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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111220
	First evidence of microplastic pollution in the El Quetzalito sand beach of the Guatemalan Caribbean
	Mazariegos-Ortíz C.; de los Ángeles Rosales M.; Carrillo-Ovalle L.; Cardoso R.P.; Muniz M.C.; dos Anjos R.M.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	156
英文摘要	In Guatemala, assessment of the impacts of microplastic pollution in marine and coastal protected areas has not yet been carried out. Therefore, the main goal of this paper was to evaluate the abundance, composition, physical forms, and the possible sources of plastic debris in the El Quetzalito Beach. The area was intended for biodiversity conservation but has been excessively contaminated by plastic materials from land-based activities. The results state that plastic debris negatively impact the Caribbean coast of Guatemala and are released by storm water and riverine transport from the Motagua River. With a high abundance of 279 items/m2 (30 items/kg d.w.), composed mainly of polystyrene foam beads (66.8%) and polypropylene fragments (25.8%), the microplastic sources are the deterioration of large plastics. As these plastics are commonly used in industrial, commercial, fishing, and household activities, these findings reinforce the need to improve effective sustainable management actions of solid waste treatment and disposal in the Guatemalan cities. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Marine protected area; Microplastic characterization; Plastic debris; Polymer identification
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Beaches; Biodiversity; Conservation; Debris; Deterioration; Elastomers; Environmental protection; Industrial waste disposal; Industrial waste treatment; Marine pollution; Microplastic; Polypropylenes; Biodiversity conservation; Household activities; Plastic debris; Plastic materials; Polystyrene foams; Protected areas; Stormwaters; Sustainable management; River pollution; microplastic; plastic; polypropylene; polystyrene; plastic; abundance estimation; chemical composition; conservation planning; marine pollution; plastic waste; pollutant source; pollutant transport; Article; Caribbean Sea; conservation biology; environmental impact; Guatemala; microplastic pollution; pollution monitoring; pollution transport; river; sea pollution; seashore; Caribbean; city; environmental monitoring; sand; waste; water pollutant; Guatemala [Central America]; Caribbean Region; Cities; Environmental Monitoring; Microplastics; Plastics; Sand; Waste Products; Water Pollutants, Chemical
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148951
作者单位	Centro de Estudios del Mar y Acuicultura, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad Universitaria, zona 12, Guatemala; Fundación Mundo Azul, Ciudad Cayalá, zona 16, Guatemala; Laboratório de Radioecologia e Alterações Ambientais (LARA), Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal Milton Tavares de Souza, s/no, Gragoatá, Niterói, RJ 24210-346, Brazil; Red de investigación de los Estresores Marino Costeros de Latinoamerica y el Caribe –REMARCO, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mazariegos-Ortíz C.,de los Ángeles Rosales M.,Carrillo-Ovalle L.,et al. First evidence of microplastic pollution in the El Quetzalito sand beach of the Guatemalan Caribbean[J],2020,156.
APA	Mazariegos-Ortíz C.,de los Ángeles Rosales M.,Carrillo-Ovalle L.,Cardoso R.P.,Muniz M.C.,&dos Anjos R.M..(2020).First evidence of microplastic pollution in the El Quetzalito sand beach of the Guatemalan Caribbean.Marine Pollution Bulletin,156.
MLA	Mazariegos-Ortíz C.,et al."First evidence of microplastic pollution in the El Quetzalito sand beach of the Guatemalan Caribbean".Marine Pollution Bulletin 156(2020).