Bioindicators selection in the strategies for monitoring microplastic pollution

IF 7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Ecological Indicators Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112337

Paolo Pastorino , Damià Barceló

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Abstract

Micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) are pervasive pollutants posing significant environmental and health risks. Selecting appropriate sentinel species to assess MNPs in terrestrial and aquatic environments involves considering factors such as species behavior, habitat, exposure pathways, and the feasibility of sampling. For these reasons, it was imperative to launch a virtual special issue (VSI) in Ecological Indicators. This editorial summarizes the contributions submitted to the VSI, which invited research on bioindicators of MNPs, including sampling protocols, monitoring strategies, and analytical methods, to advance our understanding and management of plastic pollution. The VSI received a total of 12 contributions from four countries, with a significant majority originating from Italy. To present the contributions, we have organized the sections into original articles and reviews. The original articles are further divided into sections on the occurrence of MNPs in biotic and abiotic compartments, the selection of bioindicators, and the effects and risk assessment of MPs. The reviews are categorized based on their focus on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Future ecotoxicology studies should select bioindicators based on exposure to MNPs, conservation status, ecological roles, and human consumption.

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微塑料污染监测战略中的生物指标选择

微（纳米）塑料（MNPs）是一种普遍存在的污染物，对环境和健康构成重大风险。选择适当的哨兵物种来评估陆地和水生环境中的 MNPs，需要考虑物种行为、栖息地、接触途径和采样可行性等因素。出于这些原因，在《生态指标》上推出一期虚拟特刊（VSI）势在必行。这篇社论总结了向虚拟专刊提交的稿件，该专刊邀请对 MNPs 的生物指标进行研究，包括采样方案、监测策略和分析方法，以促进我们对塑料污染的了解和管理。VSI 共收到来自四个国家的 12 篇论文，其中绝大多数来自意大利。为了介绍这些文章，我们将其分为原创文章和评论两部分。原创文章又分为以下几个部分：MNPs 在生物和非生物区块中的出现、生物指标的选择以及 MPs 的影响和风险评估。综述根据其对水生和陆地生态系统的关注程度进行了分类。未来的生态毒理学研究应根据与 MNPs 的接触情况、保护状况、生态作用和人类消费情况来选择生物指标。

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Ecological Indicators 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

11.80

自引率

8.70%

发文量

1163

审稿时长

78 days

期刊介绍： The ultimate aim of Ecological Indicators is to integrate the monitoring and assessment of ecological and environmental indicators with management practices. The journal provides a forum for the discussion of the applied scientific development and review of traditional indicator approaches as well as for theoretical, modelling and quantitative applications such as index development. Research into the following areas will be published. • All aspects of ecological and environmental indicators and indices. • New indicators, and new approaches and methods for indicator development, testing and use. • Development and modelling of indices, e.g. application of indicator suites across multiple scales and resources. • Analysis and research of resource, system- and scale-specific indicators. • Methods for integration of social and other valuation metrics for the production of scientifically rigorous and politically-relevant assessments using indicator-based monitoring and assessment programs. • How research indicators can be transformed into direct application for management purposes. • Broader assessment objectives and methods, e.g. biodiversity, biological integrity, and sustainability, through the use of indicators. • Resource-specific indicators such as landscape, agroecosystems, forests, wetlands, etc.