The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion
Microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems has drawn attention not only because microplastics are likely to accumulate anywhere but also because they cause negative impacts both to aquatic biota and, indirectly, to public health, as a result of their presence. The understanding of the distribution...
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| author | Marcelo Pompermayer de Almeida Christine Gaylarde Fabiana Cunha Pompermayer Leonardo da Silva Lima Jessica de Freitas Delgado Danniela Scott Charles Vieira Neves Khauê Silva Vieira José Antônio Baptista Neto Estefan Monteiro Fonseca |
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| description | Microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems has drawn attention not only because microplastics are likely to accumulate anywhere but also because they cause negative impacts both to aquatic biota and, indirectly, to public health, as a result of their presence. The understanding of the distribution and accumulation patterns of this “new contaminant” is fundamental for the calibration of environmental risk studies. However, research on its migration pattern and consequent distribution is still limited. The present study has focused on the peculiar physical characteristics of plastic microparticles and the response to environmental factors such as hydrodynamics and physical chemistry of water on the diffusion dynamics of these pollutant agents. Therefore, we examined information about the vertical abundance distribution, the composition, and the sizes of microplastics, along with the varied aquatic environments existing on Earth. This study provides valuable evidence for the accumulation trend of microplastics across the environment and the peculiar particle characteristics that dictate their distribution patterns. The present study concluded that detailed studies should be carried out in order to add information about the behavior of plastic microparticles in aquatic environments and thus subsidize the calibration of existing information, thus increasing its accuracy in understanding the diffusion patterns of these polluting agents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d939e6ae4b504ae3a023b3835e9e53012023-11-17T12:46:33ZengMDPI AGMicroplastics2673-89292023-01-0121627710.3390/microplastics2010005The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental DispersionMarcelo Pompermayer de Almeida0Christine Gaylarde1Fabiana Cunha Pompermayer2Leonardo da Silva Lima3Jessica de Freitas Delgado4Danniela Scott5Charles Vieira Neves6Khauê Silva Vieira7José Antônio Baptista Neto8Estefan Monteiro Fonseca9Postgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilAequor-Environmental Intelligence Laboratory, R. Joaquim Eugênio dos Santos, 408-Eldorado, Maricá 24901-040, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilAequor-Environmental Intelligence Laboratory, R. Joaquim Eugênio dos Santos, 408-Eldorado, Maricá 24901-040, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Ocean and Earth Dynamics, Av. Gen. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Gragoatá, Niterói 24210-340, RJ, BrazilAequor-Environmental Intelligence Laboratory, R. Joaquim Eugênio dos Santos, 408-Eldorado, Maricá 24901-040, RJ, BrazilMicroplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems has drawn attention not only because microplastics are likely to accumulate anywhere but also because they cause negative impacts both to aquatic biota and, indirectly, to public health, as a result of their presence. The understanding of the distribution and accumulation patterns of this “new contaminant” is fundamental for the calibration of environmental risk studies. However, research on its migration pattern and consequent distribution is still limited. The present study has focused on the peculiar physical characteristics of plastic microparticles and the response to environmental factors such as hydrodynamics and physical chemistry of water on the diffusion dynamics of these pollutant agents. Therefore, we examined information about the vertical abundance distribution, the composition, and the sizes of microplastics, along with the varied aquatic environments existing on Earth. This study provides valuable evidence for the accumulation trend of microplastics across the environment and the peculiar particle characteristics that dictate their distribution patterns. The present study concluded that detailed studies should be carried out in order to add information about the behavior of plastic microparticles in aquatic environments and thus subsidize the calibration of existing information, thus increasing its accuracy in understanding the diffusion patterns of these polluting agents.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8929/2/1/5migrationhydrodynamicsaquatic ecosystemsplastic microparticles |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo Pompermayer de Almeida Christine Gaylarde Fabiana Cunha Pompermayer Leonardo da Silva Lima Jessica de Freitas Delgado Danniela Scott Charles Vieira Neves Khauê Silva Vieira José Antônio Baptista Neto Estefan Monteiro Fonseca The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion Microplastics migration hydrodynamics aquatic ecosystems plastic microparticles |
| title | The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion |
| title_full | The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion |
| title_fullStr | The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion |
| title_short | The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion |
| title_sort | complex dynamics of microplastic migration through different aquatic environments subsidies for a better understanding of its environmental dispersion |
| topic | migration hydrodynamics aquatic ecosystems plastic microparticles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8929/2/1/5 |
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