Occurrence of plastic particles in procellariiforms, south of São Paulo state (Brazil)

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Marine debris ingestion by albatrosses in the southwest Atlantic Ocean

“…Previous studies have quantified the occurrence of marine debris ingested by albatrosses in the southwest Atlantic, including Wandering, Black-browed and Grey-headed (Thalassarche chrysostoma) albatrosses breeding at South Georgia (Huin and Croxall 1996), Atlantic yellow-nosed, Sooty (Phoebetria fusca) and Tristan albatrosses breeding at Gough Island (Furness 1985a), and Black-browed and Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses wintering off southern Brazil (Petry et al 2007;Barbieri 2009;Colabuono et al 2009;Tourinho et al 2010). Presence of plastic particles has also been noted for two Southern royal albatrosses found dead in Brazil (Petry et al 2001).…”

“…The previous studies in southern Brazil were of Black-browed and Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses incidentally caught in fisheries (Colabuono et al 2009) and beach-stranded birds collected from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s (Petry et al 2007;Barbieri 2009;Colabuono et al 2009;Tourinho et al 2010). The reported frequency of occurrence of marine debris in Black-browed albatrosses was between 12% and 73% (sample size range: 26-59 birds), excluding a study of only two birds which both had debris (Tourinho et al 2010).…”

“…As in our study, plastics always accounted for the majority of the ingested debris, followed by fishing-related items, such as nylon lines and hooks. The type and number of plastics varied, but plastic fragments were the most common, followed by nylon lines and plastic pellets (Petry et al 2007;Barbieri 2009;Colabuono et al 2009;Tourinho et al 2010). For Atlantic yellow nosed albatrosses, the frequency of occurrence of marine debris in previous studies was 7% (Colabuono et al 2009) and 44% (Barbieri 2009), with sample sizes of 29 and 9 birds, respectively.…”

An experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of beach ashtrays in preventing marine contamination

“…Plastics items were the second most abundant material in the PBA. This was important because plastic items could be ingested by animals such as seabirds (Barbieri, 2009). Many invertebrates present on beach environments (e.g.…”

Estudo da distribuição de metais em plásticos no litoral de São Paulo: avaliação da poluição por meio de análise de pellets

“…Minchin, 1996Gregory, 2009;Majer et al, 2012;Farrapeira, 2011), enredamento de animais (Laist, 1997;Gregory, 2009), adsorção de poluentes químicos e possível transferência aos organismos (Takada, 2006;Derraik, 2002;Mato et al, 2001;Teuten, 2009;Endo et al, 2005;Rios et al, 2007;Karapanagioti, 2008;Ogata et al, 2009;Frias et al, 2010;Bond et al, 2011;Van et al,2012;Ashton et al, 2010;Holmes et al, 2012) e, também, podem ser ingeridos (Thompson, 2004;Boerger et al, 2010;Davison et al, 2011;Tourinho et al, 2010;Gregory, 2009;Graham & Thompson, 2009;Colabuono et al, 2009;Barbieri, 2009;Yamashita et al, 2011;Simmonds, 2012;Schuyler et al, 2012;Miranda, 2011 (Hall, 2000;Hammer et al, 2012), tornando-se cada vez mais escuros.…”