpsus quadridentatus (327.56 MPs/individual) and Balanus albicostatus (0.42 MPs/individual) showed the highest and lowest contamination, respectively. Out of the total 52 species of Mollusca, Dolabella auricularia (2325 MPs/individual) and Crassostrea gigas and Mytilus edulis (0.2 MPs/individual) showed the highest and lowest contamination, respectively. In terms of country-wise MP contamination, China has the highest number of contaminated species in both phylums among Asia. Findings of pollution indices revealed a very high risk of MP contamination in all the countries. Fiber was reported predominantly in both groups. Blue and black-colored MPs having <500 μm and <500 μm-1 mm size were found dominantly in Crustacea and Mollusca, respectively. Polypropylene was recorded as the dominant plastic polymer in both Crustacea and Mollusca. In essence, this review has provided a comprehensive insight into MP concentration in Crustacea and Mollusca of Asia, highlighting variations among species and geographic locations. This understanding is crucial for tackling urgent environmental challenges, safeguarding human health, and promoting global sustainability initiatives amid the escalating issue of plastic pollution. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Microplastic pollution has created havoc on biodiversity and food safety. A total of 27 and 52 species of crustaceans and Mollusca have been recorded to be contaminated with MPs. Metopograpsus quadridentate and Dolabella auricularia have shown higher MPs contamination. Polypropylene was recorded as the dominant plastic polymer in both crustacean and Mollusca. Findings of pollution indices revealed a very high risk of MP contamination in all the countries.
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- Mahima Doshi
- Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India
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Ojeda M, Rimondino GN, Fraysse CP, Cossi PF, Boy CC, Pérez AF. Microplastic ingestion in key fish species of food webs in the Southwest Atlantic (Marine Protected Area Namuncurá / Burdwood Bank). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 267:106827. [PMID: 38159457 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Microplastics (MPs) are currently one of the main problems of marine pollution, being found in all environmental matrices. Due to their size, they can be ingested by organisms directly (from the environment) or indirectly (with their prey). The objective of this study was to analyze the occurrence, abundance, concentration, and chemical nature of MPs present in the gastrointestinal tract of two fish species, Patagonotothen guntheri and Patagonotothen ramsayi, both of which are key in the food web of the Marine Protected Area Namuncurá/ Banco Burdwood (MPA N/BB). The analyzed species presented high values of MPs per individual (MPs/ind.) and occurrence compared to other studies. P. guntheri tended to have a lower number of MPs/ind. and occurrence than P. ramsayi (P. guntheri: 2.50 ± 1.93 MPs/ind., 82.50 %; P. ramsayi: 3.93 ± 2.91 MPs/ind., 90.60 %). While fibers were the predominant MPs in both species, P. ramsayi had a greater number of fragments and a greater variety of MPs chemical composition than P. guntheri. The prevailing chemical composition was cellulosic material (cellulose and cellulose mixed with polyamide and polyester). Synthetic fibers and fragments such as polyester (PET), alkyd resin, polyurethane, polyethylene, polyacrylic fiber and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate-co-vinyl chloride) were also found. Although both species have a generalist diet, the differences found may be due to the fact that P. guntheri has benthopelagic feeding habits while P. ramsayi has demersal-benthic. Our study is the first report on the presence and characterization of MPs in organisms relevant to food webs in the Southwest Atlantic.
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- Mariel Ojeda
- Laboratorio de Invertebrados Marinos, CCNAA, Universidad Maimónides - CONICET, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Hidalgo 775 (1405), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, INFIQC - CONICET, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos, CADIC - CONICET, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Invertebrados Marinos, CCNAA, Universidad Maimónides - CONICET, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Hidalgo 775 (1405), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos, CADIC - CONICET, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Invertebrados Marinos, CCNAA, Universidad Maimónides - CONICET, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Hidalgo 775 (1405), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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do Amparo SZS, Carvalho LDO, Silva GG, Viana MM. Microplastics as contaminants in the Brazilian environment: an updated review. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:1414. [PMID: 37925384 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12011-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Microplastics have long been present in marine and terrestrial environments and have emerged in recent decades as a global environmental concern. This pollutant has been detected with increasing frequency in Brazilian territory and herein primarily highlights current information and developments about the quantity, distribution, techniques of identification, origins, and sources of microplastics and related pollutants in the Brazilian environment. We evaluated 79 publications from 2018 to December 2022, and some aspects can be highlighted: 27% of studies were published in the Journal Marine Pollution Bulletin; 22% of all studies were conducted in São Paulo city; and 52% of all microplastics found were collected from biota followed by sediment samples. According to the findings given here, microplastics in Brazilian habitats, which can reach concentrations of 4367 to 25,794 items m-2 in sediments, are becoming a serious problem in the Anthropocene age, and some topics regarding the open questions in this area were pointed out in this review.
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- Sthéfany Z S do Amparo
- Departamento de Química-ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 30.270-901, Brazil.
- Centro de Tecnologia em Nanomateriais e Grafeno - CTNano, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 31.310-260, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química-ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 30.270-901, Brazil
- Centro de Tecnologia em Nanomateriais e Grafeno - CTNano, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 31.310-260, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química-ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 30.270-901, Brazil
- Centro de Tecnologia em Nanomateriais e Grafeno - CTNano, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 31.310-260, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química-ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 30.270-901, Brazil.
- Centro de Tecnologia em Nanomateriais e Grafeno - CTNano, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, ZIP 31.310-260, Brazil.
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Lutz Í, Martins T, Araújo F, Ferreira C, Santana P, Miranda J, Matos S, Sousa J, Pereira L, Bentes B, da Silva R, Veneza I, Sampaio I, Vallinoto M, Gomes GE. Molecular characterization of juvenile fish from the Amazon estuary using DNA barcoding approach. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0292232. [PMID: 37768976 PMCID: PMC10538654 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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The efficiency of the DNA barcoding relies on sequencing fragment of the Cytochrome C Subunit I (COI) gene, which has been claimed as a tool to biodiversity identification from distinct groups. Accordingly, the goal of this study was to identify juvenile fish species along an estuary of Caeté River in the Brazilian Blue Amazon based on. For this purpose, we applied the DNA barcoding and discuss this approach as a tool for discrimination of species in early ontogenetic stages. A 500-bp fragment was obtained from 74 individuals, belonging to 23 species, 20 genera, 13 families and seven orders. About 70% of the 46 haplotypes revealed congruence between morphological and molecular species identification, while 8% of them failed in identification of taxa and 22% demonstrated morphological misidentification. These results proved that COI fragments were effective to diagnose fish species at early life stages, allowing identifying all samples to a species-specific status, except for some taxa whose COI sequences remain unavailable in public databases. Therefore, we recommend the incorporation of DNA barcoding to provide additional support to traditional identification, especially in morphologically controversial groups. In addition, periodic updates and comparative analyses in public COI datasets are encouraged.
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- Ítalo Lutz
- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Coordenação de Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Monte Alegre, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Evolução, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Evolução, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Aplicada, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, Pará, Brazil
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da Costa ID, Costa LL, Cordeiro CAMM, Zalmon IR. Ecological traits do not predict the uptake of microplastics by fishes in a Neotropical River. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:94850-94864. [PMID: 37540415 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29013-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Pollution by synthetic polymers is even more problematic to the environment when this material is fragmented into small portions, forming microplastics (MPs). We analyzed the contamination of ichthyofauna by MPs in an important river of the Atlantic Rainforest in regard to abundance, diversity of morphotypes, polymers, colors, and sizes of the synthetic particles in 20 species of fish. Fish were collected in November 2019 and in March 2020 in five sites along the Pomba River. Of the 101 fish analyzed, 49 (49%) presented MPs in at least one organ. Of the 20 species of fish collected 13 included individuals with at least one MP in their analyzed organs. The organs, trophic categories and feeding areas did not affect the general abundance of MPs types. Blue MPs were predominant, followed by the colors black, red, and white. MP fibers represented 91% of total MPs. Most MPs were between 2 and 3 mm in size. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA), polyvinylidene chloride "Nylon" (PVDC), and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) were detected in the fishes. The exposure of the fish species to MPs was associated mainly with individual size and species-specific aspects, regardless of ecological traits. Considering that 55% of the fish species studied are consumed by humans, it is necessary to study the potential impact of MP ingestion on human health and to understand to what extent we may be consuming both plastic particles and contaminants that are adsorbed to MPs.
