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An examination of the occurrence and potential risks of microplastics across various shellfish
The Science of The Total Environment2020
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Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Jinfeng Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Peng Ju,
Chengjun Sun
Peng Ju,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Peng Ju,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Changfei He,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Changfei He,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Peng Ju,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Peng Ju,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Changfei He,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Changfei He,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Changfei He,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Peng Ju,
Peng Ju,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Changfei He,
Chengjun Sun
Jinfeng Ding,
Jinfeng Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jinfeng Ding,
Neal Xiangyu Ding,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Jinfeng Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Peng Ju,
Peng Ju,
Peng Ju,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Neal Xiangyu Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Changfei He,
Peng Ju,
Peng Ju,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Neal Xiangyu Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Neal Xiangyu Ding,
Changfei He,
Neal Xiangyu Ding,
Fenghua Jiang,
Peng Ju,
Peng Ju,
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Neal Xiangyu Ding,
Changfei He,
Chengjun Sun
Min Zhang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Summary
Researchers compared microplastic contamination levels in commercial shellfish from northern (Qingdao) and southern (Xiamen) China, finding microplastics in 70-100% of samples. The study assessed potential human health risks from consuming contaminated shellfish, with microplastic abundances varying across species and geographic locations.
The ingestion of microplastics by shellfish pose a potential health risk for human via seafood consumption. This study investigated and compared the contamination levels and potential human health risks of microplastics in the digestive system of commercial shellfish from North (Qingdao) and South (Xiamen) China. Microplastics were detected in 70%-100% of shellfish samples from Qingdao and 70%-90% of shellfish samples from Xiamen, with abundances ranging from 1.2 to 4.1 items/individual (or 0.8-4.4 items/g, wet weight of digestive system) in shellfish from Qingdao and 1.3-6.0 items/individual (or 2.1-4.0 items/g) in shellfish from Xiamen. The microplastic composition was dominated by rayon and tended to be fibrous in shape, and white, black, and transparent in color. Microplastics <500 μm were the dominant size range, in which the size range of 100-200 μm was the most abundant size. Features of microplastics in the water-dwelling shellfish were different from those of the sediment-dwelling shellfish, and the microplastic features in the shellfish correlated with the sampling region, shellfish length, total wet body weight, and wet weight of the digestive system. Risk assessment results revealed that the potential human health risk posed by microplastics from the digestive system of commercial shellfish was higher in Qingdao than Xiamen.