Whale Plastic - Detail of Filter (IMAGE)

Duke University

Whale Plastic - Detail of Filter

Caption

A blue microplastic fiber turned up on this glass fiber filter from the lung tissue of a beluga whale.

Credit

Greg Merrill Jr., Duke University Marine Lab

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