Microplastics may be accumulated in different marine ecosystems at increasing rates. They can be uptaken by a wide range of marine organisms. Direct consumption of microplastic is prevalent in suspension feeders, including zooplankton, oysters, and mussels, and deposit feeders, owing to their inability to differentiate between microplastics and prey. As a consequence, potentially adverse effects may be caused by the particles or chemicals added during the particle manufacturing or sorb to the microplastics.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea / Santonicola, Serena; Mercogliano, Raffaelina; Anastasio, Aniello; Raimo, Gennaro; Gasperi, Maurizio; Colavita, Giampaolo. - 1:(2020), pp. 287-293. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea tenutosi a Capri (Italy) nel settembre 2019) [10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3].
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
Serena Santonicola;Raffaelina Mercogliano
Conceptualization
;Aniello Anastasio;
2020
Abstract
Microplastics may be accumulated in different marine ecosystems at increasing rates. They can be uptaken by a wide range of marine organisms. Direct consumption of microplastic is prevalent in suspension feeders, including zooplankton, oysters, and mussels, and deposit feeders, owing to their inability to differentiate between microplastics and prey. As a consequence, potentially adverse effects may be caused by the particles or chemicals added during the particle manufacturing or sorb to the microplastics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
