Microplastic in cod stomachs: Methods for laboratories in rural communities

Microplastic in cod stomachs: Methods for laboratories in rural communities PDF Author: de Vries, Adriana N.
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN: 9289373318
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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Book Description
Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2022-532/ This project developed a best practice guide for the standardization of the analysis of plastics in fish stomachs which can be applied in small-scale laboratories with limited infrastructure, which is typical of rural Arctic areas. In order to monitor plastic in the North Atlantic marine environment and understand potential impacts of plastics for commercially important fish stocks, it is important to standardize methods. This study also used the new method to provide a comparison between cod stomachs in Norway, Iceland and Faroe Islands and found a distribution of microplastics particles ranging from 0-27% in detection frequency.