A literature review was carried out to analyze the current status of microplastic research in
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Specifically, this work focused on publications …

The present study is a literature-based analysis investigating occurrence and the possible
consequences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in marine protected areas (MPAs) …

Analyses of thermotolerant coliform and heterotrophic bacteria as well as Escherichia coli
and Vibrio species were carried out on plastic samples and in the surrounding waters of …

Coastal areas are the transition zones between ocean and land where intracellular antibiotic
resistance genes (iARGs) and extracellular antibiotic resistance genes (eARGs) could …

Mangroves are one of the most important but threatened blue carbon ecosystems globally.
Rapid urban growth has resulted in nutrient inputs and subsequent coastal eutrophication …

Once non-biodegradable, microplastics remain on the environment absorbing toxic
hydrophobic compounds making them a risk to biodiversity when ingested or filtered by …

UV filters (UV-Fs) constitute a heterogeneous group of chemicals used as protection against
the effects of UV radiation, widely used in all sort of goods and ubiquitous in the …

Rare information on using antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) as new indicators for the
wastewater contamination in coastal environment is available. This study investigated the …

There is concern that heavy metals and biocides contribute to the development of antibiotic
resistance via co-selection. Most antifouling paints contain high amounts of such …

Using benthic foraminifera, we evaluate the ecological quality status (EcoQS) of transitional
waters of the Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil) by applying the diversity-based index exp (H′ bc) …