Detection of Metal-Doped Fluorescent PVC Microplastics in Freshwater Mussels.

ABSTRACT: The large-scale production of plastic and the resulting release of waste is leading to a huge accumulation of micro-sized particles in the environment that could have an impact on not only aquatic organisms but also on humans. Despite the extensive literature on the subject, there is still an insufficient harmonization of methodologies for the collection and analysis of microplastics (MPs) in complex matrices; especially for high density polymers; such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which tend to sink and accumulate in sediments, becoming available to benthonic organisms. In this article, mussels have been chosen as model for microplastic accumulation due to their extensive filtering activity and their wide distribution in both fresh and salt water basins. To facilitate the identification an

SUBMITTER: Facchetti SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759941 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature