Pollution and Meiofauna—Old Topics, New Hazards

Giere, Olav

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-13966-7_3

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“…Moreover, although small-sized, meiofaunal organisms play a role of primary importance in food webs as they are responsible for the transfer of energy from low to higher trophic levels, i.e., from the microbial loop to the macrofauna and juvenile forms of fish [2][3][4]. Given its relevant contribution to the health of aquatic ecosystems, it is not surprising that several studies have dealt with the adverse effects of various anthropic stressors on meiofauna [5], with some noticeable gaps (see below).…”

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Looking for Nano- and Microplastics in Meiofauna Using Advanced Methodologies

Todaro

Anselmi²,

Bentivoglio³

et al. 2023

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Meiofauna (body size within 30–1000 µm) are the community of microscopic invertebrates that live at the bottom of marine and freshwater ecosystems and play a key role in the food webs of these environments. Several studies have addressed the adverse effects of anthropic stressors on meiofauna; however, data on the presence and impact of plastic debris in wild meiofaunal organisms are scant. Since the amount of microplastic waste in sediments may surge rapidly, ascertaining the ingestion of these xenobiotics by the abundant micrometazoan community is necessary to understand their potential accumulation in aquatic food webs and their hazard to the health of the ecosystem. The absence of documentation in this regard may be due to the difficulty in detecting the small size of the plastic fragments meiofauna may potentially ingest. To overcome this difficulty, we developed an integrated approach based on different microscopic/spectroscopic techniques suitable for detecting plastic particles of sizes down to 200 nm.

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confidence: 99%