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Microplastics in the bivalve Venus verrucosa L. in the Adriatic Sea

As an emerging pollutant microplastic has been confi rmed in all marine habitats. Major environmental risks concerning microplastics would be their bioavailability to marine organisms particularly bivalves due to their sessile way of life and fi lter-feeding which exposes them directly to microplastic particles present in the water column. In present study we investigate the microplastic pollution in commercially important clams Venus verrucosa L. from 3 sites along coastline of Croatia (Lim bay, Šibenik bay and Mali Ston bay) including determination of number, shape and particle size of microplastic in individuals (N=36). The number of total microplastics varied from 1, 16 MP/g in Šibenik bay to 2, 11 MP/g in Lim bay. The most common microplastics were fi bers (0, 97 - 1, 96 MP/g) followed by fragments (0, 024 – 0, 19 MP/g). The average size of microplastics found was 59, 07μm and most common color was transparent. More comprehensive research should be conducted on microplastics in Venus verrucosa L. in the Adriatic Sea.

microplastics, Adriatic Sea, clams, Venus verrucosa

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