The presence of plastics in marine mammals: common type microplastics and their features.

Authors

  • Gabriel Núñez-Nogueira DACBiol. UJAT.

Keywords:

microplastics, marine mammals, gastrointestinal tract, scats, fibers

Abstract

The presence of plastics in the aquatic environment encourages fauna to acquire these materials directly or indirectly through food, mainly. Marine mammals are no exception and despite their large size, they even show the ability to acquire microplastics. This study seeks to define what type of plastics or polymers are present in mammals and what distribution they have based on their physical properties, such as color and morphology, concentration present in reported cases, as well as the types of polymers most found and reported in the last four years. It was observed that compounds such as polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyethylene are present in most marine mammals. The dominant colors of the pieces become black, blue, transparent, green, and grey, among others. Based on morphology, fibers and fragments dominate, while their sizes, when reported, range from 100-20,000 μm for fibers and 44-40,000 μm for fragments, respectively.

Author Biography

  • Gabriel Núñez-Nogueira, DACBiol. UJAT.
    Experiencia en temas de contaminación y eco-toxicología de metales, hidrocarburos y plaguicidas, así como nano-partículas de metales en ambientes acuáticos. Miembro del SNI desde 2005.

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Núñez-Nogueira, G. (2023). The presence of plastics in marine mammals: common type microplastics and their features. Kuxulkab’, 28(62). https://revistas.ujat.mx/index.php/kuxulkab/article/view/5277