Microplastic pollution in commercially important edible marine bivalves: A comprehensive review

• Main Authors: Zhixiong Xu, Leiheng Huang, Peng Xu, Lim Leong Seng, Cheong, Kit-Leong, Youji Wang, Karsoon Tan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
• Subjects: T1-995 Technology (General); TD419-428 Water pollution
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43036/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43036/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101647

Microplastics have become major pollutants in the marine environment and can accumulate in high concentrations, especially in the gut of marine organisms. Unlike other seafood, bivalves are consumed whole, along with their digestive systems, resulting in the transfer of microplastics to humans. Ther...