Wilfried Sanchez, Coline Bender, Jean-Marc Porcher, Wild gudgeons (Gobio 
gobio) from French rivers are contaminated by microplastics: Preliminary 
study and first evidence, Environmental Research, Available online 2 
December 2013, ISSN 0013-9351, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2013.11.004.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935113001886)
Abstract: Marine ecosystem contamination by microplastics is extensively 
documented. However few data is available on the contamination of 
continental water bodies and associated fauna. The aim of this study was 
to address the occurrence of microplastics in digestive tract of 
gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from French rivers. These investigations confirm 
that continental fish ingested microplastics while 12% of collected fish 
are contaminated by these small particles. Further works are needed to 
evaluate the occurence of this contamination.Keywords: Fish; Gudgeon; Gobio gobio; Rivers; Microplastics http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935113001886/pdfft?md5=aa623b2ed2d839368fb489013f0bf3f9&pid=1-s2.0-S0013935113001886-main.pdf