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INGESTION OF MICROPLASTICS BY BENTHIC MARINE ORGANISMS IN THE ILHA GRANDE BAY HERITAGE SITE ON SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Journal of Human and Environment of Tropical Bays 2021 6 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.
Rayane Sorrentino, Paulo Cezar Azevedo da Silva, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Paulo Cezar Azevedo da Silva, Paulo Cezar Azevedo da Silva, Rayane Sorrentino, André R. Senna, Paulo Cezar Azevedo da Silva, Rayane Sorrentino, André R. Senna, Rayane Sorrentino, Paulo Cezar Azevedo da Silva, Rayane Sorrentino, Rayane Sorrentino, Brenda dos Santos Ramos, Brenda dos Santos Ramos, Brenda dos Santos Ramos, Brenda dos Santos Ramos, Brenda dos Santos Ramos, Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner Rayane Sorrentino, André R. Senna, Rayane Sorrentino, Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner Luís Felipe Skinner

Summary

Researchers documented microplastic ingestion in ascidians and amphipods collected from Ilha Grande Bay, a UNESCO Natural Heritage site in Brazil, highlighting that even protected marine areas are affected by plastic pollution reaching benthic invertebrates.

Inappropriate disposal, management, treatment of litter are the main sources of plastic accumulation. People, animals, wind, storms, and currents spread continuously the plastic in different sites in the world. Diverse animal groups have been ingesting small particles of plastic, the microplastics (MPs), resulting in negative effects in behaviour, consumption, and nutritional rates. Here, we reported the ingestion of MP by two benthic groups, Ascidiacea and Amphipoda from sites around llha Grande Bay, a Natural Heritage of Humanity site in the Southwest of Brazil.

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