The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal
water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with …

Microplastic fibers (MPF) are a ubiquitous marine contaminant, making up to 90% of global
microplastic concentrations. Imaging flow cytometry was used to measure uptake and …

Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution
requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative …

Marine litter is one of the problems marine ecosystems face at present, coastal habitats and
food webs being the most vulnerable as they are closest to the sources of litter. A range of …

As the industrial production of nanoplastic and the degradation of microplastic into smaller
particles at sea increase, the potential amount of nanoplastics in the marine environment …

Shellfish production areas are often located in shallow estuarine and coastal systems
impacted by fluxes of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) that exhibit extreme spatial and …

Biological effects of microplastics on the health of bivalves have been demonstrated
elsewhere, but ecological impacts on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of bivalve …

Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were exposed over 21 days to
polyethylene (PE) particles (0.01 mg ml− 1; 50–570 μm) isolated from toothpaste. PE was …

We investigated the environmental partitioning and particle characteristics of macro-, meso-
and microplastics and their uptake into the mussel, Mytilus edulis. Sediment samples …

Long-line mussel farming has been proposed as a mitigation tool for removal of excess
nutrients in eutrophic coastal waters. A full-scale mussel farm optimized for cost efficient …