J 2023

Large-scale monitoring and risk assessment of microplastics in the Amazon River

RICO, Andreu, Paula E. REDONDO-HASSELERHARM, Marco VIGHI, Andrea V. WAICHMAN, Gabriel Silva DE SOUZA NUNES et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Large-scale monitoring and risk assessment of microplastics in the Amazon River

Autoři

RICO, Andreu, Paula E. REDONDO-HASSELERHARM, Marco VIGHI, Andrea V. WAICHMAN, Gabriel Silva DE SOUZA NUNES, Rhaul DE OLIVEIRA, Cecilie SINGDAHL-LARSEN, Rachel HURLEY, Luca NIZZETTO (380 Itálie, garant, domácí) a Theresa SCHELD

Vydání

Water Research, OXFORD, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2023, 0043-1354

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10511 Environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 12.800 v roce 2022

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00131142

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

000946596600001

Klíčová slova anglicky

Microplastics; Amazon river; Urban zollution; Species rer; sitivity distributious; Ecological risk assessmer; t

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 2. 7. 2023 20:28, Mgr. Michaela Hylsová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Microplastics (MPs) a iota e one of me most widespread c sigma ntania omega iota ts worldwide, yet their iisks for freshwater ecosystems have seldom been investigated. In this study, we performed a large monitoring campaign to assess the presence and risks o- MPs in Amazonian freshwater ecosystems. We investigated MP pollution in 40 samples collected along 1500 km in the Brazilian Amazon, including the Amazon River, three major tributaries, and several streams next to the most important urban areas. MPs in the 55-5000 gm size range were characterized (size, shape, color) by microscopy and identified (polymer composition) by infrared spectroscopy. Ecotoxicological risks were assessed using chronic Species Sensitivity Distributions for effects triggered by food dilution and tissue translocation using data alignment methods that correct for polydispeisity of environmental MPs and bioaccessibility. This study shows that MPs are ubiquitous contaminants in Amazonian freshwater ecosystems, with measured concentrations (55-5000 gm) ranging between 5 and 152 MPs/m3 in the Amazon River and its main cibutaiies, and between 23 and 74,550 MPs/m3 in urban streams. The calculated Hazardous Concentration for the 5% of species (:105) derived from the SSDs for the entire MP range (1-5000 pm) were 1.6 x 107 MPs/m3 (95% CI: 1.2 x 106 - 4.0 x 108) for food dilution, and 1.E >: 101 MPs/m3 (35a/o CI: 1.5 x 106 - 4.3 z 108) for translocation. Resealed exposure concentrations (1-5000 gm) in the Amazon River and tributmies ranged between 6.0 x 10- and 1.8 x 105 MPs/m3, and were significantly lower than the calculated HC5 values. Resealed concentrations in urban streams ranged between 1.7 x 105 and 5.7 x 108 MPs/m3, and exceeded both calculated HC5 values in 20% of the locations. This study shows that ecological impacts by MP contamination are not likely to happen in the Amazon River and its major tributaries. However, risks for freshwater organisms may be expected in near densely populated areas, such as the cities of Manaus or Belem, which have limited wastewater treatment facilities.