Plastic ingestion by fish in the coastal waters of the Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan: Associated with human activity but no evidence of biomagnification

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 213; p. 112056
• Main Authors: Chen, Kuan-Ju, Chen, Mei-Chi, Chen, Te-Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.04.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Bioaccumulation; Eating; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution; Fishes; Human Activities; Humans; Kenting National Park; Marine litter; Microfiber; Microplastic; Microplastics; Plastics - analysis; Taiwan; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Taiwan; Microfiber; Kenting National Park; Microplastic; Marine litter

Plastic pollution has become a global threat to the marine environment. Many studies have indicated that marine creatures are at risk of plastic ingestion, but relevant studies are still lacking in Taiwan. In this study, we quantified plastic debris ingestion by marine fish in the coastal waters of...