Toxicity assessment of polyethylene microplastics in combination with a mix of emerging pollutants on Physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles

AP da Costa Araújo, TM da Luz, MAI Ahmed… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies in recent years have shown that aquatic pollution by microplastics (MPs) can be
considered to pose additional stress to amphibian populations. However, our knowledge of …

How much are microplastics harmful to the health of amphibians? A study with pristine polyethylene microplastics and Physalaemus cuvieri

AP da Costa Araújo, NFS de Melo… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are critical emerging pollutants found in the environment worldwide;
however, its toxicity in aquatic in amphibians, is poorly known. Thus, the aim of the present …

Hepatotoxicity of pristine polyethylene microplastics in neotropical physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles (Fitzinger, 1826)

AP da Costa Araújo, AR Gomes, G Malafaia - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic waste disposal in the environment is a major issue worldwide, whose effects on
different biotas are the object of several investigations. The toxicity caused by microplastics …

Can short exposure to polyethylene microplastics change tadpoles' behavior? A study conducted with neotropical tadpole species belonging to order anura …

AP da Costa Araujo, G Malafaia - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The scientific knowledge about toxicological impacts of polyethylene microplastics (PE MPs)
on different organisms has significantly improved in recent years. However, the effects of …

Differential effects of microplastic exposure on anuran tadpoles: a still underrated threat to amphibian conservation?

A Balestrieri, A Winkler, G Scribano, A Gazzola… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been reported to threaten a wide variety of terrestrial, marine, and
freshwater organisms. However, knowledge about the effects of MPs on anuran amphibians …

Ecotoxicological perspectives of microplastic pollution in amphibians

MA Burgos-Aceves, C Faggio… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants widely distributed in the environment and biota.
Previously, most studies focused on identifying and characterizing microplastics in the …

Microplastics impair amphibian survival, body condition and function

L Boyero, N López-Rojo, J Bosch, A Alonso… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of increasing concern; they are abundant, ubiquitous
and persistent over time, representing potential risks for organisms and ecosystems …

Micro (nano) plastics as an emerging risk factor to the health of amphibian: A scientometric and systematic review

AP da Costa Araújo, TL Rocha, DM e Silva, G Malafaia - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the toxicity of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) is recognized at different
trophic levels, our know-how about their effects on amphibians is limited. Thus, we present …

Developmental toxicity in zebrafish exposed to polyethylene microplastics under static and semi-static aquatic systems

G Malafaia, AM De Souza, AC Pereira… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Different studies have reported the ecotoxicological effects of polyethylene microplastics (PE
MPs) on aquatic organisms; however, little is known about their toxicity in the early life …

Toxicity and trophic transfer of polyethylene microplastics from Poecilia reticulata to Danio rerio

AP da Costa Araújo, JE de Andrade Vieira… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The potential transfer of microplastics (MPs) between vertebrates belonging to the same
taxonomic group, and the impact of such a transfer on higher trophic levels remains little …