Microplastics all over the World. Update on Studies in Latin America
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marine, freshwater, biota, atmosphere, protected areas, mangroves, soilResumo
This systematic review of 466 publications includes 426 studies since late 2022 from 15 countries in Latin America (LA) and the Caribbean, providing information on current state of knowledge on abundance, distribution, and associated impact of microplastics (MPs) in marine and freshwater, soil, and the atmosphere, including aquatic and terrestrial biota. Brazil is the most prolific LA country, followed by Mexico and then Argentina and Colombia, together comprising 74.8% of publications since mid-2022. Publications are mainly from experimental work on MPs, but there are also papers on environmental MP levels and effects. MPs are especially high in sediments, and hydrodynamic processes play a key role in their transport; tributaries, confluences and plumes positively influence aquatic concentrations. Wet and dry season levels vary, but not predictably. MP levels in marine protected areas and their biota indicate that protection does not preclude MP entry. Remoter areas of LA show low MP levels, transmitted by air, water and birds. Although studies on MPs in larger animals are rare, there is considerable information on fish and shellfish, and some on larger animals like flying birds, reptiles and wild mammals. Initiatives for increasing MP studies in LA, with its diverse ecosystems, are considered.
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Guimarães, G.D.A., Pereira, S.A., de Moraes, B.R., Ando, R.A., Martinelli Filho, J.E., Perotti, G.F., Sant’Anna, B.S. and Hattori, G.Y., 2024. The retention of plastic particles by macrophytes in the Amazon River, Brazil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(30), pp.42750-42765. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33961-z
Krelling, A.P., Possatto, F.E., Maia, G.R.A., Araki, K., Olivieri, G.B.R. and Nogueira, H.P., 2025. First evidence of high microplastic concentrations in estuarine litter windrows of a world heritage site: The Paranaguá Estuarine Complex, Brazil. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(5), p.266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-07899-y
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Queiroz, L.G., Barreto, L.M., de Lima Júnior, J.M., Maricato, G., Nomura, C.S., Pompêo, M., Ando, R.A., Desbiez, A.L. and Rani-Borges, B., 2025. Unveiling microplastic and metal pollution in giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) from areas impacted by human activities in the Rio Doce Basin, Brazil. Environmental Research, 275, p.121380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121380
Rabelo, E.F., Oliveira, R.C.M., do Nascimento Freitas, J.C., da Silva, M.L.C., Brabo, L., Ziveri, P., Grelaud, M., Bessa, F., Sobral, P., Guilherme, A. and Giarrizzo, T., 2025. Microplastic pollution in bivalve species from tropical mangrove habitats. Regional Studies in Marine Science, p.104227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104227
Ribeiro, V.V., Casado-Coy, N., Salaní, S., De-la-Torre, G.E., Sanz-Lazaro, C. and Castro, Í.B., 2024. Microplastics in marine sponges (Porifera) along a highly urbanized estuarine gradient in Santos, Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 208, p.117044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117044
Ricardo, E. S. L., Rossa, Überson B., Martins, A. O., Ribeiro, E. A. W., Vischetti, C., Casucci, C., Brunetti, G., De Bernardi, A., Marini, E., & Tagliabue, F. (2024). Microplastics on the surface of marine waters of the coast of Santa Catarina (Brazil): identification by stereomicroscope and FTIR-ATR spectrophotometer. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Ambientais, 59, e1900. https://doi.org/10.5327/Z2176-94781900
Rico, A., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E., Schell, T., Sanders, C.J. and Bernardino, A.F., 2024. Microplastic burial potential and ecological risks in mangrove forests of the Amazon River delta. Science of The Total Environment, 957, p.177666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177666
