Microplastic ingestion by a herring Opisthonema sp., in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
L. Bermudez-Guzman, C. Alpizar-Villalobos, J. Gatgens-Garcia, G. Jimenez-Huezo, M. Rodriguez-Arias, H. Molina-Urena, J. Villalobos, S. A. Paniagua Barrantes, J. R. Vega-Baudrit, K. Rojas-Jimenez
The study detects microplastics in 100% of thread herring from Costa Rica's Pacific coast, with fibers being the dominant type, highlighting microplastic contamination in marine ecosystems.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2019Zoology