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Extraction Protocol Optimization for Detection of Microplastics in Digestive System Contents of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta Caretta)
Springer water
2020
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Ludovica Di Renzo,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Daniela Zezza,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Vincenzo Olivieri,
Miriam Berti,
Antonio Petrini,
Nicola Ferri
Summary
Researchers developed and optimized an extraction protocol specifically designed to detect and characterize microplastics found in the digestive systems of loggerhead sea turtles, addressing a methodological gap in marine litter research affecting protected wildlife.
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Marine litter is one of the most important human-caused pressures on the marine environment, it is defined as “any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment” [1, 2]. The...