Rural areas are exposed to severe environmental pollution issues fed by industrial and
agricultural activities combined with poor waste and sanitation management practices …

Microplastics (MPs) have received increasing attention in the last decade and are now
considered among the most concerning emerging pollutants in natural environments. Here …

Rivers are known for carrying out a fundamental role in the transportation of human debris
from continental areas to the marine environment and have been identified as hotspots for …

Environmental pollution by plastic particles is of major global concern, as a potential threat
to aquatic organisms and ecosystems. The accumulation of microplastics in freshwater and …

Brazil maintains its position at the top of the global ranking of plastic producers, yet recycling
efforts have been incipient. Recent data reveals an annual production of approximately 14 …

The wide presence of microplastics (MPs) in the ocean leads their exposure on marine fish.
MP contamination was reported for the gastrointestinal tracts and gills of 117 marine fishes …

Some studies have shown that freshwater ecosystems are polluted in a similar proportion to
marine ecosystems; however, there are many gaps to be filled in this topic. Here, we …

Context Plastic pollution can be even more problematic to the environment when this
material is fragmented into small pieces forming microplastics (MPs). Aims The objectives of …

Microplastics have long been present in marine and terrestrial environments and have
emerged in recent decades as a global environmental concern. This pollutant has been …

The abundance and dispersion of plastic particles in aquatic ecosystems has become
pervasive resulting in the incorporation of these materials into food webs. Here we describe …