Plastic ingestion in oceanic-stage loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) off the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring in the Netherlands - update 2019

“…For European marine areas where fulmars do not occur, other species are needed as ingestion indicators, for which methodology and targets are being developed such as for marine turtles or fish (e.g. Matiddi et al 2017;Pham et al 2017;Bray et al 2019).…”

Validation of an optimised protocol for quantification of microplastics in heterogenous samples: A case study using green turtle chyme

“…They are broadly divided into two categories; macroplastics (>5 mm) and microplastics (<5 mm, [ 4 , 5 ]), and mainly impact marine life through the processes of entanglement and ingestion [ 6 ]. All seven turtle species are known to be affected by plastic debris globally [ [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] ]. Unlike other marine organisms, the herbivorous feeding strategies of green turtles make them highly susceptible to ingestion of marine debris [ 11 , 12 ].…”

Interaction of Environmental Pollutants with Microplastics: A Critical Review of Sorption Factors, Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicological Effects

“…In contrast, indirect ingestion is related to the trophic transfer being the result of the consumption of contaminated food. Several works document the ingestion of MPs at every trophic level, including zooplankton [23][24][25], mussels [26,27], fishes [25,[28][29][30][31], sea turtles [32] and marine birds [25,[33][34][35]. These physical impacts may induce drowning, suffocation, strangulation, and starvation [36] in addition to the damage to gills and other internal organs.…”