Uptake of Microplastics by a Tropical Freshwater Cladocera Revealed by Polyethylene Terephthalate Fluorescence

Inland waters potentially contain vast quantities of microplastics (MPs), being tropical ecosystems in developing countries possibly subjected to continuous and uncontrolled plastic waste disposal. This study reports on the intake of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) MPs by a small-sized tropical fre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Water, air, and soil pollution air, and soil pollution, 2021-08, Vol.232 (8), Article 337
Hauptverfasser:	Portugal, Samira G. M., Oses, Carlos A. B., Thiago, Mariana G. R., Branco, Christina W. C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algae Appendages Aquaculture Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Developing countries Dyes Earth and Environmental Science Ecological effects Ecosystems Environment Environmental monitoring Exudation Fluorescence Fluorescence microscopy Food chains Food sources Food webs Fresh water Freshwater Freshwater crustaceans Hydrogeology Ingestion Inland water environment Inland waters LDCs Microplastics Moina micrura Molting Moulting Neonates Plastic debris Plastic pollution Political aspects Polyethylene Polyethylene terephthalate Refuse and refuse disposal Soil Science & Conservation Survival Tropical climate Uptake Waste disposal Waste management Water Quality/Water Pollution
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Zusammenfassung:	Inland waters potentially contain vast quantities of microplastics (MPs), being tropical ecosystems in developing countries possibly subjected to continuous and uncontrolled plastic waste disposal. This study reports on the intake of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) MPs by a small-sized tropical freshwater microcrustacean. We began by analyzing if the cladoceran Moina cf. micrura would ingest PET MPs with different shapes and sizes similar to the algae it feeds on (
ISSN:	0049-6979 1573-2932
DOI:	10.1007/s11270-021-05291-0