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Plastic microfibre ingestion by deep-sea organisms
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Plastic waste is a distinctive indicator of the world-wide impact of anthropogenic activities. Both macro- and micro-plastics are found in the ocean, but as yet little is known about their ultimate fate and their impact on marine ecosystems. In this study we present the first evidence that microplastics are already becoming integrated into deep-water organisms. By examining organisms that live on the deep-sea floor we show that plastic microfibres are ingested and internalised by members of a...
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- Peer reviewed
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Taylor, M
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- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Scientific Reports Journal website
- Volume:
- 6
- Article number:
- 33997
- Publication date:
- 2016-09-30
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-09-01
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- ISSN:
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2045-2322
- Source identifiers:
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646446
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- Taylor et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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