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- Igor David da Costa
- Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Biológicas e da Terra, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Santo Antônio de Pádua, Rio de Janeiro, 28470-000, Brazil.
- Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Regulação de Recursos Hídricos, Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, 76900-726, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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Pereira LG, Ferreira GVB, Justino AKS, de Oliveira KMT, de Queiroz MT, Schmidt N, Fauvelle V, Carvalho VL, Lucena-Frédou F. Exploring microplastic contamination in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis): Insights into plastic pollution in the southwestern tropical Atlantic. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 194:115407. [PMID: 37611337 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Marine mammals are considered sentinel species and may act as indicators of ocean health. Plastic residues are widely distributed in the oceans and are recognised as hazardous contaminants, and once ingested can cause several adverse effects on wildlife. This study aimed to identify and characterise plastic ingestion in the Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) from the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic by evaluating the stomach contents of stranded individuals through KOH digestion and identification of subsample of particles by LDIR Chemical Imaging System. Most of the individuals were contaminated, and the most common polymers identified were PU, PET and EVA. Microplastics were more prevalent than larger plastic particles (meso- and macroplastics). Smaller particles were detected during the rainy seasons. Moreover, there was a positive correlation between the stomach content mass and the number of microplastics, suggesting contamination through trophic transfer.
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- Letícia Gonçalves Pereira
- Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos - Aquasis, Programa de Mamíferos Marinhos, Rua Pintor João Figueiredo, s/n, Iparana, Caucaia, CE 61627-250, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil
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- Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos - Aquasis, Programa de Mamíferos Marinhos, Rua Pintor João Figueiredo, s/n, Iparana, Caucaia, CE 61627-250, Brazil
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- Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos - Aquasis, Programa de Mamíferos Marinhos, Rua Pintor João Figueiredo, s/n, Iparana, Caucaia, CE 61627-250, Brazil; Instituto Oceanográfico - Universidade de São Paulo, Praça Oceanográfico, 191, São Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil
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- Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway
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- Université de Toulouse, LEGOS (CNES/CNRS/IRD/UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos - Aquasis, Programa de Mamíferos Marinhos, Rua Pintor João Figueiredo, s/n, Iparana, Caucaia, CE 61627-250, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil
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de Farias DSD, da Costa Bomfim Ventura A, de Lima Silva FJ, de Souza Cavalcante RM, Rossi S, Gavilan SA, da Silva Santana VG, do Amaral VS. The use of an alimentary index to assess anthropogenic debris on green turtles (Chelonia mydas). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 193:115184. [PMID: 37352801 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Studies on novel methodologies addressed to quantification of anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) types ingested by green turtles (Chelonia mydas) is not common in the scientific literature. To fill this gap, we used the alimentary index (IAi) to quantify and classify AMD ingested by green turtles stranded in the Potiguar Basin, northeastern Brazil. We classified 295 green turtles as juveniles (JUV-I (n = 190) and JUV-II (n = 58)) and adults (ADU (n = 47)). We collected gut contents during necropsy and analyzed them using the IAi. The IAi values were categorized as main (IAi ≥ 0.5), secondary (0.25 ≤ IAi < 0.5), and accessory (IAi < 0.25). The results revealed that transparent soft plastic was an accessory item for the three size groups and the second most frequent item (IAi = 0.23) for JUV-I. Our study brings insights into the application of the IAi to evaluate the amount and types of AMD ingested by green turtles.
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- Daniel Solon Dias de Farias
- Programa de Doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente - DDMA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil; Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Campus Central, CEP 59600-000, Mossoró, RN, Brazil; Centro de Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (CEMAM), CEP 59655-000 Areia Branca, RN, Brazil; Laboratório de Morfofisiologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente - DDMA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil; Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Campus Central, CEP 59600-000, Mossoró, RN, Brazil; Centro de Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (CEMAM), CEP 59655-000 Areia Branca, RN, Brazil; Laboratório de Morfofisiologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente - DDMA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil; Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Campus Central, CEP 59600-000, Mossoró, RN, Brazil; Centro de Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (CEMAM), CEP 59655-000 Areia Branca, RN, Brazil
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- Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Campus Central, CEP 59600-000, Mossoró, RN, Brazil; Centro de Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (CEMAM), CEP 59655-000 Areia Branca, RN, Brazil; Laboratório de Morfofisiologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Campus Central, CEP 59600-000, Mossoró, RN, Brazil; Centro de Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (CEMAM), CEP 59655-000 Areia Branca, RN, Brazil; Laboratório de Morfofisiologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente - DDMA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil; Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Campus Central, CEP 59600-000, Mossoró, RN, Brazil; Centro de Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (CEMAM), CEP 59655-000 Areia Branca, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente - DDMA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil; Laboratório de Genética Toxicológica, Departamento de Biologia e Genética, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CEP 59075-000 Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Ferreira GVB, Justino AKS, Eduardo LN, Schmidt N, Martins JR, Ménard F, Fauvelle V, Mincarone MM, Lucena-Frédou F. Influencing factors for microplastic intake in abundant deep-sea lanternfishes (Myctophidae). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 867:161478. [PMID: 36634781 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Plastic debris is ubiquitous in the hydrosphere. Yet, we lack an understanding of contamination among deep-sea species and primarily how each trait can influence microplastic intake. We investigated microplastic contamination in the digestive tract of hyper-abundant mesopelagic lanternfishes (n = 364 individuals) from the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic, captured from 90 to 1000 m depth. Overall, microplastics were detected in most individuals analysed (frequency of occurrence = 68 %). Large microplastics, mostly of a filamentous shape were the most frequent, followed by smaller fragments and foams. Microplastics made of high-density polymers (PET, PVC, PA, SBR rubber) were more prevalent than low-density ones (PE, EVA and PBD rubber), especially under deeper layers. Larger microplastics were detected in lanternfishes captured off the northeastern Brazilian coast (mean 0.88 ± SE 0.06 mm) compared to those from around the Rocas Atoll and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (0.70 ± 0.07 mm; p≤ 0.05), ∼350 km from the continent. Moreover, lanternfishes that migrate from the upper mesopelagic (200-500 m) to the epipelagic layers (<200 m) had simultaneously the highest intake and the smallest particles (1.65 ± 0.17 particles individual-1 and 0.55 ± 0.07 mm; p≤ 0.05). Biological mediated transport of microplastics from the epipelagic to the mesopelagic waters was evinced, but fishes foraging in shallower layers had the lowest intake (1.11 ± 0.10 part. ind.-1; p≤ 0.05). Furthermore, the jaw length was positively associated with an increment in microplastic intake (Incidence Rate Ratio = 1.1; p≤ 0.05). The lanternfishes that preferably prey upon fish larvae are more prone to microplastic intake than their counterparts, which forage mostly on crustaceans and gelatinous zooplankton (p≤ 0.05).
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- Guilherme V B Ferreira
- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil; Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Toulon, France
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil; MARBEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ., Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade (NUPEM), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Conservação (PPG-CiAC), Av. São José do Barreto, 764, Macaé, RJ 27965-045, Brazil
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- Aix Marseille Univ., Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
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- Université de Toulouse, LEGOS (CNES/CNRS/IRD/UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade (NUPEM), Av. São José do Barreto, 764, Macaé, RJ 27965-045, Brazil; Chapman University, Schmid College of Science and Technology, 1 University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, USA
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil
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Huang D, Chen H, Shen M, Tao J, Chen S, Yin L, Zhou W, Wang X, Xiao R, Li R. Recent advances on the transport of microplastics/nanoplastics in abiotic and biotic compartments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129515. [PMID: 35816806 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Plastics enter the environment and break up into microplastics (MPs) and even nanoplastics (NPs) by biotic and abiotic weathering. These small particles are widely distributed in the environmental media and extremely mobile and reactive, easily suspending in the air, infiltrating into the soil, and interacting with biota. Current research on MPs/NPs is either in the abiotic or biotic compartments, with little attention paid to the fact that the biosphere as a whole. To better understand the complex and continuous movement of plastics from biological to planetary scales, this review firstly discusses the transport processes and drivers of microplastics in the macroscopic compartment. We then summarize insightfully the uptake pathways of MPs/NPs by different species in the ecological compartment and analyze the internalization mechanisms of NPs in the organism. Finally, we highlight the bioaccumulation potential, biomagnification effects and trophic transfer of MPs/NPs in the food chain. This work is expected to provide a meaningful theoretical body of knowledge for understanding the biogeochemical cycles of plastics.
