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First evidence of microplastics ingestion in benthic amphipods from Svalbard

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 179, Issue -, Pages -

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ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108811

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Gammarus setosus; Nile red; Micro FT-IR; Arctic; Ingested plastic; Microplastics trophic transfer

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The present paper provides the first record of ingestion of microplastics in natural context by Gammarus setosus from Svalbard Archipelago. The plastic particles were identified both by Nile Red staining and Micro FT-IR spectroscopy. The species studied ingests microplastic particles in natural conditions if present in its habitat, probably mistaking them as food. The microplastic particles ingested may be available for uptake to predators that consume this Arctic amphipod, producing consequences to the food web.

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