First assessment of debris pollution in the gastrointestinal content of juvenile Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) stranded on the west south Atlantic coasts

Recabarren-Villalón, Tatiana; Ronda, Ana Carolina; Sala, Luciano La; Sanhueza, Cristina; Díaz, Lucrecia; Pirani, Lucas S. Rodríguez; Picone, Andrea; Romano, Rosana M.; Petracci, Pablo; Arias, Andrés

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114628

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“…At the regional level, the plastic particles found, as well as the predominance of fibers, coincide with the results found in other matrices, such as fish, seabirds and coastal sediments [ 26 , 40 , 41 ], suggesting that atmospheric transport and deposition are key pathways to understanding the sources of contamination in other compartments and which complete the cycle of MPs in the environment.…”

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Microplastics and anthropogenic debris in rainwater from Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Villafañe,

Ronda,

Rodríguez Pirani

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Microplastics and anthropogenic debris in rainwater from Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Villafañe,

Ronda,

Rodríguez Pirani

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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“…This situation was expected, considering the distribution of this species in geographic areas with greater anthropogenic activity. Despite this, a recent study reported plastic debris in 97% of the birds studied on the coasts of southern Argentina [ 26 ]. This penguin species has a wider distribution than the Humboldt penguin and is capable of seasonal migration throughout the southern zone of South America [ 27 ].…”

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Microplastics in Seabird Feces from Coastal Areas of Central Chile

Mendez-Sanhueza,

Torres,

Pozo

et al. 2023

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Pollution from plastic waste thrown into the ocean affects all levels of the food chain. Marine species of birds are affected by plastic particles of different sizes, especially the mesoplastics (1 to 10 mm) found in their digestive tract, which mainly cause obstructions. In the case of microplastics (1.000 µm to 1 mm), their presence in the digestive tract of these species has been widely reported. We studied fecal samples of the Dominican gull (Larus dominicanus) (n = 14), Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) (n = 8), and Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) (n = 1) obtained from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of the Biobío region, Chile. Microfibers of various colors were present in the feces of Dominican gulls and Magellanic penguins, corresponding mainly in composition to polypropylene (PP) (83%) and rayon (77%). These results demonstrate that microplastic particles occur in the coastal environments of central Chile and suggest that they are probably circulating in the food chain.

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Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum) pellets as an indicator of marine plastic pollution along the Peruvian coast

Díaz-Santibañez

Clark

Zavalaga

2023

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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First assessment of debris pollution in the gastrointestinal content of juvenile Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) stranded on the west south Atlantic coasts

Cited by 8 publications

References 71 publications

Microplastics and anthropogenic debris in rainwater from Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Microplastics and anthropogenic debris in rainwater from Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Microplastics in Seabird Feces from Coastal Areas of Central Chile

Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum) pellets as an indicator of marine plastic pollution along the Peruvian coast

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