Baseline Study of Microplastics in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Commercial Species Inhabiting in the Coastal Waters of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
A microplastics (MPs) emergence study in pelagic and mesopelagic species was carried out to delineate coastal degradation and ecosystem status around the Karachi metropolis. Species of high commercial and ecological worth were sampled using a gillnet of 1.5 cm knot-to-knot mesh size in November and...
Main Authors: | Akhter, N. (Author), Panhwar, S.K (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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