Microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of fish and the water from an urban prairie creek
Microplastics are defined as any plastic with a diameter ≤5 mm. Problems associated with these plastics such as contamination of both marine and freshwater environments and ingestion by aquatic organisms are of increasing concern. Our study quantifies the number of microplastics in a prairie creek i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2017-05-01
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| Series: | FACETS |
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| Online Access: | http://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2017-0008 |