Ingestion of plastics at sea: does debris size really matter?
Ingestion of plastics at sea: does debris size really matter?
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Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation
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Marine microplastics (<5 mm in length) can contain high loads of additives and adsorbed pollutants, and may be a threat to marine food webs due to their ingestion by organisms at the base of the food chain (http://www.unep.org/yearbook/). Small portions of the plastic particles were apparently removed, and perhaps ingested, during these putative gr...
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Ingestion of plastics at sea: does debris size really matter?
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9dae9cddef3a411394416f87126090e0
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2296-7745
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2296-7745
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10.3389/fmars.2014.00070
