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Global microplastic contamination levels indexing: A new approach using bivalve as sentinels
Summary
Researchers developed a global microplastic contamination index using bivalves as sentinel organisms to standardize cross-site comparisons, identifying severe contamination hotspots, geographic data gaps, and providing a scalable framework that policymakers can use to track pollution trends and evaluate the effectiveness of international mitigation agreements.
provided an overview on global MP levels, identifying severe levels, research gaps, geographical distribution. This approach can be extended to other environmental matrices, offering a powerful tool to monitor progress and guide decision-makers as support evidence-based policies to mitigate MPs contamination through international agreements.