We can't find the internet
Attempting to reconnect
Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
Impacto De Los Microplásticos En Macroinvertebrados De Ecosistemas Dulceacuícolas En Colombia: Una Revisión De Literatura De La Última Década
Summary
This review compiled 10 years of scientific literature on microplastic impacts on freshwater macroinvertebrates in Colombia, finding that despite the environmental importance of these organisms, MP research in Colombian freshwater systems is scarce compared to marine studies. The review called for expanded monitoring and experimental research on MP effects in Colombian rivers and lakes.
This study compiles the scientific literature of the last 10 years on microplastics and their impact on macroinvertebrates in freshwater ecosystems in Colombia. Despite their environmental and public health relevance, research on these emerging contaminants is scarce compared to studies in marine systems in the country.
Sign in to start a discussion.
More Papers Like This
Los microplásticos, una amenaza desconocida para los ecosistemas marinos de Colombia: perspectivas y desafíos a enfrentar
This review examines microplastic contamination in Colombian marine ecosystems, highlighting the serious but poorly understood threat these particles pose to marine biota, ecosystem balance, and human health. The authors identify key research gaps and challenges specific to Colombia's coastal and oceanic environments.
Methods to characterize microplastics: case study on freshwater fishes from a tropical lagoon in Colombia
Fish from Colombia's Luruaco Lagoon contained microplastics with prevalence, abundance, and polymer characteristics analyzed across four sampling events, with principal component analysis linking MP types to feeding ecology and habitat use of the different species.
Methods to characterize Microplastics: Case study on freshwater fishes from a tropical lagoon in Colombia
Researchers examined microplastic prevalence, abundance, and physical and chemical characteristics in fish from Luruaco lagoon, Colombia, conducting four sampling events using trawl nets and analyzing gastrointestinal tracts of captured individuals to characterize microplastic ingestion across species.
Microplastics in water and fish of commercial interest: Distribution and relation to ecology in the colombians caribbean region, south america
Researchers evaluated microplastic contamination in surface waters and the gastrointestinal tracts of commercially important and invasive fish species along the Colombian Caribbean coast and San Andrés Island, examining the relationship between microplastic distribution and species ecology and geography.
Identification, Abundance, and Distribution of Microplastics in Surface Water Collected from Luruaco Lake, Low Basin Magdalena River, Colombia
Researchers documented microplastic contamination in Luruaco Lake, Colombia, for the first time, assessing the identification, abundance, and seasonal distribution of microplastic particles in surface waters of this important Magdalena River basin lake.