Title
Microplastic in four sandy beaches from Peruvian coast
Other title
Presencia de microplásticos en cuatro playas arenosas de Perú
Date Issued
01 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Henostroza A.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Fac. Of Biological Sci.
Abstract
Results of measurement of the microplastic number and weigh from four sandy beaches along Peruvian coast are shown. Microplastic samples were collected during June 2014 to May 2015. Hard plastic fragment > 1 mm was found at over 80% of the four sampling locations. The Costa Azul beach (~ 12°S) presented the 522 items per m2 of microplastic, in which the 463.33 items per m2 and weight 2.6 g per m2 were hard plastic. The Medio Mundo (~ 11°S) beach has the lowest microplastic in number and weight (4.67 items per m2 and 0.50 g per m2). The random microplastic sample from Costal Azul beach was confirmed by FT-IR spectroscopy, we found five fragments with polyurethane (PE), two pieces with polypropylene (PP) and one piece of Styrofoam (EPS). Few studies mention hard plastic with a main component of microplastic, and we suggest new insights into the sources and pathway of microdebris into habitats.
Start page
101
End page
106
Volume
24
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85018170045
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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