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Marine & Wildlife
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Ecological risk assessment of microplastics in the marine environment
Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute)
2018
Gert Everaert,
L. Van Cauwenberghe,
Maarten De Rijcke,
Albert A. Koelmans,
Jan Mees,
M. Vandegehuchte,
Colin Janssen
Summary
This study examined microplastic occurrence in macroinvertebrate communities in Lake Champlain, documenting ingestion rates and particle characteristics across multiple taxa. Filter feeders and deposit feeders had the highest plastic loads, suggesting bottom-up transfer through the benthic food web.