Contamination knows no borders: Toxic organic compounds pollute plastics in the biodiversity hotspot of Revillagigedo Archipelago National Park, Mexico

Plastic pollution is ubiquitous and not even remote protected islands are safe from it. Floating debris can adsorb toxic compounds that concentrate on their surface, being available to the animals that ingest them. For this reason, a baseline study of plastic pollution was conducted in the remote Re...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2021-09, Vol.170, p.112623-112623, Article 112623
Main Authors: Pelamatti, Tania, Rios-Mendoza, Lorena M., Hoyos-Padilla, Edgar M., Galván-Magaña, Felipe, De Camillis, Roberto, Marmolejo-Rodríguez, Ana J., González-Armas, Rogelio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aquatic mammals
Archipelagoes
Aromatic compounds
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Baseline studies
Biodiversity
Biodiversity hot spots
Chemical analysis
Chlorine compounds
Contamination
Endangered species
Endemic species
Filter feeders
Ingestion
Marine fishes
Marine mammals
Megafauna
Microplastics
National parks
Organic compounds
Organochlorine pesticides
PAHs
PCB
PCBs
Pesticides
Plastic pollution
Plastics
Pollutants
Pollution
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Polymers
Polypropylene
Rare species
Sharks
Species extinction
Terrestrial environments
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Summary:Plastic pollution is ubiquitous and not even remote protected islands are safe from it. Floating debris can adsorb toxic compounds that concentrate on their surface, being available to the animals that ingest them. For this reason, a baseline study of plastic pollution was conducted in the remote Revillagigedo Archipelago, in the Mexican Pacific Ocean. In 47 manta net samples an average of 4.8 plastics/1000m2 was found, 73% of the pieces being
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112623