Sentinel species selection for monitoring microplastic pollution: A review on one health approach

Multisanti, Cristiana Roberta; Merola, Carmine; Perugini, Monia; Aliko, Valbona; Faggio, Caterina

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109587

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“…Consequently, this issue can have significant detrimental effects on public health, economy, and urban wildlife (Ballatore et al, 2022 ). To prevent these effects, governments are putting particular emphasis on detecting urban waste; therefore, identifying the use of sentinel species to monitor the presence of urban litter could be a cost-effective option (Acampora et al, 2016 ; Multisanti et al, 2022 ).…”

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Gulls as potential sentinels for urban litter: combining nest and GPS-tracking information

Galimany

Navarro

Martino

et al. 2023

Environ Monit Assess

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The production of urban waste has increased in the past decades leading to its mishandling. The effects on public health, economy, and wildlife that waste mismanagement can have are forcing governments to increase their efforts in detecting and mitigating the presence of waste. Identifying and monitoring sentinel species to assess the presence of urban litter could be a cost-effective option. Thus, analyzing the nest composition of yellow-legged gulls from an urban population inhabiting a very high populated city (Barcelona, Spain), and combining this information with accurate GPS tracking data, provides a potential tool to monitor the presence of marine and terrestrial litter over time. The results revealed the highest presence of debris in the nests of a seabird ever recorded. All the nests examined contained anthropogenic waste, with plastic items present in all of them. Crossing the nest composition with GPS tracking movements confirmed that the waste to build the nests was collected in the urban area and not in other environments surrounding the city. Then, the nest waste composition may be a good indicator of waste mismanagement and advise the municipalities to improve waste management and recycling strategies for the different types of litter. Using gulls breeding in cities as sentinel species and, in particular, the study of their nest composition, may provide essential data to decision-making stakeholders to adopt a One Health approach and help improve not only the environment’s health but also the health of those who live in it.

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Gulls as potential sentinels for urban litter: combining nest and GPS-tracking information

Galimany

Navarro

Martino

et al. 2023

Environ Monit Assess

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“…Studying MPs in gastropods can indicate MP contamination in freshwater systems. Additionally, it serves as a bioindicator of environmental pollutants because humans are the primary consumers in the food chain, raising awareness of microplastic pollution and food safety ( Azhari et al, 2022 ; Multisanti et al, 2022 ; Cera et al, 2022 ; Hu, Shen & Tang, 2022 ; Courtene-Jones et al, 2022 ). To date, there have been limited studies on MP contamination in freshwater gastropods living in rivers in tropical areas.…”

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Occurrence of microplastics in freshwater gastropods from a tropical river U-Taphao, southern Thailand

Jitkaew

Pradit

Noppradit

et al. 2023

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Background Microplastics (MPs) are pollutants in rivers and marine environments. Rivers can be sources and sinks of MPs that enter the biota. Previous studies focusing on freshwater species are quite limited, especially for gastropods. Freshwater gastropods are essential to aquatic ecosystems because they are food to other aquatic animals, such as fish, shrimp, and crabs. They are a crucial link in the food chain between water resources and human food. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate MP accumulation in freshwater gastropods, commonly known as snails (Filopaludina sumatrensis speciosa and Pomacea canaliculata), in a river flowing into a shallow coastal lagoon. Method In this study, snail tissue samples were digested with 30% hydrogen peroxide. The mixture was heated at 60 °C for 24 h. MP particles were identified, counted, and characterized (shape, size, and color) by visual identification under a stereomicroscope. Furthermore, polymer-type identification was performed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied for the statistical analysis. Results The MPs found were as follows: 4.76 particles/individual were found in F. sumatrensis speciosa upstream, 5.20 particles/individual were found in F. sumatrensis speciosa downstream, 7.28 particles/individual were found in P. canaliculata upstream, and 4.00 particles/individual were found in P. canaliculata downstream. It was found in the two-way ANOVA that the accumulation of MPs in gastropods was affected by species and study sites (upstream and downstream). There was a significant difference in the amount of MPs in P. canaliculata between upstream and downstream sites (p = 0.003). Fibers were the most common MPs in both species. Moreover, P. canaliculata upstream had the most significant amount of MPs. The smallest amount of MPs was recorded for P. canaliculata downstream, but there was great diversity in shape, size, and polymer type. MPs sized 500 μm–1 mm were the most common in both species. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed six polymers: poly (ethylene terephthalate), polypropylene, rayon, polyethyleneimine, polyamine, and poly (propylene: ethylene). The occurrence of MPs in gastropods is alarming for food security in Thailand. The results of this study can be used to support baseline data on MP accumulation among freshwater gastropods.

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“…Spiders are a critical factor in ecological biodiversity since they function as predators and food for other organisms in the ecosystem. Because of their small body structure, short reproduction period and acute sensitivity to temperature and moisture changes, they are considered signi cant biological monitors of ecosystem changes and habitat adaptation (Jose et al, 2018;Strungaru et al, 2021;Multisanti et al, 2022;Bani et al, 2022). The mangrove forest's large leaf canopy provides a constant and shady habitat, resulting in higher humidity in favouring the formation of faunal colonization.…”

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Seasonal variation in spider abundance in Muthupet mangroves, South East coast of Tamilnadu, India

Raja

Muthukumaravel

Selvan³

et al. 2023

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The abundance, dominance and diversity of the arachnid population are influenced by their habitat’s microclimate and environmental variables. Here we evaluated a seasonal dominance, diversity and richness pattern of the arachnid population and their guild composition in the Muthupet mangrove forest. Most of the spiders were aggregated from specific mangrove plants such as Avicennia and Rhizophora species by adopting standard hand-picking and net-sweeping methods and employing bark traps, pitfall traps and leaf litter traps. A total of 14 families, 29 genera and 47 species of arachnids were recorded. The sequence of the abundance of the families was: Araneidae > Tetragnathidae > Lycosidae > Salticidae > Oxyopidae > Eresidae > Liniphidae > Clubionidae > Sparassidae > Uloboridae > Hersilidae > Gnaphosidae = Thomisidae > Miturgidae. The annual average population density of spiders was maximum (36.13%) during the post-monsoon (January, February, and March) and summer seasons. The minimum seasonal mean population density was during the pre-monsoon and monsoon periods, attributed to the changes in temperature, relative humidity and rainfall. The Muthupet mangrove forest registered six types of guilds. The dominant group was orb-weavers (62.44%), followed by foliage runners (15.11%). The rest of the guilds were represented by tunnel web builders (15.78%), ground runners (2.23%), communal web weavers (4.41%), and ambushers (0.03%). Thus, changes in environmental parameters produced alterations in arachnid abundance and diversity. Moreover, the predatory potential of the arachnids relies chiefly on the composition of spider assemblages, which in turn, gets impacted by abiotic factors of its environment.

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Sentinel species selection for monitoring microplastic pollution: A review on one health approach

Cited by 104 publications

References 133 publications

Gulls as potential sentinels for urban litter: combining nest and GPS-tracking information

Gulls as potential sentinels for urban litter: combining nest and GPS-tracking information

Occurrence of microplastics in freshwater gastropods from a tropical river U-Taphao, southern Thailand

Seasonal variation in spider abundance in Muthupet mangroves, South East coast of Tamilnadu, India

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