Environmental researchAnimalsMicroplasticsWater PollutantsChemicalFishes
Microplastic contamination in fish from the St. Lawrence River and Estuary: Roles of semisynthetic polymers, passive uptake, and wastewater inputs.
Elisa Michon, A H M Enamul Kabir, Magali Houde, Marc Mingelbier, Youssouf D Soubaneh, Jennifer F Provencher, Huixiang Xie, Dominique Robert, Zhe Lu
Published: 202510.1016/j.envres.2025.123170
Abstract
Semisynthetic polymers, such as rayon, are inconsistently reported in microplastic monitoring as most studies focus on synthetic polymers. However, evidence is growing for their ecological impacts. We measured microplastics, including semisynthetic p…
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