Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study
Microplastic (MP) contamination is ubiquitous in the environment and many species worldwide have been shown to contain MP. The ecological impact of MP pollution is still unknown, thus there is an urgent need for more knowledge. One key task is to identify species suitable as sentinels for monitoring...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:47b7b05 2023-05-15T15:39:03+02:00 Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study Bråte, Inger Lise N. Hurley, Rachel Iversen, Karine Beyer, Jonny Thomas, Kevin V. Steindal, Calin C. Green, Norman W. Olsen, Marianne Lusher, Amy 2018-12-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:47b7b05 eng eng Pergamon Press doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.077 issn:0269-7491 orcid:0000-0002-2155-100X 225203 Biomonitoring Mussels Cellophane Rubber Ecotoxicology 2307 Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2310 Pollution 3005 Toxicology Journal Article 2018 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.077 2020-12-08T04:27:06Z Microplastic (MP) contamination is ubiquitous in the environment and many species worldwide have been shown to contain MP. The ecological impact of MP pollution is still unknown, thus there is an urgent need for more knowledge. One key task is to identify species suitable as sentinels for monitoring in key eco-compartments, such as coastal waters. In Norway, mussels (Mytilus spp.) have been monitored for hazardous contaminants through OSPAR since 1981. Norway has the longest coastline in Europe and adding MP to the Norwegian Mussel Watch is therefore important in a European and global context. The present study reports MP data in mussels (332 specimens) collected from multiple sites (n = 15) spanning the whole Norwegian coastline. MPs were detected at all locations, except at one site on the west coast. Among the most surprising findings, mussels from the Barents Sea coastline in the Finnmark region, contained significantly more MPs than mussels from most of the southern part of the country, despite the latter sites being located much closer to major urban areas. Only mussels from a site located very close to Oslo, the capital, contained levels similar to those observed in the remote site in Finnmark. In total an average of 1.5 (+/- 23) particles ind(-1) and 0.97 (+/- 2.61) particles w.w. g(-1) was found. The most common MPs were Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Finnmark Finnmark The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Barents Sea Norway Environmental Pollution 243 383 393 |
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Biomonitoring Mussels Cellophane Rubber Ecotoxicology 2307 Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2310 Pollution 3005 Toxicology Bråte, Inger Lise N. Hurley, Rachel Iversen, Karine Beyer, Jonny Thomas, Kevin V. Steindal, Calin C. Green, Norman W. Olsen, Marianne Lusher, Amy Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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Microplastic (MP) contamination is ubiquitous in the environment and many species worldwide have been shown to contain MP. The ecological impact of MP pollution is still unknown, thus there is an urgent need for more knowledge. One key task is to identify species suitable as sentinels for monitoring in key eco-compartments, such as coastal waters. In Norway, mussels (Mytilus spp.) have been monitored for hazardous contaminants through OSPAR since 1981. Norway has the longest coastline in Europe and adding MP to the Norwegian Mussel Watch is therefore important in a European and global context. The present study reports MP data in mussels (332 specimens) collected from multiple sites (n = 15) spanning the whole Norwegian coastline. MPs were detected at all locations, except at one site on the west coast. Among the most surprising findings, mussels from the Barents Sea coastline in the Finnmark region, contained significantly more MPs than mussels from most of the southern part of the country, despite the latter sites being located much closer to major urban areas. Only mussels from a site located very close to Oslo, the capital, contained levels similar to those observed in the remote site in Finnmark. In total an average of 1.5 (+/- 23) particles ind(-1) and 0.97 (+/- 2.61) particles w.w. g(-1) was found. The most common MPs were |
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Bråte, Inger Lise N. Hurley, Rachel Iversen, Karine Beyer, Jonny Thomas, Kevin V. Steindal, Calin C. Green, Norman W. Olsen, Marianne Lusher, Amy |
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Bråte, Inger Lise N. Hurley, Rachel Iversen, Karine Beyer, Jonny Thomas, Kevin V. Steindal, Calin C. Green, Norman W. Olsen, Marianne Lusher, Amy |
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Bråte, Inger Lise N. |
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Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in norwegian coastal waters: a qualitative and quantitative study |
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Barents Sea Finnmark Finnmark |
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