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Identification of Microplastics Extracted from the Stomachs of Largemouth Bass from the Mid-atlantic Region Using Transmission FTIR Microscopy
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Researchers used transmission FTIR microscopy to identify microplastics extracted from the stomachs of Largemouth Bass caught in the Mid-Atlantic region, characterizing polymer types and particle morphology in a commercially important freshwater species. Microplastic ingestion by freshwater fish consumed by humans creates a direct dietary exposure route, with fish-gut contents serving as a sentinel for plastic contamination in regional watersheds.
For this study microplastics extracted from Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoi...
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