Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ALDILANE LAYS XAVIER MARQUES

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STUDENT : ALDILANE LAYS XAVIER MARQUES
DATE: 05/02/2024
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala 19
TITLE:

TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN PLACENTAL BIOACCUMULATION OF MICROPLASTICS

KEY WORDS:

Microplastics, placenta, bioaccumulation

PAGES: 45
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Morfologia
SUMMARY:

Microplastics are created for commercial use, are shed from textiles, or result from the breakdown of larger plastic items. Recent reports have shown that microplastics accumulate in human tissues and may have adverse health consequences. Currently, there are no standardized environmental monitoring systems to track microplastic accumulation within human tissues. Using Raman spectroscopy, we investigated the temporal exposures to plastic pollution in Hawaiʻi and noted a significant increase in the accumulation of microplastics in discarded placentas over the past 15 years, with changes in the size and chemical composition of the polymers. These findings provide a rare insight into the vulnerability and sensitivity of Pacific Island residents to plastic pollution and illustrate how discarded human tissues can be used as an innovative environmental plastic pollution monitoring system.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2151027 - ALEXANDRE URBAN BORBELY
Interno(a) - 1527220 - CAMILA BRAGA DORNELAS
Externo(a) ao Programa - 1797785 - LUCAS MEILI - UFAL