Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 94-99

  Lusher, A L ^a   McHugh, M ^b   Thompson, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding; FT IR; Marine debris; Plastic; Polymer

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBERS; CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; DEMERSAL FISH; ENGLISH CHANNEL; FISH SPECIES; FT-IR; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FURTHER WORKS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LABORATORY STUDIES; MARINE DEBRIS; MICROPLASTICS; NATURAL POPULATION; PELAGIC SPECIES; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

DEBRIS; FEEDING; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FISH;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; POLYAMIDE; RAYON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; DEMERSAL FISH; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE POLLUTION; PELAGIC FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYMER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPITRIGLA CUCULUS; BUGLOSSISIUM LUTEUM; CALLIONYMUS LYRA; CEPOLA MACROPHTHALMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMERSAL FISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; MICROCHIRUS VARIEGATES; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC FISH; SEA POLLUTION; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS; TRISOPTERUS MINUTUS; UNITED KINGDOM; ZEUS FABER;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 84874713435     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.028     Document Type: Article

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