MICROPLASTIC EFFECT DATA - The world is your oyster: low-dose, long-term microplastic exposure of juvenile oysters ...

• Main Author: CEFAS
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 2019
• Subjects: Biomarker; Bioassay and contaminant biological impact; Ecotoxicity; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14466/cefasdatahub.91; https://www.cefas.co.uk/data-and-publications/dois/microplastic-effect-data-the-world-is-your-oyster-low-dose-long-term-microplastic-exposure-of-juvenile-oysters/

This dataset contains three seperate data files from an 80 day exposure study where we exposed juvenile oysters, Crassostrea gigas, to 3 different MP concentrations (104, 105 and 106 particles L-1), represented by 6µm Polystyrene (PS) microbeads, compared to a control treatment receiving no MP. There is data file for shell growth & length, one for condition index and one for lysosomal stability. Shell Length & Weight: Shell height, the maximum dimension from hinge to growth edge, is commonly referred to as shell length, which will be used to describe this dimension here. The shell length of every oyster was measured to the nearest mm. Additional dimensions were measured to account for irregular oyster shapes (e.g., long and thin). All measurements (±1.0 mm) were taken using a digital calliper system that enabled the rapid recording of data. In the weighing technique, oysters were air dried at room temperature for 5 minutes and weighed to the nearest 0.0001g. Oyster meat was oven dried to constant ...