Microplastics in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and water at the Bahía Blanca Estuary (Southwestern Atlantic): An emerging issue of global concern

• Published in: Regional Studies in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Fernandez Severini, Melisa Daiana, Villagran, Diana Mariel, Buzzi, Natalia Sol, Sartor, G. Chatelain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FIBERS; PLASTICS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Fernandez; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97001

Detection of microplastics (MPs) in biotic and abiotic matrices is relevant to evaluate how marine ecosystem's exposure to these pollutants is of emerging environmental concern and at risk of loss of functionality and biodiversity. The presence of MPs was studied for the first time in the gut o...