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Marine & Wildlife
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Microplastics as vectors of heavy metals for fish
Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)
2017
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Cheila Joana Bizarro Alexandre
Summary
Researchers investigated whether microplastics act as carriers — or 'vectors' — that transport heavy metals into fish, potentially increasing toxic metal exposure through the food chain. This thesis examines how plastic particles in marine environments may bind to metals like lead and cadmium and deliver them to fish tissues.
Tese de mestrado, Ecologia Marinha, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2017