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<journal-id>0188-8897</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-8897</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-88972023000200231</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24275/khdd6042</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Microplásticos en playas de la zona de influencia del Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (PNSAV), México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Microplastics in beaches within the influence area of the Veracruz Reef System National Park (PNSAV), Mexico]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peralta-Peláez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Alberto]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peña-Montes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carolina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hermida-Castellanos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Huerta-Quero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oswaldo de Jesús]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cecilia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mejía-Estrella]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ixchel Alejandra]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sulbarán-Rangel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Belkis]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Tecnológico Nacional de México UNIDA Laboratorio de Ingeniería Ecológica-Ambiental-Ciencias]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Veracruz Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Tecnológico Nacional de México UNIDA Laboratorio de Genética Aplicada]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Veracruz Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara Centro Universitario de Tonalá ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tonalá Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>231</fpage>
<lpage>242</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-88972023000200231&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-88972023000200231&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-88972023000200231&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Antecedentes.  La producción de plástico se ha incrementado considerablemente en las últimas décadas, teniendo una producción en 2019 de 368 millones de toneladas, donde una cantidad considerable termina desechada en el medio ambiente, donde se desgasta y descompone en microplásticos.  Objetivos.  Cuantificar y caracterizar los microplásticos presentes en las playas del área de influencia del Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (PNSAV).  Métodos.  Se realizó un muestreo mediante cuadrantes ubicados en playas localizadas en la costa de Veracruz: La Mancha, Chachalacas, Chalchihuecan, Antón Lizardo y el Sendero, en los municipios de Actopan, Úrsulo Galván, la Antigua y Alvarado, respectivamente. Las partículas de plástico se obtuvieron después del secado y tamizado de la arena y se cuantificaron y caracterizaron por espectroscopía y microscopia.  Resultados.  Se encontró un total de 180 piezas de plástico (4.5 piezas/m2) en la zona de influencia del PNSAV. Las playas del Sendero y Chachalacas presentaron la mayor cantidad de piezas de plástico. Del total de partículas en el sistema, el 92.35 % presentó forma irregular, las restantes fueron fibras, &#8220;pellets&#8221; y películas. Con respecto al tipo y dominancia de polímeros plásticos encontrados en las playas, los tres materiales principales fueron polietileno de alta y baja densidad (26.67 y 27.22 %, respectivamente) y polipropileno (23.33 %).  Conclusiones.  Se encontraron microplásticos en todas las playas analizadas, la mayor parte presentaron forma irregular. Los microplásticos representan un riesgo para los organismos que los ingieren, ya que se ha reportado que sirven como vectores de microorganismos patógenos y dispersores de sustancias químicas tóxicas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background.  Plastic production has increased considerably in the last decades, with production during 2019 of 368 million tons, where a considerable amount is discarded into the environment, where it wears out and decomposes into microplastics.  Objectives.  Quantify and characterize the microplastics on the beaches of the area of &#8203;&#8203;influence of the Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (PNSAV).  Methods.  The present study sampled sand beaches on the coasts of Veracruz, more specifically in La Mancha, Chachalacas, Chalchihuecan, Antón Lizardo, and El Sendero, in the municipalities of Actopan, Úrsulo Galván, La Antigua and Alvarado, respectively. Plastic particles were obtained after drying and sieving the sand and were quantified and characterized by spectroscopy (FTIR) and electron microscopy (SEM).  Results.  A total of 180 plastic pieces (4.5 pieces /m2) were found in the zone of influence of the PNSAV. El Sendero and Chachalacas&#8217;s beaches presented the most plastic pieces. Of the total number of particles in the system, 92.35% were irregularly shaped, and the rest were fibers, pellets, and films. Regarding the type and dominance of plastic polymers found on the beaches, the three primary materials were high and low-density polyethylene (26.67 and 27.22 %, respectively) and polypropylene (23.33 %).  Conclusions.  Microplastics were found on all the beaches analyzed, most of which were irregular in shape, representing a risk for organisms that ingest them since they serve as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms and dispersers of toxic chemicals.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Reefs]]></kwd>
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