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Are fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) exposed to microplastics toxicological threat
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Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Cristina Panti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Baini,
Cristiana Guerranti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Roberta Minutoli,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Letizia Marsili,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Giannetti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Giannetti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Jorge Urbán R.,
Ilaria Caliani,
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Ilaria Caliani,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Giannetti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Giannetti,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Giannetti,
Matteo Giannetti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Giannetti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Giannetti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Baini,
Jorge Urbán R.,
María Cristina Fossi
Ilaria Caliani,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Ilaria Caliani,
Ilaria Caliani,
Ilaria Caliani,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Giannetti,
Ilaria Caliani,
María Cristina Fossi
Ilaria Caliani,
Letizia Marsili,
Ilaria Caliani,
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Matteo Baini,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Ilaria Caliani,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Giannetti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
Ilaria Caliani,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Giannetti,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Giannetti,
Ilaria Caliani,
Matteo Giannetti,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Giannetti,
Matteo Baini,
Roberta Minutoli,
Letizia Marsili,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Matteo Giannetti,
Letizia Marsili,
Letizia Marsili,
Matteo Baini,
Ilaria Caliani,
Ilaria Caliani,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Roberta Minutoli,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Matteo Giannetti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Ilaria Caliani,
Ilaria Caliani,
María Cristina Fossi
Roberta Minutoli,
Roberta Minutoli,
Simone Panigada,
Simone Panigada,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Letizia Marsili,
Cristina Panti,
Ilaria Caliani,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Roberta Minutoli,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Jorge Urbán R.,
María Cristina Fossi
Giancarlo Lauriano,
Matteo Baini,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Jorge Urbán R.,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Letizia Marsili,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Giancarlo Lauriano,
Giancarlo Lauriano,
Simone Panigada,
Cristina Panti,
Simone Panigada,
Simone Panigada,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Roberta Minutoli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Letizia Marsili,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
Jorge Urbán R.,
Matteo Baini,
Roberta Minutoli,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
María Cristina Fossi
Simone Panigada,
Cristina Panti,
Simone Panigada,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Ilaria Caliani,
Matteo Baini,
Cristina Panti,
Cristina Panti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Panti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristina Panti,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Summary
Researchers investigated whether fin whales in the Mediterranean Sea face toxicological risks from microplastics, by counting microplastics in surface waters and measuring phthalate concentrations in whale samples. The study compared two whale populations in areas of different human pressure to assess how microplastic-associated chemical contamination may affect these filter-feeding marine mammals.
The emerging issue of microplastics (plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm) in marine \nenvironment is recently raising increasing attention. The impacts of microplastics on baleen \nwhales, which potentially undergo to the ingestion of micro-litter by filtrating feeding activity, \nare largely unknown. Here we present the case study of the Mediterranean fin whale \n(Balaenoptera physalus), exploring the toxicological effects of microplastics on mysticetes \ncomparing two populations living in areas characterized by different human pressure: the \nPelagos Sanctuary (Mediterranean Sea) and the Sea of Cortez (Mexico). The work is \nimplemented through three steps: 1) collection/count of microplastics in Pelagos Sanctuary \n(Mediterranean Sea); 2) detection of phthalates in superficial neustonic/planktonic samples; 3) \ndetection of phthalates and biomarkers responses (CYP1A1, CYP2B, lipid peroxidation) in skin \nbiopsies of fin whales collected in the Pelagos Sanctuary (n=18) and Sea of Cortez (n=7). High \npresence of plastic particles have been detected in superficial neustonic/planktonic samples \ncollected in the Pelagos Sanctuary areas investigated (mean value 0.62 items/m3 ) with high \nconcentration of phthalates (DEHP and MEHP), used as tracers of plastic derivates. Relevant \nconcentrations of MEHP and higher biomarker responses (CYP1A1, CYP2B, lipid peroxidation) \nwere detected in the skin biopsies of fin whales collected in the Mediterranean areas in \ncomparison to the specimens of Sea of Cortez. These results suggest the use of phthalates as a \ntracer of microplastics assumption in fin whales and represent a warning signal on this \nemerging threat in baleen whales.