Fabian Sá

Severe environmental disturbances compromise ecological thresholds in aquatic environments

Large-scale disturbances can profoundly alter aquatic ecosystems by modifying water chemistry, sediment dynamics, and biodiversity across connected freshwater and marine environments. The 2015 Fundão Dam collapse in Brazil provides an unprecedented context to evaluate how multipl...

Microplastics and bisphenol A in the edible mussel Perna perna from southeastern Brazil: occurrence and dietary exposure assessment

Abstract Edible bivalves are an important route of human exposure to environmental contaminants because they are consumed whole and accumulate particulate and chemical hazards from coastal waters. This study assessed microplastics (MPs) and bisphenol A (BPA) in the brown mussel P...