Oysters and mussels as equivalent sentinels of microplastics and natural particles in coastal environments
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Título: | Oysters and mussels as equivalent sentinels of microplastics and natural particles in coastal environments |
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Autor/es: | Ribeiro, Victor Vasques | Nobre, Caio Rodrigues | Moreno, Beatriz Barbosa | Semensatto, Décio | Sanz-Lázaro, Carlos | Moreira, Lucas Buruaem | Castro, Ítalo Braga |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Gestión de Ecosistemas y de la Biodiversidad (GEB) | Bioquímica Aplicada/Applied Biochemistry (AppBiochem) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología |
Palabras clave: | Bivalves | Contamination gradient | Performance | Plastic debris |
Fecha de publicación: | 28-feb-2023 |
Editor: | Elsevier |
Cita bibliográfica: | Science of The Total Environment. 2023, 874: 162468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162468 |
Resumen: | Filter-feeder organisms such as oyster and mussels are exposed to particles like microplastics (MPs). Although widely used to monitor MPs contamination, little is known about their performance as sentinels, which are biological monitors accumulating contaminants without significant adverse effects. This study comparatively evaluated the quantitative and qualitative accumulation of MPs by oysters (Crassostrea brasiliana) and mussels (Perna perna) along a gradient of contamination in a highly urbanized estuarine system of Brazil. In the most contaminated site, both species presented the worst status of nutrition and health, and also one of the highest MPs levels reported for molluscs to date (up to 44.1 particles·g−1). Despite some inter-specific differences, oysters and mussels were suitable and showed an equivalent performance as sentinels, reflecting the gradient condition demonstrated for other contaminants in the region. The similarity in MPs accumulation was also observed for qualitative aspects (polymer composition, sizes, shapes and colors). Particles were mostly <1000 μm, fibrous, colorless and composed by cellulose and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Thus, despite small variations, the usage of C. brasiliana and P. perna is recommended and provides reliable information for environmental levels of microplastics. |
Patrocinador/es: | This research was supported by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP Proc. N° 2020/08960-7). L.B. Moreira (2020/00068-8 and 2021/08471-9) and B.B. Moreno (304398/2021-7) were funded by FAPESP. I.B. Castro (PQ 304398/2021-7), was the recipient of research productivity fellowship from the Consenho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPq. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/132727 |
ISSN: | 0048-9697 (Print) | 1879-1026 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162468 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2023 Elsevier B.V. |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162468 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - AppBiochem - Artículos de Revistas INV - GEB - Artículos de Revistas |
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