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    Clinical Pathology of Plastic Ingestion in Marine Birds and Relationships with Blood Chemistry.

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    Authors
    Lavers, JL
    Hutton, I
    Bond, AL cc
    Issue date
    2019-07-15
    Submitted date
    2019-08-13
    Subject Terms
    haematology
    seabird health
    marine debris
    morbidity
    plastic pollution
    
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    Abstract
    Pollution of the environment with plastic debris is a significant and rapidly expanding threat to biodiversity due to its abundance, durability, and persistence. Current knowledge of the negative effects of debris on wildlife is largely based on consequences that are readily observed, such as entanglement or starvation. Many interactions with debris, however, result in less visible and poorly documented sublethal effects, and as a consequence, the true impact of plastic is underestimated. We investigated the sublethal effects of ingested plastic in Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Ardenna carneipes) using blood chemistry parameters as a measure of bird health. The presence of plastic had a significant negative effect on bird morphometrics and blood calcium levels and a positive relationship with the concentration of uric acid, cholesterol, and amylase. That we found blood chemistry parameters being related to plastic pollution is one of the few examples to date of the sublethal effects of marine debris and highlights that superficially healthy individuals may still experience the negative consequences of ingesting plastic debris. Moving beyond crude measures, such as reduced body mass, to physiological parameters will provide much needed insight into the nuanced and less visible effects of plastic.
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    Clinical Pathology of Plastic Ingestion in Marine Birds and Relationships with Blood Chemistry. Jennifer L. Lavers, Ian Hutton, and Alexander L. Bond. Environmental Science & Technology 2019 53 (15), 9224-9231. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02098
    Publisher
    American Chemical Society
    Journal
    Environ Sci Technol
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622560
    DOI
    10.1021/acs.est.9b02098
    Type
    Journal Article
    Item Description
    Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society. This document is the author’s final accepted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the published version if you wish to cite from it.
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    1520-5851
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1021/acs.est.9b02098
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