Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

Curr Biol. 2013 Oct 7;23(19):R867-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.001.

Authors

Hannes K Imhof¹, Natalia P Ivleva, Johannes Schmid, Reinhard Niessner, Christian Laforsch

Affiliation

¹ Department of Animal Ecology I, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany; Department of Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.

PMID: 24112978
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ecosystem
Environmental Pollutants / adverse effects*
Environmental Pollution / adverse effects*
Geologic Sediments*
Hazardous Waste / adverse effects*
Lakes / chemistry
Plastics / adverse effects*

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Hazardous Waste
Plastics