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Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment
Marine Pollution Bulletin2018
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Joao, Frias,
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Filipa Bessa,
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Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
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Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
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Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
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Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
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Paula Sobral
Vanessa Otero,
João Carlos Marques,
Pablo Barría,
Pablo Barría,
Pablo Barría,
Pablo Barría,
Pablo Barría,
Pablo Barría,
Joao, Frias,
Vanessa Otero,
Vanessa Otero,
Vanessa Otero,
Vanessa Otero,
Joao, Frias,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Vanessa Otero,
João M. Neto,
Paula Sobral
Joao, Frias,
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
João M. Neto,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Vanessa Otero,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Joao, Frias,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Vanessa Otero,
Joao, Frias,
Vanessa Otero,
João M. Neto,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
João Carlos Marques,
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
Paula Sobral
Joao, Frias,
Vanessa Otero,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
João Carlos Marques,
João Carlos Marques,
Paula Sobral
João Carlos Marques,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
João Carlos Marques,
João Carlos Marques,
Paula Sobral
Vanessa Otero,
Vanessa Otero,
Joao, Frias,
Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Joao, Frias,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
João Carlos Marques,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Vanessa Otero,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
João Carlos Marques,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Joao, Frias,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Filipa Bessa,
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Paula Sobral
Joao, Frias,
Paula Sobral
Summary
Researchers examined the gastrointestinal tracts of commercial fish caught from a natural estuarine environment and found microplastics in a significant proportion of individuals, documenting both occurrence rates and particle characteristics.
Microplastic ingestion has been reported for several marine species, but the level of contamination in transitional systems and associated biota is less known. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of microplastic ingestion in three commercial fish species: the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), the seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) and the flounder (Platichthys flesus) from the Mondego estuary (Portugal). Microplastics were extracted from the gastrointestinal tract of 120 individuals by visual inspection and digestion solution. A total of 157 particles were extracted from 38% of total fish (96% fibers), with 1.67 ± 0.27 (SD) microplastics per fish. Significantly higher amount of ingested microplastics was recorded for D. vulgaris (73%). The dominant polymers identified by μ-FTIR were polyester, polypropylene and rayon (semi-synthetic fiber). It is reported for the first time the presence of this pollutant in fish populations from the Mondego estuary raising concerns on their potential negative effects.