The most widely consumed species of mussels around the world are believed to contain microplastics, according to researchers at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Among the samples taken, mussels from the North Atlantic and South Pacific were the most contaminated.
A team of scientists from the University of Bayreuth investigated the presence of microplastics in the four best-selling species of mussels in supermarkets in 12 countries around the world. These are not only farmed mussels, but also wild mussels from the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
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