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BIORREMEDIAÇÃO DE MICROPLÁSTICOS COM A COLABORAÇÃO DO FUNGO Zalerion maritimum

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This companion paper (in Portuguese) describes the potential of the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum for breaking down microplastics in the ocean. Fungal bioremediation represents an emerging biological approach to reducing plastic pollution in aquatic environments.

O plástico possuí decomposição longa, considerando seu uso breve e rápido descarte, essa matemática tornou-se adversa a biota aquática. Os oceanos erroneamente são os principais reservatórios dessa matéria, sendo desconhecido que a maioria do plástico nesse meio possui tamanho reduzido, denominando-se microplásticos, todavia, mesmo diminutos seguem com sua lenta decomposição e toxicidade, encontrando-se em todas as partes dos oceanos, inclusive no tecido e vísceras dos animais marinhos. Nesse contexto, o processo de biorremediação vem se apresentando uma promissora alternativa biotecnológica para reduzir a disseminação de microplásticos nos oceanos. Pesquisadores da Universidade de Aveiro, desenvolveram um projeto utilizando a biorremediação de microplásticos pelo fungo marinho Zalerion maritimum. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo conceituar microplásticos e compreender a estratégia de biorremediação proposta para redução desse risco aos oceanos.BIOREMEDIATION OF MICROPLASTICS WITH COLLABORATION OF THE FUNGUS Zalerion maritimumThe plastic has long decomposition, considering its brief use and rapid disposal, this mathematics has become adverse to the aquatic biota. Oceans are wrongly the main reservoirs this matter, being unknown that most of the plastic in this environment has reduced size, denominated microplastics, however, even tiny ones remain with slow decomposition and toxicity, being found in all parts of the oceans, including in the tissue and viscera of marine animals. Therefore, the bioremediation process has been presenting a promising biotechnological alternative reduce the spread of microplastics in the oceans. Researchers at the University of Aveiro have developed a project using bioremediation of microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum. This work aimed to conceptualize microplastics and to understand the proposed bioremediation strategy to reduce this risk to the oceans.

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