Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)
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...Microscopic fragments are also be taken up from the gut into other body tissues (Browne et al. 2008)....
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...Observing microplastic ingestion in the wild is methodologically challenging (Browne et al., 2008), but an increasing number of studies are reporting microplastic ingestion throughout the foodchain....
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...Translocation of polystyrene microspheres was first shown in rodents and humans, and has also been demonstrated for mussels using histological techniques and fluorescence microscopy (Browne et al., 2008)....
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...Microspheres were present in the circulatory system for up to 48 days after exposure, although there was no apparent sub-lethal impact (measured as oxidative status and phagocytic ability of the haemocytes) (Browne et al., 2008)....
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...Alternatively, microplastic ingestion may result from eating lower trophic organisms that have themselves consumed microplastics (Browne et al., 2008; Fendall and Sewell, 2009)....
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