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Microplastic Biomagnification in Invertebrates, Fish, and Cormorants in Lake Champlain

Stewart, James; Walrath, Joshua; Putnam, Alex; Hammer, Chad; VanBrocklin, Hope; Buksa, Brandon; Clune, Alexis (2018)
The goal of this research was to determine whether microplastics (MP) are uptaken by invertebrates, fish, and Phalacrocorax auritus (double-crested cormorants) resident to Lake Champlain. We did so by quantifying and ...
Microplastic Bioaccumulation in invertebrates, fish, and cormorants in Lake Champlain

Hammer, Chad; VanBrocklin, Hope (2016)
It is estimated in the United States that 8 trillion microbeads enter our waterways daily. Microplastics are typically discharged into local watersheds through wastewater treatment plant effluent and marine debris, with ...