The role of estuarine wetlands (saltmarshes) in sediment microplastics retention

CMR Almeida, I Sáez-Zamacona, DM Silva… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Concerns regarding plastic pollution, especially microplastics, have increased, as they can
be present in different environmental compartments, including estuarine areas and …

Invisible threat to mesopelagic fish: Microplastics and artificial cellulose particles in bigfin lanternfish Symbolophorus californiensis from the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Y Gong, Q Wang, Y Xiang, B Liu, X Chen… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lanternfishes play an important role in connecting epipelagic and mesopelagic ecosystems.
Due to their global distribution, diel vertical migration, and low trophic position, they may be …

[HTML][HTML] Invisible Peril: Assessing microplastic pollution in Ghanaian mangroves

GRL Gonçalves, A Koomson, J Aggrey-Fynn… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
Mangroves are key providers of crucial ecological services. This study's aim is to investigate
the levels of microplastic (MP) contamination in mangroves from Ghana's Western and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of fishing nets for adsorption of inorganic (Cu and Pb) and organic (PAHs) pollutants

CMR Almeida, R Perdigão, BR Correia… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
adsorption on new plastic fishing nets in both laboratory and quasi-real scenario (nets …

Assessment of meso-and microplastics distribution in coastal sediments and waters at the middle estuary of the Rio De La Plata, Argentina (SW Atlantic Ocean)

L Santucci, MD Fernández-Severini… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Estuarine coastal water and sediments collected from multiple locations within the middle
Río de la Plata (RDLP) estuary were analyzed in order to identify the presence of …

[PDF][PDF] The Role of Estuarine Wetlands (Saltmarshes) in Sediment Microplastics Retention. Water 2023, 15, 1382

CMR Almeida, I Sáez-Zamacona, DM Silva… - 2023 - academia.edu
Concerns regarding plastic pollution, especially microplastics, have increased, as they can
be present in different environmental compartments, including estuarine areas and …

Are Microplastics Present in Fish from Their Early Larval Stages? Evidence from an Urban Estuary

SM Rodrigues, F Espincho, M Elliott… - Evidence from an … - papers.ssrn.com
This study hypothesized whether microplastics (MPs) contamination of larval stages of fishes
starts at the commencement of the exogenous feeding phase and, secondly, whether …

[HTML][HTML] Marine Plastic Pollution: why is it a global concern? And how technology can help?

S Ramos, CMR Almeida - INESC TEC Science&Society, 2023 - science-society.inesctec.pt
Plastic is undoubtedly one of the most significant innovations of the last century. With its
exceptional properties such as durability, resistance, and inertness, it has become a widely …