Stomach flushing technique applied to quantify microplastics in Crocodilians

The impact of microplastics on wildlife is a recent problem for which methods to evaluate exposure still need development. Being able to identify and quantify microplastics (particles < 5 mm) in the gastric contents of live crocodiles allows us to evaluate exposure, at both individual and populat...

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Main Authors: Mauricio Gonzalez-Jauregui, Merle Borges-Ramirez, José António L. Barão-Nóbrega, Andrea Escamilla, Ricardo Dzul-Caamal, Jaime Rendón-von Osten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:MethodsX
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016119303164