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Isolation of nanoplastics in fish from the North Aegean sea
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This Greek study isolated nanoplastics from fish collected in the North Aegean Sea, providing evidence that plastic particles at the nanoscale are present in wild-caught fish tissue. The detection of nanoplastics in fish is significant because particles at this size can cross biological barriers more readily than larger microplastics.
The breakdown of plastics in our oceans is one of our times biggest challenges. What happens when these plastics are broken down into pieces too small to see is still a mystery. Nanoplastics is a relatively new area of research and much more studies need to be done before we can get a perspective of how big the problem is. To be able to study these plastics we need a way to attain nanoplastic samples from our oceans. This thesis aims to act as a first step in suggesting a method to isolate eventual nanoplastics accumulated in fish.
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