Microplastic pollution in oyster bed ecosystems: An assessment of the northern shores of the United Arab Emirates

Microplastics pollution in oyster bed ecosystems was investigated in this study. Microplastics in both sediments and oysters from five sites collected along the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) oyster bed ecosystem were assessed for abundance, as well as shape, size, color, and composition. T...

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Main Authors: Meera Al Hammadi, Sandra Knuteson, Sofian Kanan, Fatin Samara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722000497