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Detection of microplastics in Litopenaeus vannamei (Penaeidae) and Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Palaemonidae) in cultured pond
Summary
Researchers detected microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of cultured whiteleg shrimp and giant river prawns from aquaculture ponds. The findings indicate that consuming these shellfish without removing the digestive tract is one pathway by which humans may be exposed to microplastics. The study suggests that microplastics in freshwater aquaculture species can transfer through the food chain to human consumers.
Our findings indicated that consuming shrimps and prawns without first removing the MPs from their GTs is one of the mean by which humans get exposed to MPs. Thus, MPs in freshwater species can be passed down the food chain to humans.
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