A5093846955- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Centro Nacional de Microbiologia
2024
Microplastics (MPs) and artificial fibers (AFs) have been detected suspended tens of meters above ground level in the atmosphere, yet empirical data on them remain scarce. This study aimed to investigate presence MPs AFs digestive respiratory systems two abundant bird species, Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) Swift (Apus apus), within Community Madrid, Spain. Given that these birds spend majority their lives airborne, engaging activities such as mating sleeping during flight, research...
The threat of plastic pollution has escalated to unprecedented levels, with particular concern surrounding microplastics (MPs) and artificial fibers or particles (AFs) due their wide distribution across ecosystems bioavailability wildlife. Although research on the impact wild birds is rapidly growing, knowledge terrestrial species remains limited, especially regarding raptors, which have been significantly understudied. Here, we investigated prevalence MPs AFs in regurgitated pellets from...