Miguel Saldaña-Serrano

TL;DR: The present results revealed an alarming level of microplastics present on Peruvian sandy beaches, but information about the sources, local dynamics and impacts ofMicroplastic pollution in this region are scarce, and thus further research is needed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the potential relationship between heavy metals (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Ba, Hg, Pb) and microplastic particles in oysters sampled along the Paranagua Estuarine System.

TL;DR: Assessing the global distribution and concentration of two polystyrene-derived contaminants, hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and styrene oligomers (SOs), in marine sediments and seawater found HBCDs were found to be a negligible risk to marine biota when compared to the ecotoxicological endpoints, however, realistic concentrations of SOs could compromise the wellbeing of certain species in highly polluted sites.

TL;DR: The Laguna Estuarine system (LES), southern Brazil, suffers impacts from anthropogenic activities, releasing contaminants into the ecosystem, which poses a significant threat to aquatic biota as discussed by the authors.