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First evidence of microplastics and their characterization in yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis michahellis, Naumann, 1840) pellets collected from the Sfax salina, southeastern Tunisia.
Essoufi, Chayma; Santini, Saul; Sforzi, Laura; Martellini, Tania; Chelazzi, David; Ayari, Rihab; Chelazzi, Laura; Cincinelli, Alessandra; Hamdi, Nabil.
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  • Essoufi C; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, LR18ES06 Tunis, Tunisia; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy.
  • Santini S; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: saul.santini@unifi.it.
  • Sforzi L; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy.
  • Martellini T; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy; CSGI, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy.
  • Chelazzi D; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy; CSGI, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy.
  • Ayari R; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, LR18ES06 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Chelazzi L; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy.
  • Cincinelli A; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence - Via della Lastruccia, 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy; CSGI, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-50019 Sesto F.no, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: alessandra.cincinelli@unifi.it.
  • Hamdi N; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, LR18ES06 Tunis, Tunisia.
Mar Pollut Bull ; 205: 116628, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38917492
ABSTRACT
The aim of this work was to provide evidence on the presence of microplastics (MPs) in regurgitated Yellow-legged Gull pellets (n = 18) from Sfax salina (south-eastern Tunisia). This artificial area is subject to high anthropogenic pressure and hosts Yellow-legged Gulls, which are at the top of the trophic chain and can be used as sentinel species to monitor litter in the environment, including plastic pollution. The total number of MPs found in the samples was 309, 63.8 % fibres (4.95 ± 3.51 MPs/g) and 36.2 % fragments (2.87 ± 1.74 MPs/g). Micro-FTIR analysis evidenced that a large proportion of the fibres was attributed to artificial cellulose (40.7 %). Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and polyethylene (PE) were found in the fragments.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Monitoreo del Ambiente / Polietileno / Charadriiformes / Microplásticos Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Monitoreo del Ambiente / Polietileno / Charadriiformes / Microplásticos Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido