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ClearBivalves Diversity and Abundance in the Coastal Waters: An Environmental Pollution Monitoring Measure
Researchers assessed bivalve species diversity, abundance, and water physicochemical factors at three sites in Banyuurip Village, Indonesia, using the assemblage as a bioindicator of water quality impacts from industrial and household waste pollution.
Implications for the seafood industry, consumers and the environment arising from contamination of shellfish with pharmaceuticals, plastics and potentially toxic elements: A case study from Irish waters with a global orientation
Researchers assessed contamination of Irish shellfish with pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and potentially toxic elements, highlighting implications for seafood safety, consumer health, and the need for improved monitoring in shellfish-producing waters.
Influence of Microplastics on Freshwater Bivalves (Review)
This review analyzed studies on microplastic uptake, bioaccumulation, and biological effects in freshwater bivalves, which serve as both pollution sentinels and vectors for microplastic entry into food webs. The authors found consistent evidence for particle accumulation causing physiological stress, while calling for more standardized exposure protocols to improve cross-study comparability.
Are microplastics impacting shellfish?
Researchers investigated whether microplastic contamination measurably impacts shellfish physiology, growth, reproduction, and health outcomes, assessing the ecological and food safety implications of microplastic exposure in commercially and ecologically important bivalve species.
The need for a sentinel species: considerations towards regional bioindicators
Researchers examined the case for establishing sentinel species as regional bioindicators for microplastic monitoring, evaluating candidate organisms including fish and shellfish for their suitability based on geographic range, abundance, ecological relevance, and ability to reflect the bioavailable fraction of marine litter.
From the raw bar to the bench: Bivalves as models for human health.
This review explores how bivalves such as oysters, mussels, and clams are used as model organisms for biological and ecological research, including their roles as biomonitors for pollution. The paper highlights how the genomic tools now available for studying bivalves are advancing understanding of their responses to environmental stressors including microplastic contamination.
Biological effects of contaminants in mussels (Mytilus trossulus) transplanted in northern Baltic Sea coastal areas
This thesis used biomarkers in mussels transplanted to contaminated coastal sites in the northern Baltic Sea to assess the effects of various pollutants on mussel health. The work demonstrates how mussels can serve as sensitive indicators of environmental contamination in coastal areas affected by multiple human activities.
Mussel: a potential pollution indicator in the aquatic ecosystem and effect of climate change
This review examines the biology and ecology of mussels as environmental indicator organisms, covering how they respond to pollution, temperature, and other stressors including microplastics. Mussels are widely used as bioindicators of marine pollution because they filter large volumes of water and accumulate contaminants including microplastic particles in their tissues.
Anthropogenic modifications and their impacts on shellfish physiology
This thesis reviews how human activities — including aquaculture, coastal development, and pollution — have altered marine habitats over centuries, with consequences for shellfish physiology and ecosystem function. Shellfish are important sentinels for monitoring microplastic exposure and accumulation in coastal ecosystems.
Assessment of the impact of aquaculture facilities on transplanted mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis): Integrating plasticizers and physiological analyses as a biomonitoring strategy
Researchers assessed microplastic impacts on mussels transplanted near aquaculture facilities by integrating plasticizer analysis with physiological biomarkers, finding that proximity to aquaculture infrastructure increased both particle ingestion and chemical plasticizer exposure.
The need for a sentinel species: considerations towards regional bioindicators
Researchers examined the need for sentinel bioindicator species to generate robust monitoring data for marine litter and microplastics, evaluating candidate species including fish and shellfish based on criteria such as geographic range, abundance, and economic importance. The study proposed a framework for selecting effective regional bioindicators to inform ecotoxicological models and support emerging plastic pollution policy.
Using the Asian clam as an indicator of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems
Researchers proposed the Asian clam as a bioindicator species for monitoring microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems, building on prior findings of high contamination rates in these organisms. Using a widely distributed filter feeder as a sentinel species could help standardize freshwater microplastic monitoring the way mussels are used in marine settings.
Efficacy of freshwater pearl mussel (Lamellidens marginalis) as a biomonitoring tool for assessing microplastic pollution
Laboratory experiments showed that freshwater pearl mussels readily ingested microplastic particles, which then accumulated in their organs and tissues and caused measurable histological damage. This is relevant because freshwater mussels are widely used as biomonitors of water quality, and the findings confirm they can serve as indicators of microplastic pollution while also showing that this pollution harms them.
Advancing mussel-based monitoring: integrating litter and harmful algal bloom data into a multi-stressor assessment of England and Wales
Researchers analyzed mussel microplastic data from England and Wales within a multi-stressor framework that also included marine litter and harmful algal bloom data, finding that mussels are suitable sentinel organisms for integrated marine pollution monitoring.
Development of a biological early warning system based on the reactions of the bivalve mollusc Pecten jacobeaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) to unfavourable conditions
Researchers investigated the feasibility of using the bivalve mollusc Pecten jacobaeus as a biological indicator in early warning systems for aquatic pollution, conducting four controlled experiments on six specimens to assess shell-closing responses to selected environmental stressors. The study found that Pecten jacobaeus exhibited measurable and consistent behavioral responses to unfavorable conditions, supporting its potential use in biomonitoring systems for detecting aquatic pollutants.
Аналіз досвіду застосування біологічних систем для раннього запобігання забрудненню вод
This review analyzed international experience with biological early-warning systems for water pollution monitoring, evaluating how aquatic organisms are used as sentinel species to detect contamination from industrial, agricultural, and domestic sources before it reaches critical levels.
Field validated biomarker (ValidBIO) based assessment of impacts of various pollutants in water
This review examines field-validated biomarker approaches for monitoring water pollution, showing that enzymatic activity changes in fish exposed to heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics, and persistent organic pollutants serve as sensitive and reliable indicators of aquatic contamination across diverse environments.