Microplastics and Anthropogenic Particles in Recreationally Caught Freshwater Fish from an Urbanized Region of the North American Great Lakes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microplastics are a pervasive contaminant cycling through food webs-leading to concerns regarding exposure and risk to humans.

Objectives

We aimed to quantify and characterize anthropogenic particle contamination (including microplastics) in fish caught for human consumption from the Humber Bay region of Lake Ontario. We related quantities of anthropogenic particles to other factors (e.g., fish size) that may help in understanding accumulation of microplastics in fish.

Methods

A total of 45 samples of six fish species collected from Humber Bay in Lake Ontario near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, were examined for anthropogenic particles in their gastrointestinal (GI) tracts and fillets. Using microscopy and spectroscopy, suspected anthropogenic particles were ide

SUBMITTER: Milne MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253813 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature