Microplastics in commercial bivalves and their association with farm structures : A case study in a relevant aquaculture area of Brazil
Brocardo, Giulia S. ; Saldaña-Serrano, Miguel ; Bertoldi, Crislaine LU
; Miranda Gomes, Carlos Henrique Araujo de
; Nogueira, Diego José
; Leonel, Juliana
; Fernandes, Andreia Neves
and Bainy, Afonso Celso Dias
(2025)
In Regional Studies in Marine Science
81.
- Abstract
This study investigated the presence of MPs in three species of bivalves cultivated in Brazil: Crassostrea gigas, Perna perna, and Nodipecten nodosus. Our hypothesis was that the different structures and plastic materials used in the cultivation of these bivalves could serve as a contributing source of MPs. Our results showed the presence of MPs in all species, with C. gigas showing the highest levels (4.11 ± 2.67 items ind⁻¹ and 0.078 ± 0.055 items g⁻¹), followed by P. perna (1.63 ± 0.74 items ind⁻¹ and 0.044 ± 0.025 items g⁻¹) and N. nodosus (1.44 ± 1.42 items ind⁻¹ and 0.072 ± 0.059 items g⁻¹). MPs were predominantly blue and black fibers, and synthetic polymers such as polypropylene, polyester, and rayon were identified. Elevated... (More)
This study investigated the presence of MPs in three species of bivalves cultivated in Brazil: Crassostrea gigas, Perna perna, and Nodipecten nodosus. Our hypothesis was that the different structures and plastic materials used in the cultivation of these bivalves could serve as a contributing source of MPs. Our results showed the presence of MPs in all species, with C. gigas showing the highest levels (4.11 ± 2.67 items ind⁻¹ and 0.078 ± 0.055 items g⁻¹), followed by P. perna (1.63 ± 0.74 items ind⁻¹ and 0.044 ± 0.025 items g⁻¹) and N. nodosus (1.44 ± 1.42 items ind⁻¹ and 0.072 ± 0.059 items g⁻¹). MPs were predominantly blue and black fibers, and synthetic polymers such as polypropylene, polyester, and rayon were identified. Elevated levels of LABs were detected in all three bivalve species: N. nodosus (2323 ng g⁻¹) > P. perna (1787 ng g⁻¹) > C. gigas (974 ng g⁻¹), suggesting probable contamination from sewage wastewater in the cultivation areas. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, no significant amounts of MPs were found in the cultivated bivalves that could be attributed to the structures or materials used in aquaculture. These findings highlight the need for further research into external sources of MPs contamination in aquaculture environments, with particular focus on sewage wastewater contributions.
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- author
- Brocardo, Giulia S.
; Saldaña-Serrano, Miguel
; Bertoldi, Crislaine
LU
; Miranda Gomes, Carlos Henrique Araujo de
; Nogueira, Diego José
; Leonel, Juliana
; Fernandes, Andreia Neves
and Bainy, Afonso Celso Dias
- publishing date
- 2025-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Bivalves, Ingestion, Mariculture, Plastic, Sewage
- in
- Regional Studies in Marine Science
- volume
- 81
- article number
- 103965
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85211472205
- ISSN
- 2352-4855
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103965
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Elsevier B.V.
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author = {{Brocardo, Giulia S. and Saldaña-Serrano, Miguel and Bertoldi, Crislaine and Miranda Gomes, Carlos Henrique Araujo de and Nogueira, Diego José and Leonel, Juliana and Fernandes, Andreia Neves and Bainy, Afonso Celso Dias}},
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title = {{Microplastics in commercial bivalves and their association with farm structures : A case study in a relevant aquaculture area of Brazil}},
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