Microplastic in cod stomachs : Methods for laboratories in rural communities

This project developed a best practice guide for the standardization of the analysis of plastics in fish stomachs which can be applied in small-scale laboratories with limited infrastructure, which is typical of rural Arctic areas. In order to monitor plastic in the North Atlantic marine environment...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: de Vries, Adriana N., Lusher, Amy L., Carlsson, Pernilla, Pólsdóttir, Jórun D., Hammer, Sjúrður, Chambers, Catherine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen 2022
Subjects:
Natural Sciences
Naturvetenskap
Arctic
Faroe Islands
Norway
Iceland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-12486
https://doi.org/10.6027/temanord2022-532
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Summary:This project developed a best practice guide for the standardization of the analysis of plastics in fish stomachs which can be applied in small-scale laboratories with limited infrastructure, which is typical of rural Arctic areas. In order to monitor plastic in the North Atlantic marine environment and understand potential impacts of plastics for commercially important fish stocks, it is important to standardize methods. This study also used the new method to provide a comparison between cod stomachs in Norway, Iceland and Faroe Islands and found a distribution of microplastics particles ranging from 0-27% in detection frequency.

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