Microplastic ingestion by Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) in the Canary Islands coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 139, Issue , 2019, Pages 127-135

  Herrera, A ^a   Stindlova A ^a   Martinez I ^a   Rapp, J ^a   Romero Kutzner, V ^a   Samper, M D ^b   Montoto, T ^a   Aguiar Gonzalez B ^c   Packard, T ^a   Gomez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canary Current; Fish; Marine litter; Plastic pollution; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

DIGESTIVE TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LIVING ORGANISMS; MARINE LITTER; MARINE ORGANISMS; MICROPLASTIC PARTICLES; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS; UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

FISH;

MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SEA WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; FISH; FISHERY; INGESTION RATE; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CANARY ISLANDS; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EFFLUENT; INCIDENCE; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; PAINTING; PELAGIC FISH; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; SCOMBER COLIAS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYPRINIDAE; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY CURRENT; CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

RASTRELLIGER; SCOMBER COLIAS;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85058841081     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.022     Document Type: Article

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