MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC
Contamination in the Antarctic ecosystem and biota has been reported since the 1990s, and concentrations of anthropogenic debris, including macro and microplastics, are increasing in this region. The interaction between fauna and microplastics has been described from crustaceans to penguins, but con...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:7217044 2023-05-15T13:34:40+02:00 MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC Cebuhar, Julieta Rodriguez Pirani, Lucas Picone, Lorena Negrete, Javier Proietti, Maira Romano, Rosana Della Védova, Carlos Secchi, Eduardo Botta, Silvina 2022-11-17 https://zenodo.org/record/7217044 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7217044 unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/zotero://select/users/null/items/LPPJYQ4F doi:10.5281/zenodo.7217043 https://zenodo.org/communities/micro https://zenodo.org/record/7217044 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7217044 oai:zenodo.org:7217044 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode Antarctica RAMAN black carbon fibers phocids info:eu-repo/semantics/conferencePaper publication-conferencepaper 2022 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.721704410.5281/zenodo.7217043 2023-03-11T02:04:57Z Contamination in the Antarctic ecosystem and biota has been reported since the 1990s, and concentrations of anthropogenic debris, including macro and microplastics, are increasing in this region. The interaction between fauna and microplastics has been described from crustaceans to penguins, but contamination in seals is still unknown. Here, we assessed microplastic contamination in three species of Antarctic seals from the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) by analyzing 29 fecal samples of Lobodon carcinophaga (n=5), Leptonichotes weddellii (n=11) and Hydrurga leptonyx (n=13) collected at Cierva Cove. Feces were sieved successively through four different sieve sizes (1, 0.5 mm, 500 and 300 µm) and digested with KOH 10%. Samples were then evaluated with a binocular microscope and potential microplastics were isolated. Procedural blanks (n=3) for each sample were used throughout the entire process. Micro-RAMAN and Micro-FTIR spectroscopies were used to assess polymeric composition. Debris were present in all samples. The number of debris per sample, per species was 12.4, 14 and 15.8 for leopard, Weddell and crabeater seals, respectively. The main particles found were fibers (n=237), fragments (n=130) and filaments (n=28), with sizes ranging from 0.02 to 40mm; black, blue and white were the dominant colors, however other colors were also found. The RAMAN and Micro-FTIR spectra of 20% of samples up to now revealed black carbon, blue and green copper phthalocyanine pigments, semi-synthetic cellulose fibers and a polypropylene filament. This is the first evidence of anthropogenic litter in scat samples of Antarctic seals, and the first evidence of black carbon in Antarctic biota. Despite the low number of ingested plastics, detection in 100% of the samples of these top predators alerts to the potential impacts of these contaminants in this remote region. Also see: https://micro2022.sciencesconf.org/426734/document In MICRO 2022, Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from MACRO to nano Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Crabeater Seals Hydrurga leptonyx Zenodo Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Weddell Hydrurga ENVELOPE(-61.626,-61.626,-64.145,-64.145) Cierva ENVELOPE(-60.873,-60.873,-64.156,-64.156) Cierva Cove ENVELOPE(-60.883,-60.883,-64.150,-64.150) |
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Contamination in the Antarctic ecosystem and biota has been reported since the 1990s, and concentrations of anthropogenic debris, including macro and microplastics, are increasing in this region. The interaction between fauna and microplastics has been described from crustaceans to penguins, but contamination in seals is still unknown. Here, we assessed microplastic contamination in three species of Antarctic seals from the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) by analyzing 29 fecal samples of Lobodon carcinophaga (n=5), Leptonichotes weddellii (n=11) and Hydrurga leptonyx (n=13) collected at Cierva Cove. Feces were sieved successively through four different sieve sizes (1, 0.5 mm, 500 and 300 µm) and digested with KOH 10%. Samples were then evaluated with a binocular microscope and potential microplastics were isolated. Procedural blanks (n=3) for each sample were used throughout the entire process. Micro-RAMAN and Micro-FTIR spectroscopies were used to assess polymeric composition. Debris were present in all samples. The number of debris per sample, per species was 12.4, 14 and 15.8 for leopard, Weddell and crabeater seals, respectively. The main particles found were fibers (n=237), fragments (n=130) and filaments (n=28), with sizes ranging from 0.02 to 40mm; black, blue and white were the dominant colors, however other colors were also found. The RAMAN and Micro-FTIR spectra of 20% of samples up to now revealed black carbon, blue and green copper phthalocyanine pigments, semi-synthetic cellulose fibers and a polypropylene filament. This is the first evidence of anthropogenic litter in scat samples of Antarctic seals, and the first evidence of black carbon in Antarctic biota. Despite the low number of ingested plastics, detection in 100% of the samples of these top predators alerts to the potential impacts of these contaminants in this remote region. Also see: https://micro2022.sciencesconf.org/426734/document In MICRO 2022, Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from MACRO to nano |
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Cebuhar, Julieta Rodriguez Pirani, Lucas Picone, Lorena Negrete, Javier Proietti, Maira Romano, Rosana Della Védova, Carlos Secchi, Eduardo Botta, Silvina |
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Cebuhar, Julieta Rodriguez Pirani, Lucas Picone, Lorena Negrete, Javier Proietti, Maira Romano, Rosana Della Védova, Carlos Secchi, Eduardo Botta, Silvina |
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MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC |
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MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC |
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MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC |
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MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC |
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MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC |
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marine debris reach antarctic seals: fibers are the main ingested microplastic |
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