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Microplastic contamination in the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum in Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

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The present study analyzed the presence of microplastics (MPs) in the shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum, which is an economically important food that is consumed in several regions of the Brazilian Amazon. A total of 600 specimens of M. amazonicum were captured at two sampling sites (urban and rural area). A total of 2597 MP particles were recorded in the shrimps, with a significant difference between the two sites. The presence of MPs in the body parts also differed significantly. No significant difference was found between MPs abundance and sex of the shrimps. The size of the MPs did not differ significantly between the collection sites and between the body parts. Dark blue fiber–type MPs were the most abundant. A positive correlation was observed between the abundance of MPs and the total weight of shrimps. Raman spectroscopy identified the dark blue fibers as polypropylene and the FTIR technique identified the light blue fragments as nylon. The results indicate that the presence of MPs in the M. amazonicum shrimp is associated with the capture sites near the urban area and is present in the diet of the Amazonian population that regularly consumes this crustacean in traditional dishes.

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The authors thank the Postgraduate Program in Science and Technology for Amazonian Resources and the Institute of Exact Sciences and Technology of the Federal University of Amazonas for conducting this research. We are also grateful to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for the grant from Guimarães, GA, to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for the grant from Moraes, BR, and to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Amazonas (FAPEAM) through the Universal Amazonas Program for Hattori, GY and through the PAINTER and the CT&I Áreas Prioritárias Programs for Perotti, GF.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) through scholarship for the author Gabriel dos Anjos Guimarães and by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Amazonas (FAPEAM) through the Amazonas Program (GYH), PAINTER and CT&I Áreas Prioritárias (grant numbers 062.00875/2020 and 01.02.016301.03332/2021-12) research grants (GFP). Rômulo A. Ando and Beatriz R. de Moraes acknowledge the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (grant numbers 2016/21070–5 and 2020/09250–3). The Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico provided a grant to Sant'Anna, B.S. (CNPq #409910/2016–3).

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. The scientific writing, collection and processing of samples, data analysis, and identification of polymers were done by the author Gabriel dos Anjos Guimarães. The chemical analysis and identification of the polymers were performed by authors Beatriz Rocha de Moraes and Rômulo Augusto Ando. The writing of the manuscript and identification of the polymer were performed by the author Gustavo Frigi Perotti. The writing of the manuscript and data analysis were performed by author Bruno Sampaio Sant’Anna. The research management, scientific writing, and data analysis were performed by the author Gustavo Yomar Hattori.

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dos Anjos Guimarães, G., de Moraes, B.R., Ando, R.A. et al. Microplastic contamination in the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum in Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil. Environ Monit Assess 195, 434 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11019-w

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