Association between microplastics and biofilm: a new perspective for monitoring microplastics in urban rivers

Juliane Ribeiro das Chaves; Barbara Alves de Lima Nawate; Tatiani Andressa Modkovski; Luiza Teodoro Leite; Lucia Regina Rocha Martins; Heloise Garcia Knapik; Júlio César Rodrigues de Azevedo

doi:10.5327/Z2176-94782333

Authors

Juliane Ribeiro das Chaves Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5141-1529
Barbara Alves de Lima Nawate Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1842-0532
Tatiani Andressa Modkovski Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5575-4051
Luiza Teodoro Leite Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-4602
Lucia Regina Rocha Martins Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9018-7176
Heloise Garcia Knapik Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-190X
Júlio César Rodrigues de Azevedo Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5358-0713

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/Z2176-94782333

Keywords:

emerging contaminants; aquatic matrices; surface water; biofilm.

Abstract

Biofilm has an enormous capacity to accumulate pollutants, reflecting what happens for days in the water column of a river. However, there is a gap in using biofilm as a matrix for monitoring microplastics, especially in urban rivers. This study proposed using biofilms in environmental monitoring investigations of microplastic occurrence as a significant contribution to water and sediment analysis. To this end, a bibliographic review was carried out on databases regarding: monitoring microplastics in Brazilian rivers; and adsorption of emerging contaminants in microplastics associated with biofilms in fresh water. Additionally, the relevance of biofilms as bioaccumulators of pollution in their environment was highlighted. Based on the studies analyzed, it was observed that the evaluation of biofilms could broaden the view of microplastic pollution occurring within a water body, especially when compared to the analysis of water and sediment in the same period and environment.

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