Open AccessMicroplastic contamination in market bivalve Argopecten purpuratus from Lima, Peru
Author(s) -
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Lisseth Meliza Mendoza-Castilla,
Rosa Pilar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
manglar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-1046
pISSN - 1816-7667
DOI - 10.17268/manglar.2019.012
Subject(s) - microplastics , shellfish , fishery , contamination , ruditapes , plastic pollution , pollution , scallop , crustacean , marine debris , environmental chemistry , environmental science , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , aquatic animal , ecology , chemistry , oceanography , debris , geology
Microplastics ( 0.05) of microplastic content between gonads and muscle. Microplastics in seafood and foodstuff could pose a threat to food security and human health. Still, information regarding microplastic pollution is scarce.
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