Microplastic and Organic Fibres in Feeding, Growth and Mortality of Gammarus pulex
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fibre Preparation
2.2. Acute Exposures
2.3. Choice Experiment
2.4. Chronic Exposures
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Acute Fibre Ingestion
3.2. Feeding Behaviour
3.3. Chronic Ingestion
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fibre | Size | Colour | Origin |
---|---|---|---|
100% cotton thread Gossypium arboreum | ≈20 µm | Black | DMC black special embroidery thread product code 6404211000, Hobbycraft, Farnborough |
100% acrylic wool | ≈30 µm | Black | Hayfield Bonus DK product code 5723101001, Hobbycraft, Farnborough |
Cat hair Felis catus | ≈30 µm | Dark brown | Calico—author’s cat. |
Human hair Homo sapiens | ≈50 µm | Dark brown | Female—author’s mother |
100% Jacob Wool yarn Ovis aries | ≈70 µm | Black | West Yorkshire Spinners Brown Black Fleece Jacob Aran Yarn product code 6223481003, Hobbycraft, Farnborough |
Human hair Homo sapiens | 100 µm | Dark brown | Female—author’s wife |
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Yardy, L.; Callaghan, A. Microplastic and Organic Fibres in Feeding, Growth and Mortality of Gammarus pulex. Environments 2021, 8, 74. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/environments8080074
Yardy L, Callaghan A. Microplastic and Organic Fibres in Feeding, Growth and Mortality of Gammarus pulex. Environments. 2021; 8(8):74. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/environments8080074
Chicago/Turabian StyleYardy, Lewis, and Amanda Callaghan. 2021. "Microplastic and Organic Fibres in Feeding, Growth and Mortality of Gammarus pulex" Environments 8, no. 8: 74. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/environments8080074