Browsing Atlantic Technological University (Galway-Mayo) by Author "Pagter, Elena"
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Floating microplastics in a coastal embayment: a multifaceted issue
Frias, João; Lyashevska, Olga; Joyce, Haleigh; Pagter, Elena; Nash, Roisin (Elsevier, 2020-06-05)Floating microplastic debris at the ocean's surface represents about 1% of all plastics found in the environment, with the remainder thought to be either deposited along the coast or sinks to the bottom of the ocean. This ... -
Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, Impacts & Recommendations
Frias, Joao; Nash, Roisin; Pagter, Elena; Stothra Bhashyam, Sindhura; Malcolm, Deegan (Resear@THEA GMIT, 2021-05-27)Plastic pollution in the marine environment has been consistently reported since the late 1960s, however, recent evidence of global widespread microplastic pollution has led to an exponential increase in both research and ... -
Plastics, prawns, and patterns: Microplastic loadings in Nephrops norvegicus and surrounding habitat in the North East Atlantic
Joyce, Haleigh; Frias, João; Kavanagh, Fiona; Lynch, Rachel; Pagter, Elena; White, Jonathan; Nash, Róisín (Elsevier B.V., 2022-02-21)The presence of microplastics (MPs), a contaminant of emerging concern, has attracted increasing attention in commercially important seafood species such as Nephrops norvegicus. This species lend themselves well as ...