Field-Based Evidence for Microplastic in Marine Aggregates and Mussels: Implications for Trophic Transfer

Zhao, Shiye; Evan Ward, J.; Danley, Meghan; J. Mincer, Tracy

doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03467

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Field-Based Evidence for Microplastic in Marine Aggregates and Mussels: Implications for Trophic Transfer

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Aug 29, 2018

Authors:

Shiye Zhao

J. Evan Ward

Meghan Danley

Abstract

Marine aggregates incorporate particles from the environment, including microplastic (MP). The characteristics of MP in aggregates and the role of aggregates in linking MP with marine organisms, however, are poorly understood. To address these issues, we collected aggregates and blue mussels, Mytuli...

Subject

Microplastics

Trophic level

Intertidal zone

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