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Occurrence of microplastics in Mytilus edulis and Arenicola marina collected along the French-Belgian-Dutch coast

2012 3 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
L. Van Cauwenberghe, M. Claessens, M. Vandegehuchte, Colin Janssen

Summary

Researchers measured microplastics in blue mussels and lugworms collected from beaches along the French, Belgian, and Dutch coasts, finding microplastics in both species at levels reflecting environmental concentrations. The study bridged the gap between high-concentration lab experiments and field reality by documenting actual microplastic contamination in these commonly consumed and studied marine species.

Models
Invertebrate other
Study Type Environmental

It is difficult to assess the relevance (risks of adverse effects) of laboratory observervations concerning the ingestion of microplastics, since the exposure concentrations (range 1 000 – 50 000 mg.kg-1 sediment) are over a thousand times higher than any concentration observed in the field (range <1 – 200 mg.kg-1sediment). The aim of this project was to study the presence, and if present, the concentrations of microplastics in two marine species in the field: (i) the blue mussel Mytilus edulis and (ii) the lugworm Arenicola marina.

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