Microplastics in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, USA: Occurrence and biological uptake.

Microplastics are an environmental contaminant of growing concern, but there is a lack of information about microplastic distribution, persistence, availability, and biological uptake in freshwater systems. This is especially true for large river systems like the Colorado River that spans multiple s...

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Main Authors: Austin K Baldwin, Andrew R Spanjer, Michael R Rosen, Theresa Thom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228896

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