Monitoreo de microplásticos en sedimentos de la playa Chorrillos, Huacho, Perú

Anabela  Tiburcio Angeles; Breisy  Lopez Paredes; Fernando Alex  Bruno Pacheco; Yahaira Viany  Gonzales Saravia; Rubi Anthoanet  Coca Ortiz; Yennifeer Yuliana  Arévalo Villafuerte

doi:10.51431/par.v1i1.817

Authors

Anabela Tiburcio Angeles Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-4802
Breisy Lopez Paredes Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0289-8315
Fernando Alex Bruno Pacheco Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-1310
Yahaira Viany Gonzales Saravia Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0563-1317
Rubi Anthoanet Coca Ortiz Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-6169
Yennifeer Yuliana Arévalo Villafuerte Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-1833

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51431/par.v1i1.817

Keywords:

Beach, microplastic, sediment, monitoring, screening, Huacho

Abstract

Objective: To monitor the presence of microplastics in sediments at Chorrillos beach, Huacho. Methodology: The study area was located at Chorrillos beach, district of Huacho, province of Huaura, department of Lima, Peru. Five sediment monitoring surveys were carried out, 6 points in the middle zone and 6 points in the upper zone were sampled per survey to determine the weight and shape of microplastics, which were analyzed in the laboratory and the data were entered into the Excel program. Results: In the first monitoring a weight of 6,7665g was obtained, in the second 1,8249g, in the third 1,0716g, in the fourth 0,8178g and in the fifth 0,9321g. In forms, 2% of fibers, 12% of pellets, 63% of fragments, 17% of sheets and 6% of sponges were obtained. Conclusion: There are microplastics in the sediments of Playa Chorrillos de Huacho, the most common being secondary microplastics and the predominant form fragments, mainly due to anthropogenic activities.