(DOWNLOAD) "Contaminants in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) exposed to plastic" by Amalie Ask, Tycho Anker-Nilssen, Dorte Herzke, Alice Trevail, Jan A. van Franeker & Geir Wing Gabrielsen # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Contaminants in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) exposed to plastic
Author : Amalie Ask, Tycho Anker-Nilssen, Dorte Herzke, Alice Trevail, Jan A. van Franeker & Geir Wing Gabrielsen
Release Date : January 03, 2016
Genre: Life Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
Pages : * pages
Size : 925 KB

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Northern fulmars are seabirds which feed exclusively at sea, and as such, they are useful indicators of ocean health. Marine plastic pollution is an ever-increasing and global issue that affects the northern fulmar as they are frequently found to have ingested plastic. In this report we investigate whether the amount of ingested plastic affects the concentration of certain plastic-adsorbed toxicants in their tissues. Marine plastic pollution is a field of utmost importance. It is our hope that this continues to be an area which receives increased attention in order to elucidate the potential harmful effects plastics have on the northern fulmar and ocean health, in general.