Occurrence and Characterization of Microplastics in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Fish and a Crustacean from the Keralam Coast, Southeastern Arabian Sea
Aug 2026· Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology· Vol 117· 0 citations· 35 references
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Analysis of the gastrointestinal tracts of commercially important finfish species along with a crustacean species in India revealed microplastics in edible species may represent a potential pathway into the human food chain, emphasizing the need for effective plastic waste management.
Evaluating human food safety risks from microplastics (MPs) in seafood should avoid traditional pooled composite sampling, which introduces an artificial 100% prevalence baseline and skews downstream risk assessments. To overcome this, our study utilized an individual-centric approach to simultaneously track MP detecti...
B. Chan, Suwaree Chunniyom, Patteera Mahayotsanun et al.· Marine Pollution Bulletin· 0 citations
Microplastic contamination has become an emerging environmental concern in marine ecosystems worldwide. This study investigated the occurrence, abundance, size, color, and polymer composition of microplastics in surface water, marine sediments, and the gastrointestinal tracts of commercially important fish species coll...
Mousa Kateesh, Tarek A. Temraz, R. Khattab et al.· Analytica· 0 citations
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Microplastics were detected in the gills and stomach of S. vermiculatus.
Microplastic abundance was higher in the gills than in the stomach.
Fiber were the most dominant shaped of microplastic in both organs.
FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of PE, PES, PP, and HDPE in a sele...
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Microplastics (MPs) and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are co-occurring marine contaminants, yet integrated assessments of Red Sea seafood remain limited. This study evaluated MP contamination, PTE bioaccumulation, and dietary health risks in Portunus pelagicus (n = 281) and Uroteuthis spp. (n = 159) from Yanbu, Rab...
The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is an invasive alien species of growing ecological and economic concern in the Mediterranean Sea, including the Po Delta (Northern Adriatic, Italy), where it has caused significant damage to bivalve aquaculture since 2023. As a benthic omnivore, it is particularly exposed to micropla...
M. Castrica, Giulia Alberghini, Serena Santonicola et al.· Journal of Marine Science an...· 0 citations
Marine pollution by microplastics (MPs) represents a global threat to marine organisms and may pose additional risks to endangered species such as the marine otter (
Lontra felina
), classified as Endangered both globally and in Peru. This study evaluated the occurrence of microparticles in marine otter scats and t...
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