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- Danlian Huang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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Cera A, Sighicelli M, Sodo A, Lecce F, Menegoni P, Scalici M. Microplastics distribution and possible ingestion by fish in lacustrine waters (Lake Bracciano, Italy). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:68179-68190. [PMID: 35538341 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20403-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Understanding the spatial distribution patterns of microplastics (plastics < 5 mm) contributes to the assessment of sources and sinks of pollution thus providing information for the management of biota safety and overall ecosystem functionality. We chose a semi-closed study area, Lake Bracciano (Italy), to assess the environmental variability of contamination, focusing on the water compartment and the exposure of biota, specifically fish, by analysing the ingestion of microplastics. The focus of this study is to evaluate the concentration of microplastics in water (surface and column) across the lake and the ingestion of microplastics by two fish species of economic interest: Atherina boyeri and Coregonus lavaretus, inhabiting demersal and pelagic habitats respectively. Results show a surface contamination of 392,000 ± 417,000 items km-2 and a column one of 0.76 ± 1.00 items m-3. Fragments were the most abundant in surface while fibres in the column. Microplastics were found in C. lavaretus specimens, corresponding to contamination frequency of 5% and concentration of 0.15 items/fish. The main polymer found in water was polyethylene (81%); of minor percentages, there were various other polymers, including polystyrene and acrylic, which were also found in fish. As scientific literature provides few research where water and fish are simultaneously sampled, this investigation wants to contribute filling this knowledge gap by investigating for the first time a volcanic lake.
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- Alessandra Cera
- Department of Sciences, University of Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy.
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- Department for Sustainability (SSPT), ENEA, C.R, Casaccia-Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy
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- Department for Sustainability (SSPT), ENEA, C.R, Casaccia-Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy
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- Department for Sustainability (SSPT), ENEA, C.R, Casaccia-Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy
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Karthik R, Robin RS, Purvaja R, Karthikeyan V, Subbareddy B, Balachandar K, Hariharan G, Ganguly D, Samuel VD, Jinoj TPS, Ramesh R. Microplastic pollution in fragile coastal ecosystems with special reference to the X-Press Pearl maritime disaster, southeast coast of India. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119297. [PMID: 35421552 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) are a global environmental concern and pose a serious threat to marine ecosystems. This study aimed to determine the abundance and distribution of MPs in beach sediments (12 beaches), marine biota (6 beaches) and the influence of microbes on MPs degradation in eco-sensitive Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar coast. The mean MP abundance 65.4 ± 39.8 particles/m2 in beach sediments; 0.19 ± 1.3 particles/individual fish and 0.22 ± 0.11 particles g-1 wet weight in barnacles. Polyethylene fragments (33.4%) and fibres (48%) were the most abundant MPs identified in sediments and finfish, respectively. Histopathological examination of fish has revealed health consequences such as respiratory system damage, epithelial degradation and enterocyte vacuolization. In addition, eight bacterial and seventeen fungal strains were isolated from the beached MPs. The results also indicated weathering of MPs due to microbial interactions. Model simulations helped in tracking the fate and transboundary landfall of spilled MPs across the Indian Ocean coastline after the X-Press Pearl disaster. Due to regional circulations induced by the monsoonal wind fields, a potential dispersal of pellets has occurred along the coast of Sri Lanka, but no landfall and ecological damage are predicted along the coast of India.
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- R Karthik
- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chennai, 600 025, India.
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Monteiro IB, Dantas DV, Makrakis MC, Lorenzi L, Ribeiro SA, Pezzin APT, Silveira VF, Gentil E. Composition and spatial distribution of floating plastic debris along the estuarine ecocline of a subtropical coastal lagoon in the Western Atlantic. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 179:113648. [PMID: 35460945 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With the objective of characterizing the composition and spatial distribution of plastic fragments in a subtropical lagoon system, five sample areas affected by various anthropogenic impacts were chosen in the southern part of the Estuarine Lagoon System in Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The total density of the floating meso- and microplastics encountered was 7.32/m3, with the greatest density in the access channel and external area of the lagoon. Plastic filament was the most abundant and mainly comprised polyester (PET), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) from 0.05 to 0.71 mm2. Fishing and urbanization were the main sources of the meso- and microplastics in the environment. This is the first study to evaluate contamination by meso- and microplastics in the southern part of the Estuarine Lagoon System and provides information about the nature and extent of contamination by plastics in this estuarine ecosystem.
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- Isabel B Monteiro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Pesqueiros e Engenharia de Pesca, UNIOESTE Campus Toledo, Paraná, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/FAED/UDESC, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Pesqueiros e Engenharia de Pesca, UNIOESTE Campus Toledo, Paraná, Brazil
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- Grupo de Estudos de Organismos Bentônicos de Fundos Inconsolidados Vegetados e não Vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Meio Ambiente PPGSMA - UNIVILLE, Brazil; Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos (PPGEP - UNIVILLE), Brazil
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos (PPGEP - UNIVILLE), Brazil; Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/FAED/UDESC, Brazil
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Maghsodian Z, Sanati AM, Tahmasebi S, Shahriari MH, Ramavandi B. Study of microplastics pollution in sediments and organisms in mangrove forests: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 208:112725. [PMID: 35063433 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microplastics (MP) are an emerging and lesser-known pollutant that has attracted the attention of researchers around the world in recent decades. Size of PM is smaller than 5 mm and can be entered in different ways into marine environments like mangrove forests and interfere with the health of the environment and organisms. The present study reviews 53 studies in the field of microplastics in different parts (sediments and organisms) of mangrove forests. About 26% of the 53 studies was published in 2020. In most studies, MP particles were categorized based on the shape, color, size, and polymer genus. The number of microplastics per kilogram of mangrove sediments has been reported as 1.22-6390. The effect of sediment texture on the frequency of microplastic particles and the relationship between sediment pH and MP abundance were also discussed. The fiber and bright color PMs were more common in living organisms (mollusks, crustaceans, and fish). The PM particles with different genus (polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyethylene terephthalate) were reported for sediment samples. In sediments with smaller sizes and lower pH, microplastics have been detected more frequently. It was reported that sediments and roots of mangrove forests act as livestock and retain microplastics for a long time. The highest concentration of MP in different parts of mangrove forests (sediment and organisms) has been reported for China. Few reports were observed on microplastics in water in mangrove forests. Also, the concentration of microplastics in sediments and organisms in mangrove forests exposed to fishing, coastal tourism, urban, and industrial wastewater was higher than those in pristine areas. It is necessary to conduct comprehensive studies to monitor, control, and evaluate the MP pollution in sediments and various organisms in mangrove forests worldwide.
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- Zeinab Maghsodian
- Department of Environmental Science, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.
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- Department of Statistics, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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Microplastics in the Deep: Comparing Dietary and Plastic Ingestion Data between Two Mediterranean Bathyal Opportunistic Feeder Species, Galeus melastomus, Rafinesque, 1810 and Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810), through Stomach Content Analysis. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse10050624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Marine plastic pollution is currently an issue of mounting concern around the world. Stomach content of marine fish has been increasingly used as a valid proxy for detecting the presence of such a pollutant in marine biota, both for coastal and deep-water environments. Although ingestion of microplastics has been reported in an increasing number of species, the patterns of ingestion still remain unclear, depending closely on the interaction between the species and types of microplastics involved. In this context, we analysed and compared the stomach contents of two bathyal dwelling opportunistic feeder species namely Galeus melastomus and Coelorinchus caelorhincus. In particular, we analysed microplastic items according to their dimension, morphology and colour, and diet’s variation with size obtained through prey identification. Both species showed a higher frequency of occurrence of the blue filament-like middle-sized microplastics (1.01–4.75 mm) compared with the other categories, although this pattern was much more marked in C. caelorhincus than in G. melastomus. The latter conversely showed a larger array of ingested plastic items in terms of shape and colour. Matching plastic ingestion with dietary data suggested potential predator confusion occurring in C. caelorhincus through active mis-selection of a defined type of microplastic instead of some particular family of polychaetes, which resemble in shape, size, and color to that type. Otherwise, G. melastomus appeared more prone to a random ingestion of a larger array of microplastic items because of a more generalistic and less selective feeding strategy. Although further validation is needed, stomach contents of the two species showed evidence strong enough to be considered as potential bioindicator species of microplastic pollution, as required by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive for monitoring this pollutant in the marine environment.
