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  • 标题:Microplastics in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Lake Amatitlán
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  • 作者:Bessie Evelyn Oliva-Hernández ; Bessie Evelyn Oliva-Hernández ; Francis Mariel Santos-Ruiz
  • 期刊名称:Revista Ambiente & Água
  • 印刷版ISSN:1980-993X
  • 出版年度:2021
  • 卷号:16
  • 期号:5
  • 页码:1-10
  • DOI:10.4136/ambi-agua.2754
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas
  • 摘要:Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm found in the environment, which can cause health problems for aquatic organisms and humans, being classified as emerging pollutants. In Guatemala, Lake Amatitlán is one of the most polluted lakes as it receives discharges of wastewater, treated and untreated, as well as other waste from Guatemala City and other major urban populations. In a recent study, microplastics were found in sediments in Lake Amatitlán, so it was necessary to determine whether the lake's fish are affected by these pollutants, which can be harmful to their health. This research aimed to determine the microplastics in fish from Lake Amatitlán, for which 65 specimens of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were collected in October and December 2020, and January 2021. The collected fish were dissected in the laboratory, where the number and type of microplastics were analyzed in the digestive tract, after their separation by digestion and filtration. Lines or fibers were the most common type of microplastics, found in 63 specimens (96.9% of the analyzed specimens), ranging from 0 to 27 lines/fibers per individual. The frequency of other types of microplastics found were 0-3 fragments/individual, 0-2 films/individual, and 0-4 foams/individual, while microspheres were not found in any specimen. The presence of microplastics in tilapia from Lake Amatitlán is an indicator of contamination in the lake by pollutants that could affect the trophic network and represents a risk for the fish consumers, requiring the attention of environmental and health authorities.
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