Plastic in Whale Tissue - Abstract (IMAGE)

Duke University

Plastic in Whale Tissue - Abstract

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Graphical Abstract from a paper in Environmental Pollution showing where in a whale's anatomy plastic particles may be found. Plastics are lipophilic and may home in on the blubber and fat pads.

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Greg Merrill Jr., Duke University

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