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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
62
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1973-1-3
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Polystyrene spherules averaging 0.5 millimeter in diameter (range 0.1 to 2 millimeters) are abundant in the coastal waters of southern New England. Two types are present, a crystalline (clear) form and a white, opaque form with pigmentation resulting from a diene rubber. The spherules have bacteria on their surfaces and contain polychlorinated biphenyls, apparently absorbed from ambient seawater, in a concentration of 5 parts per million. White, opaque spherules are selectively consumed by 8 species of fish out of 14 species examined, and a chaetognath. Ingestion of the plastic may lead to intestinal blockage in smaller fish.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Nov
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| pubmed:issn |
0036-8075
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
17
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| pubmed:volume |
178
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
749-50
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-8-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Bacteria,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Connecticut,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Digestive System,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Fishes,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Massachusetts,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Polychlorinated Biphenyls,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Polystyrenes,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Rhode Island,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Spectrophotometry, Infrared,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Water Microbiology,
pubmed-meshheading:4628343-Water Pollution, Chemical
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| pubmed:year |
1972
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Polystyrene spherules in coastal waters.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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