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The impact of microplastics on marine copepods
Raju, P.; Gunabal, S.; Santhanam, P. (2019). The impact of microplastics on marine copepods, in: Santhanam, P. et al. Basic and applied zooplankton biology. pp. 429-442. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7953-5_19
In: Santhanam, P.; Begum, A.; Pachiappan, P. (Ed.) (2019). Basic and applied zooplankton biology. Springer Nature: Singapore. ISBN 978-981-10-7952-8; e-ISBN 978-981-10-7953-5. X, 442 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7953-5, more
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Keywords
    Copepoda [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Marine copepod, Plastic debris, Microplastic concentrations, Fluorescent polystyrene beads
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  • Raju, P.
  • Gunabal, S.
  • Santhanam, P.
Abstract
    Marine atmospheres are exposed to a widespread of anthropogenic pollutants, including radionuclides, nanoparticles, sewage, endocrine disruptors, hydrophobic contaminants and plastic debris. Plastic debris is a wide range contaminant of both freshwater and marine ecosystems, where it can accumulate over time and pose a risk to the health of aquatic organisms (Barnes et al. 2009; Derraik 2002). In the last 60 years, there has been a rapid growing in plastic manufacture, and in 2012 over 288 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally (Plastics Europe 2013) which demonstrates 2.8% development upon the previous year (Plastics Europe 2013). It is held on that 10% of plastics mass produced are likely to end up in the marine environment (Thompson 2006).
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