Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages 510-519Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.025
Keywords
Microplastics; Mediterranean; Sardina pilchardus; Engraulis encrasicolus; FTIR
Funding
- European Union
- MONALISA project - European Union
- French Ministery of Agriculture [PFEA280017DM0910001]
- France Filiere Peche (France)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study aims at quantifying and characterising microplastics (MP) distribution in the water column of the NW Mediterranean Sea as well as MP ingestion by the 2 main planktivorous fish of the area, sardine and anchovy. Debris of similar sizes were found in all water column samples and in all but 2 fish guts (out of 169). MP were found in 93% of water column samples with an average concentration of 0.23 +/- 0.20 MP.m(-3), but in only 12% of sardines (0.20 +/- 0.69 MP.ind(-1)) and 11% of anchovies (0.11 +/- 0.31 MP.ind(-1)). Fibres were the only shape of MP encountered and polyethylene terephthalate was the main polymer identified in water columns (61%), sardines (71%) and anchovies (89%). This study confirms the ubiquity of MP in the Mediterranean Sea and imparts low occurrence in fish digestive tracts.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available