Rodrigues, K.F.S., Rani-Borges, B., Ando, R.A., Suffredini, I.B. and Smith, W.S., 2024. Presence of microplastics in workers of Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) in different landscapes in Brazil. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 235(9), p.593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07395-9
Sangiogo, E.C., Cararo, E.R., Lima-Rezende, C.A. and Rezende, R.D.S., 2024. Effects of microplastics on the foraging activity of a neotropical shredder. Hydrobiologia, pp.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05759-0
Santos, S.N., Craveiro, N., da Silva, F.F., Júnior, S.A., Pacheco, J.G.A., Arcanjo, A.P., Ribeiro, W.B., Cavalcante, Y.S.S. and Rosa Filho, J.S., 2025. Reefs of Brachidontes exustus and Petaloconchus spp. as traps and sink for microplastics in tropical coastal areas. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 214, p.117706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117706
Sorrentino, R., Martinez, S., Vidal, C., Montagner, C.C. and de Andrade, J., 2025a. Microplastic contamination in marine sediment from different regions of the Blue Amazon, Bahia, Brazil. Journal of Soils and Sediments, pp.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-025-04065-z
Sorrentino, R., da Silva, P.C.A., dos Santos Ramos, B. and Skinner, L.F., 2025b. Detection of Microplastic contamination in shallow marine habitats using solitary ascidians: Influence of morphology and habitat in a tropical bay, SW Atlantic. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(15), p.1022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-08715-3
Souza, M.T.V.D., Silva, G.S.D., Pinto, I.A., Manzato, L. and Val, A.L., 2025. Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of Amazonian fish species with different feeding habits. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 97(Suppl 3), p.e20241204. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202520241204
Teran, F.J.C., de Oliveira, L.R. and Cuba, R.M.F., 2024. Effects of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate surfactants on pristine and aged microplastic removal by electrocoagulation. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 25(6), pp.51-62. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/186868
Tomazini, R.S., da Conceição, F.T., Sacaro, B., Júnior, E.P.S. and Lupinacci, C.M., 2025. Understanding microplastic pollution in riverbed sediments: special emphasis on a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(9), p.590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-08250-1
Tominaga, F.K., Brito, R.S., dos Santos, I.W.F., Valle, A.D.A., Giannocco, G., Maciel, R.M.D.B., Kummrow, F., Souza, M.C.O., Luchiari, A.C. and Pereira, B.F., 2024. Microplastic interference with fipronil toxicity to zebrafish embryonic development. Microplastics, 3(4), pp.717-729. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics3040044
Yofukuji, K.Y., Cardozo, A.L.P., de Castro-Hoshino, L.V. and Fugi, R., 2024. Microplastic ingestion by fish in a neotropical reservoir: effects of reservoir dynamics and fish traits. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 235(2), p.113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-06911-1
Chile
Andrade, C., Sepúlveda, T., Pinto, B., Rivera, C., Aldea, C. and Urbina, M., 2025. The feeding mode effect: influence on particle ingestion by four invertebrates from Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32(13), pp.8318-8339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36144-6
Cáceres-González, B., Perfetti-Bolaño, A., Araneda, A., Lardies, M.A., Leppes, N. and Barra, R.O., 2025. Sediment microplastic pollution in contrasting estuarine environments of the Biobío region South-Central Chile. Environments, 12(10), p.340. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12100340
Corradini, F., Melillán, E., Schoebitz, M., Carrasco, R. and Jiménez, M., 2024. Assessing on-site plastics fragmentation: Linking macroplastics litter to microplastics pollution in vegetable fields. Science of The Total Environment, 955, p.177168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177168
