Marine pollution bulletinAnimalsMicroplasticsWater PollutantsChemicalGastrointestinal Tract
A first comprehensive quantification of microplastic contamination in the gastrointestinal tract of endangered caspian seals (Pusa caspica) from the Caspian Sea.
Seyed Reza Khaleghi, Aliakbar Hedayati, Seyed Abbas Hosseini, Mohammad Gholizadeh, Roghieh Safari
Published: 202610.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118905
Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) are considered a serious threat to the Caspian seal (Pusa caspica), an endangered species, apex predator, and bioindicator in the Caspian Sea. The first assessment of MP ingestion in Caspian seals is presented in this work. For th…
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