First account of microplastics in pelagic sporting dolphinfish from the eastern Mexican coast of Baja California Sur

Bruma Rachel Castillo Rosas; J S Sakthi; Emelio Barjau-González; Francisco Rodríguez-González; Felipe Galván-Magaña; Sergio Flores Ramírez; Fernando Gómez-Chávez; S K Sarkar; M P Jonathan

doi:10.1016/j.etap.2023.104153

First account of microplastics in pelagic sporting dolphinfish from the eastern Mexican coast of Baja California Sur

Bruma Rachel Castillo Rosas, J S Sakthi, Emelio Barjau-González, Francisco Rodríguez-González, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Sergio Flores Ramírez, Fernando Gómez-Chávez, S K Sarkar, M P Jonathan

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This study is a baseline data on the presence of MPs from the gastro-intestinal tracts (GITs) in Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, from eastern Baja California Sur, México. 878 MPs items (in %) of fibers (29%), fragments (68%) and films (1.3%) were detected from 51 GITs of Coryphaena hippurus. Transparent, white, blue and black were the prevalent colours. Morphological features observed through SEM analysis, the presence of heavily weathered MPs is due to the mechanical, microbiological and chemical weathering process. PP (29%), Nylon (29%), PS (17%), PE (11%), PET (6%) and HDPE (8%) presence indicates their source from regional anthropogenic stress. Trophic level transition is enforced by polymer derivative, permitting the sinking behavior of MPs and increased ingestion probability. Fishes were classified as slim despite their higher feeding capabilities and ingested MPs indicates a relationship with environmental contaminants. Current study emphasizes the health risk linked to biological aspects of MPs ingestion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104153
Journal	Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Volume	100
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2023.104153
State	Published - Jun 2023

Keywords

Animals
Microplastics
Plastics/analysis
Mexico
Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity
Perciformes
Fishes
Environmental Monitoring

UN SDGs

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Rosas, B. R. C., Sakthi, J. S., Barjau-González, E., Rodríguez-González, F., Galván-Magaña, F., Ramírez, S. F., Gómez-Chávez, F., Sarkar, S. K., & Jonathan, M. P. (2023). First account of microplastics in pelagic sporting dolphinfish from the eastern Mexican coast of Baja California Sur. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 100, 104153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2023.104153

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First account of microplastics in pelagic sporting dolphinfish from the eastern Mexican coast of Baja California Sur

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