Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater

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Autor(a) principal: Rani-Borges, Bárbara [UNESP]
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Martins, Thaís F. G. [UNESP], Pompêo, Marcelo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/206277
Resumo: Microplastics are small fragments of polymers. Due to their size (0.1 μm to 5 mm), they may pollute various natural resources, such as air, soil, and water bodies. There are few studies focusing on the relation between microplastics and freshwater ecosystems in the world. In Brazil, the situation is quite similar to the rest of world: data are scarce and reveal little about the real dimension of this anthropogenic phenomenon. In view of the relevance of this topic for the scientific community, the present review aims to trace the state of the Brazilian research so far, and point out the research gaps in the area, such as the lack of research with sediment samples, and results regarding the toxicity of secondary microplastics, which are more common in the environment than the primary ones. A bibliographic survey was conducted in online databases to identify all scientific articles published in Brazil until December 2020. Eighteen articles were found and analyzed. We concluded that the number of articles has shown a significant increase, mainly in 2020, with scientific productions very relevant for the academic community. However, greater investments and incentives are still needed to consolidate the development of this research area in Brazil.
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spelling Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwaterBrazilPlasticsPollutionWaterMicroplastics are small fragments of polymers. Due to their size (0.1 μm to 5 mm), they may pollute various natural resources, such as air, soil, and water bodies. There are few studies focusing on the relation between microplastics and freshwater ecosystems in the world. In Brazil, the situation is quite similar to the rest of world: data are scarce and reveal little about the real dimension of this anthropogenic phenomenon. In view of the relevance of this topic for the scientific community, the present review aims to trace the state of the Brazilian research so far, and point out the research gaps in the area, such as the lack of research with sediment samples, and results regarding the toxicity of secondary microplastics, which are more common in the environment than the primary ones. A bibliographic survey was conducted in online databases to identify all scientific articles published in Brazil until December 2020. Eighteen articles were found and analyzed. We concluded that the number of articles has shown a significant increase, mainly in 2020, with scientific productions very relevant for the academic community. However, greater investments and incentives are still needed to consolidate the development of this research area in Brazil.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)São Paulo State University - UNESP Institute of Science and Technology, 3 de Março Avenue 511, Alto da Boa VistaUniversity of São Paulo - USP Department of Ecology, Matão Street 321, São PauloSão Paulo State University - UNESP Institute of Science and Technology, 3 de Março Avenue 511, Alto da Boa VistaFAPESP: 2019 / 10845-4CNPq: 303660/2016-3Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade de São Paulo (USP)Rani-Borges, Bárbara [UNESP]Martins, Thaís F. G. [UNESP]Pompêo, Marcelo2021-06-25T10:29:30Z2021-06-25T10:29:30Z2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article106-117Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, v. 16, n. 1, p. 106-117, 2021.1809-9009http://hdl.handle.net/11449/2062772-s2.0-85105091101Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengPan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciencesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T02:54:20Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/206277Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T16:32:03.078516Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
title Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
spellingShingle Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
Rani-Borges, Bárbara [UNESP]
Brazil
Plastics
Pollution
Water
title_short Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
title_full Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
title_fullStr Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
title_full_unstemmed Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
title_sort Status of Brazilian research on microplastics present in aquatic ecosystems: freshwater
author Rani-Borges, Bárbara [UNESP]
author_facet Rani-Borges, Bárbara [UNESP]
Martins, Thaís F. G. [UNESP]
Pompêo, Marcelo
author_role author
author2 Martins, Thaís F. G. [UNESP]
Pompêo, Marcelo
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rani-Borges, Bárbara [UNESP]
Martins, Thaís F. G. [UNESP]
Pompêo, Marcelo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Brazil
Plastics
Pollution
Water
topic Brazil
Plastics
Pollution
Water
description Microplastics are small fragments of polymers. Due to their size (0.1 μm to 5 mm), they may pollute various natural resources, such as air, soil, and water bodies. There are few studies focusing on the relation between microplastics and freshwater ecosystems in the world. In Brazil, the situation is quite similar to the rest of world: data are scarce and reveal little about the real dimension of this anthropogenic phenomenon. In view of the relevance of this topic for the scientific community, the present review aims to trace the state of the Brazilian research so far, and point out the research gaps in the area, such as the lack of research with sediment samples, and results regarding the toxicity of secondary microplastics, which are more common in the environment than the primary ones. A bibliographic survey was conducted in online databases to identify all scientific articles published in Brazil until December 2020. Eighteen articles were found and analyzed. We concluded that the number of articles has shown a significant increase, mainly in 2020, with scientific productions very relevant for the academic community. However, greater investments and incentives are still needed to consolidate the development of this research area in Brazil.
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