Ingested microscopic plastic translocates to the circulatory system of the mussel, Mytilus edulis (L).

By M. Browne, A. Dissanayake, T. Galloway, D. Lowe, Richard C. Thompson. Environmental Science and Technology, 2008

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Ocean Engineering, Pollution

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Adsorption of trace metals to plastic resin pellets in the marine environment. (2012, background): “In addition to their aesthetic impacts, plastics in the marine environment pose a direct threat to animals by accumulation, entrapment, entanglement, choking and suffocation (Ryan, 1987; Boren et al., 2006; Browne et al., 2008; Gregory, 2009).”
Interactions of Microplastics with Freshwater Biota (2018, background): “, Mytilus edulis, [24]) and freshwater clams (Sphaerium corneum, 1–10 μm polystyrene (PS) beads; Anodonta cygnea, 5–90 μm polystyrene (PS) beads and fragments; unpublished data).”
Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat. (2017, background): “Some organisms such as shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) and filter feeding bivalves not only ingest microplastics along with food, but also contain these particles in the gills due to ventilation mechanisms (Browne et al., 2008; Moore, 2008; Watts et al., 2014).”
Effect of microplastics in water and aquatic systems (2021, background): “Ingress of microplastics into the aquatic systems occurs through disparate sources and pursue multiple pathways (Browne 2015; Browne et al. 2008).”
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Challenges and Threats to Aquatic Organisms (2020, background): “This effect on lugworms and copepods was probably due to the presence of microplastics, which caused reduced feeding activities, inflammation and subsequent lower energy reserves compared to non-exposed animals [55].”
Interaction of toxic chemicals with microplastics: A critical review. (2018, background): “They can ingest and transport microplastic particles to the gut, which then accumulate in the digestive cavity and tubules (Browne et al., 2008).”
Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities. (2017, background): “In addition to accumulation of particles in 569 organisms at lower trophic levels (Browne et al., 2008), there is also evidence for the trophic transfer 570 of microplastic particles between marine species, especially bivalves and crustaceans (Farrell and 571 Nelson, 2013; Van Cauwenberghe and…”
Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: microplastics in facial cleansers. (2009, background): “More disturbingly, Browne et al. (2008) have recently shown that microplastics accumulate in the gut of filter-feeding mussels, are translocated to the circulatory system within three days of ingestion, and persist for more than 48 days.”
Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene (2016, methodology): “A study by Browne et al. (2008) using the mussel Mytilus edulis indicated that small microspheres (3.0 mm) can be translocated from the gut to the circulatory system within 3 days and then persist in circulation for over 48 days.”