First record of plastic debris in the stomach of a hooded seal pup from the Greenland Sea

[en] We found plastic debris in the stomach of an Arctic seal pup for the first time. Debris consisted of two pieces of light single-use plastic. Newborns of Arctic seals are at risk of exposure to plastic directly after weaning. Ecotoxicological investigations of plastic exposure to Arctic wildlife are needed.

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Environmental sciences & ecology
Aquatic sciences & oceanology

Author, co-author :

Pinzone, Marianna ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanographie biologique

Nordoy, Erling S.

Eppe, Gauthier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie analytique inorganique

Malherbe, Cédric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie analytique inorganique

Das, Krishna ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanographie biologique

Collard, France ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie analytique inorganique ; LEESU (UMR MA 102, Université Paris-Est, AgroParisTech), Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil Cedex, France

Language :

English

Title :

First record of plastic debris in the stomach of a hooded seal pup from the Greenland Sea

Publication date :

June 2021

Journal title :

Marine Pollution Bulletin

ISSN :

0025-326X

eISSN :

1879-3363

Publisher :

Elsevier, United Kingdom

Volume :

167

Pages :

112350

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112350

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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