Can the Atlantic ghost crab be a potential biomonitor of microplastic pollution of sandy beaches sediment?

Costa, Leonardo Lopes; Arueira, Vitor Figueira; Costa, Mônica F.; Beneditto, Ana Paula Madeira Di; Zalmon, Ilana Rosental

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.019

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“…To date, detrimental effects of microplastics have been reported in fishes [ 78 ], mussels [ 79 ], meiofauna [ 80 ], shrimps [ 81 ], crabs [ 82 ], and seabirds [ 83 ].…”

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An In Situ Experiment to Evaluate the Aging and Degradation Phenomena Induced by Marine Environment Conditions on Commercial Plastic Granules

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In this paper, we present two novel experimental setups specifically designed to perform in situ long-term monitoring of the aging behaviour of commercial plastic granules (HDPE, PP, PLA and PBAT). The results of the first six months of a three year monitoring campaign are presented. The two experimental setups consist of: (i) special cages positioned close to the sea floor at a depth of about 10 m, and (ii) a box containing sand exposed to atmospheric agents to simulate the surface of a beach. Starting from March 2020, plastic granules were put into the cages and plunged in sea water in two different locations in the sand boxes. Chemical spectroscopic and thermal analyses (GPC, SEM, FTIR-ATR, DSC, TGA) were performed on the granules before and after exposure to natural elements for six months, in order to identify the physical-chemical modifications occurring in marine environmental conditions (both in seawater and in sandy coastal conditions). Changes in colour, surface morphology, chemical composition, thermal properties and molecular weight, and the polydispersity of the materials, showed the different influences of the environmental conditions. Photooxidative reaction pathways were prevalent in the sandbox. Abrasive phenomena acted specially in the sea environment. PLA and PBAT did not show significant degradation after six months, making the possible reduction of marine pollution due to this process negligible.

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“…To date, detrimental effects of microplastics have been reported in fishes [ 78 ], mussels [ 79 ], meiofauna [ 80 ], shrimps [ 81 ], crabs [ 82 ], and seabirds [ 83 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An In Situ Experiment to Evaluate the Aging and Degradation Phenomena Induced by Marine Environment Conditions on Commercial Plastic Granules

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“…Os autores relacionaram a presença das fibras ao descarte inadequado e à perda de apetrechos de pesca (e.g., linhas e redes), comuns na região. Em um estudo realizado por Costa et al (2019) na Praia de Grussaí (RJ), observou-se que os MPs no sedimento eram tipicamente microfibras pretas (~ 49%) e azuis (~ 45%) em proporções similares. Provavelmente, essas fibras foram oriundas de efluentes domésticos que desaguam no Rio Paraíba do Sul.…”

Section: Microplásticos No Sedimento De Praias No Brasilunclassified

“…Essa divergência não ocorre em amostras de água, onde MPs/m 3 é a principal unidade de medida utilizada (Ivar do Sul et al 2013& Nel e Froneman 2015. Costa et al 2010;Fisner et al 2013;Turra et al 2014;Taniguchi et al 2016;Moreira et al 2016a;Moreira et al 2016b;Fisner et al 2017;Costa et al 2019;Martinelli et al, 2019;Pinheiro et al 2019;Monteiro et al 2020;Carvalho et al 2021& Tsukada et al 2021 O método mais comum para coleta de MPs em organismos é a inspeção do trato digestivo (Tabela 4), podendo ser realizada de forma visual em estereomicroscópio. Porém, somente a análise visual do trato digestivo pode falsear a identificação dos MPs, uma vez que a matéria orgânica se mistura a essas micropartículas, gerando falsos negativos.…”

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Contaminação Por Microplásticos Em Praias Arenosas No Brasil: Uma Revisão Sistemática

