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Microplastics in commercial bivalves harvested from intertidal seagrasses and sandbanks in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorCozzolino, Lorenzo
dc.contributor.authorde los Santos, Carmen B.
dc.contributor.authorZardi, Gerardo I.
dc.contributor.authorRepetto, Luca
dc.contributor.authorNicastro, Katy
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-19T17:25:21Z
dc.date.available2021-04-19T17:25:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-04-18T15:57:22Z
dc.description.abstractThrough seafood consumption, microplastic (MP) pollution is potentially threatening human health. Commercial bivalves in particular are a cause of major concern because their filter-feeding activity directly exposes them to MP in the water column and they are then ingested by humans. Here, we provide a quantitative and qualitative baseline data on MP content in the soft tissues of three commercially important bivalves (Ruditapes decussatus, Cerastoderma spp. and Polititapes spp.) collected in Ria Formosa lagoon, southern Portugal. The abundance of MPs (items per soft tissue weight) did not significantly differ among species. On average, R. decussatus exhibited the highest MP abundance (on average, 18.4 +/- 21.9 MP items g(-1) WW), followed by Cerastoderma spp. (11.9 +/- 5.5 MP items g(-1) WW) and Polititapes spp. (10.4 +/- 10.4 MP items g(-1) WW). Overall, 88% of the MPs found were synthetic fibres, the majority of which were blue (52%). Size categories >0.1-1 mm and >1-5 mm were the most common (60% and 34% respectively). The most represented polymers were polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS). The unexpectedly high number of MPs recorded in the three commercially exploited species suggests that this semi-closed lagoon system is experiencing a higher anthropogenic pressure than are open coastal systems.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology: PTDC/MAR-EST/3223/2014 IF/01413/2014/CP1217/CT0004 UIDB/04326/2020 SFRH/BPD/119344/2016pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/mf20202pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1323-1650
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-2132512
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15416
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectCerastoderma spp.pt_PT
dc.subjectFTIRpt_PT
dc.subjectMarine debrispt_PT
dc.subjectMicrofiberspt_PT
dc.subjectPolititapes spppt_PT
dc.subjectRuditapes decussatuspt_PT
dc.subjectSeafoodpt_PT
dc.titleMicroplastics in commercial bivalves harvested from intertidal seagrasses and sandbanks in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/141851/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/OE/62066/PT
oaire.citation.titleMarine and Freshwater Researchpt_PT
oaire.fundingStream3599-PPCDT
oaire.fundingStreamOE
person.familyNameBarrena de los Santos
person.familyNameNicastro
person.givenNameCarmen
person.givenNameKaty
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7013-494X
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7071-141X
person.identifier.ridL-3723-2014
person.identifier.ridD-2259-2012
person.identifier.scopus-author-id26427612000
person.identifier.scopus-author-id12646675100
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.cv.cienciaidC317-02C0-516E | Carmen B de los Santos
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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