The use of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as a suitable approach to isolate plastics ingested by marine organisms

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 86-90

  Kühn, Susanne ^a   van Werven, Bernike ^a,b   van Oyen, Albert ^c   Meijboom, André ^a   Bravo Rebolledo, Elisa L ^a,d   van Franeker, Jan A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CARAT GmbH   (Germany)

^d Elisa Bravo Ecological and Biological Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extraction method; Marine debris; Plastic; Potassium hydroxide (KOH)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DEBRIS; ELASTOMERS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; EXTRACTION METHOD; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC MARINE DEBRIS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACID; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC; CELLULOSE ACETATE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; HYDROXIDE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

DIET; EXTRACTION METHOD; HYDROXIDE; INGESTION RATE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMER; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INGESTION; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEABIRD; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STOMACH JUICE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; CHEMISTRY; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUTIONS;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROXIDES; PLASTICS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85007342497     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.034     Document Type: Article

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