ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Line Global Changes and Ecosystem Services, Avenida General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 Dec;173(Pt A):113008. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113008. Epub 2021 Oct 13.
Wild fish (Cyprinus carpio, Mugil cephalus, Platichthys flesus) from an estuary of the NE Atlantic coast were investigated for plastic contamination (N = 128). From the 1289 particles recovered from fish samples, 883 were plastics. Among these, 84% were fibres and 97% were microplastics. Thirty-six polymers were identified. The number of microplastics (mean ± SD) per individual fish (MP/fish) was 8 ± 6 in C. carpio, 10 ± 9 in M. cephalus and 2 ± 2 in P. flesus. The means of MP/fish per body site were 6 ± 7 in gastrointestinal tract, 0.5 ± 1.1 in gills, 0.3 ± 0.7 in liver and 0.6 ± 1.2 in muscle samples. A few large fibres in liver (≤ 4841 μm) and muscle (≤ 5810 μm) samples were found. The results evidence the existence of high fish contamination by microplastics and reinforce the need of further research on plastic pollution in estuaries.
从北大西洋东北海岸的一个河口采集野生鱼类(鲤鱼、鲻鱼、欧鲽)样本,调查其塑料污染情况(N=128)。从鱼类样本中回收的 1289 个颗粒中,有 883 个是塑料。其中,84%是纤维,97%是微塑料。鉴定出 36 种聚合物。每只鱼(MP/fish)体内的微塑料数量(平均值±标准差)为鲤鱼 8±6 个,鲻鱼 10±9 个,欧鲽 2±2 个。每个身体部位的微塑料平均值±标准差分别为:胃肠道 6±7 个,鳃 0.5±1.1 个,肝脏 0.3±0.7 个,肌肉样本 0.6±1.2 个。在肝脏(≤4841μm)和肌肉(≤5810μm)样本中发现了少量较大纤维。研究结果表明,鱼类受到微塑料的高度污染,需要进一步研究河口的塑料污染问题。