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A presença e persistência de microplásticos (MPs) no ambiente marinho causam diversos impactos ambientais, sociais e econômicos. Esta revisão identificou lacunas, avaliou o cenário atual de estudos com MPs em praias arenosas do Brasil e elencou as metodologias aplicadas para análise desse material. Em escala global, as publicações sobre MPs são datadas a partir de 1974, porém no Brasil, o primeiro artigo foi publicado em 2009. Os compartimentos da praia com maior número de estudos sobre MPs foram o sedimento (76%), seguido da água (12%) e biota (12%). Os estudos revisados evidenciam que as principais fontes de MPs são turismo, pesca e descarga de rios, enquanto a ação das ondas e ventos contribui para dispersão dessas partículas para praias menos urbanizadas. A identificação dos padrões e processos da contaminação de praias brasileiras por MPs esbarra em incongruências metodológicas, como a falta de padronização das unidades de medida e métodos de coleta. Ainda, os efeitos ecológicos da incorporação dos MPs pela biota têm sido pouco abordados na costa brasileira. Incentivamos a elaboração de protocolos de amostragem em escala nacional e avaliação dos efeitos da ingestão de MPs em diferentes níveis biológicos. Dessa forma, será possível traçar estratégias de mitigação favorecendo a conservação dos sistemas bióticos das praias arenosas.Palavras-chave: impactos; litoral brasileiro; plástico; lixo marinho; resíduo sólido. CONTAMINATION BY MICROPLASTICS ON SANDY BEACHES OF BRAZIL: A QUALITATIVE REVIEW:The presence and persistence of microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment causes several environmental, social and economic impacts. This review identified gaps, evaluated the current scenario of studies with PMs on sandy beaches in Brazil and listed the methodologies applied to analyze this material. On a global scale, publications on PMs date from 1974, but in Brazil, the first article was published in 2009. The beach compartments with the highest number of studies on PMs were sediment (76%), followed by water (12%) and biota (12%). The reviewed studies show that the main sources of PMs are tourism, fishing and river discharge, while the action of waves and winds contributes to the dispersion of these particles

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“…Recommendations to reduce these risks and impacts relate to better management of foamed PS throughout its life cycle and replacing the material with more durable and sustainable alternatives. Refs and .…”

Section: Emerging Solutions To Foamed Ps Waste Generation and Disposalmentioning

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Foamed Polystyrene in the Marine Environment: Sources, Additives, Transport, Behavior, and Impacts

Turner

2020

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Foamed polystyrene (PS) that may be either expanded (EPS) or extruded (XPS) is a rigid, lightweight insulating thermoplastic that has a variety of uses in the consumer, packaging, construction, and marine sectors. The properties of the material also result in waste that is readily generated, dispersed, and fragmented in the environment. This review focuses on foamed PS in the marine setting, including its sources, transport, degradation, acquisition of contaminants, ingestion by animals, and biological impacts arising from the mobilization of chemical additives. In the ocean, foamed PS is subject to wind-assisted transport and fracturing via photolytic degradation. The material may also act as a substrate for rafting organisms while being exposed to elevated concentrations of natural and anthropogenic surface-active chemicals in the sea surface microlayer.In the littoral setting, fragmentation is accentuated by milling in the swash zone and abrasion when beached, with wind transport leading to the temporary burial of significant quantities of material.Ingestion of EPS and XPS has been documented for a variety of marine animals, but principally those that feed at the sea surface or use the material as a habitat. As well as risking injuries due to gastrointestinal blockage, ingestion of foamed PS exposes animals to harmful chemicals, and of greatest concern in this respect is the presence of the historical, but still recycled, flame-retardant, hexabromocyclododecane. Because foamed PS is particularly difficult to retrieve as a constituent of marine litter, means of reducing its presence and impacts will rely on the elimination of processes that generate foamed waste, modification of current storage and disposal practices, and the development of more durable and sustainable alternatives.

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Can the Atlantic ghost crab be a potential biomonitor of microplastic pollution of sandy beaches sediment?

Cited by 55 publications

References 65 publications

An In Situ Experiment to Evaluate the Aging and Degradation Phenomena Induced by Marine Environment Conditions on Commercial Plastic Granules

An In Situ Experiment to Evaluate the Aging and Degradation Phenomena Induced by Marine Environment Conditions on Commercial Plastic Granules

Contaminação Por Microplásticos Em Praias Arenosas No Brasil: Uma Revisão Sistemática

Foamed Polystyrene in the Marine Environment: Sources, Additives, Transport, Behavior, and Impacts

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