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Ingestion of Microplastics in the Juvenile Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) from Oregon Coastal Sampling Sites

Creator:

Arnold, Madison A.

Abstract:

Microplastics (<5mm) are a ubiquitous environmental pollutant that have the potential to cause significant harm in many fish species. Therefore, understanding the quantities at which they are being consumed by living organisms is crucial for characterizing risk. There are currently gaps in the microplastic literature regarding microplastic data from finfish...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis

Full Text:

are large relative to the organism affected can have (Wilcox et al., 2016). However, plastic