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Mar Pollut Bull ; 153: 110999, 2020 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32275548

RESUMO

Marine microplastic pollution is an issue of great concern nowadays since high concentrations have been detected in the ocean, mainly in the subtropical gyres that accumulate this type of debris. The long-term effects of this pollution on ecosystems and marine biota are still unknown. The aim of this study is to quantify and characterise microplastics and neustonic zooplankton in sub-surface waters of the Macaronesian region, an area that has been little studied to date. Our results show a great variability in the concentration of microplastics with values between 15,283 items/km2 in Los Gigantes (Tenerife, Canary Islands) and 1,007,872 items/km2 in Las Canteras (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands). The main types of debris found were plastic fragments and fibres. The abundances of neustonic zooplankton were also very variable between the different sampling areas, being the main components copepods and eggs. Regarding the microplastics-zooplankton ratio, values were obtained between 0.002 and 0.22. In Las Canteras, the highest accumulation zone, was found twice as much microplastics as zooplankton for the 1-5 mm fraction in dry weight. These values highlight the potential hazard of microplastics - and its associated chemical contaminants - for marine biota, especially for large filter feeders.


Assuntos
Monitoramento Ambiental , Microplásticos , Poluentes Químicos da Água , Animais , Ecossistema , Plásticos , Espanha
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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 4879, 2020 Mar 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32165655

RESUMO

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

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Sci Rep ; 9(1): 15843, 2019 11 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31676767

RESUMO

Deep-sea sponge grounds are vulnerable marine ecosystems, which through their benthic-pelagic coupling of nutrients, are of functional relevance to the deep-sea realm. The impact of fishing bycatch is here evaluated for the first time at a bathyal, sponge-dominated ecosystem in the high seas managed by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Sponge biomass surfaces created from research survey data using both random forest modeling and a gridded surface revealed 231,140 t of sponges in the area. About 65% of that biomass was protected by current fisheries closures. However, projections of trawling tracks estimated that the sponge biomass within them would be wiped out in just 1 year by the current level of fishing activity if directed on the sponges. Because these sponges filter 56,143 ± 15,047 million litres of seawater daily, consume 63.11 ± 11.83 t of organic carbon through respiration, and affect the turnover of several nitrogen nutrients, their removal would likely affect the delicate ecological equilibrium of the deep-sea benthic ecosystem. We estimated that, on Flemish Cap, the economic value associated with seawater filtration by the sponges is nearly double the market value of the fish catch. Hence, fishery closures are essential to reach sponge conservation goals as economic drivers cannot be relied upon.


Assuntos
Conservação dos Recursos Naturais/economia , Ecossistema , Pesqueiros/economia , Oceanos e Mares , Poríferos , Animais
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Bull World Health Organ ; 79(1): 15-21, 2001.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11217661

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three districts of Quang Ninh province, Viet Nam, to find out what proportion of the people who lived there engaged in behaviour that put them at risk of becoming infected with HIV, and to measure their knowledge about HIV infection and AIDS. METHODS: The survey was conducted in a rural district, Yen Hung; a mountainous district inhabited primarily by ethnic minority groups, Binh Lieu; and an urban district, Ha Long. Participants aged 15-45 years were randomly selected from the general population to be interviewed. FINDINGS: A total of 630 people from 707 households were interviewed; 8% were not home despite repeated visits and 3% refused to participate. The prevalence of premarital intercourse ranged from 9% to 16% among married men and 4% to 7% among married women. Among single men the proportion who had ever had intercourse ranged from 6% to 16%. Fewer than 3% reported having ever had sex with a sex worker. The median number of extramarital sex partners was 1. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS was high in the urban and rural areas but low in the mountainous area. Being male and being 20-29 years old were associated with having multiple sex partners. CONCLUSION: The low prevalence of individuals reporting that they had had intercourse with sex workers and partners other than their spouse may explain the low rates of HIV infection among the heterosexual population; these rates are in contrast to the high rates of HIV infection found among injecting drug users. The association between having extramarital partners and being a younger man suggests that the tendency to have more sexual partners may increase in the future. If this happens, the potential for HIV to be spread through heterosexual sex will increase.


Assuntos
Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Comportamento Sexual , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Grupos Minoritários/estatística & dados numéricos , Razão de Chances , População Rural/estatística & dados numéricos , População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Vietnã/epidemiologia
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J Am Vet Med Assoc ; 196(11): 1804-10, 1990 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2351600

RESUMO

Transthoracic impedance cardiography is a noninvasive method to determine changes in cardiac output on the basis of the cardiac-induced impedance change measured across the thorax. In this report, we describe a new, easily applied, tetrapolar spot-electrode configuration for use in canine transthoracic impedance cardiography. The array is a convenient alternative to use of the traditional circumferential band-electrode array which, in the dog, is prohibitive because of the extensive skin preparation required. The spot-electrode array was used to compare changes in cardiac output measured by transthoracic impedance cardiography, with changes measured by a reference indicator-dilution technique. A spot-electrode array, composed of 4 standard ECG electrodes, was used to measure transthoracic impedance in 10 anesthetized dogs. Variations in cardiac output were produced by controlled hemorrhage (200- to 250-ml increments). Simultaneous reference measurements of cardiac output were made before hemorrhage (control) and at each level of hemorrhage, using the saline-dilution method. The beat-by-beat impedance changes were measured by use of a Minnesota impedance cardiograph, which also recorded the first derivative of impedance (dZ/dt). An index of cardiac output was defined as the product of the maximal value of the first time derivative of impedance, ejection time, and heart rate for each beat during inscription of a saline-dilution curve. The average of the beat-by-beat indices was calculated and then normalized relative to the initial control value. Linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the correlation of the index of cardiac output with the reference cardiac output.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Assuntos
Débito Cardíaco , Cardiografia de Impedância/veterinária , Cães/fisiologia , Pletismografia de Impedância/veterinária , Anestesia/veterinária , Animais , Eletrodos/veterinária , Matemática , Minicomputadores , Análise de Regressão
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