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SUBMITTER: Kim Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415326 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Youmin Y Kim Hankyu H Jeong Min-Su MS Kim Dowoon D Kim Juyang J Jung Jaehak J Seo Hae-Min HM Han Hyun-Jin HJ Lee Woo-Shin WS Choi Chang-Yong CY
Scientific reports 20230810 1
Microplastics (< 5 mm) have been found in marine ecosystems worldwide, even in Antarctic ecosystems. In this study, the stomach and upper intestines of 14 dead gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks were collected and screened for microplastics on King George Island, a gateway to Antarctic research and tourism. A total of 378 microplastics were identified by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, with 27.0 ± 25.3 microplastics per individual. The detected number of microplastics did not incr ...[more]