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Separation of microplastics from deep-sea sediment using an affordable, simple to use, and easily accessible density separation device by Shaw, Katherine R., Sandquist, Rachel, Fairclough, Cameron, Black, Jesse, Fitzgerald, Alexandra, Shaw, Jaxson T., Gallager, Scott, Lynch, Jennifer

“…Microplastics accumulate in the environment but methods to extract particles from sediment for quantification and identification often lack accuracy and…”
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Polymer identification of floating derelict fishing gear from O'ahu, Hawai'i by Corniuk, Raquel N., Shaw, Katherine R., McWhirter, Andrew, Lynch, Harry W., Royer, Sarah-Jeanne, Lynch, Jennifer M.

“…Discarded fishing gear (DFG) comprises most of the plastic in the North Pacific Ocean and causes environmental and economic losses. Building evidence on the…”
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Use of nest bundles to monitor agrochemical exposure and effects among cavity nesting pollinators by Peterson, Eric M., Thompson, Kelsey N., Shaw, Katherine R., Tomlinson, Caleb, Longing, Scott D., Smith, Philip N.

“…Cavity nesting bees are proficient and important pollinators that can augment or replace honey bee pollination services for some crops. Relatively little is…”
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Toxicity of Agrochemicals Among Larval Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui) by Peterson, Eric M., Shaw, Katherine R., Smith, Philip N.

“…In the Southern High Plains of the United States, beef cattle feed yards and row crop agriculture are predominant sources of agrochemical usage. Beef cattle…”
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Microplastics absent from reef fish in the Marshall Islands: Multistage screening methods reduced false positives by Shaw, Katherine R, Whitney, Jonathan L, Nalley, Eileen M, Schmidbauer, Madeline C, Donahue, Megan J, Black, Jesse, Corniuk, Raquel N, Teague, Kellie, Sandquist, Rachel, Pirkle, Catherine, Dacks, Rachel, Sudnovsky, Max, Lynch, Jennifer M

“…Island communities, like the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), depend on marine resources for food and economics, so plastic ingestion by those resources…”
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Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Accumulate Heavy Metals Near a Former Skeet Shooting Range in Kailua, O'ahu, Hawai'i by Shaw, Katherine R., Balazs, George H., Jones, T. Todd, Lynch, Harry W., Liu, Jing, Cobb, George P., Klein, David M., Lynch, Jennifer M.

“…The present study determined if green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Kailua Bay, Oahu, in the Hawaiian Islands have elevated blood and scute lead (Pb),…”
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Trace Element Concentrations in Blood and Scute Tissues from Wild and Captive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) by Shaw, Katherine R., Lynch, Jennifer M., Balazs, George H., Jones, T. Todd, Pawloski, Jeff, Rice, Marc R., French, Amanda D., Liu, Jing, Cobb, George P., Klein, David M.

“…Sea turtles are exposed to trace elements through water, sediment, and food. Exposure to these elements has been shown to decrease immune function, impair…”
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