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Plastic ingestion in Asian elephants in the forested landscapes of Uttarakhand, India. J Nat Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Orona-Návar C, García-Morales R, Loge FJ, Mahlknecht J, Aguilar-Hernández I, Ornelas-Soto N. Microplastics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A review on current status and perspectives. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 309:114698. [PMID: 35183939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A literature review was carried out to analyze the current status of microplastic research in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Specifically, this work focused on publications pertaining to (1) occurrence and distribution of microplastics in the environment, including water, sediments, and soil and (2) the environmental impact of MPs, particularly their presence and effects on aquatic and terrestrial organisms. The review included peer-reviewed articles from Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar and two iberoamerican open access databases (Redalyc and SciELO). It was found that LAC has only contributed to 5% of the global scientific output on microplastics, and overall the highest contributor within the region was Brazil (52%), followed by Chile (16%) and Mexico (13%). An additional section analyzing the barriers to conducting microplastic research in LAC and their exacerbation by the current COVID-19 pandemic was included to provide additional context behind the relatively low scientific production and improve recommendations encouraging research in this region.
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- Carolina Orona-Návar
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, Mexico; Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 107, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, Mexico.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, Mexico.
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Ferreira GVB, Justino AKS, Eduardo LN, Lenoble V, Fauvelle V, Schmidt N, Junior TV, Frédou T, Lucena-Frédou F. Plastic in the inferno: Microplastic contamination in deep-sea cephalopods (Vampyroteuthis infernalis and Abralia veranyi) from the southwestern Atlantic. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 174:113309. [PMID: 35090293 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microplastics are a relevant environmental concern in marine ecosystems due to their ubiquity. However, knowledge on their dispersion patterns within the ocean basin and the interaction with biota are scarce and mostly limited to surface waters. This study investigated microplastic contamination in two species of deep-sea cephalopods from the southwestern Atlantic with different ecological behaviour: the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) and the midwater squid (Abralia veranyi). Microplastic contaminated most of the evaluated specimens. V. infernalis showed higher levels of contamination (9.58 ± 8.25 particles individual-1; p < 0.05) than A. veranyi (2.37 ± 2.13 part. ind.-1), likely due to the feeding strategy of V. infernalis as a faecal pellets feeder. The size of extracted microplastics was inversely proportional to the depth of foraging. The microplastics were highly heterogeneous in composition (shape, colour and polymer type). Our results provide information regarding microplastic interaction with deep-sea organisms and evidence of the biological influence in the microplastic sinking mechanism.
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- Guilherme V B Ferreira
- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, Brazil..
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, Brazil.; Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, MIO, Toulon, France
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, Brazil.; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, MIO, Toulon, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Campus do Litoral Paulista, UNESP CLP, Instituto de Biociências, 11380-972 São Vicente, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura (DEPAQ), da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, Brazil
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Guilhermino L, Martins A, Lopes C, Raimundo J, Vieira LR, Barboza LGA, Costa J, Antunes C, Caetano M, Vale C. Microplastics in fishes from an estuary (Minho River) ending into the NE Atlantic Ocean. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 173:113008. [PMID: 34653887 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Wild fish (Cyprinus carpio, Mugil cephalus, Platichthys flesus) from an estuary of the NE Atlantic coast were investigated for plastic contamination (N = 128). From the 1289 particles recovered from fish samples, 883 were plastics. Among these, 84% were fibres and 97% were microplastics. Thirty-six polymers were identified. The number of microplastics (mean ± SD) per individual fish (MP/fish) was 8 ± 6 in C. carpio, 10 ± 9 in M. cephalus and 2 ± 2 in P. flesus. The means of MP/fish per body site were 6 ± 7 in gastrointestinal tract, 0.5 ± 1.1 in gills, 0.3 ± 0.7 in liver and 0.6 ± 1.2 in muscle samples. A few large fibres in liver (≤ 4841 μm) and muscle (≤ 5810 μm) samples were found. The results evidence the existence of high fish contamination by microplastics and reinforce the need of further research on plastic pollution in estuaries.
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- Lúcia Guilhermino
- ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; IPMA, Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, IP Division of Oceanography and Marine Environment (DIVOA), Av. Doutor Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; IPMA, Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, IP Division of Oceanography and Marine Environment (DIVOA), Av. Doutor Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal.
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- ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, Parque do Castelinho, 4920-290 Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; IPMA, Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, IP Division of Oceanography and Marine Environment (DIVOA), Av. Doutor Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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Lorenzi L, Reginato BC, Mayer DG, Gentil E, Pezzin APT, Silveira VF, Dantas DV. Spatio-seasonal microplastics distribution along a shallow coastal lagoon ecocline within a marine conservation unit. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 170:112644. [PMID: 34175697 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aim of our study is to estimate the abundance and sources of floating microplastics (MPs) along a coastal lagoon ecocline in a marine conservation unit (MCU) for implementing effective prevention and mitigation actions in South Brazil. MPs were sampled monthly, and the abundance and size were determined for hard solids, soft plastic, plastic filaments, and paint fragments. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) analysis was performed, and the MPs were classified as polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, polybutadiene, and polystyrene. Downstream areas (outside of the MCU) showed high levels of MPs, during the winter, due to low precipitation and the predominance of S/SE winds. During summer, precipitation increases, and MPs are exported with surface runoff, resulting in lower level of MPs. Outside MCU areas, a high concentration of tourism houses, commercials, and artisanal fisheries were observed, which could contribute to all types of plastic debris found in our study.
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- Luciano Lorenzi
- Grupo de Estudos de Organismos Bentônicos de Fundos Inconsolidados Vegetados e não Vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365 São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Meio Ambiente PPGSMA - UNIVILLE, Brazil
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- Grupo de Estudos de Organismos Bentônicos de Fundos Inconsolidados Vegetados e não Vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365 São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Estudos de Organismos Bentônicos de Fundos Inconsolidados Vegetados e não Vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365 São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270 Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/FAED/UDESC, Brazil
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos (PPGEP - UNIVILLE), Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365 São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270 Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/FAED/UDESC, Brazil.
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Do Freshwater Fish Eat Microplastics? A Review with A Focus on Effects on Fish Health and Predictive Traits of MPs Ingestion. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13162214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microplastics (MPs) have received increasing attention in the last decade and are now considered among the most concerning emerging pollutants in natural environments. Here, the current knowledge on microplastic ingestion by wild freshwater fish is reviewed with a focus on the identification of possible factors leading to the ingestion of MPs and the consequences on fish health. Within the literature, 257 species of freshwater fishes from 32 countries have been documented to ingest MPs. MPs ingestion was found to increase with rising level of urbanization, although a direct correlation with MPs concentration in the surrounding water has not been identified. MPs ingestion was detected in all the published articles, with MPs presence in more than 50% of the specimens analyzed in one study out of two. Together with the digestive tract, MPs were also found in the gills, and there is evidence that MPs can translocate to different tissues of the organism. Strong evidence, therefore, exists that MPs may represent a serious risk for ecosystems, and are a direct danger for human health. Moreover, toxicological effects have also been highlighted in wild catches, demonstrating the importance of this problem and suggesting the need for laboratory experiments more representative of the environmental situation.
