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To investigate whether ingested microplastic particles translocate from the digestive tract into the circulatory system and persist within the mussel Mytilus edulis.

May 30, 2008Environmental Science & Technology

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)

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MBMark A. Oakley BrowneUniversity College Dublin ADAwantha DissanayakeGibraltar Health Authority TGTamara S. GallowayUniversity of Exeter

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Experimental study reveals that ingested microplastics translocate from the gut into the circulatory system in mussels, highlighting the potential for synthetic particles to accumulate in tissues.

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To investigate whether ingested microplastic particles translocate from the digestive tract into the circulatory system and persist within the mussel Mytilus edulis.
Exposed mussels (Mytilus edulis) to seawater containing microplastic particles of two distinct sizes (3.0 µm or 9.6 µm).
Transferred exposed mussels to clean conditions and tracked microplastic movement and persistence in the hemolymph over more than 48 days.
Microplastic particles translocated from the gut to the circulatory system within 3 days and remained detectable in the hemolymph for over 48 days.
Particle abundance peaked at 12 days before declining, with smaller particles (3.0 µm) accumulating in greater quantities than larger particles (9.6 µm).
The short-term pulse exposure did not result in significant biological effects in the exposed mussels.

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Browne et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dab43d8988aeabbe68782c https://doi.org/10.1021/es800249a

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Experimental study reveals that ingested microplastics translocate from the gut into the circulatory system in mussels, highlighting the potential for synthetic particles to accumulate in tissues.

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)

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Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)

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