Detection and quantification of microplastic pollution in the endangered Galapagos sea lion

Detection and quantification of microplastic pollution in the endangered Galapagos sea lion

Marine debris pollution poses a significant global threat to biodiversity, with plastics being the primary debris type found in oceans due to their low-cost production and high demand worldwide. Microplastics (MPs,

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science of the total environment 2023-10, Vol.896, p.166223-166223, Article 166223
Hauptverfasser: Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés, Garcia-Garin, Odei, Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo, Urquía, Diego O., Drago, Massimiliano, Borrell, Asunción, Páez-Rosas, Diego
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
bioavailability
biodiversity
cellulose
composite polymers
ecosystems
environment
fabrics
feces
Galapagos Marine Reserve
ingestion
marine debris
Microplastics
Plastic pollution
pollution
poly(vinyl chloride)
polyethylene
polypropylenes
quality control
Scat-based analysis
spectroscopy
Trophic transfer
Zalophus
Zalophus wollebaeki
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Zusammenfassung:Marine debris pollution poses a significant global threat to biodiversity, with plastics being the primary debris type found in oceans due to their low-cost production and high demand worldwide. Microplastics (MPs,
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166223