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PlasM - Microplastic in fish

OpenAgrar 2022
Anja Bunge, Ivo Int-Veen, Katja Broeg, Lang, Thomas, Reinhold Hanel, Jörn Peter Scharsack, Ulrike Kammann

Summary

This project report summarizes findings on microplastic pollution in North and Baltic Sea fish from the PlasM research project. Key findings include evidence that fish ingest microplastics orally, but microplastic fiber exposure had no detectable effect on fertilization, early development, growth, or immune function in stickleback.

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Immune Reproductive

The seafloor of the North and Baltic Sea is mainly polluted with plastic litter. • Fish take up microplastic orally. • Microplastic fibers in the water do not affect fertilization and early development of fish. • Ingested microplastic fibers had no effect on growth and the immune system of sticklebacks.

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