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TitleGlass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) boats and the impact on coastal environment – Evidence of fibreglass ingestion by marine bivalves from natural populations
AuthorUniversity of Brighton, AQASS Ltd, University of Southampton
TopicLitter and Plastics
Year of CompletionPublished 2024.
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RegionUK
AbstractClassified as marine debris, man made materials are polluting the world’s oceans. Recently, glass reinforced plastic (GRP) has been shown to degrade and contaminate the coasts. In this pioneering study, fibreglass particles have been detected in the soft parts of oysters and mussels collected from natural populations, in front of an active boatyard.
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data holderUniversity of Southampton