Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 127, Issue , 2018, Pages 211-216

  Ory, Nicolas ^a,b   Chagnon, Catherine ^a,c   Felix, Fernando ^d   Fernández, César ^e   Ferreira, Joana Lia ^f   Gallardo, Camila ^a   Garcés Ordóñez, Ostin ^g   Henostroza, Aida ^e   Laaz, Enrique ^h   Mizraji, Ricardo ⁱ   Mojica, Hermes ^j   Murillo Haro, Vladimir ^k   Ossa Medina, Luis ^k   Preciado, Mercy ^h   Sobral, Paula ^f   Urbina, Mauricio A ^l   Thiel, Martin ^a,b,m  

^a Universidad Católica del Norte   (Chile)

^b Larrondo 1281   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur ^*  (Ecuador)

^e INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS INVEMAR   (Colombia)

^h Instituto Nacional de Pesca   (Ecuador)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^j Oficina de Generación del Conocimiento y la Información   (Colombia)

^k INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^m CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

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Author keywords

Humboldt Current System; Microplastic contamination; Planktivorous fish; Southeast Pacific Ocean; Upwelling systems

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

DIGESTIVE TRACT; HUMAN POPULATION; HUMBOLDT CURRENT SYSTEM; MICROPLASTIC PARTICLES; OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLANKTIVOROUS FISH; UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

FISH;

BIOACCUMULATION; DIGESTION; FISH; INGESTION RATE; PLANKTIVORE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; STOMACH CONTENT; UPWELLING;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; FISH; HUMAN; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PREVALENCE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

HUMBOLDT CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

ATHERINOPSIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; ENGRAULIDAE; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE;

PLASTIC;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85037342422     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.016     Document Type: Article

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