Microplastics in maternal amniotic fluid and their associations with gestational age

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 920, P. 171044 - 171044

Published: Feb. 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Conceptual model of global plants entrapping plastics

Environmental Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(4), P. 470 - 484

Published: May 11, 2024

Aquatic plants, seagrasses, macrophytes, mangroves, and riparian vegetation are responsible for some of the most important ecosystem services provided on Earth. Given their role in trapping plastics along rivers, we propose a new service plastic entrapment by global plants. Although research started recently to study plastics, little is known about patterns retention remobilization through different habitats. those gaps, synthesize data plants providing conceptual model describe processes vegetation. Our results demonstrate how has pivotal entrapping across spatial temporal scales, finding higher density rather than adjacent water area. Furthermore, proposed (i.e., Plant Plastic Pathway) highlighting scales release Thus, anticipate our be starting point more sophisticated future studies, putting effort into looking at plastic–vegetation dynamics. may have crucial effect if applied hotspot area detection with clean-up mitigation actions riverine ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Global Lake Health in the Anthropocene: Societal Implications and Treatment Strategies

Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(4)

Published: April 1, 2024

Abstract The world's 1.4 million lakes (≥10 ha) provide many ecosystem services that are essential for human well‐being; however, only if their health status is good. Here, we reviewed common lake issues and classified them using a simple health‐based approach to outline living systems in need of oxygen, clean water balanced energy nutrient supply. main reason adopting some the terminology classification increase awareness understanding global issues. We show exposed various anthropogenic stressors which can result issues, ranging from thermal, circulatory, respiratory, nutritional metabolic infections poisoning. Of particular concern well‐being widespread drying, severe circulatory issue with cascading effects on health. estimated ∼115,000 evaporate twice as much they gain direct precipitation, making vulnerable potential drying inflowing waters follow trend, putting more than 153 people at risk who live close vicinity those lakes. Where remain untreated, will decline or even vanish, posing threat millions people. recommend coordinated multisectoral multidisciplinary prevention treatment strategies, include follow‐up progress an assessment resilience intensifying threats. Priority should be given implementing sewage treatment, mitigating climate change, counteracting introductions non‐native species decreasing uncontrolled releases chemicals into hydro‐, bio‐, atmosphere.

Language: Английский

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Plastic pollution affects ecosystem processes including community structure and functional traits in large rivers

Water Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 259, P. 121849 - 121849

Published: May 30, 2024

Plastics in aquatic ecosystems rapidly undergo biofouling, giving rise to a new ecosystem on their surface, the 'plastisphere.' Few studies quantify impact of plastics and associated community traits from biodiversity functional metabolic function. It has been suspected that impacts may depend its state but comparative responses are rare published literature. We quantified algal biomass, bacterial (16S 18S rRNA), growing surface different plastic polymers incubated within rivers Lower Mekong Basin. The selected have ecological characteristics similar regarding high degree pollution. examined effects colonized with biofilms production, dark respiration, epiplastic community's capability influence nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, oxygen water. Finally, we present conceptual models guide our understanding pollution freshwaters. Our findings showed limited microalgal biomass dominance, potential pathogens present. location significantly influenced composition, highlighting role environmental conditions shaping development. When assessing productivity, experiments biofouled led significant drop concentration river water, leading hypoxic/anoxic subsequent profound system metabolism influencing biogeochemical cycles. Scaling revealed exert more substantial ecosystem-altering than initially assumed, particularly areas poorly managed waste. These results highlighted plastisphere functions as habitat for biologically active organisms which play pivotal essential processes. This warrants dedicated attention investigation, sensitive like River, supports rich livelihoods 65 million people.

Language: Английский

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Life on bottles: Colonisation of macroplastics by freshwater biota

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 873, P. 162349 - 162349

Published: Feb. 21, 2023

While rivers are known to be the main vectors of plastics sea, it seems surprising that studies on interactions (e.g. colonisation/entrapment and drift) between macroplastics biota continue remain largely neglected, notwithstanding they represent unexpected threats freshwater riverine habitats. To fill these gaps, here we focused colonisation plastic bottles by biota. do so, collected 100 from River Tiber in summer 2021. Overall, 95 were colonised externally 23 internally. Specifically, mainly occurred within outside rather than pieces organic debris. Moreover, while covered vegetal organisms (i.e. macrophytes), internally entrapped more animal invertebrates). The taxa most occurring belonged pool low water quality-associated Lemna sp., Gastropoda, Diptera). In addition debris, particles also reporting first observation 'metaplastics' encrusted bottles). Furthermore, observed a significant positive correlation colonising abundance bottle degree degradation. this regard, discussed how buoyancy may change due matter bottle, affecting sinking transport along rivers. Our findings might crucial for understanding underrepresented topic their biota, given act as cause biogeographical, environmental, conservation issues

Language: Английский

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Microplastic contamination in Indian rural and urban lacustrine ecosystems

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 895, P. 165146 - 165146

Published: June 28, 2023

Language: Английский

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Assessment of macro litter pollution and potential sources in the shorelines of two Mediterranean lakes in Isparta, Turkey: a first report

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 197(3)

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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Preliminary Observations on the Use of Microplastics by Aquatic Larvae of the Moth Cataclysta lemnata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environments, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 80 - 80

Published: March 4, 2025

The interaction between freshwater biota and microplastics (MPs) has recently been described, mostly focusing on indoor experiments using fish, crustaceans, chironomids. Among aquatic invertebrates, although having an important ecological role, butterfly larvae have not yet investigated concerning plastics. We examined the of moth Cataclysta lemnata (Linnaeus, 1758) MPs. verified if (i) could use MPs to build their protective cases, (ii) they chew PVC, (iii) there were effects pupae emergence adult moths after exposure PVC. By performing two experiments, we exposed different polymers, plant Lemna minuta, a mix with L. PVC layer. For first time, observed that C. cases chewed About half (48.0%) pupated which 43.7% emerged as adults. Our findings suggest are used by larvae, potentially affecting life cycle. Future studies should explore whether transported moths, linking terrestrial ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Microplastics in Surface Water and Gastrointestinal Tracts of Demersal Fishes (Oreochromis niloticus and Cyprinus carpio) in the Largest Wetland of the Philippines

International Journal of Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 19(3)

Published: March 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Estimation of plastic waste inputs from the Kura-Aras Basin into the Caspian Sea

Regional Studies in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 104126 - 104126

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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