Garbage in guano? Microplastic debris found in faecal precursors of seabirds known to ingest plastics

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Provencher, J.F. (J. F.), Vermaire, J. (Jesse), Avery-Gomm, S. (S.), Braune, B.M. (Birgit M.), Mallory, M.L. (M. L.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Accumulation; Anthropocene; Arctic; Debris; Excretion; Microplastics; Retention; Fulmar; Guano; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/19880; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.101

Plastic pollution is global environmental contaminant. Plastic particulates break down into smaller fragments in the environment, and these small pieces are now commonly found to be ingested by animals. To date, most plastic ingestion studies have focused on assessing retained plastics or regurgitat...