Article
?
AI-assigned paper type based on the abstract. Classification may not be perfect — flag errors using the feedback button.
Tier 2
?
Original research — experimental, observational, or case-control study. Direct primary evidence.
Marine & Wildlife
Sign in to save
Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area
Marine Pollution Bulletin2015
725 citations
?
Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Score: 50
?
0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Laura Frère,
Thomas Maes,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
Karen Bekaert,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Karen Bekaert,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
M.D. van der Meulen,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
M.D. van der Meulen,
M.D. van der Meulen,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
Laura Frère,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Laura Frère,
Ika Paul-Pont,
M.D. van der Meulen,
M.D. van der Meulen,
M.D. van der Meulen,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Karen Bekaert,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Karen Bekaert,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Karen Bekaert,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens
Laura Frère,
Karen Bekaert,
A. Dick Vethaak,
M.D. van der Meulen,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Laura Frère,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
M.D. van der Meulen,
Laura Frère,
Thomas Maes,
Laura Frère,
Thomas Maes,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
Lisa Devriese,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Thomas Maes,
Laura Frère,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens
Laura Frère,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens
Thomas Maes,
Laura Frère,
Laura Frère,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Laura Frère,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens
Thomas Maes,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Laura Frère,
Johan Robbens
Johan Robbens
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
Thomas Maes,
Lisa Devriese,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Karen Bekaert,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Karen Bekaert,
Johan Robbens
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens,
Thomas Maes,
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
Thomas Maes,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lisa Devriese,
Lisa Devriese,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Lisa Devriese,
Johan Robbens
Ika Paul-Pont,
Karen Bekaert,
Karen Bekaert,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Thomas Maes,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
Johan Robbens
Johan Robbens,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens
Ika Paul-Pont,
Ika Paul-Pont,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Thomas Maes,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Ika Paul-Pont,
Johan Robbens,
Johan Robbens
Summary
Researchers examined brown shrimp caught from the North Sea and found microplastics in their digestive tracts, documenting contamination in a commercially important crustacean consumed widely by humans in northern Europe.
This study assessed the capability of Crangon crangon (L.), an ecologically and commercially important crustacean, of consuming plastics as an opportunistic feeder. We therefore determined the microplastic content of shrimp in shallow water habitats of the Channel area and Southern part of the North Sea. Synthetic fibers ranging from 200μm up to 1000μm size were detected in 63% of the assessed shrimp and an average value of 0.68±0.55microplastics/g w. w. (1.23±0.99microplastics/shrimp) was obtained for shrimp in the sampled area. The assessment revealed no spatial patterns in plastic ingestion, but temporal differences were reported. The microplastic uptake was significantly higher in October compared to March. The results suggest that microplastics >20μm are not able to translocate into the tissues.