Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin
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Resumo: | The pollution of Brazilian freshwater ecosystems by plastic began to appear in the scientific literature only in this century. We provide herein reports of plastic ingestion by members of the ichthyofauna in the Paraíba do Sul River basin. Our study area comprised the Simplício Hydroelectric Complex, located in the middle section of the Paraíba do Sul River. Fish specimens were caught with gillnets and the stomach contents examined using a stereomicroscope and, when necessary, a compound microscope. Out of a total of 218 individual stomachs from 19 species examined, six individuals belonging to five species contained plastic in their stomachs. The synthetic polymers were determined to be polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Three of the species had not previously been reported to consume plastic in natural ecosystems. In addition, at least three of the five species are commercially valuable. Our work, together with other published records, raises to 46 the number of Brazilian freshwater fish species known to have ingested plastic particles. Implementation of policies at the river basin level are needed to avoid plastic pollution in the Paraíba do Sul and tributaries in the southeastern Brazil. |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River BasinFourier-transformed infrared spectroscopyFreshwaterMicroplasticParaíba do Sul RiverPollutionStomachThe pollution of Brazilian freshwater ecosystems by plastic began to appear in the scientific literature only in this century. We provide herein reports of plastic ingestion by members of the ichthyofauna in the Paraíba do Sul River basin. Our study area comprised the Simplício Hydroelectric Complex, located in the middle section of the Paraíba do Sul River. Fish specimens were caught with gillnets and the stomach contents examined using a stereomicroscope and, when necessary, a compound microscope. Out of a total of 218 individual stomachs from 19 species examined, six individuals belonging to five species contained plastic in their stomachs. The synthetic polymers were determined to be polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Three of the species had not previously been reported to consume plastic in natural ecosystems. In addition, at least three of the five species are commercially valuable. Our work, together with other published records, raises to 46 the number of Brazilian freshwater fish species known to have ingested plastic particles. Implementation of policies at the river basin level are needed to avoid plastic pollution in the Paraíba do Sul and tributaries in the southeastern Brazil.Ictiológica Consultoria Ambiental ME-LTDA, Rua Primo Paganini, 990 – Casa CUniversidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP Departamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências, R. Prof. Dr. Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250 - Distrito de Rubião JuniorUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto-UFOP Departamento de Química Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas Campus Morro do CruzeiroDepartamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid - PR-445, Km 380Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A., Av. Graça Aranha, 26 - CentroUniversidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP Departamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências, R. Prof. Dr. Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250 - Distrito de Rubião JuniorIctiológica Consultoria Ambiental ME-LTDAUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Instituto de Ciências Exatas e BiológicasUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A.Lima, Felipe P.Azevedo-Santos, Valter M. [UNESP]Santos, Viviane M. R.Vidotto-Magnoni, Ana P.Soares, Cláudio L.Manzano, Felipe V.Nobile, André B.2021-06-25T10:48:59Z2021-06-25T10:48:59Z2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-020-04964-6Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, v. 232, n. 1, 2021.1573-29320049-6979http://hdl.handle.net/11449/20709810.1007/s11270-020-04964-62-s2.0-85099100060Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengWater, Air, and Soil Pollutioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T16:16:02Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/207098Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462021-10-23T16:16:02Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin Lima, Felipe P. Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy Freshwater Microplastic Paraíba do Sul River Pollution Stomach |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Plastic Ingestion by Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishes from a Neotropical River Basin |
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Lima, Felipe P. |
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Lima, Felipe P. Azevedo-Santos, Valter M. [UNESP] Santos, Viviane M. R. Vidotto-Magnoni, Ana P. Soares, Cláudio L. Manzano, Felipe V. Nobile, André B. |
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Azevedo-Santos, Valter M. [UNESP] Santos, Viviane M. R. Vidotto-Magnoni, Ana P. Soares, Cláudio L. Manzano, Felipe V. Nobile, André B. |
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Ictiológica Consultoria Ambiental ME-LTDA Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A. |
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Lima, Felipe P. Azevedo-Santos, Valter M. [UNESP] Santos, Viviane M. R. Vidotto-Magnoni, Ana P. Soares, Cláudio L. Manzano, Felipe V. Nobile, André B. |
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Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy Freshwater Microplastic Paraíba do Sul River Pollution Stomach |
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Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy Freshwater Microplastic Paraíba do Sul River Pollution Stomach |
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The pollution of Brazilian freshwater ecosystems by plastic began to appear in the scientific literature only in this century. We provide herein reports of plastic ingestion by members of the ichthyofauna in the Paraíba do Sul River basin. Our study area comprised the Simplício Hydroelectric Complex, located in the middle section of the Paraíba do Sul River. Fish specimens were caught with gillnets and the stomach contents examined using a stereomicroscope and, when necessary, a compound microscope. Out of a total of 218 individual stomachs from 19 species examined, six individuals belonging to five species contained plastic in their stomachs. The synthetic polymers were determined to be polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Three of the species had not previously been reported to consume plastic in natural ecosystems. In addition, at least three of the five species are commercially valuable. Our work, together with other published records, raises to 46 the number of Brazilian freshwater fish species known to have ingested plastic particles. Implementation of policies at the river basin level are needed to avoid plastic pollution in the Paraíba do Sul and tributaries in the southeastern Brazil. |
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