Microplastic pollution identified in deep-sea water and ingested by benthic invertebrates in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean

Microplastics are widespread in the natural environment and present numerous ecological threats. While the ultimate fate of marine microplastics are not well known, it is hypothesized that the deep sea is the final sink for this anthropogenic contaminant. This study provides a quantification and cha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental pollution (1987) 2017-12, Vol.231 (Pt 1), p.271-280
Hauptverfasser:	Courtene-Jones, Winnie, Quinn, Brian, Gary, Stefan F., Mogg, Andrew O.M., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Atlantic Ocean Eating Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Invertebrates - chemistry Plastics - analysis Polymers Seawater Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollution, Chemical - statistics & numerical data
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