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Rethinking the Environmental Quality of Brazilian Beaches: The Incidence of Microplastics as Indicator for Sea Water and Sand Quality

LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) 2020 2 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Beatriz Nunes Diógenes, Marcelo de Oliveira Soares, Marcelo de Oliveira Soares, Tarin Cristino Frota Mont’Alverne

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This paper proposes using microplastic levels in beach sand and seawater as indicators of beach environmental quality, arguing that current assessments in Brazil focus too narrowly on microbial contamination. The authors present evidence that microplastic contamination poses health risks to swimmers and coastal communities that should be incorporated into beach quality standards.

Beaches are essential, multidimensional, and dynamic systems of unique importance from social, ecological, and economic points of view. Despite their immense value, the quality of Earth’s beaches is being threatened by marine pollution, mostly composed of plastic debris. Specifically, microplastics are a threatening global phenomenon because of their diffusive character. In short, this implies severe potential adverse effects on human health. Therefore, a complete assessment of beaches’ environmental quality, including their suitability for swimming, is crucial. However, the main concern

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