Corradini, F., 2025. Microplastic transport by overland flow: effects of soil texture and slope gradient under simulated semi-arid conditions. Soil Systems, 9(2), p.40. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems9020040
Fernández, C.E., Luna-Jorquera, G., Encinas, V.G., Lancelloti, A.A., Lantadilla, C., Aguilar-Pulido, R., Kiessling, T., Knickmeier, K., Varela, A.I. and Thiel, M., 2024. Seabirds as biovectors in the transport of plastic debris across ecosystem borders: A case study from the Humboldt Current Upwelling System. Science of The Total Environment, 952, p.175938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175938
Perez, M., Parra, S., Ferrada, C., Bravo, M., Perez, P.A. and Quiroz, W., 2024. Development of a new methodology for the determination of PET microplastics in sediment, based on microwave-assisted acid digestion. PloS one, 19(12), p.e0314520. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314520
Pinto-Poblete, A., Retamal-Salgado, J., Zornoza, R. and Schoebitz, M., 2025. Twenty-one years of plastic mulching on blueberries: Content of microplastics and effects on soil properties. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25(1), pp.576-588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-02153-6
Recabarren, T., Torres, M., Jacobsen, C., Aybar, M., Martínez, C., Ahumada-Rudolph, R., Nova, M., Novoa, V., Bermúdez, R.A. and Pozo, K., 2026. Tracking microplastics and the associated ecological risk in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 222, p.118613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118613
Recabarren, T., Torres, M., Gómez, V., Jacobsen, C., Villablanca, M., Ahrendt, C., da Silva Montes, C., Galbán-Malagón, C., Tombesi, N. and Pozo, K., 2024. Occurrence of marine plastic litter and plasticizers from touristic beaches of Arauco Gulf in Central Chile. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 205, p.116575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116575
Riveros, G., López‐Belchí, M.D., Ortiz, J., Bascuñan‐Godoy, L. and Schoebitz, M., 2025. Microplastic pollution in andisol: Effects on soil microbiology, nitrogen cycling, and Raphanus sativus L. Growth. Soil Use and Management, 41(3), p.e70113. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.70113
Sobarzo-Palma, C., López-Belchí, M.D., Noriega, F.A., Zornoza, R., Tortella, G. and Schoebitz, M., 2024. Microplastics can alter plant parameters without affecting the soil enzymatic activity in white lupine. Sustainability, 17(1), p.149. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17010149
Colombia
Cañón-Bastidas, J., Molina, A. and Duque, G., 2025. Impact of microplastic ingestion on commercial fish: A trophic-level analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research, 19(4), p.142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-025-00798-4
Cusba, J., Pacheco, C., Ibarra-Gutiérrez, K., Saldarriaga-Vélez, J.F., Obando-Madera, P. and Espinosa-Díaz, L.F., 2025. Coastal populations and river discharges as sources of microplastic pollution of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(4), p.347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13774-4
Gallego, M.A.A., Peña-Salamanca, E.J., Palacios-Peñaranda, M.L., Quesada-Mora, C.A. and Cantera-Kintz, J.R., 2025. Presence of microplastics in macroinvertebrates of mangroves in the Colombian Pacific: are feeding behaviors determinant for its abundance?. Revista de Biología Tropical, 73(1), pp.e57225-e57225. https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73i1.57225
García-Galindo, C., Gómez-Lemos, L.A., Quiroga, S. and García-Urueña, R., 2025. Secondary microplastics disrupt early coral development: Impacts on brooding and broadcast-spawning species. Diversity, 17(7), p.468. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17070468
Gómez-Méndez, L.D., Robles-Camargo, J.E., Vera-Bravo, R., Moncaleano-Niño, A.M., Devia Castillo, C.A., Ospina-Torres, R., Escobar-Cortés, Y., Camacho-Erazo, M. and Amarillo-Suárez, A.R., 2024. Characterization of microplastics in bees and their products in urban and rural areas of the Sabana De Bogotá, Colombia. Microplastics, 3(4), pp.589-598. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics3040036
