Microplastics in Internal Tissues of Companion Animals from Urban Environments
Companion animals living in urban areas are exposed to environmental contaminants, which may include microplastics. A preliminary study was conducted by collecting postmortem samples from the internal tissue (lungs, ileum, liver, kidney, and blood clots) of 25 dogs (<i>Canis familiaris</i&g...
Autores principales: | Joana C. Prata, Ana L. Patrício Silva, João P. da Costa, Patrícia Dias-Pereira, Alexandre Carvalho, António José Silva Fernandes, Florinda Mendes da Costa, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos |
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Formato: | Artículo |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Colección: | Animals |
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/15/1979 |
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