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Title: Searching for hotspots of neustonic microplastics in the Canary Islands
Authors: Campillo, Alex
Almeda García, Rodrigo 
Vianello, Alvise
Gómez, May 
Martinez Sanchez,Ico 
Navarro Molina, Alberto 
Herrera Ulibarri, Alicia 
UNESCO Clasification: 251005 Zoología marina
330811 Control de la contaminación del agua
331210 Plásticos
240191 Invertebrados no insectos
Keywords: Mass concentration
Marine litter windrow
Microplastics
Zooplankton
Neuston, et al
Issue Date: 2023
Project: Evaluación del impacto de microplásticos y contaminantes emergentes en las costas de la Macaronesia 
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin 
Abstract: In this study, we investigated the concentration, distribution, and characteristics of neustonic MPs in the Canary Islands, with a particular focus on the island leeward zones, where a high accumulation of floating marine microplastics is expected. Samples were collected with a manta net at 15 different sites from Alegranza to La Gomera during the IMPLAMAC expedition. The microplastic concentration in surface waters ranged from 0.27 MPs/m3 in Alegranza to 136.7 MPs/m3 in the south of Gran Canaria. The highest concentration of MPs found was due to the presence of a sea-surface slick, also called “marine litter windrow”, formed in the south of Gran Canaria. The most abundant zooplankton group in the neuston was copepods, except at the marine litter windrow where fish larvae and eggs predominated. This indicates that coastal areas where marine litter windrows are formed have a high risk of MP ingestion and potential adverse effects on biota.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/122927
ISSN: 0025-326X
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115057
Source: Marine pollution bulletin [ISSN 0025-326X], v. 192, 115057, (Julio 2023)
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