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Original research — experimental, observational, or case-control study. Direct primary evidence.
Gut & Microbiome
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Whale, what do we have here? Evidence of microplastics in top predators: analysis of two populations of Resident killer whale fecal samples.
ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)
2020
3 citations
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Jenna M. Harlacher
Summary
This is a University of Washington master thesis investigating evidence of microplastic contamination in fecal samples from two populations of resident killer whales. The researcher analyzed whale feces for microplastic presence and abundance, providing evidence that marine apex predators are being exposed to plastic pollution. The study adds killer whales to the growing list of marine mammals with documented microplastic ingestion.
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2020