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Microplásticos en las costas del Pacífico de Nicaragua
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A study from Nicaragua documented microplastic contamination along the Pacific coast beaches of San Juan del Sur bay, contributing data from a Central American region underrepresented in global marine plastic research. The findings show that plastic pollution causes ingestion, digestive blockage, and death in marine species.
Este artículo describe la situación actual de lacontaminación por plásticos a nivel global, sobretodo el impacto que causan estos contaminantesa los ecosistemas marinos y a su vez da a conocerlos hallazgos de un estudio realizado por el CIRA/UNAN-Managua acerca de la contaminación pormicroplásticos en las costas de la bahía de San Juan delSur. La contaminación por plástico es un tema que estátomando mucha relevancia desde hace algunos años,las grandes acumulaciones de residuos plásticos en losocéanos son evidencia de la disposición inadecuadade este material, esto perjudica principalmente a losecosistemas marinos causando afectaciones como,transporte de contaminantes en el medio, alteracionesen la alimentación y bloqueos en el tracto digestivoque podrían causar lesiones física o inclusive la muerteen muchas especies marinas.
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