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Experimental Detection of Microplastics in Faeces of Two European Lizard Species
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This is a data record (raw microscopy images and supporting files) accompanying a study on experimental detection of microplastics in the feces of two European lizard species; the underlying research found that lizards can ingest and excrete microplastics, providing evidence of microplastic exposure in terrestrial reptiles.
This dataset contains the original raw microscopy images and supporting data presented in the study: Experimental Detection of Microplastics in Faeces of Two European Lizard Species by Žagar et al.
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