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Prokić MD, Gavrilović BR, Radovanović TB, Gavrić JP, Petrović TG, Despotović SG, Faggio C. Studying microplastics: Lessons from evaluated literature on animal model organisms and experimental approaches. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 414:125476. [PMID: 33647615 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Although we are witnesses of an increase in the number of studies examining the exposure/effects of microplastics (MPs) on different organisms, there are many unknowns. This review aims to: (i) analyze current studies devoted to investigating the exposure/effects of MPs on animals; (ii) provide some basic knowledge about different model organisms and experimental approaches used in studying MPs; and to (iii) convey directions for future studies. We have summarized data from 500 studies published from January 2011 to May 2020, about different aspects of model organisms (taxonomic group of organisms, type of ecosystem they inhabit, life-stage, sex, tissue and/or organ) and experimental design (laboratory/field, ingestion/bioaccumulation/effect). We also discuss and try to encourage investigation of some less studied organisms (terrestrial and freshwater species, among groups including Annelida, Nematoda, Echinodermata, Cnidaria, Rotifera, birds, amphibians, reptiles), and aspects of MP pollution (long-term field studies, comparative studies examining life stages, sexes, laboratory and field work). We hope that the information presented in this review will serve as a good starting point and will provide useful guidelines for researchers during the process of deciding on the model organism and study designs for investigating MPs.
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- Marko D Prokić
- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 3198166 Santa Agata-Messina, Italy.
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Santos RG, Machovsky-Capuska GE, Andrades R. Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding. Science 2021; 373:56-60. [PMID: 34210877 DOI: 10.1126/science.abh0945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Human activities are changing our environment. Along with climate change and a widespread loss of biodiversity, plastic pollution now plays a predominant role in altering ecosystems globally. Here, we review the occurrence of plastic ingestion by wildlife through evolutionary and ecological lenses and address the fundamental question of why living organisms ingest plastic. We unify evolutionary, ecological, and cognitive approaches under the evolutionary trap theory and identify three main factors that may drive plastic ingestion: (i) the availability of plastics in the environment, (ii) an individual's acceptance threshold, and (iii) the overlap of cues given by natural foods and plastics.
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- Robson G Santos
- Laboratório de Biologia Marinha e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Cidade Universitária 57072-900, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
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- Cetacean Ecology Research Group, Massey University, Albany, AKL 0745, New Zealand.,The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Goiabeiras 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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Pinheiro LM, Agostini VO, Lima ARA, Ward RD, Pinho GLL. The fate of plastic litter within estuarine compartments: An overview of current knowledge for the transboundary issue to guide future assessments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 279:116908. [PMID: 33774365 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plastics can enter biogeochemical cycles and thus be found in most ecosystems. Most studies emphasize plastic pollution in oceanic ecosystems even though rivers and estuaries are acknowledged as the main sources of plastics to the oceans. This review detected few studies approaching the transboundary issue, as well as patterns of estuarine gradients in predicting plastic distribution and accumulation in water, sediments, and organisms. Quantities of plastics in estuaries reach up to 45,500 items m-3 in water, 567,000 items m-3 in sediment, and 131 items per individual in the biota. The role of rivers and estuaries in the transport of plastics to the ocean is far from fully understood due to small sample sizes, short-term approaches, sampling techniques that underestimate small plastics, and the use of site-specific sampling rather than covering environmental gradients. Microfibres are the most commonly found plastic type in all environmental matrices but efforts to re-calculate pathways using novel sampling techniques and estimates are incipient. Microplastic availability to estuarine organisms and rising/sinking is determined by polymer characteristics and spatio-temporal fluctuations in physicochemical, biological, and mineralogical factors. Key processes governing plastic contamination along estuarine trophic webs remain unclear, as most studies used "species" as an ecological unit rather than trophic/functional guilds and ontogenetic shifts in feeding behaviour to understand communities and intraspecific relationships, respectively. Efforts to understand contamination at the tissue level and the contribution of biofouling organisms as vectors of contaminants onto plastic surfaces are increasing. In conclusion, rivers and estuaries still require attention with regards to accurate sampling and conclusions. Multivariate analysis and robust models are necessary to predict the fate of micro- and macroplastics in estuarine environments; and the inclusion of the socio-economic aspects in modelling techniques seems to be relevant regarding management approaches.
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- L M Pinheiro
- Laboratório de Microcontaminantes Orgânicos e Ecotoxicologia Aquática - Instituto de Oceanografia - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, CEP: 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Oceanologia (PPGO), Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Microcontaminantes Orgânicos e Ecotoxicologia Aquática - Instituto de Oceanografia - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, CEP: 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Programa Nacional de Pós-Doutorado da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (PNPD-CAPES/PPGO), Brazil
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ISPA - College Institute, Department of Biosciences, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Aquatic Environments, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom; Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, EE-51014, Tartu, Estonia
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- Laboratório de Microcontaminantes Orgânicos e Ecotoxicologia Aquática - Instituto de Oceanografia - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, CEP: 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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Huang W, Song B, Liang J, Niu Q, Zeng G, Shen M, Deng J, Luo Y, Wen X, Zhang Y. Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human health. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 405:124187. [PMID: 33153780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic organisms from different trophic levels either directly or indirectly, and transferred along aquatic food chains, causing different impacts on life activities of aquatic organisms. In addition, microplastics can adsorb various environmental chemical contaminants and release toxic plastic additives, thereby serving as a sink and source of these associated chemical contaminants and potentially changing their toxicity, bioavailability, and fate. However, knowledge regarding the potential risks of microplastics and associated chemical contaminants (e.g., hydrophobic organic contaminants, heavy metals, plastic additives) on diverse organisms, especially top predators, remains to be explored. Herein, this review describes the effects of microplastics on typical aquatic organisms from different trophic levels, and systematically summarizes the combined effects of microplastics and associated contaminants on aquatic biota. Furthermore, we highlight the research progress on trophic transfer of microplastics and associated contaminants along aquatic food chain. Finally, potential human health concerns about microplastics via the food chain and dietary exposure are discussed. This work is expected to provide a meaningful perspective for better understanding the potential impacts of microplastics and associated contaminants on aquatic ecology and human health.
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- Wei Huang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Garcia F, de Carvalho AR, Riem-Galliano L, Tudesque L, Albignac M, Ter Halle A, Cucherousset J. Stable Isotope Insights into Microplastic Contamination within Freshwater Food Webs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:1024-1035. [PMID: 33410676 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Microplastic pollution and ingestion are ubiquitous phenomena in freshwater ecosystems. However, our understanding of the role of trophic niche in microplastic ingestion is still limited. Here, we quantified the level of microplastic (700 μm to 5 mm) contamination for macroinvertebrates and fish within the Garonne river. We then used stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) to quantify trophic niches. We first demonstrated that the abundance of ingested microplastics differed between macroinvertebrates and fish and was not significantly related to microplastic pollution. We then found that microplastic characteristics (shape, color, size, and polymer composition) differ between the abiotic (surface waters and sediments) and biotic (ingested by macroinvertebrates and fish) compartments. The abundance of ingested microplastics increased with the size of organisms in both fish and macroinvertebrates and tended to increase with trophic position in macroinvertebrates only. Finally, the origin of the resources consumed by fish significantly affected the abundance of microplastics ingested. Altogether, these results suggest the absence of microplastic bioaccumulation in freshwater food webs and the dominance of direct consumption, most likely accidentally. The use of stable isotope analyses is therefore crucial to improve our understanding of microplastic ingestion by wild organisms.
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- Flavien Garcia
- UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution and Diversité Biologique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
- UMR 5623 IMRCP (Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution and Diversité Biologique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
- UMR 5623 IMRCP (Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution and Diversité Biologique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution and Diversité Biologique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- UMR 5623 IMRCP (Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- UMR 5623 IMRCP (Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution and Diversité Biologique), CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, IRD, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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Parker BW, Beckingham BA, Ingram BC, Ballenger JC, Weinstein JE, Sancho G. Microplastic and tire wear particle occurrence in fishes from an urban estuary: Influence of feeding characteristics on exposure risk. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 160:111539. [PMID: 32781266 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The influence of feeding behavior and feeding ecology on microplastic occurrence in fishes in an urbanized estuary was studied by surveying microplastics in the digestive tracts (gut) of five fish species: the planktivorous Bay Anchovy and Atlantic Menhaden, the piscivore Spotted Seatrout, the benthivore Spot and the detritivore/benthivore Striped Mullet. Microplastics were found in 99% of fishes collected with an average of 27 microplastics per individual fish, 6 microplastics per gram of fish, and 21 microplastics per gram of gut, although exposure varied among species. Atlantic Menhaden possessed significantly more microplastic per fish weight than other species, which may be attributed to their regular ingestion of marine snow aggregates. Fibers were the most common type of microplastic in all fishes, and suspected tire wear particles were found in 14% of individuals across all five species, constituting the first evidence of tire wear particle consumption in field-collected organisms.
