Screening for Microplastic Uptake in an Urbanized Freshwater Ecosystem: <i>Chondrostoma nasus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) Case Study

The feeding characteristics of the nase, based on its mouth morphology and feeding behavior related to aquatic habitat substrata sediments make this fish a biological uptake vector for microplastics in freshwater ecosystems. Fibers may have limited absorption through the gastrointestinal tract there...

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Main Authors: Angela Curtean-Bănăduc, Claudia Mihuţ, Alexandru Burcea, Grant S. McCall, Claudiu Matei, Doru Bănăduc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/8/1578