An assessment of microplastics in fecal samples from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Canada's North

We assessed the potential for plastic ingestion in polar bears (Ursus maritimus (Phipps (1774))) using fecal analysis. Two method studies ensured our protocols could effectively recover and identify plastics in feces. First, microplastics (film, foam, or fragments) were intentionally introduced into...

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Autori principali:	P.U. Iyare, H.L. Vanderlip, M. Dias, J.F. Provencher, S. Zou, S.C. Lougheed, P.J. Van Coeverden de Groot, G. Whitelaw, M. Branigan, M. Dyck, D.M. Orihel
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Canadian Science Publishing 2024-06-01
Serie:	Arctic Science
Soggetti:	plastic pollution mammals plastic ingestion Arctic
Accesso online:	https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2023-0060
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