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- Brittney W Parker
- College of Charleston, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- College of Charleston, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, Charleston, SC, USA; College of Charleston, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- College of Charleston, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Charleston, SC, USA; College of Charleston, Department of Biology, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resource Research Institute, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, Department of Biology, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- College of Charleston, Department of Biology, Charleston, SC, USA.
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Ríos MF, Hernández-Moresino RD, Galván DE. Assessing urban microplastic pollution in a benthic habitat of Patagonia Argentina. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 159:111491. [PMID: 32892923 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plastic pollution in the oceans has become a global problem, but its documentation is disparate around the world. We assess the abundance and type of microplastics in three benthic matrices: mussels, small fishes, and bottom water; in three sites nearby Puerto Madryn city (Patagonia, Argentina). Microplastics were present in the three matrices for all sites sampled. The average amounts of items observed were 1.6 and 0.3 per total wet weight in fishes and mussels, respectively, and 10.5 per liter in bottom water. Mussels and fishes presented a difference of microplastics size comparing with the surrounding bottoms waters; fishes also presented color discrimination, suggesting the necessity of more than one bioindicator to perform microplastic pollution monitoring. Moreover, small fishes had more MPs in their gastrointestinal tracts than bigger ones. The present study is the first one about the interaction between MPs and small aquatic organisms in coastal marine environments from Patagonia.
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- María F Ríos
- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Edificio CCT CONICET - CENPAT, Boulevard Brown 2915, U9120ACD Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Edificio CCT CONICET - CENPAT, Boulevard Brown 2915, U9120ACD Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Edificio CCT CONICET - CENPAT, Boulevard Brown 2915, U9120ACD Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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Ta AT, Babel S. Microplastic contamination on the lower Chao Phraya: Abundance, characteristic and interaction with heavy metals. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 257:127234. [PMID: 32505954 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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While a large number of studies on microplastics (MPs) in the western hemisphere have been performed, few studies are available in the eastern hemisphere, especially in Southeast Asia. In this study, the abundance of MPs in water and sediment samples from the Chao Phraya River at the Tha Pra Chan area, Thailand, was investigated. Water samples were collected by a manta trawl, and sediment samples were collected by a Van Veen grab sampler. The average number and concentration of MPs in water samples were 80 ± 65 items/m³ and 53.3 ± 58.4 mg/m³, respectively. The average number and concentration of MPs in sediment samples were 91 ± 13 items/kg and 4.9 ± 3.4 mg/kg, respectively. The main morphologies of MPs were fragments and fibers, mostly white. Polypropylene (PP) was the dominant polymer type found in both water and sediment. Moreover, the content of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb) on MPs was extracted by aqua regia solution and analyzed by ICP-OES. Results show high concentrations of Pb and Cu adsorbed on MPs in the study area. In brief, this study suggests that there are high levels of MPs in the water and sediments of the Chao Phraya River at the Tha Pra Chan area.
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- Anh Tuan Ta
- School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, P.O. Box 22, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand
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- School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, P.O. Box 22, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand.
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Barboza LGA, Lopes C, Oliveira P, Bessa F, Otero V, Henriques B, Raimundo J, Caetano M, Vale C, Guilhermino L. Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks associated with ingestion exposure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 717:134625. [PMID: 31836230 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 82.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Microplastics (MP) pollution has received increased attention over the last few years. However, while the number of studies documentating the ingestion of microplastics by fish has increased, fewer studies have addressed the toxicological effects derived from the ingestion of these small items in wild conditions. Here, MP contamination and effect biomarkers were investigated in three commercially important fish species from the North East Atlantic Ocean. From the 150 analysed fish (50 per species), 49 % had MP. In fish from the 3 species, MP in the gastrointestinal tract, gills and dorsal muscle were found. Fish with MP had significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher lipid peroxidation levels in the brain, gills and dorsal muscle, and increased brain acetylcholinesterase activity than fish where no MP were found. These results suggest lipid oxidative damage in gills and muscle, and neurotoxicity through lipid oxidative damage and acetylcholinesterase induction in relation to MP and/or MP-associated chemicals exposure. From the 150 fish analysed, 32 % had MP in dorsal muscle, with a total mean (± SD) of 0.054 ± 0.099 MP items/g. Based on this mean and on EFSA recommendation for fish consumption by adults or the general population, human consumers of Dicentrachus labrax, Trachurus trachurus, Scomber colias may intake 842 MP items/year from fish consumption only. Based on the mean of MP in fish muscle and data (EUMOFA, NOAA) of fish consumption per capita in selected European and American countries, the estimated intake of microplastics through fish consumption ranged from 518 to 3078 MP items/year/capita. Considering that fish consumption is only one of the routes of human exposure to microplastics, this study and others in the literature emphasize the need for more research, risk assessment and adoption of measures to minimize human exposure to these particles. Thus, MP pollution and its effects should be further investigated and addressed according to the WHO 'One Health' approach.
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- Luís Gabriel A Barboza
- ICBAS-UP - Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology (ECOTOX), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal; CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal.
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- IPMA - Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon 1495-006, Portugal
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- ICBAS-UP - Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology (ECOTOX), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal; CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-517, Portugal
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- Department of Conservation and Restoration and LAQV-REQUIMTE, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Monte de Caparica 2829-516, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal; CESAM & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon 1495-006, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon 1495-006, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal; CESAM & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- ICBAS-UP - Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology (ECOTOX), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal; CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos 4450-208, Portugal
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Plastic Contamination in Brazilian Freshwater and Coastal Environments: A Source-to-Sea Transboundary Approach. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Xu XY, Wong CY, Tam NFY, Liu HM, Cheung SG. Barnacles as potential bioindicator of microplastic pollution in Hong Kong. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 154:111081. [PMID: 32319909 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging problem in the marine environment and the assessment of the presence and abundance of microplastics in wild organisms is essential for risk assessment. The occurrence of microplastics in four species of barnacles at 30 sites in Hong Kong waters was investigated. The median number of microplastics ranged between 0 and 8.63 particles g-1 wet weight, or 0 and 1.9 particles individual-1, with fibers being the most abundant type of microplastics. The chemical composition of 152 pieces out of 606 potential microplastics was analyzed using micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (μ-FTIR). Fifty-two of them were synthetic polymers, 95 natural cotton fibers and five unknowns. Eight types of polymer were identified with cellophane being the most abundant (58%). Correlation analysis was conducted between the abundance of MPs in sediments obtained in our previous study and that in individual barnacle species in this study, and a positive correlation was established for the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite, highlighting the potential of using this species as a bioindicator of microplastics.
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- X-Y Xu
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Dantas NCFM, Duarte OS, Ferreira WC, Ayala AP, Rezende CF, Feitosa CV. Plastic intake does not depend on fish eating habits: Identification of microplastics in the stomach contents of fish on an urban beach in Brazil. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 153:110959. [PMID: 32275522 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aims to identify, classify, quantify the ingested microplastic by marine teleost fish, in order to analyze the relationship between microplastic and trophic guilds. Food items of 214 individuals of Opisthonema oglinum, Bagre marinus, Cathorops spixii, Sciades herzbergii, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, Conodon nobilis, Haemulopsis corvinaeformis were analyzed. The species were classified according to their trophic guilds (zoobenthivorous or opportunistic/omnivorous). All species ingested microplastic and contamination occurred independently of the trophic guild. Of the sampled fish, 55% were contaminated by microplastic. The most consumed categories were blue (28%) and transparent filaments (20%). Raman spectroscopy measurements detected that most sampled filament corresponds to blue synthetic fiber (polyester). This study can contribute by filling gaps in knowledge regarding sandy beach impacts, which are environments so highly threatened by human activities around the world and are neglected in terms of use and conservation plans.
