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Assessment of microplastics particles (0.3–5 mm) in sandy beaches of Cuba
Marine Pollution Bulletin2025
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Nathalie Bernard‐Marissal,
Nathalie Bernard‐Marissal,
Yusmila Helguera,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Nathalie Bernard‐Marissal,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Yusmila Helguera,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marco Antonio García-Varens,
Marco Antonio García-Varens,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Yusmila Helguera,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Marc Métian,
Nathalie Bernard‐Marissal,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Marco Antonio García-Varens,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Arianna García-Chamero,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Arianna García-Chamero,
Arianna García-Chamero,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Arianna García-Chamero,
François Oberhaënsli,
Dariadelys Reyes-Noa,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Yusmila Helguera,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Dariadelys Reyes-Noa,
Dariadelys Reyes-Noa,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Dariadelys Reyes-Noa,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Arianna García-Chamero,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Joán I. Hernández-Albernas,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Joán I. Hernández-Albernas,
Joán I. Hernández-Albernas,
Arianna García-Chamero,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Ada María del Rosario-Silva,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Marc Métian,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Ada María del Rosario-Silva,
Ada María del Rosario-Silva,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Ada María del Rosario-Silva,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Nathalie Bernard‐Marissal,
Nathalie Bernard‐Marissal,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Yusmila Helguera,
Yusmila Helguera,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
Summary
Researchers conducted the first assessment of microplastic pollution on sandy beaches in Cuba, sampling four beaches with different characteristics on the island's north and south coasts. They found microplastics at three of four sites, with the highest abundance of 95 particles per square meter at a beach inside Cienfuegos Bay. Polyethylene was the most common polymer, followed by polypropylene and polystyrene, with fragments being the dominant shape.
Microplastics (MPs) are considered one of the main pollution issues on the planet. This study constitutes the initial assessment of MPs on sandy beaches in Cuba. Four beaches with different characteristics and anthropogenic activities were selected on the north and south coasts of the island's central region. MPs (0.3-5 mm) were identified at three out of four beaches studied, with 0-196 MPs m (0-47 MPs kg). The MPs found on the south coast, Tetas de Tomasa Beach in Cienfuegos Bay, exhibited the highest average abundance, 95 ± 61 MPs m, followed by Rancho Luna with 3 ± 4 MPs m. On the north coast, Las Gaviotas Beach showed an average abundance of 2 ± 4 MPs m, and no MPs were found at Cañón Beach. Fragments were the main morphology (55 %), while the most prevalent colors were white/transparent (65.2 %) and blue (19.4 %). Polyethylene was the predominant synthetic polymer (52 %), followed by polypropylene (32 %) and polystyrene (14 %).