Massive plastic pollution in a mega-river of a developing country: Sediment deposition and ingestion by fish (Prochilodus lineatus)

Martín C.M. Blettler , Nicolás Garello , Léa Ginon , Elie Abrial , Luis Espinola , Karl M Wantzen (1, 2)

1 CITERES - Cités, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés
2 Le Studium Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, 45000 Orléans, France

The aim of this study was to determine the amount, composition and origin of plastic debris in one of the world largest river, the Paraná River in Argentina (South America), focusing on the impact of urban rivers, relationships among macro, meso and microplastic, socio-political issues and microplastic ingestion by fish.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Martín C.M. Blettler, Nicolás Garello, Léa Ginon, Elie Abrial, Luis Espinola, et al.. Massive plastic pollution in a mega-river of a developing country: Sediment deposition and ingestion by fish (Prochilodus lineatus). Environmental Pollution, 2019, 255, pp.113348. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113348⟩. ⟨hal-02572368⟩