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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-927-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-927-2020
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Research article
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03 Aug 2020
Research article |
| 03 Aug 2020
| 03 Aug 2020
Modelling mussel (Mytilus spp.) microplastic accumulation
Natalia Stamataki
Department of Physics, Section of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 71003 Heraklion, Greece
Yannis Hatzonikolakis
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Athens-Sounio Avenue,
Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece
Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
15784, Greece
Kostas Tsiaras
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Athens-Sounio Avenue,
Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece
Catherine Tsangaris
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Athens-Sounio Avenue,
Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece
George Petihakis
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 71003 Heraklion, Greece
Sarantis Sofianos
Department of Physics, Section of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
George Triantafyllou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Athens-Sounio Avenue,
Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece
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Short summary
This study examines the accumulation of microplastics on wild and cultured mussels through a dynamic energy budget model, resulting in a comparable contamination level but different cleaning time for the mussels. Our main findings highlight that microplastics contamination is strongly dependent on the variability of specific environmental aspects and improve the knowledge of the transport and accumulation of microplastics in the mussels, enlightening future work on a biomagnification scenario.
This study examines the accumulation of microplastics on wild and cultured mussels through a...
