Kathy Townsend
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Recent Articles
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Kaleel K, Secoura P, Munoz-Perez J, Alarcon-Ruales D, Vallejo F, Miranda C, et al.
Zoo Biol
. 2023 Oct;
43(1):55-60.
PMID: 37843006
Forty-seven free-ranging sea turtles (46- Chelonia mydas, 1- Eretmochelys imbricata) were examined via novel use of an endoscopy combined with a rectal enema to obtain large fecal sample volumes. The...
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Vince J, Praet E, Schofield J, Townsend K
Policy Sci
. 2022 Nov;
55(4):737-753.
PMID: 36405102
Plastic pollution has reached a crisis point due to ineffective waste management, an over-reliance on single-use plastic items and a lack of suitable plastic alternatives. The COVID-19 Pandemic has seen...
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Weltmeyer A, Dogruer G, Hollert H, Ouellet J, Townsend K, Covaci A, et al.
Environ Pollut
. 2021 Feb;
277:116795.
PMID: 33640813
Investigating environmental pollution is important to understand its impact on endangered species such as green turtles (Chelonia mydas). In this study, we investigated the accumulation and potential toxicity of selected...
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Schuyler Q, Hardesty B, Wilcox C, Townsend K
PLoS One
. 2019 Aug;
14(8):e0221846.
PMID: 31449553
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040884.].
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Wilcox C, Puckridge M, Schuyler Q, Townsend K, Hardesty B
Sci Rep
. 2018 Sep;
8(1):12536.
PMID: 30213956
Plastic in the marine environment is a growing environmental issue. Sea turtles are at significant risk of ingesting plastic debris at all stages of their lifecycle with potentially lethal consequences....
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Dawson A, Huston W, Kawaguchi S, King C, Cropp R, Wild S, et al.
Environ Sci Technol
. 2018 Feb;
52(5):3195-3201.
PMID: 29397707
The discarding of plastic products has led to the ubiquitous occurrence of microplastic particles in the marine environment. The uptake and depuration kinetics of ingested microplastics for many marine species...
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Baduel C, Lai F, Townsend K, Mueller J
Sci Total Environ
. 2014 Aug;
496:523-530.
PMID: 25108254
While the literature has reported a widespread occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine biota, very limited studies have been dedicated to the southern hemisphere. Hepatic concentrations of nine PFAAs...
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Schuyler Q, Wilcox C, Townsend K, Hardesty B, Marshall N
BMC Ecol
. 2014 Jun;
14:14.
PMID: 24886170
Background: There are two predominant hypotheses as to why animals ingest plastic: 1) they are opportunistic feeders, eating plastic when they encounter it, and 2) they eat plastic because it...
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Schuyler Q, Hardesty B, Wilcox C, Townsend K
Conserv Biol
. 2013 Aug;
28(1):129-39.
PMID: 23914794
Ingestion of marine debris can have lethal and sublethal effects on sea turtles and other wildlife. Although researchers have reported on ingestion of anthropogenic debris by marine turtles and implied...
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Schuyler Q, Hardesty B, Wilcox C, Townsend K
PLoS One
. 2012 Jul;
7(7):e40884.
PMID: 22829894
Marine debris is a growing problem for wildlife, and has been documented to affect more than 267 species worldwide. We investigated the prevalence of marine debris ingestion in 115 sea...