Out of sight but not out of mind: Size fractionation of plastics bioaccumulated by field deployed oysters

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials letters Vol. 2; p. 100021
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, Francisca, Okoffo, Elvis D., O’Brien, Jake W., O’Brien, Stacey, Harris, Jonathan M., Samanipour, Saer, Kaserzon, Sarit, Mueller, Jochen F., Galloway, Tamara, Thomas, Kevin V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bivalves; FT-IR; Micro-nanoplastics; Py-GC/MS; Size fractionation; FT-IR; Micro-nanoplastics; Bivalves; Py-GC/MS; Size fractionation

[Display omitted] •Quantification of the nano-sized fraction (< 1 μm) of plastic in bivalves is lacking.•Most of the plastic found in field deployed oysters was 1−22 μm and < 1 μm in size.•An important portion of microplastics is missed in most studies with bivalves. Microplastics contaminatio...