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Microplastics ingestion and chemical pollutants in seabirds of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Marine Pollution Bulletin2022
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Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alberto Navarro,
Alberto Navarro,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Alberto Navarro,
Alberto Navarro,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Alberto Navarro,
Alberto Navarro,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Jorge Felipe de la Rosa,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alberto Navarro,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Jorge Felipe de la Rosa,
Jorge Felipe de la Rosa,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Octavio P. Luzardo,
May Gómez,
Alberto Navarro,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alberto Navarro,
Alberto Navarro,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Jorge Felipe de la Rosa,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ana Macías-Montes,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Ico Martínez
Ana Macías-Montes,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Ana Macías-Montes,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alejandro Suárez‐Pérez,
Alejandro Suárez‐Pérez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alejandro Suárez‐Pérez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Summary
Gastrointestinal examination of 88 seabirds from 14 species on Gran Canaria revealed widespread plastic ingestion alongside elevated chemical pollutant levels in liver tissue. The study documents the co-occurrence of plastic ingestion and chemical contamination in Canary Island seabirds, where plastic pollution research has previously been limited.
Plastic pollution constitutes an environmental problem in the Canary Islands nowadays. Nevertheless, studies evaluating the impact of plastics on its avifauna are still scarce. Gastrointestinal tracts of 88 birds belonging to 14 species were studied for the presence of plastics. Moreover, their livers were analyzed for the determination of bromodiphenyl ethers (BDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). Among Cory's shearwaters (n = 45), the frequency of occurrence of plastic ingestion was considerably high (88.89 %). This species had the highest mean value of items (7.22 ± 5.66) and most of them were compatible with lines derived from fishing gear. PCBs and PAHs were detected in all of the samples and OCPs in the great majority of them (98.86 %). Our results highlight the problems that plastic debris (mainly for seabirds) and organic pollutants pose to these species.