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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

Year: 2018

Type: article

Source: Environmental Pollution

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.069

Authors: Ana I. Catarino, Valeria Macchia, William G. Sanderson, Richard C. Thompson, Theodore B. Henry

Institutions: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Plymouth, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Language: English

Topic: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Heriot-Watt University, Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland, Scottish Funding Council, University of Warwick, European Commission, University of the West of Scotland, Seventh Framework Programme, Natural Environment Research Council, Research Executive Agency

Awards: G1123029222, Marine microplastics toxicity: investigating microplastics and their co-contaminants in marine organisms, G63770550, Distinguishing realistic environmental risks of nanoplastics by investigating fate and toxicology in real-world scenarios, G7189690304, G7191047789

OpenAlex ID: W2795260650

FWCI: 24.82

Cites: 65

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