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Microplastic Pollution and Contamination of Seafood (Including Fish, Sharks, Mussels, Oysters, Shrimps and Seaweeds): A Global Overview

Emerging contaminants and associated treatment technologies 2022 39 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Golam Kibria, Dayanthi Nugegoda, A. K. Yousuf Haroon

Summary

This global review compiled 15 years of research showing that microplastics contaminate a wide range of seafood, including fish, sharks, mussels, oysters, shrimp, and seaweed. Seafood is a key pathway through which humans are regularly exposed to microplastic particles.

This chapter collected, collated, analysed, synthesised, interpreted and documented the last 15 years (2006–2021) of research investigations carried out on microplastic (MP) pollution impacts on seafood organisms including fish, sharks, oysters, mussels,...

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