Filtration, assimilation and elimination of microplastics by freshwater bivalves
The bivalve Anodontites trapesialis, a filter feeder, was assessed as a potential sentinel organism for freshwater microplastic contamination in the South American Pantanal region. There are few studies on microplastic and on the use of bivalves to detect them in waters and sediments of this region....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016420300517 |