Microplastic Ingestion by Marine Organisms - Recent UK Studies

Microplastics found in all sea turtle species
(University News, University of Exeter; 5 december 2018)
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_695428_en.html

Moving forward with microplastics research
(News, Plymouth Marine Laboratory; 14 november 2018)
https://www.pml.ac.uk/News_and_media/News/Moving_forward_with_microplastics_research

Study find 73% of Deep Water Fish Ingested Microplastics from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
(News, NUI Galway/OÉ Gaillimh ; February 19, 2018)
https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2018/february/study-finds-73-of-deep-water-fish-ingested-microplastics-from-the-northwest-atlantic-ocean-.html

Man-made fibres and plastic found in the deepest living organisms
(Press Office, Newcastle University; 14 november 2017)
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2017/11/plasticocean/


Selected Research Articles:


Microplastics and synthetic particles ingested by deep-sea amphipods in six of the deepest ecosystems on earth  (JAMIESON et al., 2019)
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.180667

Supplementary Material for JAMIESON et al., 2019
https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Microplastics_and_synthetic_particles_ingested_by_deep-sea_amphipods_in_six_of_the_deepest_marine_ecosystems_on_the_Earth_/4402865


Frequency of Microplastics in Mesopelagic Fishes from the Northwest Atlantic
(WIECZOREK et al., 2019)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00039/pdf

Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zookplanton:  A review
(BOTTERELL et al., 2019)
http://repository.essex.ac.uk/23346/1/1s20S0269749118333190mahttp://repository.essex.ac.uk/23346/1/1s20S0269749118333190main.pdfin.pdf

Microplastic ingestion ubiquitous in marine sea turtles
(DUNCAN et al., 2018)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gcb.14519


Video:


Science in the Lab:  Do zooplankton eat microplastics?
(University of Exeter, July 3, 2015)




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