Plastic, It’s What’s for Dinner: A Preliminary Comparison of Ingested Particles in Bottlenose Dolphins and Their Prey

Plastic, It’s What’s for Dinner: A Preliminary Comparison of Ingested Particles in Bottlenose Dolphins and Their Prey

Microplastic ingestion was reported for common bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) inhabiting Sarasota Bay, FL, USA, a community that also has prevalent exposure to plasticizers (i.e., phthalates) at concentrations higher than human reference populations. Exposure sources are...

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Main Authors: Leslie B. Hart, Miranda Dziobak, Randall S. Wells, Elizabeth Berens McCabe, Eric Conger, Tita Curtin, Maggie Knight, John Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Oceans
Subjects:
plastic pollution
OneHealth
contaminant
plasticizers
seafood safety
marine mammal
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/4/4/28

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