Gonzalez-Curbelo, M.A., Cruz-Pérez, A., Gutiérrez-Bouzán, C. and Lopez-Mesas, M., 2025. Assessing microplastic pollution along the Caribbean coast of La Guajira, Colombia. Marine pollution bulletin, 212, p.117511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117511
López, M.A., Tirpitz, V., Do, M.S., Czermak, M., Ferrier-Pagés, C., Reichert, J. and Ziegler, M., 2025. Heterotrophic feeding modulates the effects of microplastic on corals, but not when combined with heat stress. Science of The Total Environment, 972, p.179026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179026
Marinaro, C., Scarciello, G., Bianchi, A.R., Berman, B., Chianese, T., Scudiero, R., Rosati, L., De Maio, A., Lettieri, G. and Piscopo, M., 2025. Toxicological effects and potential reproductive risk of microplastic-induced molecular changes in protamine-like proteins and their DNA binding. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 405, p.111309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2024.111309
Martinez-Delgado, J. and Benítez-Campo, N., 2024. High density polyethylene microplastics biodegradation by bacteria isolated from a landfill in Cali, Colombia. Revista internacional de contaminación ambiental, 40. https://doi.org/10.20937/rica.55206
Rojas-Luna, R.A., Oquendo-Ruiz, L., García-Alzate, C.A., Arana, V.A., García-Alzate, R. and Trilleras, J., 2024. Methods to characterize microplastics: case study on freshwater fishes from a tropical lagoon in Colombia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(55), pp.64171-64184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35432-x
Ossa-Yepes, M., Ríos-Pulgarín, M.I., Villabona-González, S.L., Zapata-Vahos, I.C., Martínez, F.A. and Barletta, M., 2025. Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles contamination and their potential trophic transfer in a tropical Andean reservoir, Colombia. Hydrobiologia, pp.1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-025-05899-x
Paternina-Ramos, A., Gracia, A. and Rangel-Buitrago, N., 2025. Zooplankton assemblage and microplastics associated with a coastal sandspit (Tubará, Atlántico). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 215, p.117853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117853
Valera, M.G.A., Rengifo, V.A.A. and Grande-Tovar, C.D., 2025. Microplastics in settled dust from university indoor environments: Puerto Colombia, Colombia. Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 5(3), pp.332-347. DOI: 10.1039/D4EA00139G
Vásquez-Molano, D., Molina, A. and Duque, G., 2025. Accumulation of microplastics in mangrove sediments in relation to differences in forest structure along the Colombian Pacific coast. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2024.0014
Villabona-González, S.L., Puerta, M.Q., Ríos-Pulgarín, M.I., Zapata-Vahos, I.C., Yepes, M.O. and Barletta, M., 2024. Distribution of microplastics in water and sediment of Negro River and Peñol-Guatapé reservoir, Colombia. Inland Waters, 14(4), pp.472-482. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2025.2502261
Yustres, J.L.M., Zapata-Restrepo, L.M., Garcia-Chaves, M.C. and Gomez-Mendez, L.D., 2025. Microplastics in rice-based farming systems and their connection to plastic waste management in the Chicoral district of Espinal-Tolima. Chemosphere, 378, p.144423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144423
Costa Rica
Arias-Paco, A. and Springer, M., 2025. Patterns of microplastic incorporation in larval and pupal cases of Limnephilus hamifer (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae). Revista de Biología Tropical, 73(S1), pp.e63696-e63696. https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS1.63696
Astorga, A., Ulate, K., Golfin-Duarte, G., Madrigal-Ramirez, D., Murillo-Corrales, M., García-Rojas, A., Arias-Zumbado, F., Solís-Adolio, D. and Chacón, I., 2025, April. Microplastic distribution in the marine and freshwater ecosystems of Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1474, No. 1, p. 012019). IOP Publishing. DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1474/1/012019
