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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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