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- Natália C F M Dantas
- Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Marine Fish Ecology, Marine Sciences Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Av. Da Abolição, 3207, Meireles, CEP 60165-081 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Marine Fish Ecology, Marine Sciences Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Av. Da Abolição, 3207, Meireles, CEP 60165-081 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Structural Crystallography, Physics Department, Federal University of Ceará, Street Cinco, 100, Presidente Kennedy, Campus do Pici, Bloco 922, CEP 60355-636 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Structural Crystallography, Physics Department, Federal University of Ceará, Street Cinco, 100, Presidente Kennedy, Campus do Pici, Bloco 922, CEP 60355-636 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Biology Department, Ecology and Natural Resources Pos-Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Av. Mister Hull n/n, CEP 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Marine Fish Ecology, Marine Sciences Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Av. Da Abolição, 3207, Meireles, CEP 60165-081 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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Barletta M, Costa MF, Dantas DV. Ecology of microplastics contamination within food webs of estuarine and coastal ecosystems. MethodsX 2020; 7:100861. [PMID: 32300545 PMCID: PMC7152700 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.100861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Microplastics contamination of food webs can be approached as part of estuarine ecosystem ecology. Standard sampling designs to study estuarine ecology allow comparisons along time and across space. The proposed methods detect shifts in fish feeding habit and to demonstrate the diversity of interactions among pollutant, environment and biota.
The aim was to describe a methodology developed to study the relationship among the spatio-temporal patterns of habitat utilization, feeding ecology and microplastics (MPs) contamination across the different ontogenetic phases of fishes belonging to different trophic levels and living along the riverine-estuarine-coastal food web. The Goiana Estuary‘s water column was examined for the seasonal and spatial variation of MPs and their quantification relative to zooplankton, demersal fish species contamination following the same sampling design. The density of MPs in the water column determines their bioavailability. Interest in studies on MPs distribution in relation to spatial and temporal variation of environmental factors and fauna are increasing in quantity and quality. If the ecological strategies presented in this study were replicated in other estuary, comparisons could be made in order to describe how ecosystems work. Standard protocols for sampling, extraction, enumeration and classification of MPs and others pollutant ingested by fishes have been developed and are presented here to encourage comparisons. Standardized and comparable sampling designs and laboratory procedures are an important strategy in order to devise and transfer managerial solutions among different sites and comparisons along time when studying the same environment.
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- Mário Barletta
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Gerenciamento de Ecossistemas Costeiros e Estuarinos (LEGECE), Departamento de Oceanografia (DOCEAN), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Campus Universitário, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-550, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Gerenciamento de Ecossistemas Costeiros e Estuarinos (LEGECE), Departamento de Oceanografia (DOCEAN), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Campus Universitário, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-550, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN/FAED), Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas (DEPB), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Lorenzi L, Reginato BC, Mayer DG, Dantas DV. Plastic floating debris along a summer-winter estuarine environmental gradient in a coastal lagoon: how does plastic debris arrive in a conservation unit? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:8797-8806. [PMID: 31942717 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07708-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Improper management of plastic waste is an important contributor to the pollution in water bodies. However, how floating plastic debris is transported to coastal lagoons and marine conservation units is still poorly understood. This work determined the level of contamination due to floating plastic debris in Acaraí Lagoon by establishing density distribution patterns along the lagoon ecocline in the winter and summer. Four areas were chosen that followed the estuarine gradient of the lagoon (external, lower, middle, and upper), and in each area, three samples of were collected by trawling with a plankton net. The plastic debris was classified into paint fragments, hard solids, plastic filaments, and soft plastics, and the plastic debris density and surface area were determined in each sampling area. The concentrations of the plastics in the downstream and upstream areas resulted from the high density of debris that occurred during the winter due to the absence of rain and the entry of coastal waters into the lagoon. The reduced abundance and surface area of the plastics in the summer were related to the substantial output of water from the interior of the lagoon to the mouth of the lagoon due to high rainfall during this season. The absence of plastic waste management actions and developed areas at the mouth of the lagoon that were associated with the spatial and temporal fluctuations in the environmental variables favored the occurrence and high abundance of plastic debris in the water column, contaminating the entire system of Acaraí State Park.
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- Luciano Lorenzi
- Grupo de Estudos de organismos bentônicos de fundos inconsolidados vegetados e não vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Meio Ambiente PPGSMA - UNIVILLE, Joinville, Brazil
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- Grupo de Estudos de organismos bentônicos de fundos inconsolidados vegetados e não vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Estudos de organismos bentônicos de fundos inconsolidados vegetados e não vegetados, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha, Universidade da Região de Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6 365, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/FAED/UDESC, Florianópolis, Brazil.
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Andrades R, Pegado T, Godoy BS, Reis-Filho JA, Nunes JLS, Grillo AC, Machado RC, Santos RG, Dalcin RH, Freitas MO, Kuhnen VV, Barbosa ND, Adelir-Alves J, Albuquerque T, Bentes B, Giarrizzo T. Anthropogenic litter on Brazilian beaches: Baseline, trends and recommendations for future approaches. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 151:110842. [PMID: 32056630 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Beaches are fundamental habitats that regulate the functioning of several coastal processes and key areas contributing to national and local budgets. In this study we provide the first large-scale systematic survey of anthropogenic litter on Brazilian beaches, covering a total of 35 degrees of latitude, recording the litter type, its use and size. Plastic comprised the most abundant litter type, followed by cigarette butts and paper. Small pieces (<5 cm) were dominant among litter size-classes and food-related use was associated to most litter recorded types. Generalized additive models showed that proximity to estuarine run-offs was the main driver to beach litter accumulation, reinforcing river drainages as the primary route of litter coastal pollution. Also, the Clean-Coast Index evidenced there was not a pattern of beach litter pollution among regions, which denotes that actions regarding marine pollution must be taken by all state governances of the country.
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- Ryan Andrades
- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil; Laboratório de Ictiologia, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Instituto Amazônico de Agriculturas Familiares (INEAF), Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil; ICHTUS soluções em meio ambiente, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Organismos Aquáticos, Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- CEPENE - Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação da Biodiversidade Marinha do Nordeste, Tamandaré, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Crustáceos Decápodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Marinha e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura e Pesca, Instituto de Pesca, Aparecida/Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Grupo de pesquisa Atlantis, Colegiado de Engenharia de Pesca, Universidade do Estado do Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pontal do Paraná, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Penedo, AL, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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Naidoo T, Thompson RC, Rajkaran A. Quantification and characterisation of microplastics ingested by selected juvenile fish species associated with mangroves in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 257:113635. [PMID: 31767237 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Though the number studies on microplastic ingestion by fish is growing, data on fish species characteristic of the South African coastline are scarce. This study quantified and characterised (physically and chemically) microplastics ingested by four species of juvenile fish (viz. Oreochromis mossambicus [Peters, 1852], Terapon jarbua [Forsskål, 1775], Ambassis dussumieri [Cuvier, 1828] and Mugil sp.), within four mangroves along the east coast of South Africa. Microplastics were isolated from whole fish using a proteinase K digestion method, and then quantified and characterised in terms of shape, chemical nature (plastic type), colour and length. Fibres (68%) and fragments (21%) were the dominant shapes found. Of the 174 fish sampled, 52% contained microplastic particles, with 0.79 ± 1.00 particles per fish. The average number of particles per fish did not differ significantly across species within sites and across sites but was higher than in juvenile fish of other species sampled in oceanic habitats. The main plastic types collected using 10 μm filters and identified with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), were rayon (70.4%), polyester (10.4%), nylon (5.2%) and polyvinylchloride (3.0%). Particle length ranged from 0.1 to 4.8 mm, averaging 0.89 ± 0.77 mm, but irrespective of length, particles were mostly blue in colour. This study provides evidence that juvenile fish inhabiting mangroves are consuming significant quantities of microplastics. Importantly, it should be noted that rayon, though the most abundant plastic type found, is a semi-synthetic fibre made from regenerated cellulose that is commonly reported in studies of this nature. The habitats studied serve as nurseries for numerous fish species; however, more detailed studies are needed to assess whether microplastic ingestion could compromise the health of these fish or whether these effects are dependent on species, feeding habit and/or plastic type.
