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Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana

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Ribeiro, Francisca, Garcia, Ana R., Pereira, Beatriz P., Fonseca, Maria, Mestre, Nélia C., Fonseca, Tainá G., Ilharco, Laura M., Bebianno, Maria João·2017·Marine Pollution Bulletin

Abstract

One of the most common plastics in the marine environment is polystyrene (PS) that can be broken down to micro sized particles. Marine organisms are vulnerable to the exposure to microplastics. This study assesses the effects of PS microplastics in tissues of the clam Scrobicularia plana. Clams were exposed to 1mgL-1 (20μm) for 14days, followed by 7days of depuration. A qualitative analysis by infrared spectroscopy in diffuse reflectance mode period detected the presence of microplastics in clam tissues upon exposure, which were not eliminated after depuration. The effects of microplastics were assessed by a battery of biomarkers and results revealed that microplastics induce effects on antioxidant capacity, DNA damage, neurotoxicity and oxidative damage. S. plana is a significant target to assess the environmental risk of PS microplastics.

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Authors
Ribeiro, F., Garcia, A. R., Pereira, B. P., Fonseca, M., Mestre, N. C., Fonseca, T. G., Ilharco, L. M., & Bebianno, M. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Algarve (PT)
  • University of Lisbon (PT)
Corresponding author
Bebianno, Maria João
Venue
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-09
Volume
122
Issue
1-2
Pages
379-391
ISSN
0025-326X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2731045474
Cited by
492
References
79
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2026: 26 · 2025: 50 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 73 · 2020: 79 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 3
FWCI
17.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (JPIOCEANS/0005/2015, UID/MAR/00350/2013)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords
microplastics, polystyrene, Scrobicularia plana, bivalve clams, biomarkers, antioxidant capacity, DNA damage, neurotoxicity, oxidative damage, depuration, microplastic bioaccumulation, marine plastic pollution
MeSH terms
Animals, DNA Damage, Plastics, Polystyrenes, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Oxidative Stress, Bivalvia, Aquatic Organisms

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