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Assessment of the impact of microplastic ingestion in striped red mullets from an Eastern Mediterranean coastal area (Zakynthos Island, Ionian Sea)
Marine Environmental Research2024
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Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
María Cristina Fossi
Danae Patsiou,
Matteo Baini,
Danae Patsiou,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Danae Patsiou,
Danae Patsiou,
Danae Patsiou,
María Cristina Fossi
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Galli,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Galli,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Danae Patsiou,
Danae Patsiou,
Danae Patsiou,
Danae Patsiou,
Danae Patsiou,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Danae Patsiou,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Danae Patsiou,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Danae Patsiou,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Galli,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
Catherine Tsangaris,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Catherine Tsangaris,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Matteo Galli,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Danae Patsiou,
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
María Cristina Fossi
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Catherine Tsangaris,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Catherine Tsangaris,
María Cristina Fossi
Catherine Tsangaris,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Catherine Tsangaris,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Catherine Tsangaris,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Galli,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Danae Patsiou,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Νικολέττα Δίγκα,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Galli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Catherine Tsangaris,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Summary
Researchers examined microplastic ingestion in striped red mullet fish from the coast of Zakynthos, Greece, finding fewer microplastics in fish from the marine protected area compared to tourist-heavy coastal sites. However, the overall number of ingested microplastics was low, and no clear link was found between microplastic ingestion and biological damage markers or chemical contamination in the fish. This suggests that at current contamination levels in this area, microplastics may not yet be causing measurable harm to these fish.
Monitoring microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment is an ongoing process, and our understanding of their impact on marine organisms is limited. The present study evaluates the effects of ingested MPs on the marine MP pollution bioindicator fish species Mullus surmuletus. The study follows a three-fold approach to assess the impact of MPs on marine organisms by investigating: 1) the ingestion of MPs, 2) the bioaccumulation of phthalate compounds as plastic additives, and 3) the evaluation of toxicological biochemical and cellular biomarkers. Striped red mullets were sampled in the marine protected area (MPA) of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos and coastal sites with high touristic pressure in Zakynthos Island in the Ionian Sea, Greece. Fewer ingested MPs and lower phthalate concentrations were found in fish inside the MPA compared to those sampled outside the marine park. However, no relationship was found between either phthalate concentrations or biomarker levels with the ingested MPs in the red striped mullets. Biomarker levels were influenced by season and site, but no effect could be attributed to the ingested MPs. The lack of association of biomarker responses and plasticizer bioaccumulation to MP ingestion can be explained by the low number of ingested MPs in the fish from Zakynthos coastal area as MP abundance ranged from 0.15 to 0.55 items per individual fish.