Madureira, E.A.L., da Silva, A.L.C., Barrantes-Castillo, G. and de Araújo, F.V., 2024, December. Occurrence and distribution of microplastics on the beaches of Limón on the Southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. In Micro (Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 1). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/micro5010001
Semensatto, D., Passos, C.C., Bicalho, C.S., Mendes-Silva, L.P. and Labuto, G., 2025. Methodological similarities and discrepancies among studies on microplastics in South American continental aquatic environments. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 97(Suppl. 3), p.e20241459. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202520241459
Cuba
Chica, M.K.G., Carballé, Z.G.R., Arencibia-Carballo, G., Fernández, M.Á.L. and Murillo, M.D.C.O., 2025. Evaluación de microplásticos en playas de la costa Norte de La Habana, Cuba. South Florida Journal of Environmental and Animal Science, 5(2), pp.e5684-e5684. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53499/sfjeasv5n2-002
García-Varens, M.A., Alonso-Hernandez, C.M., García-Chamero, A., Reyes-Noa, D., Hernández-Albernas, J., del Rosario-Silva, A.M., Oberhaensli, F., Metian, M., Mendoza, L.M.R., Bernard, N. and Helguera-Pedraza, Y., 2025. Assessment of microplastics particles (0.3–5 mm) in sandy beaches of Cuba. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 214, p.117786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117786
Murrell, J.A.L., Gálvez-Blanca, V., Petre, A.L., Alvarez, B.R., Moya, D.L., Badia, M.M.R., Perdigon-Melon, J.A., Boltes, K. and Rosal, R., 2025. Microplastics in Cuban freshwaters: Diversity, temporal changes, and effects on extracellular enzymatic activity. Environmental Pollution, 368, p.125764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125764
Ecuador
Alcívar, D.J.B., Peñarrieta, M.A.C., Cantos, M.F.P. and Pincay, J.M.C., 2024. Microplastics on the coasts of San Cristobal, Galapagos: a threat to the archipelago. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/2384-8677/10344
Arévalo, P.W., Orellana, V.P., López, P.G.B. and Cajamarca, X.J., 2024. Influence of geographic separation between urban centers and microplastic burden on bees (Apis mellifera). One Ecosystem, 9, p.e127698. doi: 10.3897/oneeco.9.e127698
Culcay-Troncozo, I., Yanez-Avalos, D., Delgado-Lozada, J., Montalvo-Lozada, M., Diaz-Albuja, R. and Marini, P., 2025. Detection of plastics particles in equine blood by scanning electron microscopy. Revista Cientifica de la Facultade de Veterinaria, 35(2). 10.52973/rcfcv-e35587
González-Puetate, I., Pinela Castro, D., Carpio Zorrilla, G.M., Moreno Verdesoto, M.K., Zambrano Guerra, M. and Cedeño Reyes, P.P., 2025. Bovine milk and microplastics: Revealing the invisible with advanced microscopy. Revista Veterinaria, 36(2), pp.1-8.
McMullen, K., Calle, P., Alvarado‐Cadena, O., Kowal, M.D., Espinoza, E., Domínguez, G.A., Tirapé, A., Vargas, F.H., Grant, E., Hunt, B.P. and Pakhomov, E.A., 2024. Ecotoxicological assessment of microplastics and cellulose particles in the Galápagos Islands and Galápagos Penguin food web. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 43(6), pp.1442-1457. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5874
Puetate, I.R.G., Cepeda, G.E.M., Lasso, P.T., Toledo, K.N.C. and Enrique, G.G., 2024. Microplásticos en materia fecal de rumiantes en Ecuador [Microplastics in fecal material of ruminants in Ecuador]. Ciencia Veterinaria, 26(2), pp.114-129. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19137/cienvet202426203
Zambrano Witong, K.T., Medina Cedeño, J.C., Pincay Cantos, M.F. and Calderón Pincay, J.M., 2024. Assessment of the presence of microplastics on San Vicente beach in the province of Manabí-Ecuador. Revista Científica y Tecnológica UPSE (RCTU), 11, pp.36-45. https://doi.org/10.26423/rctu.v11i2.826
El Salvador
Quintanilla, R., Amaya, O., Vezzone, M. and Dos Anjos, R.M., 2025. Pollution level of microplastics in sand beaches of four locations in the coast of El Salvador, Central America. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(5), p.550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13991-x
Mexico
