Microplastics (MPs) have been reported in fish species from several freshwater
environments. However, the mechanisms underlying MPs ingestion by fish are still unclear …

The widespread use of plastic products in our modern life represents a serious threat to
aquatic environments and wild animals that are exposed to plastic waste. Although …

Fish are excellent bioindicators and can reveal the presence of plastic in the environment.
Diagnosing the composition and abundance of polymers in the fish diet makes it possible to …

Microplastics are global environmental pollutants. Further, there has been growing concern
regarding the contamination of plasticizers. In this study, we first found that Daphnia magna …

The world's urban population is growing rapidly, and threatening natural ecosystems,
especially streams. Urbanization leads to stream alterations, increased peak flow …

The intake of microplastics by freshwater fishes has been scarcely studied, and it is not yet
clear whether the amount of particles these vertebrates ingest is associated with their …

In this chapter, we compile information on the freshwater fish species found in the Pampa
region north of the La Plata river in Brazil and Uruguay, as well as the highland grassland …

Urbanization in watersheds leads to the introduction of sources of microplastics and other
pollutants in water bodies. However, the effect of urbanization on microplastic pollution and …

Plastic pollution is considered a pervasive global environmental challenge. Colored
microplastics are prevalent in aquatic environments and the gastrointestinal tracts of wild …

Fish are the vertebrates that count most species on Earth. Compared with terrestrial
tetrapods, fish are at the base of the evolutionary scale of vertebrates where they occupy the …