The world is your oyster: low-dose, long-term microplastic exposure of juvenile oysters

The world is your oyster: low-dose, long-term microplastic exposure of juvenile oysters

Bivalve filter feeders, such as oysters, filter large volumes of water and are particularly exposed to microplastics (MP). Consequently, these animals digest and assimilate high levels of MP in their bodies that may likely impact their physiology, and potentially affect shellfish stocks, benthic hab...

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Main Authors: Maes Thomas, Barry Jon, Stenton Craig, Roberts Edward, Hicks Ruth, Bignell John, Vethaak A. Dick, Leslie A. Heather, Sanders Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Ecological health
Environmental hazard
Environmental health
Environmental science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019367623

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