Papers

Commercially important mangrove crabs are more susceptible to microplastic contamination than other brachyuran species

Researchers studied microplastic contamination in four species of brachyuran crabs from mangrove habitats in Malaysia's Setiu Wetlands. The study found that commercially important mud crabs (Scylla olivacea) accumulated significantly more microplastics than other species due to their carnivorous feeding behavior, with higher contamination levels during dry seasons when reduced water circulation limited pollutant dispersal.

Global Risks of Microplastics to Ecosystem and Human Health: An Emerging Environmental Disaster

This review characterizes microplastic contamination as an emerging environmental disaster, summarizing its negative impacts across multiple levels of biological organization and the environments where research has been most active. The authors call for accelerated scientific and regulatory attention.

Microplastics in Wetland Ecosystem: A Complex Nexus and Way Forward

Acciones de prevención y reducción de la contaminación marina