Chez Charles/ biblio/ The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column.

Choy CA, Robison BH, Gagne TO, Erwin B, Firl E, Halden RU, Hamilton JA, Katija K, Lisin SE, Rolsky C, S Van Houtan K.

Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 6;9(1):7843. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-44117-2.

The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column.

“The number of microplastic particles contained within a [Bathochordaeus] sinker ranged from 3 to 17 (mean 10.7 microplastic particles ± 5.3 particles standard deviation).”