A first step to assess suspended microplastics in a freshwater wetland from the coastal region of Ecuador

A first step to assess suspended microplastics in a freshwater wetland from the coastal region of Ecuador

Introduction: La Segua is an important wetland in Ecuador, recognized as a Ramsar site and of great ecological relevance. Currently, La Segua is threatened by human pressures and unsustainable landscape use associated with agriculture and aquaculture. This study is the first approach to the occurren...

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Main Authors: Carlos López, Luz Marina Soto, Vanessa Acosta, Ana María Santana-Piñeros, Yanis Cruz-Quintana, Luciana Gomes-Barbosa, Georgia Stamou, Maciej Karpowicz, Evangelia Michaloudi, Luis Domínguez-Granda, Miriam Steinitz-Kannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
Ramsar site
pollution
plastics
rotifers
Neotropics
food web
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1028970/full

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