Polymer types ingested by northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) and southern hemisphere relatives

• Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• Main Authors: Kühn, Susanne, van Oyen, Albert, Bravo Rebolledo, Elisa L., Ask, Amalie V., van Franeker, Jan Andries
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
• Subjects: Research Article; Fulmar; Cape Petrel; Fulmarus glacialis; Northeast Atlantic; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785538/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32851520; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10540-6

Although ingestion of plastic by tubenosed seabirds has been documented regularly, identification of the polymer composition of these plastics has rarely been described. Polymer assessment may assist in identifying sources and may indicate risks from additives occurring in specific types of polymers...