Cima researchers Juliano M. Vilke, Tainá Fonseca, Joanna M. Gonçalves, and Maria J. Bebianno, in collaboration with researchers from Italy, Sweden, Spain, and Brazil, just published an article evaluating the impact of the leachate of abandoned and lost finishing nets on the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.
The results published in this article bring the first insight regarding the potential toxicity of metals and organic chemical additives used in the manufacture of fishing nets and cables. Ecotoxicological data provide strong evidence of the hazards posed by these plastics to marine organisms.
The full paper was published as open access and is available through the link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134479.