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First record of plastic ingestion by an important commercial native fish (Prochilodus lineatus) in the middle Tiete River basin, Southeast Brazil

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Autor(es):
Urbanski, Bruna Q. ; Denadai, Ana C. ; Azevedo-Santos, Valter M. ; Nogueira, Marcos G.
Número total de Autores: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Biota Neotropica; v. 20, n. 3, p. 6-pg., 2020-01-01.
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This is the first study to report the plastic ingestion by Prochilodus lineatus in Brazilian fluvial ecosystems. We examined 32 individuals collected in two contrasting lotic environments: the highly polluted Tiete River and its much less degraded tributary, Peixe River. Most individuals, 71.88%, contained plastic in their digestive tract, with averages of 3.26 and 9.37 particles per individual in the tributary and main river, respectively. The blue color was predominant among the observed plastic particles and size ranged from 0.18 to 12.35 mm. Plastic ingestion must be accidental, predominantly, since the species has an iliophagous eating habit. As this species is regionally the most important fishery resource, potential adverse effects of this type of contamination may be transferred to human consuming populations. Mitigation measures against pollution are urgent in the Tiete River basin. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 19/00177-4 - Barreira química para a dispersão da ictiofauna: uma análise do rio Tietê e seus tributários
Beneficiário:Bruna Quirici Urbanski
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
Processo FAPESP: 19/00587-8 - Estrutura trófica de crustáceos do gênero Aegla (Pleocyemata: Anomura), endêmicos da região neotropical da América do Sul: uma abordagem utilizando a ferramenta isótopos estáveis
Beneficiário:Ana Clara Denadai
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado