Over the past decade, a significant increase in the circulation of infectious agents was
observed. With the spread and emergence of epizootics, zoonoses, and epidemics, the risks …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the most affected areas by
marine litter in the world. Although effects on organisms from marine plastic litter ingestion …

Plastic pollution represents a pervasive and increasing threat to marine ecosystems
worldwide and there is a need to better understand the extent to which microplastics (< 5 …

Microparticles, such as microplastics and microfibers, are ubiquitous in marine food webs.
Filter-feeding megafauna may be at extreme risk of exposure to microplastics, but neither the …

A total of 417 striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus, were analyzed to study microplastic
ingestion and livers of fish were assessed to study effects of microplastics. Nearly one third …

Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

All animals on Earth form associations with microorganisms, including protists, bacteria,
archaea, fungi, and viruses. In the ocean, animal–microbial relationships were historically …

Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

In the Anthropocene, marine microplastic debris has been rapidly increasing and interacting
with wildlife. As apex predators, cetaceans have been proven to be ideal sentinel species to …

Concentrations of 11 PFASs were determined in muscle and whole fish for six species
collected from Charleston, South Carolina (SC) for the assessment of potential health risks …