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Realistic environmental exposure to secondary PET microplastics induces biochemical responses in freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca by Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves, Rani-Borges, Bárbara, Prado, Caio César Achiles, Moraes, Beatriz Rocha de, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, Paiva, Teresa Cristina Brazil de, Pompêo, Marcelo

“…Freshwater environments are especially susceptible to microplastic contamination due to their proximity to urbanised and industrial areas. Also, there is a…”
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Unveiling the hidden threat of microplastics to coral reefs in remote South Atlantic islands by Rani-Borges, Bárbara, Gomes, Erandy, Maricato, Guilherme, Lins, Luís Henrique França de Carvalho, Moraes, Beatriz Rocha de, Lima, Gislaine Vanessa, Côrtes, Luís Guilherme França, Tavares, Marcos, Pereira, Pedro Henrique Cipresso, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves

“…The widespread presence of marine microplastics (< 5 mm) is a significant concern, as it may harm marine biodiversity and ocean ecosystems. Corals' capacity to…”
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Implications of damming and morphological diversity of microplastics in the sediment from a tropical freshwater reservoir by Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves, Pompêo, Marcelo, de Moraes, Beatriz Rocha, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, Rani-Borges, Bárbara

“…Microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in freshwater environments, including rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Plastic particles can accumulate in the sediment…”
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Bottom-Feeders Eat Their Fiber: Ingestion of Anthropogenic Microdebris by Antarctic Deep-Sea Invertebrates Depends on Feeding Ecology by Stefanelli-Silva, Gabriel, Friedemann, Pâmela, Rocha de Moraes, Beatriz, Ando, Romulo Augusto, Campos, Lúcia de Siqueira, Petti, Mônica Angélica Varella, Smith, Craig R., Sumida, Paulo Yukio Gomes

“…Anthropogenic debris has been documented in Antarctica for the past 40 years. Upon breakdown, large pieces become microdebris, which reaches the seafloor…”
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Microplastic contamination in the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum in Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil by dos Anjos Guimarães, Gabriel, de Moraes, Beatriz Rocha, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, Sant’Anna, Bruno Sampaio, Perotti, Gustavo Frigi, Hattori, Gustavo Yomar

“…The present study analyzed the presence of microplastics (MPs) in the shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum , which is an economically important food that is…”
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The retention of plastic particles by macrophytes in the Amazon River, Brazil by Guimarães, Gabriel dos Anjos, Pereira, Samantha Aquino, de Moraes, Beatriz Rocha, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, Martinelli Filho, José Eduardo, Perotti, Gustavo Frigi, Sant’Anna, Bruno Sampaio, Hattori, Gustavo Yomar

“…This study evaluated the presence of plastics and microplastics in macrophytes in an urbanized sector of the Amazon River. A total of 77 quadrats in 23…”
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Is the shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum sold in an urban center in the central Brazilian Amazon contaminated with microplastics? by GUIMARÃES, Gabriel dos Anjos, MORAES, Beatriz Rocha de, ANDO, Rômulo Augusto, PEROTTI, Gustavo Frigi, SANT’ANNA, Bruno Sampaio, HATTORI, Gustavo Yomar

“…ABSTRACT Growing global concern surrounds microplastics, found in various environments. However, data on microplastics contamination in salted shrimp and…”
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Microplastics in catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau 1855) and Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828) marketed in Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil by de Azevedo, Isreele Jussara Gomes, de Moraes, Beatriz Rocha, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, dos Anjos Guimarães, Gabriel, Perotti, Gustavo Frigi, Sant’Anna, Bruno Sampaio, Hattori, Gustavo Yomar

“…Contamination by microplastics (MPs) has been recorded in various environments and organisms around the world. The objective of this study was to investigate…”
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Exposure of the amphipod Hyalella azteca to microplastics. A study on subtoxic responses and particle biofragmentation by Rani-Borges, Bárbara, Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves, Prado, Caio César Achiles, de Melo, Eduardo Carmine, de Moraes, Beatriz Rocha, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, de Paiva, Teresa Cristina Brazil, Pompêo, Marcelo

“…•Biofragmentation of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MP) by hyalella azteca was checked.•24.5 ± 3.9 µm PS-MP had their surface reduced to 18.3 ± 3.2 µm after 7…”
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Biological responses of Chironomus sancticaroli to exposure to naturally aged PP microplastics under realistic concentrations by Rani-Borges, Bárbara, Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves, Prado, Caio César Achiles, de Moraes, Beatriz Rocha, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, de Paiva, Teresa Cristina Brazil, Pompêo, Marcelo

“…Microplastic (MP) is yet another form of chronic anthropogenic contribution to the environment. MPs are plastic particles (<5 mm) that have been widely found…”
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