What did our dinner have for lunch? : analysing microplastics by dissolving fish guts from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and saithe (Pollachius virens) from the west coast of Iceland

• Main Author: de Vries, Adriana Neeltje, 1995-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Plast; Sjávarmengun; Fiskirannsóknir; Coastal and marine management; Microplastics; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/34019

Verkefnið er lokað til 31.05.2020. In the 1950s, plastic became a revolutionary new material due to its durability, flexibility, low costs, lightweight and corrosive resistance. Unfortunately, some plastics end up in the marine environment making up between 60-80% of the marine litter. Although the...