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Plastic burdens in northern fulmars from Svalbard: Looking back 25 years
Collard, France; Bangjord, Georg; Herzke, Dorte et al.
2022In Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185 (Pt B), p. 114333
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Keywords :
Arctic; Biomonitoring; FTIR; Fulmarus glacialis; Microplastics; Polyethylene; Plastics; Svalbard; Polyethylene/analysis; Marine plastics; Gastrointestinal Contents; Plastic pollution; Northern fulmar; Gizzard; OSPAR
Abstract :
[en] The northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis ingests a larger number of (micro)plastics than many other seabirds due to its feeding habits and gut morphology. Since 2002, they are bioindicators of marine plastics in the North Sea region, and data are needed to extend the programme to other parts of their distribution areas, such as the Arctic. In this study, we provide data on ingested plastics by fulmars collected in 1997 in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. An extraction protocol with KOH was used and for half of the birds, the gizzard and the proventricular contents were analysed separately. Ninety-one percent of the birds had ingested at least one piece of plastic with an average of 10.3 (±11.9 SD) pieces. The gizzards contained significantly more plastics than the proventriculus. Hard fragments and polyethylene were the most common characteristics. Twelve percent of the birds exceeded the EcoQO value of 0.1 g.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Collard, France  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie analytique inorganique ; The Norwegian Polar Institute-NPI, Postboks 6606, Fram Centre, Stakkevollan, 9296 Tromsø, Norway. Electronic address: francecollard16@gmail.com
Bangjord, Georg;  The Norwegian Environment Agency, P.O. Box 5672, Torgarden, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway
Herzke, Dorte;  The Norwegian Institute for Air Research, NILU, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway
Gabrielsen, Geir W;  The Norwegian Polar Institute-NPI, Postboks 6606, Fram Centre, Stakkevollan, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
Language :
English
Title :
Plastic burdens in northern fulmars from Svalbard: Looking back 25 years
Publication date :
December 2022
Journal title :
Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN :
0025-326X
eISSN :
1879-3363
Publisher :
Elsevier Ltd, England
Volume :
185
Issue :
Pt B
Pages :
114333
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
FRAM - Framsenteret
RCN - Research Council of Norway
Funding text :
This work was funded by The Fram Centre Research Programme “Plastic in the Arctic” through the PlastFul project ( PA072018 ) and supported by the Norwegian Polar Institute and the PlastPoll project funded by the Research Council of Norway (# 275172 ).
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