The true depth of the Mediterranean plastic problem: Extreme microplastic pollution on marine turtle nesting beaches in Cyprus

被引：72

作者：

Duncan, Emily M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Arrowsmith, Jessica ^{[1
]}

Bain, Charlotte ^{[1
]}

Broderick, Annette C. ^{[1
]}

Lee, Jonathon ^{[1
]}

Metcalfe, Kristian ^{[1
]}

Pikesley, Stephen K. ^{[1
]}

Snape, Robin T. E. ^{[1
,3
]}

van Sebille, Erik ^{[4
]}

Godley, Brendan J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Exeter, Ctr Ecol & Conservat, Marine Turtle Res Grp, Penryn, Cornwall, England

[2] Plymouth Marine Lab, Marine Ecol & Biodivers, Prospect Pl, Plymouth, Devon, England

[3] Soc Protect Turtles, PK 42, Mersin 10, Turkey

[4] Univ Utrecht, Inst Marine & Atmospher Res, Utrecht, Netherlands

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2018年 / 136卷

基金：

欧洲研究理事会;

关键词：

Plastic; Marine turtles; Nesting beach; Oceanographic models; LOGGERHEAD SEA-TURTLES; CARETTA-CARETTA; LEVANTINE BASIN; SANDY BEACHES; DEBRIS; SEDIMENTS; ENVIRONMENT; ACCUMULATION; INGESTION; OCEAN;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.019

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

We sampled 17 nesting sites for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Cyprus. Microplastics (< 5 mm) were found at all locations and depths, with particularly high abundance in superficial sand. The top 2 cm of sand presented grand mean +/- SD particle counts of 45,497 +/- 11,456 particles m(-3) (range 637-131,939 particles m(-3)). The most polluted beaches were among the worst thus far recorded, presenting levels approaching those previously recorded in Guangdong, South China. Microplastics decreased with increasing sand depth but were present down to turtle nest depths of 60 cm (mean 5,325 +/- 3,663 particles m(-3). Composition varied among beaches but hard fragments (46.5 +/- 3.5%) and pre-production nurdles (47.8 +/- 4.5%) comprised most categorised pieces. Particle drifter analysis hindcast for 365 days indicated that most plastic likely originated from the eastern Mediterranean basin. Worsening microplastic abundance could result in anthropogenically altered life history parameters such as hatching success and sex ratios in marine turtles.

引用

页码：334 / 340

页数：7

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