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Microplastics occurrence in the Tyrrhenian waters and in the gastrointestinal tract of two congener species of seabreams
- Source :
- Environmental toxicology and pharmacology. 67
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- In this work it is reported for the first time the characterization of microplastics from sea water samples and in two congener species of seabreams: Pagellus erythrinus and P. bogaraveo, Mediterranean fish species of great commercial importance. An experimental survey was conducted on May-June 2017 in the southernmost part of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Microplastics found in the sea water and in the grastrointestinal tract of two teleosts were characterized by Raman and IR spectroscopies. Microplastics found in sea water samples appeared in the form of fragments made of plastics of low and high density (PVC and LPDE). All the microplastics found in fish belonged to Nylon 66, typical fibers used in industry and in fisheries. Our findings highlighted the importance of further studies along the food web chain for a better understanding of the diffusion and possible consequences of this terrible threat.
- Subjects :
- Mediterranean climate
Microplastics
Marine litter
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Oceans and Seas
Zoology
Pagellus
Chemical
010501 environmental sciences
Toxicology
01 natural sciences
Erythrinus
03 medical and health sciences
Marine debris
Animals
Water Pollutants
Seawater
030304 developmental biology
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Pharmacology
0303 health sciences
biology
μ-Raman
Microplastic
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Pollution
Food web
Sea Bream
Gastrointestinal Tract
Congener
Fish
Fish, Marine litter, Microplastic, Pollution, μ-FTIR, μ-Raman, Animals, Environmental Monitoring, Gastrointestinal Tract, Oceans and Seas, Plastics, Seawater, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Sea Bream
μ-FTIR
Plastics
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Environmental Monitoring
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18727077
- Volume :
- 67
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....87973eba49ba9d5edf92a217090606a0