Wallace Alves Cunha, Ítalo Nascimento Freitas, Lux Attiê Santos Gomes, Sandy de Oliveira Gonçalves, Mateus Flores Montalvão, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, Alex Rodrigues Gomes, Thiarlen Marinho da Luz, Amanda Pereira da Costa Araújo, Guilherme Malafaia
Despite plastic ingestion has already been reported in several bird species, its physiological impacts have been little inspected, especially in representatives of the Cathartidae family. Thus, in this study, we aimed to identify, characterize, and evaluate the effects arising from the ingestion of plastic materials by Coragyps atratus adults, that captured in landfill areas. Herein, a total of 51 individuals were captured, the frequency of plastic intake being higher than 40%. The plastic materials consisted mainly of low-density polyethylene and film-type polystyrene, as well as presenting irregular shapes and diameters between 10 and 30 mm...
February 15, 2022: Journal of Hazardous Materials