Amezcua, F., Green-Ruiz, C.R., Cruz-García, R., Rivera-Hernández, J.R. and Muro-Torres, V., 2025. Do feeding habits influence anthropogenic particle consumption in demersal fish in a tropical estuary? A study from the northern part of the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, p.1615827. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1615827
Arredondo-Navarro, A., Cunill-Flores, J.M., Forsythe, K., Scott, J., Martínez-Tavera, E., Flores-Cervantes, D.X. and González-Estrella, J., 2025. Spatiotemporal assessment of microplastic incidence in the Atoyac basin—a key watershed in Mexico. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(9), p.1039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14459-8
Arreguin-Rebolledo, U., Páez-Osuna, F., Valencia-Castañeda, G., Arzate-Cárdenas, M.A. and Capparelli, M.V., 2025. Combined effects of polymethylmethacrylate microplastics with arsenic and copper on the euryhaline rotifer Proales similis. Aquatic Toxicology, 279, p.107214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.10721
Beltran-de la Torre, K., Vargas-Abúndez, J.A., Dzul-Caamal, R., Maraschi, A.C. and Capparelli, M.V., 2025. Warming-induced microplastic accumulation and physiological toxicity in fiddler crabs. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 290, p.110142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2025.110142
Del Ángel-Guzmán, D.J., Lango-Reynoso, F., Dávila-Camacho, C.A., del Refugio Castañeda-Chávez, M., de Guadalupe Bernal-Ramírez, R., Montoya-Mendoza, J. and Martínez-Cárdenas, L., 2025. Microplastics in the fish Dormitator maculatus from the Alvarado Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 53(4), pp.582-593. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol53-issue4-fulltext-3329
Hernández-Morales, G., López-Mendez, M.C., Rico-Barragán, A.A., Pérez-Moreno, J., Peña-Montes, C., Peralta-Pelaez, L.A. and González-Moreno, H.R., 2025. Microplastic Pollution in Tropical River: Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy-based characterization of abundance and polymer composition in water and sediments from Filobobos River, Mexico. Hydrology, 12(5), p.124. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12050124
Herrera-Vázquez, S.E., Elizalde-Velázquez, G.A., Gómez-Oliván, L.M., Chanona-Pérez, J.J., Hernández-Varela, J.D., Hernández-Díaz, M., García-Medina, S., Orozco-Hernández, J.M. and Colín-García, K., 2024. Ecotoxicological evaluation of chitosan biopolymer films particles in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio): A comparative study with polystyrene microplastics. Science of The Total Environment, 929, p.172757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172757
López-Mendoza, D., Coria-Monter, E., Monreal-Gómez, M.A., Durán-Campos, E., Salas-de-León, D.A., Montoya-Melgoza, A. and Rocha-Díaz, F.A., 2025. Microplastic ingestion by copepods in a coastal environment of the Gulf of California, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 53(3), p.400-410. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol53-issue3-fulltext-3280
Manríquez-Guzmán, D.L., Chaparro-Herrera, D.D.J., Ramírez-García, P. and Zamora-Barrios, C.A., 2025. Effect of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) secondary microplastics on the demography of Moina macrocopa (Cladocera). Biology, 14(5), p.555. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14050555
Montoya-Melgoza, A., Coria-Monter, E., Monreal-Gómez, M.A., Durán-Campos, E., Salas-de-León, D.A., Armstrong-Altrin, J.S., Quiroz-Martínez, B. and Cházaro-Olvera, S., 2024. Microplastics ingestion by copepods in two contrasting seasons: A case study from the Terminos lagoon, Southern Gulf of Mexico. Microplastics, 3(3), pp.405-418. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics3030025
Orozco-Hernández, J.M., Hernández-Varela, J.D., Gómez-Oliván, L.M., Chanona-Pérez, J.J., Hernández-Díaz, M., San Juan-Reyes, N., Rosales-Pérez, K.E. and San Juan-Reyes, S., 2025. Toxic interactions between fluoxetine and microplastics in zebrafish embryonic development. Science of The Total Environment, 970, p.179040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179040
