Extraction of microplastic from biota: Recommended acidic digestion destroys common plastic polymers

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 326-331

  Enders, Kristina ^a   Lenz, Robin ^a   Beer, Sabrina ^b   Stedmon, Colin A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

digestion; method development; microplastic; stomach samples

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIOTA; DIGESTION; MUSCLE; NITRIC ACID; PLASTIC; POLYMER; STOMACH CONTENT;

EID: 85020896534     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsw173     Document Type: Article

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