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Microplastics are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural habitats
Environmental Pollution · 2015 · Vol. 199 · pp. 10–17
L. Van Cauwenberghe✉(Ghent University)M. Claessens(Ghent University)M. Vandegehuchte(Ghent University)Colin Janssen(Ghent University)
Microplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryArenicolaMicroplasticsMytilusMarine invertebratesMusselBiologyContext (archaeology)BivalviaCerastoderma eduleFishery
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AnimalsEnvironmental MonitoringPlasticsPolychaetaPolystyrenesSeawaterShellfishWater Pollutants, ChemicalEcosystemBivalviaMytilus edulis
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