Prevalence of Microplastics in the Eastern Oyster <i>Crassostrea virginica</i> in the Chesapeake Bay: The Impact of Different Digestion Methods on Microplastic Properties

This study aimed to determine the microplastic prevalence in eastern oysters (<i>C. virginica</i>) in three sites in the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia and optimize the digestion methods. The digestion results illustrate that the lowest recovery rate and digestion recovery were related to en...

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Published in:	Toxics
Main Authors:	Thet Aung, Inayat Batish, Reza Ovissipour
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Subjects:	microplastics bivalves isolation Chesapeake Bay Raman spectroscopy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/1/29