MARINE DEBRIS REACH ANTARCTIC SEALS: FIBERS ARE THE MAIN INGESTED MICROPLASTIC

• Main Authors: Cebuhar, Julieta, Rodriguez Pirani, Lucas, Picone, Lorena, Negrete, Javier, Proietti, Maira, Romano, Rosana, Della Védova, Carlos, Secchi, Eduardo, Botta, Silvina
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; RAMAN; black carbon; fibers; phocids; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell; Hydrurga; Cierva; Cierva Cove; Antarc*; Crabeater Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/7217044; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7217044

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...