Microplastics in coastal and oceanic surface waters and their role as carriers of pollutants of emerging concern in marine organisms

HC Ferreira, G Lôbo-Hajdu - Marine Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (Mps) pose a significant environmental challenge with global implications. To
examine the effect of Mps on coastal and oceanic surface waters, as well as in marine …

Do coral reefs act as sinks for microplastics?

MO Soares, L Rizzo, ARX Neto, Y Barros… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has been detected in coral reefs, raising concerns regarding its
global impact. Although they cover a small portion (< 1%) of the total area of the world's …

Microplastics (≤ 10 μm) bioaccumulation in marine sponges along the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: Insights into species-specific distribution and potential …

I Krikech, GO Conti, E Pulvirenti, P Rapisarda… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive in marine environments and widely recognized as
emerging environmental pollutants due to the multifaceted risks they exert on living …

Microplastics in marine sponges (Porifera) along a highly urbanized estuarine gradient in Santos, Brazil

VV Ribeiro, N Casado-Coy, S Salaní… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitously found in environmental matrices, particularly affecting
aquatic systems. While several marine species have been widely used to assess MP …

Sponges as emerging by-product of integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA)

J Aguilo-Arce, P Ferriol, R Trani, P Puthod… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of marine sponges dates back thousands of years, and interest in these animals is
increasing as new applications are discovered. Their potential is extensive, both in their …

Could spatial variation be more important than species identity in determining the presence of microplastics in temperate sponges?

RL Parry, V Micaroni, F Strano… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Microplastic (MP) particles (< 5000 µm) pose a risk to many marine organisms.
Globally, sponges are important suspension-feeding organisms that may be particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Can natural history collection specimens be used as aquatic microplastic pollution bioindicators?

V Dettling, S Samadi, C Ratti, JB Fini, C Laguionie - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has risen to such a level that concerns are being raised regarding its
consequences on the environment, especially the marine environment. Understanding …

Effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: a comprehensive review

S GÜNDOĞDU, İNUR YEŞİLYURT… - Turkish Journal of …, 2024 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive pollutants that pose significant threats to marine
ecosystems. This review examines the impact of MPs on marine organisms, highlighting key …

Sponge functional roles in a changing world

JJ Bell, F Strano, M Broadribb, G Wood, B Harris… - Advances in Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Does the microplastics ingestion patterns and polymer composition vary across the oceanic zones? A case study from the Indian coast

SS Devi, N Saifudeen, KS Kumar, AB Kumar - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores microplastic (MP) presence in the gastrointestinal tracts of deep-sea fish
from the Central Indian Ocean, off the Indian coast. Among the 27 species examined, 19 …