María Auxiliadora Pantoja Ferreira

Microplastic Occurrence in Foragers of Two Neotropical Bee Species (Apidae: Meliponini) from the Eastern Amazon

Abstract Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous anthropogenic pollutants that originate from diverse sources and pose a significant threat to both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Bees are considered active bio-samplers of air quality due to the accumulation of MPs on their bodies...