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Análise da ocorrência de microplásticos em tratos gastrointestinais de peixes na Baía de Todos os Santos, BA
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Researchers investigated microplastic contamination in the gastrointestinal tracts of fish collected from Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil, examining the presence and characteristics of sub-5mm plastic particles in a marine ecosystem heavily impacted by urbanization.
O plástico passou a ser produzido em grande escala no mundo todo, por apresentar alta durabilidade, maleabilidade, impermeabilidade, leveza e baixo custo, substituindo materiais como vidro, metais e madeiras, permitindo o desenvolvimento de várias áreas como engenharia e saúde. Os plásticos, devido a desgastes, acabam sofrendo microfragmentação (<5mm), acarretando, atualmente, em uma das maiores ameaças para a vida marinha: os microplásticos. Estes já estão presentes desde a faixa de areia das praias até locais marinhos profundos (Olivatto et al., 2018; Thompson, 2015).
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