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Physical and chemical effects of ingested plastic debris on short-tailed shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris, in the North Pacific Ocean
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Marine plastic debris
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
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North Pacific Ocean
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Plastic ingestion
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Plastic contaminants
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Short-tailed shearwater
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452
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We investigated the plastics ingested by short-tailed shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris, that were accidentally caught during experimental fishing in the North Pacific Ocean in 2003 and 2005. The mean mass of plastics found in the stomach was 0.23 g per bird (n = 99). Plastic mass did not correlate with body weight. Total PCB (sum of 24 congeners) concentrations in the abdominal adipose tissue of 12 birds ranged from 45 to 529 ng/g-lipid. Although total PCBs or higher-chlorinated congeners, the mass of ingested plastic correlated positively with concentrations of lower-chlorinated congeners. The effects of toxic chemicals present in plastic debris on bird physiology should be investigated.
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Elsevier
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http://hdl.handle.net/2115/48357
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.10.008
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Marine Pollution Bulletin
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Volume Number62
Issue Number12
Page Start2845
Page End2849
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2023-07-26 |