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- Trishan Naidoo
- Department for Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa.
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- Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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- Department for Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa
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Galafassi S, Nizzetto L, Volta P. Plastic sources: A survey across scientific and grey literature for their inventory and relative contribution to microplastics pollution in natural environments, with an emphasis on surface water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 693:133499. [PMID: 31377368 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Plastic debris are at present recognized as an emerging potential threat for natural environments, wildlife and humans. In the past years an increasing attention has been addressed to investigate the presence and concentration of plastic debris in the ecosystems, including surface waters. Scientific literature extensively describes the ingestion by aquatic fauna, the transfer into food webs and the potential action as a vector for toxic compounds or alien microorganisms. Although the scientific community addresses this issue with considerable effort, many questions remain open. In particular, new sources of microplastics have been recently recognized, possibly representing major environmental inputs compared to those previously considered. In addition to the already renowned sources such as the embrittlement of plastic litter and microbeads released from personal care products, microplastic can be released also by washing of synthetic clothes, abrasion of vehicles tyres and from the weathering of different kind of paints. This review tries to exhaustively enumerate all the possible sources of plastic litter that have been identified so far and to report quantitative assessments of their inputs on microplastics pollution to natural environments reported in scientific and grey literature, with an emphasis on surface waters.
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- Silvia Galafassi
- CNR - Water Research Institute, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922, Verbania, Italy.
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo NO-0349, Norway; Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- CNR - Water Research Institute, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922, Verbania, Italy
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Collard F, Gasperi J, Gabrielsen GW, Tassin B. Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:12974-12988. [PMID: 31664835 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plastic pollution, especially microplastics (MP) pollution, is a hot topic in both mainstream media and scientific literature. Although rivers are potentially the major transport pathway of this pollution to the sea, plastic contamination in freshwater bodies is comparatively understudied. Microplastic pollution in freshwater fish is of growing interest, and while few studies exist, discrepancies do occur in the sampling, extraction, and identification of MP and in the expression of the results. Even though those differences hamper comparisons between some studies, a comparative work has been performed to identify the factors influencing MP ingestion by fish and consequently to target potential ecological traits that can be used to monitor species. Monitoring plastic ingested by fish will give relevant ecological information on MP pollution. This review focuses on MP ingestion by wild freshwater and estuarine fish. In addition to providing an overview of the existing data concerning contamination levels in wild freshwater fish, we aimed to (1) propose several overall recommendations on the methodologies applicable to all biota, (2) compare MP contamination levels in fish and in their environment, and (3) determine which parameters could help to define fish species for monitoring.
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- France Collard
- Laboratoire Eau Environnement et Systèmes urbains (LEESU) , Université Paris-Est Créteil , 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle , 94010 Cedex Créteil , France
- Norwegian Polar Institute , Fram Centre , NO-9296 Tromsø , Norway
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- Laboratoire Eau Environnement et Systèmes urbains (LEESU) , Université Paris-Est Créteil , 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle , 94010 Cedex Créteil , France
- Water and Environment Laboratory (LEE), Geotechnical engineering, Environment, Natural hazards and Earth Sciences Department (GERS), French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR) , IRSTV , 44340 Bouguenais , France
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- Laboratoire Eau Environnement et Systèmes urbains (LEESU) , Université Paris-Est Créteil , 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle , 94010 Cedex Créteil , France
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Lima ARA, Ferreira GVB, Barletta M. Estuarine ecocline function and essential habitats for fish larvae in tropical South Western Atlantic estuaries. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 151:104786. [PMID: 31521387 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Estuarine gradients rule the dispersal of larval fishes leading to community replenishment and the recruitment of juveniles to adult populations. Here, the variations in density and diversity of fish larvae communities were assessed to understand whether the seasonal variability of environmental forcings in two tropical estuaries express the estuarine function for larvae. Spatial differences ruled larval dispersal. Larval recruitment to the Caeté Estuary occurs in the upper estuary in the late-dry season. Species richness is higher when temperature, salinity and precipitation increase, while changes in diversity is more pronounced in the lower estuary due to salinity variability. Larval recruitment to the Goiana Estuary occurs in the lower estuary, with peaks during wet warmer conditions. Species richness and diversity are also higher seawards. Thus, the seasonal fluctuation of the salinity ecocline had a greater power to predict larvae distribution and diversity by retaining larvae in essential habitats with suitable environmental conditions.
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- André R A Lima
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Gerenciamento de Ecossistemas Costeiros e Estuarinos, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Gerenciamento de Ecossistemas Costeiros e Estuarinos, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Gerenciamento de Ecossistemas Costeiros e Estuarinos, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Ferreira GVB, Barletta M, Lima ARA, Morley SA, Costa MF. Dynamics of Marine Debris Ingestion by Profitable Fishes Along The Estuarine Ecocline. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13514. [PMID: 31534161 PMCID: PMC6751158 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49992-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The dynamics of microfilament (<5 mm) ingestion were evaluated in three species of snooks. The ingestion of different colours and sizes of microfilaments were strongly associated with the spatio-temporal estuarine use and ontogenetic shifts of snooks. Their feeding ecology was also analysed to assess dietary relationships with patterns of contamination. All species were highly contaminated with microfilaments. The highest ingestion of microfilaments occurred in the adults, when fishes became the main prey item and also during the peak of fishing activities, in the rainy season. This suggests that trophic transfer, in addition to periods of high availability of microfilaments are important pathways for contamination. The ingestion of microfilaments of different colours and sizes was likely influenced by input sources. Blue microfilaments were frequently ingested, and appear to have both riverine and estuarine inputs, since they were ingested in all seasons and habitats. Purple and red microfilaments were more frequently ingested in the lower estuarine habitats. The length of microfilaments was also associated with environmental variability. Longer microfilaments were ingested in habitats with greater riverine influence, the opposite was observed for shorter microfilaments. Therefore, microfilament contamination in snooks are a consequence of their ecological patterns of estuarine uses through different seasons and life history stages.
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- Guilherme V B Ferreira
- Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems, Department of Oceanography, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Av. Arquitetura S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP: 50740-550, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems, Department of Oceanography, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Av. Arquitetura S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP: 50740-550, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems, Department of Oceanography, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Av. Arquitetura S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP: 50740-550, Brazil
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- British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB30ET, UK
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems, Department of Oceanography, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Av. Arquitetura S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP: 50740-550, Brazil
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Dantas DV, Ribeiro CIR, Frischknecht CDCA, Machado R, Farias EGG. Ingestion of plastic fragments by the Guri sea catfish Genidens genidens (Cuvier, 1829) in a subtropical coastal estuarine system. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:8344-8351. [PMID: 30697657 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04244-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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One of the most recognized anthropogenic impacts in marine environments is solid waste pollution, especially plastic, which can be ingested by fish, thus interfering with their health. In this context, the aim of this study is to describe the ingestion of plastic fragments and to identify the possible effect of this contamination in the condition factor of Genidens genidens in the Laguna Estuarine System. The stomach contents of 92 G. genidens (26 juveniles and 66 adults) were analyzed. The Index of Relative Importance was performed to identify the contribution of each prey item. Condition factor (CF) was used to analyze the effect of plastic ingestion on the fish's body condition (by comparing individuals in the same ontogenetic phase). For the juveniles, eight items were observed, the most important of which were Penaeidae, followed by Portunidae and plastic. For the adults, 12 items were observed, the most important of which were Penaeidae, Portunidae, Polychaeta, and plastic. The analysis of CF demonstrated higher values for individuals without plastic in the stomach, which indicated a better health condition. The CF of a fish may be affected by variations in the physiological condition, environmental stresses, and nutritional and biological variations, and could be used to compare the body condition or health of a fish species. The ingestion of plastic could significantly influence the worst body condition of the individuals that were analyzed in the present study. The plastic pollution in marine coastal waters is associated with the appropriate waste management levels.
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- David V Dantas
- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/FAED, UDESC, Florianópolis, Brazil.
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Grupo de Gestão, Ecologia e Tecnologia Marinha (GTMar), Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), R. Cel. Fernandes Martins, 270, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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