| Autor: |
Justine Ammendolia, Garth Covernton, Alexandra Skrepnyk, John F. Dower, Shoshanah Jacobs |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />French |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Arctic Science (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2368-7460 |
| DOI: |
10.1139/as-2024-0014 |
| Popis: |
Arctic seabirds are key bio-indicators of marine plastic pollution due to their transient movement and large populations. Although many studies have quantified the ingestion of microplastic particles (100 µm in size), 19 of which were analyzed for material composition using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Raman micro-spectroscopy. Of these, 13 particles were successfully matched to materials, with five as plastic. This produced an average concentration of 0.08 ± 0.28 microplastic particles per fecal sample, with no difference of occurrence between chicks and adults. Particle lengths ranged from 113 - 751 µm. The presence of microplastics larger than our lower limit of detectability of 100-µm suggests a need for analysis of smaller particles and microfibers in this species. We contribute to understanding how microplastics pass through little auks and characterize how this species interacts with the plastic pathways. |
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