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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111557
	Evaluating the presence of microplastics in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea
	Novillo O.; Raga J.A.; Tomás J.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	160
英文摘要	Litter is a well-known problem for marine species; however, we still know little about the extent to which they're affected by microplastics. In this study, we analyse the presence of this type of debris in Western Mediterranean striped dolphins' intestinal contents over three decades. Results indicated that frequency was high, as 90.5% of dolphins contained microplastics. Of these microplastics, 73.6% were fibres, 23.87% were fragments and 2.53% were primary pellets. In spite of the high frequency of occurrence, microplastic amount per dolphin was relatively low and highly variable (mean ± SD = 14.9 ± 22.3; 95% CI: 9.58–23.4). Through FT-IR spectrometry, we found that polyacrylamide, typically found in synthetic clothes, was the most common plastic polymer. Here, we establish a starting point for further research on how microplastics affect this species' health and discuss the use of striped dolphins as indicators of microplastics at sea. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Bioindicators; Fibres; Marine pollution; Mediterranean Sea; Microplastics; Striped dolphins
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Dolphins (structures); High frequency HF; IR spectrometry; Marine species; Microplastics; Plastic polymers; Striped dolphins; Western Mediterranean; Western Mediterranean Sea; Microplastic; microplastic; polyacrylamide; plastic; bioindicator; dolphin; FTIR spectroscopy; litter; marine pollution; plastic waste; pollution effect; adult; animal tissue; Article; controlled study; female; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; male; Mediterranean Sea; nonhuman; prevalence; sea pollution; seashore; Stenella coeruleoalba; water contamination; animal; infrared spectroscopy; Stenella; Mediterranean Sea; Stenella (Cetacea); Stenella coeruleoalba; Animals; Mediterranean Sea; Microplastics; Plastics; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Stenella
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148583
作者单位	Marine Zoology Unit, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Parc Científic, University of Valencia, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Novillo O.,Raga J.A.,Tomás J.. Evaluating the presence of microplastics in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea[J],2020,160.
APA	Novillo O.,Raga J.A.,&Tomás J..(2020).Evaluating the presence of microplastics in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea.Marine Pollution Bulletin,160.
MLA	Novillo O.,et al."Evaluating the presence of microplastics in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea".Marine Pollution Bulletin 160(2020).