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Microplastic Fiber Content in Mullus barbatus from the Tyrrhenian Sea: Preliminary Results
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Researchers analyzed microplastic fiber content in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) collected from the Tyrrhenian Sea, providing preliminary data on fibrous microplastic ingestion in a commercially important Mediterranean fish species and highlighting seafood consumption as a potential human exposure pathway.
Microplastics are a concern in the aquatic environment, as well as for living organisms and humans consuming contaminated seafood. Recently, growing attention has been focused on fibrous microplastics, the most prevalent type of microplastics in the marine...
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