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Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal
Environmental Pollution · 2018 · Vol. 237 · pp. 675–684
Ana I. Catarino✉(Heriot-Watt University)Valeria Macchia(Edinburgh Napier University)William Sanderson(Heriot-Watt University)Richard C. Thompson(University of Plymouth)Theodore B. Henry(Heriot-Watt University)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplasticsIngestionMealEnvironmental chemistryAnimal scienceToxicologyZoologyBiologyChemistryFishery
MeSH terms
Dietary ExposureAnimalsEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental PollutionHumansPlasticsScotlandShellfishWater Pollutants, ChemicalAir Pollution, IndoorSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredSeafoodMytilusMytilus edulis
Funding
- Sight Research UK
- Scottish Funding Council
- Seventh Framework Programme
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Research Executive Agency
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