Plastic Samples from GI Tract of Green sea turtle (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Plastic Samples from GI Tract of Green sea turtle

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Plastic samples weighing 18.3 grams obtained from the gastrointestinal tract of a juvenile green sea turtle. The samples and data are archived for an existing project called Biological and Environmental Monitoring and Archival of Sea Turtle Tissues (BEMAST). Research activities approved by NOAA NMFS permit 18688.

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J. Lynch/NIST

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