Anthropogenic Microparticles in the Emerald Rockcod Trematomus bernacchii (Nototheniidae) from the Antarctic
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Anthropogenic microparticles (AMs) were found for the first time in specimens of Trematomus bernacchii collected in 1998 in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) and stored in the Antarctic Environmental Specimen Bank. Most of the identified AMs were fibers of natural and synthetic origin. The natural AMs were cellulosic, the synthetic ones were polyester, polypropylene, polypropylene/polyester, and cellulose acetate. The presence of dyes in the natural AMs indicates their anthropogenic origin. Five industrial dyes were identified by Raman spectroscopy with Indigo occurring in most of them (55%). Our research not only adds further data to the ongoing knowledge of pollution levels in the Antarctic ecosystem, it provides an interesting snapshot of the past, highlighting that microplastics and anthropogenic fiber pollution had already entered the Antarctic marine food web at the end of the '90 s. These findings therefore establish the foundations for understand the changes in marine litter pollution over time.
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Natural and semisynthetic microfibers have been found in wild marine organisms.
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- Bottari, T., Nibali, V. C., Branca, C., Grotti, M., Savoca, S., Romeo, T., Spanò, N., Azzaro, M., Greco, S., D’Angelo, G., & Mancuso, M.
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (IT)
- University of Messina (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
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- D’Angelo, Giovanna
- Mancuso, Monique
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Polar Research and Ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Keywords
- Trematomus bernacchii, microplastics, synthetic fibers, industrial dyes, indigo, marine litter, Ross Sea, plastic pollution, polyesters, polypropylene
- MeSH terms
- Microplastics, Animals, Antarctic Regions, Birds, Coloring Agents, Indigo Carmine, Perciformes, Plastics, Polyesters, Polypropylenes, Ecosystem
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