Plastic debris in bird nests: sources, ecological impacts, and bioindicator potential for monitoring microplastic pollution.

IF 3.8 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental Geochemistry and Health Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI:10.1007/s10653-025-02688-2

D Nguyen, Minh-Ky Nguyen, Minh-Thuan Pham, D Duc La, S Woong Chang, Sung Su Kim, D Duc Nguyen

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Abstract

Plastic pollution is a growing global environmental challenge, with human-generated debris increasingly used as nesting material by birds. This highlights the widespread impact of human activity on ecosystems. Plastics in nests fragment into mesoplastics and microplastics, posing risks to organisms and ecosystems. Predominantly, polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) appear as fibers, fragments, and strings. Birds are affected by plastic contamination through entanglement, ingestion, and exposure to toxic pollutants, including harmful additives. As bioindicators, birds reveal the extent of plastic pollution and associated ecological risks. Addressing this issue requires ongoing research on microplastic distribution in seabird nests, improved waste management, and monitoring in polluted regions. Social media can also aid efforts to map hotspots and raise awareness about plastic contamination in estuarine and coastal ecosystems.

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鸟巢中的塑料碎片：来源、生态影响和监测微塑料污染的生物指标潜力。

塑料污染是一个日益严重的全球环境挑战，人类制造的垃圾越来越多地被鸟类用作筑巢材料。这凸显了人类活动对生态系统的广泛影响。巢中的塑料会分解成中塑料和微塑料，对生物和生态系统构成威胁。聚丙烯（PP）和聚乙烯（PE）主要以纤维、碎片和线材的形式出现。鸟类通过缠结、摄入和接触有毒污染物（包括有害添加剂）而受到塑料污染的影响。作为生物指标，鸟类揭示了塑料污染的程度和相关的生态风险。要解决这一问题，需要对微塑料在海鸟巢穴中的分布进行持续研究，改进废物管理，并在污染地区进行监测。社交媒体还可以帮助绘制热点地图，提高人们对河口和沿海生态系统中塑料污染的认识。

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Environmental Geochemistry and Health 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

4.80%

发文量

279

审稿时长

4.2 months

期刊介绍： Environmental Geochemistry and Health publishes original research papers and review papers across the broad field of environmental geochemistry. Environmental geochemistry and health establishes and explains links between the natural or disturbed chemical composition of the earth’s surface and the health of plants, animals and people. Beneficial elements regulate or promote enzymatic and hormonal activity whereas other elements may be toxic. Bedrock geochemistry controls the composition of soil and hence that of water and vegetation. Environmental issues, such as pollution, arising from the extraction and use of mineral resources, are discussed. The effects of contaminants introduced into the earth’s geochemical systems are examined. Geochemical surveys of soil, water and plants show how major and trace elements are distributed geographically. Associated epidemiological studies reveal the possibility of causal links between the natural or disturbed geochemical environment and disease. Experimental research illuminates the nature or consequences of natural or disturbed geochemical processes. The journal particularly welcomes novel research linking environmental geochemistry and health issues on such topics as: heavy metals (including mercury), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and mixed chemicals emitted through human activities, such as uncontrolled recycling of electronic-waste; waste recycling; surface-atmospheric interaction processes (natural and anthropogenic emissions, vertical transport, deposition, and physical-chemical interaction) of gases and aerosols; phytoremediation/restoration of contaminated sites; food contamination and safety; environmental effects of medicines; effects and toxicity of mixed pollutants; speciation of heavy metals/metalloids; effects of mining; disturbed geochemistry from human behavior, natural or man-made hazards; particle and nanoparticle toxicology; risk and the vulnerability of populations, etc.