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Preliminary Assessment of Plastic Litter and Microplastic Contamination in Freshwater Depositional Areas: The Case Study of Puerto Misahualli, Ecuadorian Amazonia
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology2021
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Lipsi Villegas,
Lipsi Villegas,
Lipsi Villegas,
Oscar Lucas-Solis,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Marcela Cabrera,
Marcela Cabrera,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Lipsi Villegas,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Marcela Cabrera,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Marcela Cabrera,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Marcela Cabrera,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Marcela Cabrera,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Oscar Lucas-Solis,
Oscar Lucas-Solis,
Oscar Lucas-Solis,
Jeniffer Guamangallo,
Jeniffer Guamangallo,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Naomi Yacelga,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Oscar Lucas-Solis,
Naomi Yacelga,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Lipsi Villegas,
Lipsi Villegas,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Emily Galarza,
Marcela Cabrera,
Marcela Cabrera,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Marcela Cabrera,
Marcela Cabrera,
Emily Galarza,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Bryan Rosero,
Marcela Cabrera,
Bryan Rosero,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Oscar Lucas-Solis,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Bryan Zurita,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Bryan Zurita,
Lizeth Sabando,
Lizeth Sabando,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Marcela Cabrera,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Giovana Teixeira Gimiliani,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Summary
Researchers conducted a preliminary assessment of plastic litter and microplastics in sediments at a riverine depositional area in the Ecuadorian Amazon, finding low-density polyethylene bags as the dominant macroplastic and documenting microplastic presence in an upper Amazon basin location.
We quantify plastic litter (PL, > 2 cm) and microplastics (MP, < 5 mm) from the sediments of a beach formed at a riverine depositional area, at the upper Amazon River basin, Ecuador. In the collection area (4400 m), the PL density was 0.045 items m, where low-density polyethylene bags were the prevalent PL. The beach was classified as "very clean" (Clean Coast Index (CCI) of 1.3 items m). Regarding MP, in 55 sampling stations, average MP concentrations ranged from 0 to 2200 items kg of dry sediment (0.5-2 mm), and 0-4200 items kg of dry sediment (2-5 mm). Blue fibers were the prevalent MP. Our results represent the first report to show the ubiquitous presence of PL and MP for the area. The monitoring and management of plastic disposal in freshwater beaches are necessary, as here we report a small part of an undocumented issue.