LOS MICROPLÁSTICOS, UNA AMENAZA PARA LOS HUMEDALES MEDITERRÁNEOS Y TROPICALES: PERSPECTIVAS Y DESAFÍOS A ENFRENTAR
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2024-09-19
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Jaén: Universidad de Jaén
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[ES] Los humedales tropicales y mediterráneos son ecosistemas valiosos que desempeñan funciones
cruciales en la salud del medio ambiente y el bienestar humano. A pesar de su importancia, estos
ecosistemas son utilizados en muchos lugares como vertederos de plástico, lo cual puede tener
consecuencias a largo plazo para la vida acuática y la calidad del agua, puesto que los humedales
pueden actuar como reservorios de microplásticos debido a su capacidad para retener partículas y
sedimentos. Es evidente que estos ecosistemas son a menudo poco estudiados dado que, de 381
artículos encontrados en dos bases de datos (Web of Science y Scopus), solo 58 cumplieron con los
criterios de inclusión y se observa que la falta de atención a la contaminación por microplásticos en
estos entornos podría tener consecuencias negativas para la biodiversidad y la sostenibilidad de estos
ecosistemas.
[EN] Tropical and Mediterranean wetlands are valuable ecosystems that play crucial roles in environmental health and human well-being. Despite their importance, these ecosystems are used in many places as plastic dumps, which can have long-term consequences for aquatic life and water quality, since wetlands can act as reservoirs of microplastics due to their capacity to retain particles and sediments. It is evident that these ecosystems are often little studied given that, of 381 articles found in two databases (Web of Science and Scopus), only 58 met the inclusion criteria and it is observed that the lack of attention to contamination by Microplastics in these environments could have negative consequences for the biodiversity and sustainability of these ecosystems. Therefore, this review highlights that the predominant approach to understanding microplastic pollution focuses on estuarine and constructed wetlands. Furthermore, it points out that sediments are the most studied area, while fish are the biota most used to evaluate the effects and problems derived from the presence of these particles.
[EN] Tropical and Mediterranean wetlands are valuable ecosystems that play crucial roles in environmental health and human well-being. Despite their importance, these ecosystems are used in many places as plastic dumps, which can have long-term consequences for aquatic life and water quality, since wetlands can act as reservoirs of microplastics due to their capacity to retain particles and sediments. It is evident that these ecosystems are often little studied given that, of 381 articles found in two databases (Web of Science and Scopus), only 58 met the inclusion criteria and it is observed that the lack of attention to contamination by Microplastics in these environments could have negative consequences for the biodiversity and sustainability of these ecosystems. Therefore, this review highlights that the predominant approach to understanding microplastic pollution focuses on estuarine and constructed wetlands. Furthermore, it points out that sediments are the most studied area, while fish are the biota most used to evaluate the effects and problems derived from the presence of these particles.