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Hazardous chemical contaminants in samples of surface water, soil, ash, sediment and waste plastic from waste dumpsites in Turkey

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What goes in, must come out: Combining scat‐based molecular diet analysis and quantification of ingested microplastics in a marine top predator

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Nelms, S.E., Parry, H.E., Bennett, K.A., Galloway, T.S., Godley, B.J., Santillo, D. & Lindeque, P.K. (2019) What goes in, must come out: Combining scat‐based molecular diet analysis and quantification of ingested microplastics in a marine top predator. Methods in Ecology & Evolution, online 12th August 2019: 11 pp. Download paper from publisher’s web-site

Plastic pollution in UK’s rivers: a ‘snapshot’ survey of macro- and micro-plastic contamination in surface waters of 13 river systems across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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Santillo, D., Brigden, K., Pasteur, V., Nicholls, F., Morozzo, P. & Johnston, P. (2019) Plastic pollution in UK’s rivers: a ‘snapshot’ survey of macro- and micro-plastic contamination in surface waters of 13 river systems across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Report 04-2019, June 2019: 30 pp. Download technical report

Microplastic contaminants in surface waters around the Antarctic Peninsula: the importance of quality control and assurance

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Santillo, D., Oakes, G., Labunska, I, Henry, C. & Johnston, P. (2019) Microplastic contaminants in surface waters around the Antarctic Peninsula: the importance of quality control and assurance.  Poster presented at 12th Annual UK POPs Network Conference, Birmingham, 10-11 April 2019. Download poster

Screening of pesticides and veterinary drugs in small streams in the European Union by liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry.

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Casado, J., Brigden, K., Santillo, D. & Johnston, P. (2019)  Screening of pesticides and veterinary drugs in small streams in the European Union by liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry. Science of the Total Environment. Available online 15th March 2019: 99 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.207 Download paper from publisher’s web-site

Microplastics in marine mammals stranded around the British coast: ubiquitous but transitory?

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Nelms, S.E., Barnett, J., Brownlow, A., Davison, N.J., Deaville, R., Galloway, T.S., Lindeque, P.K., Santillo, D. & Godley, B.J. (2019).  Microplastics in marine mammals stranded around the British coast: ubiquitous but transitory? Scientific Reports (2019) 9:1075, 8pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37428-3 Download paper from publisher’s website

Pesticides and bee health. An evaluation of the application of the 2013 European Food Safety Authority Bee Guidance document as a mechanism to protect bees from agricultural pesticides.

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Miller, K. A., Thompson, K. F., Achterberg, F. & Santillo, D. (2019) Pesticides and bee health. An evaluation of the application of the 2013 European Food Safety Authority Bee Guidance document as a mechanism to protect bees from agricultural pesticides. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Report (Review) 01-2019: 45 pp. Download report in high resolution or low resolution