Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
261, P. 119694 - 119694
Published: July 27, 2024
Global
environmental
contamination
by
microplastics
(MPs)
is
a
growing
problem
with
potential
One
Health
impacts.
The
presence
of
MPs
in
vital
organs,
such
as
the
heart,
particular
concern,
but
knowledge
still
limited.
goal
present
pilot
study
was
to
investigate
heart
wild
specimens
three
commercial
fish
species
(Merluccius
merluccius,
Sardina
pilchardus,
and
Trisopterus
luscus)
from
North
East
Atlantic
Ocean.
Heart
samples
154
were
analysed
for
MP
content
(one
sample
per
fish).
A
total
44
recovered
species.
had
varied
chemical
composition
(5
polymers),
shapes
(4)
colours
(5).
Differences
profile
among
observed
(p
≤
0.05).
Thirty
(19%)
their
hearts,
mean
(±SD)
concentration
0.286
±
0.644
MPs/fish.
S.
pilchardus
highest
There
no
significant
>
0.05)
differences
between
M.
merluccius
T.
luscus.
These
findings
different
biological
ecological
traits
together
literature
data
suggest
that
likely
disseminated
phenomenon.
Therefore,
further
research
on
cardiovascular
system
its
health
effects
very
much
needed.
