Zooplankton exposure to microplastics (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Zooplankton exposure to microplastics

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This overlay image of a zooplankton from a fluorescence microscope shows algae as blue and microplastics as red. Zooplankton exposed to high microplastic concentrations often have many microplastic particles in their guts. The image measures about five-hundredths of an inch across. (Image provided by Chris Malinowski)

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Image provided by Chris Malinowski.

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News organizations may use this image in news reports about the work of Purdue University's Tomas Höök and his collaborators.

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