Can the Atlantic ghost crab be a potential biomonitor of microplastic pollution of sandy beaches sediment?

The objective of the present study was to test whether the Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata is a reliable biomonitor of microplastic (MP) pollution of beach sediments. To test the hypothesis (H1) that the sediment is the main source of MP ingestion, the proportion of MP types (hard plastic, micr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2019-08, Vol.145, p.5-13
Hauptverfasser:	Costa, Leonardo Lopes, Arueira, Vitor Figueira, da Costa, Mônica Ferreira, Di Beneditto, Ana Paula Madeira, Zalmon, Ilana Rosental
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bathing Beaches Beaches Biomonitoring Brachyura - drug effects Brachyura - growth & development Brachyura - metabolism Contamination Environmental Monitoring - methods Extrusion Geologic Sediments - analysis Hypotheses Indicator organisms Ingestion Marine crustaceans Marine debris Marine litter Microfiber Microfibers Microplastic pollution Microplastics Ocypode Plastic Plastic debris Plastic pollution Plasticity Plastics - analysis Plastics - pharmacology Pollution Pollution sources Polystyrene Polystyrene resins Sediment Sediment pollution Sediments Soil testing Strandlines Urbanization Water Pollutants - analysis Water Pollutants - pharmacology
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