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Ingestion of microplastics and natural fibres in Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) and Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast
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The ingestion of microplastics and natural fibres (<5 mm) was assessed for two commercial fish species in the western Mediterranean Sea: Sardina pilchardus and Engraulis encrasicolus. Gastrointestinal tracts from 210 individuals from 14 stations were examined with 14.28-15.24% of the small pelagic fish S. pilchardus and E. encrasicolus having ingested microplastics and natural fibres. A latitudinal increase in condition index (Fulton's K) of S. pilchardus gave an indication that larger individuals with better physical condition are less likely to ingest microplastics and natural fibres. Fibres were the most frequent particle type (83%) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis indicated polyethylene terephthalate was the most common microplastics material (30%). Results from this study show that both microplastics and natural fibres of anthropogenic origin are common throughout the pelagic environment along the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
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“Similarly, Compa et al. [55] reported, in Sardina pilchardus, higher levels of ingestion in fish with the lower condition, while the highest condition factor was found in fish with low levels of ingestion.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Compa, M., Ventero, A., Iglesias, M., & Deudero, S.
- Affiliations
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Compa, Montserrat
- Venue
- Marine Pollution Bulletin
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-03
- Volume
- 128
- Pages
- 89-96
- ISSN
- 0025-326X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2782764479
- Cited by
- 278
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 14
- FWCI
- 11.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Marine Pollution Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission
- Govern de les Illes Balears
- Commercializations Promotion Agency for R and D Outcomes
- Directorate-General for the Environment
- European Social Fund
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Keywords
- microplastic ingestion, natural fibers, Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicolus, small pelagic fish, gastrointestinal tract, polyethylene terephthalate, Spanish Mediterranean coast, Western Mediterranean
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Eating, Environmental Monitoring, Fishes, Gastrointestinal Contents, Mediterranean Sea, Particle Size, Plastics, Spain, Water Pollutants, Chemical
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