Ingested microscopic plastic translocates to the circulatory system of the mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 5026-5031

  Browne, Mark A ^a   Dissanayake, Awantha ^a   Galloway, Tamara S ^b   Lowe, David M ^c   Thompson, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; SEA WATER;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIVALVE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; PLASTIC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEMOLYMPH; INGESTION; INTESTINE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ANIMALIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PULSE EXPOSURE;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEBRIS; ELASTOMERS; SEAWATER; TISSUE;

SHELLFISH;

EID: 46849084110     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800249a     Document Type: Article

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