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review of "Modelling mussel (Mytilus spp.) microplastic accumulation" by Stamataki et al.
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This peer review provides detailed technical feedback on a Dynamic Energy Budget model paper simulating microplastic accumulation in wild and cultured mussels. The reviewer comments positively on the approach while suggesting refinements to uncertainty analysis and model validation.
This manuscript presents a DEB-bioaccumulation model for microplastics.The model was calibrated and corroborated with field data available in the North Sea and Northern Ionian Sea, showing some skill in reproducing the (few) available observations.The topic is of interest to the readership of this Journal.The manuscript is very well written and clear.The model, the simulations and the analyses are robust and discussed thoroughly.I have a number of comments that I reported in the pdf version of the manuscript that I am attaching to this review.Here I will mention just two moderate concerns of mine regarding this work.1) The authors used an ocean-colour chlorophyll product as input of the DEB model.
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