Osorio-Ruiz, A., Vargas-Solano, S.V., Martínez-Velarde, R., Rodríguez-González, F., Tapia-Maruri, D., Pacheco-Vargas, G. and Solorza-Feria, J., 2024. Extraction and identification of plastic debris in Sargassum spp. from the beaches of Cancun and Cozumel, Mexico. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 78, p.103783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103783
Patiño-Galván, H., Bedolla-Rivera, H.I., Negrete-Rodríguez, M.D.L.L.X., Herrera-Pérez, A., Álvarez-Bernal, D., Lastiri-Hernández, M.A., Bernardino-Nicanor, A., González-Cruz, L. and Conde-Barajas, E., 2025. Effects of microplastics from face masks on physicochemical and biological properties of agricultural soil: Development of Soil Quality Index “SQI”. Applied Sciences, 15(4), p.2010. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15042010
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Peru
De-la-Torre, G.E., Dioses-Salinas, D.C., Pizarro-Ortega, C.I., Ben-Haddad, M. and Dobaradaran, S., 2024. Floating microplastic pollution in the vicinity of a marine protected area and semi-enclosed bay of Peru. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 205, p.116659. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET25116133
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Iannacone J., Seminario M., Minaya D., Alvariño L., Castañeda-Pérez, L., Tejada, G. Microplastics in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) from urban apiaries in metropolitan Lima, Peru, Innovaciencia 2024; 1 (12): e-4450. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/2346075X.4450
Muedas, S., Morriberón, D.E., Valdiviezo-Gonzales, L.G., De-la-Torre, G.E. and Ojeda, C.P.O., 2025. Microplastic pollution in agricultural soils of Lima, Peru. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(12), pp.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-08465-2
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Jaén-Rodriguez, C., Luna-Pacompea, N., Juárez-Laguna, F., Alvariño, L. and Iannacone, J., 2024. Caracterización de microplásticos en Thaisella chocolata de un puerto del sur peruano [Characterization of microplastics in Thaisella chocolata from a Peruvian port]. Revista Veterinaria, 35(2). DOI: 10.30972/vet.3527868
Sotomayor, B.A., Puelles, E.S., Molina, J.M., Cerron, R.M., Quispe, P.R. and Valdiviezo-Gonzales, L.G., 2025. Evaluation of microplastic in an urban agricultural soil, Lima-peru. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 116, pp.793-798. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET25116133
Tueros, J.C., 2024, August. The Removal of Polypropylene Microplastics in Simulated Water. In: 2024 The 8th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science (ICEES 2024): ICEES 2024 (p. 43). Springer Nature.
Valdivia, A.E.L., Larico, J.R., Huillca, C.V. and Arias, A.H., 2025. First evidence of microplastics in the Quilca-Vítor-Chili river basin, Arequipa region, Peru. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 269, p.104484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2024.104484
Valdiviezo-Gonzales, L., Ojeda, P.O., Morriberón, D.E., Colombo, C.V., Rimondino, G.N., López, A.D.F., Severini, M.D.F., Malanca, F.E. and De-la-Torre, G.E., 2024. Influence of the geographic location and house characteristics on the concentration of microplastics in indoor dust. Science of the Total Environment, 917, p.170353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170353
Uruguay
Krojmal, E., De Feo, B.Á.R.B.A.R.A., Lozoya, J.P. and Suárez, B., 2025. Density and transport of anthropogenic particles in the Maldonado Stream basin (Maldonado, Uruguay). Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 20(1), pp.32-42. doi.org/10.54451/PanamJAS.20.1.32
Venezuela
Gambo, A., de Gascue, B.R., Ramírez, J.I., Pinto, C., Gutiérrez, G. and Britoc, V., 2024. Characterization of plastic particles in coastal sediments of Playa SAN LUIS, Cumaná, Venezuela. Management, 8(9), p.10. DOI: 10.45397/long
Grillo, J.F., López-Ordaz, A., Hernández, A.J., Gómez, F.B., Sabino, M.A. and Ramos, R., 2025. Rural village as a source of microplastic pollution in a riverine and marine ecosystem of the southern Venezuelan Caribbean. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 269, p.104511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104511
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