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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1028-99332023000100041</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Microplásticos, un problema de salud pública emergente]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Microplastics, an emerging public health problem]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Microplásticos, um problema emergente de saúde pública]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Celi-Simbaña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Stalin Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrade-Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego Sebastián]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Loza-Pavón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sebastián Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bermeo-Sierra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Teddy Israel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Central del Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente de Calderón  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>102</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332023000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332023000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332023000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Los productos plásticos han transformado la era moderna de tal manera que la vida sin plásticos sería irreconocible, a la par de este desarrollo la contaminación plástica es omnipresente convirtiéndose en uno de los problemas ambientales modernos más importantes.  Objetivo: Compilar la información publicada en los últimos cinco años sobre la contaminación ambiental por microplásticos en Ecuador para reforzar el interés local sobre estos contaminantes.  Desarrollo: Se realizó una revisión no estructurada de la literatura. Se utilizaron como bases de datos PubMed y Google Scholar. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: artículos publicados en los últimos 5 años, en idiomas inglés y español, se excluyeron otros idiomas; la selección de estudios fue de tipo a conveniencia. Se organizó y analizó cronológicamente la evidencia publicada en PubMed y Google Scholar en los últimos 5 años sobre microplásticos en Ecuador.  Consideraciones finales: La información recopilada muestra cronológicamente el avance de la contaminación por microplásticos tanto a nivel mundial como en Ecuador, además, se evidencia la presencia de microplásticos en océanos, agua dulce, ecosistemas terrestres, aire, alimentos y dentro del cuerpo humano. Por lo cual la contaminación por microplásticos es un tema de gran relevancia actual, que requiere acciones de control inmediatas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Commercial plastic products has transformed the modern era in such a way that current life without plastic would not be possible, so at the same time with this development, plastics contamination is present, becoming one of the most urgent environmental problems nowadays.  Objective:  To gather available information published on the last five years concerning the microplastics as a source of environmental contamination in Ecuador and in order to reinforce the local interest on plastic pollution.  Development:  An unstructured review of the literature was performed. Databases used, PubMed and Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria used were as follow: articles in English and Spanish published on the last 5 years, no other language; study selections have been done by convenience. It was chronologically organized and analyzed the evidence published in PubMed and Google Scholar on the last five years concerning the microplastics behavior in Ecuador.  Final considerations:  The information collected chronologically shows the advancing pollution caused by microplastics both globally and in Ecuador, in addition, the presence of microplastics in oceans, fresh water, terrestrial ecosystems, air, foods and even in the human body is evident. Therefore, contamination caused by microplastics is a topic of a great importance today, which requires a speedy control action.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  Introdução:  Os produtos plásticos transformaram a era moderna de tal forma que a vida sem plásticos seria irreconhecível, junto com esse desenvolvimento, a poluição plástica é onipresente, tornando-se um dos mais importantes problemas ambientais modernos.  Objetivo:  Compilar as informações publicadas nos últimos 5 anos sobre a contaminação ambiental por microplásticos no Equador para reforçar o interesse local por esses contaminantes.  Desenvolvimento:  Foi realizada uma revisão não estruturada da literatura. Foram utilizadas as bases de dados PubMed e Google Scholar. Os critérios de inclusão foram: artigos publicados nos últimos 5 anos, nos idiomas inglês e espanhol, foram excluídos outros idiomas; a seleção dos estudos foi do tipo conveniência. As evidências publicadas no PubMed e Google Scholar nos últimos 5 anos sobre microplásticos no Equador foram organizadas e analisadas cronologicamente.  Considerações finais:  As informações coletadas cronologicamente mostram o progresso da contaminação por microplásticos tanto no mundo quanto no Equador, além disso, é evidente a presença de microplásticos nos oceanos, água doce, ecossistemas terrestres, ar, alimentos e dentro do corpo humano. Portanto, a contaminação por microplásticos é um tema de grande relevância atual, que requer ações imediatas de controle.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[residuos]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[saúde pública]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[desperdício]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[microplásticos]]></kwd>
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