Impacts of plastic debris on biota and implications for human health: A South African perspective

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dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Trishan
dc.contributor.authorRajkaran, Anusha
dc.contributor.authorSershen, Naidoo
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-10T08:02:01Z
dc.date.available2020-11-10T08:02:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractEntanglement and ingestion of plastics are the main ecological impacts of marine plastic debris on marine biota, but indirect effects such as the transport of alien species and benthic smothering are also important to note. Entanglement of invertebrates, sharks, turtles, birds and marine mammals is mainly caused by macroplastics (>5 mm), and leads to reduced mobility, ineffective foraging and subsequent mortality. The main plastic types associated with entanglement are improperly discarded fishing nets, lines, ropes and straps.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNaidoo, T. et al. (2020). Impacts of plastic debris on biota and implications for human health: A South African perspective.South African Journal of Science, 116(5-6),7693. Doi: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7693en_US
dc.identifier.issn0370-8462
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5399
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Assn. For The Advancement Of Scienceen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectMicroplasticen_US
dc.subjectEntanglementen_US
dc.subjectIngestionen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.titleImpacts of plastic debris on biota and implications for human health: A South African perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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