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This document summarizes a study on the distribution of microplastics within the plankton of the Goiana Estuary in Brazil. The study found that the density of microplastics represented half of the fish larvae density and was comparable to fish egg density. The highest amounts of microplastics were observed during late rainy season when river flow was highest, inducing runoff of plastic fragments into the lower estuary. Microplastics were widely available to planktonic organisms and various life stages of co

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Lim Kok Ping

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