Microplastics Uptake and Egestion Dynamics in Pacific Oysters, Magallana Gigas (Thunberg, 1793), Under Controlled Conditions

Philip Graham; Luca Palazzo; Stefano Carboni; Trevor C. Telfer; Maura Baroli; Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_32

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Microplastics Uptake and Egestion Dynamics in Pacific Oysters, Magallana Gigas (Thunberg, 1793), Under Controlled Conditions

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Philip Graham, Luca Palazzo, Stefano Carboni, Trevor C. Telfer, Maura Baroli, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia

Summary

Researchers studied how Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) ingest and egest microplastics under controlled conditions, finding that ingestion rates were rapid and dose-dependent while egestion was slower, resulting in temporary accumulation that increases the oysters' exposure to adsorbed pollutants and pathogens during the retention period.

Microplastics have been considered to be dangerous for aquatic organisms’ health (Alomar et al. 2017). Indeed, their accumulation by ingestion can lead to increased exposure to pollutants and pathogens, and effects on physiological activities linked to nutrient...

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