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Microplastic Content in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Some Fish Species of Lake Kubenskoe (Vologda Oblast)

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A quantitative assessment of microplastic (MP) content has been conducted in the gastrointestinal tract of perch, roach, and bream in Lake Kubenskое in Vologda oblast. MPs are detected in 60% of bream specimens and 43% of perch specimens. Plastic microparticles are not found in the gastrointestinal tract of the roach. It is found that the average number of MP particles is 1.6 ± 0.4 items per bream individual and 4.2 ± 1.4 items of MP per perch individual. MPs in the gastrointestinal tract of fish are mainly fibers, with a small proportion of fragments and films. No significant differences (р > 0.05) in the content of MPs in the gastrointestinal tract of benthivorous (bream) and euryphagous (perch) fish are found. These data are the first evidence of the presence of MPs in fish in the water bodies of Vologda oblast.

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MP:

microplastic

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We would like to thank the staff of the Vologda branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography for assistance in collecting and processing ichthyological material.

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This study was supported by the Development Program of the Tomsk State University (Priority 2030), project no. 2.2.3.22 ONG, and was carried out within the framework of the State Task of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, no. 076-00007-22-00.

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Tropin, N.Y., Rakhmatullina, S.N., Vorobiev, E.D. et al. Microplastic Content in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Some Fish Species of Lake Kubenskoe (Vologda Oblast). Inland Water Biol 17, 336–344 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082924020196

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