Microplastic in the Food of Small Sandeel Ammodytes tobianus from the Littoral of the Curonian Spit of the Baltic Sea

Аннотация

In the food bolus of small sandeel Ammodytes tobianus caught on the littoral of the Baltic Sea in the area of the Curonian Spit, two types of microplastic material were found—film and villus fibers. Microplastic was found in 21% of the studied individuals, and its portion is <0.01% of the mass of food. Microplastic film is defined with use of infrared spectra as polypropylene in the stage of destruction.