Microplastic in clams: An extensive spatial assessment in south Brazil
2024
Jankauskas, Laura | Pinho, Grasiela Lopes Leães | Sanz-Lázaro, Carlos | Casado-Coy, Nuria | Rangel, Danilo Freitas | Ribeiro, Victor Vasques | Castro, Ítalo Braga | Sanz-Lázaro, Carlos | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio "Ramón Margalef" | Gestión de Ecosistemas y de la Biodiversidad (GEB) | Bioquímica Aplicada/Applied Biochemistry (AppBiochem)
Microplastic pollution is becoming a continuously growing environmental concern, while bivalve mollusks are particularly vulnerable due to their sessile habits and feeding through water filtration processes. Microplastic incidence in soft tissues of the clam Amarilladesma mactroides was assessed along unconsolidated substrates distributed in extensive coastal regions of southern Brazil. Influence of urbanization levels, distance to rivers and local hydrodynamics on microplastic accumulation by the clam was tested. The average concentration of microplastics was high (3.09 ± 2.11 particles.g−1), considering 16 sampled sites. Particles were mainly composed by polyamide, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate, while were mainly smaller, fibrous and colorless. High urbanization and closer proximity to rivers insured higher contamination, which is a trend observed globally. No influence of coastal hydrodynamics was seen. Considering obtained findings, A. mactroides presents good potential to be used as a valuable tool to assess microplastic contamination in unconsolidated substrates of beach areas.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]This research was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP n. 2022/14011-3). I.B. Castro (PQ 304398/2021-7) was recipient of research productivity fellowship from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). L. Jankauskas and D. Rangel were sponsored by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES fiance code 001). V.V. Ribeiro (FAPESP n. 2022/08669-6) was sponsored by São Paulo Research Foundation.
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