Presence and Potential Effect of Microplastics Associated with Anthropic Activity in Two Benthic Fishes Serranus scriba and Lithognathus mormyrus
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Sampling
2.3. MP Processing
2.4. Biomarker Assessment
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Fish
3.2. MP Observation and Quantification
3.3. Biomarker Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CAT | Catalase |
EROD | Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase |
GST | Glutathione s-transferase |
HDPE | High-density polyethylene |
LDPE | Low-density polyethylene |
MDA | Malondialdehyde |
MP | Microplastic |
MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
PP | Polypropylene |
PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
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Cohen-Sánchez, A.; Sanz, J.A.; Compa, M.; Quetglas-Llabrés, M.M.; Ribas-Taberner, M.d.M.; Gil, L.; Tejada, S.; Pinya, S.; Sureda, A. Presence and Potential Effect of Microplastics Associated with Anthropic Activity in Two Benthic Fishes Serranus scriba and Lithognathus mormyrus. Fishes 2025, 10, 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10070323
Cohen-Sánchez A, Sanz JA, Compa M, Quetglas-Llabrés MM, Ribas-Taberner MdM, Gil L, Tejada S, Pinya S, Sureda A. Presence and Potential Effect of Microplastics Associated with Anthropic Activity in Two Benthic Fishes Serranus scriba and Lithognathus mormyrus. Fishes. 2025; 10(7):323. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10070323
Chicago/Turabian StyleCohen-Sánchez, Amanda, Juan Alejandro Sanz, Montserrat Compa, Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés, Maria del Mar Ribas-Taberner, Lorenzo Gil, Silvia Tejada, Samuel Pinya, and Antoni Sureda. 2025. "Presence and Potential Effect of Microplastics Associated with Anthropic Activity in Two Benthic Fishes Serranus scriba and Lithognathus mormyrus" Fishes 10, no. 7: 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10070323
APA StyleCohen-Sánchez, A., Sanz, J. A., Compa, M., Quetglas-Llabrés, M. M., Ribas-Taberner, M. d. M., Gil, L., Tejada, S., Pinya, S., & Sureda, A. (2025). Presence and Potential Effect of Microplastics Associated with Anthropic Activity in Two Benthic Fishes Serranus scriba and Lithognathus mormyrus. Fishes, 10(7), 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10070323