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Microplastic ingestion by two estuarine-associated mullet species, Chelon richardsonii and Chelon dumerili in the Breede Estuary, South Africa
Microplastic (MP) ingestion in fish has the potential to cause a multitude of damaging effects to both organisms and the environment. Microplastics (MPs) are defined as solid plastic particles ≤ 5mm in size. The small size of MPs makes them extremely hazardous, as they imitate a range of food items …
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Microplastic Abundance, Distribution and Impacts on Sargassum-Associated Juvenile Fishes in the Gulf of Mexico
<p>Microplastics are a concern in marine environments because they are highly durable, ubiquitous, and can be mistaken for food and ingested by small organisms. Pelagic <em>Sargassum</em>, an important habitat for larval and juvenile stages of many fish species, is found in large surface …
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Microplastics in White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) and Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) from the Upper Thames River, Ontario.
Microplastics (plastic particles < 5 mm) are abundant in aquatic environments, particularly near urban areas. Little is known, however, about how variation in microplastic abundances within watersheds affects fishes. Microplastics were examined in demersal fishes—white sucker (Catostomus …
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Freshwater fishes and microplastics in an era of multiple stressors
Microplastics, plastics < 5 mm in size, are environmental contaminants typically arising from the breakdown of larger plastics that may cause negative impacts when consumed by freshwater fishes. However, microplastic exposure occurs in combination with other interacting multiple stressors, for …
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Microplastics as Contaminant Vectors: Influencing the Bioaccessibility of Naphthalene from Freshwater
Microplastics (MPs) are found throughout the environment and pose risks to human health as particulate pollutants. In addition, they have the potential to transfer environmental contaminants to humans and other sensitive receptors. However, there is a paucity of information on the vector effects of …