What do we ecologists study when we investigate plastic waste in terrestrial and freshwater environments of Argentina?

Authors

  • A. Carolina Monmany-Garzia Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT). [La autora contribuyó como primera autora].
  • Agustina Malizia Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT). [La autora contribuyó como primera autora].
  • Rocío Pazos Instituto de Limnología ‘‘Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet”, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Juliana M. Ruiz Barrionuevo Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, UNT.
  • M. Fernanda Argarañá Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
  • Nicolás Garello Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
  • Martín Blettler Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
  • Alberto Galindo-Cardona Fundación Miguel Lillo. CONICET.
  • M. Angélica Occhionero Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, UNT.
  • Eduardo Martín Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, UNT. Fundación Miguel Lillo.
  • Ricardo E. de Cristóbal Instituto de Química Biológica “Dr. Bernabé Bloj”, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, UNT, e Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas, CONICET-UNT.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.913

Abstract

What kind of research questions do ecologists make in relation to plastic waste in Argentina? This question gathered a group of researchers at the symposium “Ecology of plastic waste: What do we study in Argentina?”, held at the XXVIII Argentinian Ecology Meeting. In this communication we analyze the national context on plastic waste. Our studies on the ecology of plastics sought to mitigate, on the one hand, and to quantify plastic waste, on the other hand. These studies occurred in the northern half of the country, in terrestrial and aquatic environments, and were focused on different plastic materials and diverse organisms, though bacteria were of interest for the majority of us. We conclude with guiding questions for ecologists, based on the Sustainable Development Objectives of the UN. These questions are related to: Clean Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, and Life Below Water and on Land.

https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.913

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¿Qué estudiamos los ecólogos cuando investigamos los residuos plásticos en ambientes terrestres y dulceacuícolas de la Argentina?

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2020-04-02

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Monmany-Garzia, A. C., Malizia, A., Pazos, R., Ruiz Barrionuevo, J. M., Argarañá, M. F., Garello, N., Blettler, M., Galindo-Cardona, A., Occhionero, M. A., Martín, E., & de Cristóbal, R. E. (2020). What do we ecologists study when we investigate plastic waste in terrestrial and freshwater environments of Argentina?. Ecología Austral, 30(1), 077–084. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.913

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2020): April 2020. Pages 001-165

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