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Microplastic fragments and microbeads in digestive tracts of planktivorous fish from urban coastal waters

We investigated microplastics in the digestive tracts of 64 Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) sampled in Tokyo Bay. Plastic was detected in 49 out of 64 fish (77%), with 2.3 pieces on average and up to 15 pieces per individual. All of the plastics were identified by Fourier transform infrared s...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Kosuke, Takada, Hideshige
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5043373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27686984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34351