Article
?
AI-assigned paper type based on the abstract. Classification may not be perfect — flag errors using the feedback button.
Tier 2
?
Original research — experimental, observational, or case-control study. Direct primary evidence.
Marine & Wildlife
Sign in to save
Microplastic contamination in wild shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei from the Huizache-Caimanero Coastal lagoon, SE Gulf of California
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology2022
31 citations
?
Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Score: 40
?
0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Mariana V. Capparelli
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Karla Ibáñez-Aguirre,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Karla Ibáñez-Aguirre,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Uriel Arreguin Rebolledo,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Federico Páez‐Osuna,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda,
Mariana V. Capparelli
Mariana V. Capparelli
Summary
Researchers found microplastics — predominantly fibers and fragments — in the gastrointestinal tracts, gills, and exoskeletons of wild shrimp from a Gulf of California coastal lagoon, with the gut containing far higher concentrations than other tissues, raising food safety concerns for human consumers.
We identified and characterized microplastics (MPs) in the gastrointestinal tract (GT), gills (GI), and exoskeleton (EX) of Litopenaeus vannamei in a coastal lagoon from the SE Gulf of California. The most common MPs were fibers and fragments with an average size of 403 ± 296 μm, in which the transparent and blue colors predominated. The abundance (items/g as wet weight (ww)) in the GT, GI, and EX was 114.7 ± 33.2, 13.7 ± 5.3 and 3.0 ± 0.5, respectively. The abundance of MPs per shrimp was 13.3 ± 1.1, while the abundance per individual (ww) was 0.9 ± 0.2 MPs/g. Considering the consumption of shrimp in Mexico, MP abundance, and shrimp consumption (discarding GI and EX), we estimated MP ingestion as 280 items/person/year. The results from this study can be used as background information for future MP biomonitoring in shrimp species of ecological and commercial importance.