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Microplastics in fishes from an estuary (Minho River) ending into the NE Atlantic Ocean
Marine Pollution Bulletin2021
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Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Clara Lopes,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Clara Lopes,
Alexandra Martins,
Carlos Antunes,
Clara Lopes,
Carlos Vale,
Carlos Vale,
Luís R. Vieira
Luís R. Vieira
Joana Raimundo,
Luís R. Vieira
Luís R. Vieira
Luís R. Vieira
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Clara Lopes,
Luís R. Vieira
Clara Lopes,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Alexandra Martins,
Alexandra Martins,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Clara Lopes,
Joana Raimundo,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Miguel Caetano,
Luís R. Vieira
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Clara Lopes,
Joana Raimundo,
Joana Costa,
Luís R. Vieira
Joana Raimundo,
Luís R. Vieira
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Clara Lopes,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Carlos Antunes,
Joana Raimundo,
Joana Raimundo,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Luís R. Vieira
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Luís R. Vieira
Luís R. Vieira
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Carlos Vale,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Carlos Antunes,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Joana Raimundo,
Joana Raimundo,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza,
Joana Raimundo,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Joana Raimundo,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Joana Raimundo,
Joana Raimundo,
Carlos Vale,
Joana Costa,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Joana Raimundo,
Carlos Antunes,
Miguel Caetano,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Carlos Vale,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Carlos Vale,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Clara Lopes,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Miguel Caetano,
Lúcia Guilhermino,
Luís R. Vieira
Summary
Wild fish from the Minho River estuary on the NE Atlantic coast were examined for plastic contamination, with 883 plastic particles recovered from 128 fish — 84% were fibers and 97% were microplastics, with the highest contamination found in carp and flounder.
Wild fish (Cyprinus carpio, Mugil cephalus, Platichthys flesus) from an estuary of the NE Atlantic coast were investigated for plastic contamination (N = 128). From the 1289 particles recovered from fish samples, 883 were plastics. Among these, 84% were fibres and 97% were microplastics. Thirty-six polymers were identified. The number of microplastics (mean ± SD) per individual fish (MP/fish) was 8 ± 6 in C. carpio, 10 ± 9 in M. cephalus and 2 ± 2 in P. flesus. The means of MP/fish per body site were 6 ± 7 in gastrointestinal tract, 0.5 ± 1.1 in gills, 0.3 ± 0.7 in liver and 0.6 ± 1.2 in muscle samples. A few large fibres in liver (≤ 4841 μm) and muscle (≤ 5810 μm) samples were found. The results evidence the existence of high fish contamination by microplastics and reinforce the need of further research on plastic pollution in estuaries.