A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

Environmental Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-55

  Vandermeersch, Griet ^a   Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth ^b   Janssen, Colin R ^b   Marques, Antonio ^c   Granby, Kit ^d   Fait, Gabriella ^e   Kotterman, Michiel J J ^f   Diogène, Jorge ^g   Bekaert, Karen ^a   Robbens, Johan ^a   Devriese, Lisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Unit of Upgrading of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (U VPPA)   (Portugal)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e Gariga di Podenzano (PC)   (Italy)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g Institut de la Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contamination; Food safety; Microplastics; Mussel; Seafood

Indexed keywords

MICROPLASTIC; NITRIC ACID; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; CALIBRATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FOOD WEB; FRAGMENTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITRIC ACID; PLASTIC;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; ESTUARY; EXTRACTION; ITALY; MUSSEL; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MYTILUS; PROCEDURES; SEA FOOD; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MYTILUS; PLASTICS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84947493085     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.07.016     Document Type: Article

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