First record of plastic debris in the stomach of a hooded seal pup from the Greenland Sea

peer reviewed We found plastic debris in the stomach of an Arctic seal pup for the first time. Debris consisted of two pieces of light single-use plastic. Newborns of Arctic seals are at risk of exposure to plastic directly after weaning. Ecotoxicological investigations of plastic exposure to Arctic...

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Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: Pinzone, Marianna, Nordoy, Erling S., Eppe, Gauthier, Malherbe, Cédric, Das, Krishna, Collard, France
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021
Subjects:
Wildlife toxicology
Pagophilus groenlandicus
FTIR
Cystophora cristata
Macroplastic
Pinnipeds
Arctic
Life sciences
Environmental sciences & ecology
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Sciences du vivant
Sciences de l’environnement & écologie
Sciences aquatiques & océanologie
Greenland
Greenland Sea
hooded seal
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/260960
https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/260960/1/2021%20MPB%20167%20Pinzone%20Collard.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112350
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Summary:peer reviewed We found plastic debris in the stomach of an Arctic seal pup for the first time. Debris consisted of two pieces of light single-use plastic. Newborns of Arctic seals are at risk of exposure to plastic directly after weaning. Ecotoxicological investigations of plastic exposure to Arctic wildlife are needed.

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