Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 128, Issue -, Pages 98-100Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.11.004
Keywords
Fish; Gudgeon; Gobio gobio; Rivers; Microplastics
Funding
- European Regional Development Fund in the framework of the INTERREG IV A France (Channel) - England program (DIESE project)
- French Ministry for Ecology and Sustainable Development (MEDDE, program 190 Ecotoxicology)
- French Office for Water and Aquatic Environment (ONEMA)
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Marine ecosystem contamination by microplastics is extensively documented. However few data is available on the contamination of continental water bodies and associated fauna. The aim of this study was to address the occurrence of microplastics in digestive tract of gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from French rivers. These investigations confirm that continental fish ingested microplastics while 12% of collected fish are contaminated by these small particles. Further works are needed to evaluate the occurence of this contamination. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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