Abstract
Green-lipped mussel Perna viridis was transplanted to three sites in Sai Kung, namely Pak Sha Wan, Tsoi Wo Hang and Yim Tin Tsai, with different intensities of human activities. Bioaccumulation of microplastics was studied on Day 7, 19, 33 and 47 post transplantation. Number of microplastics increased with time for all the sites and the highest concentration of 32 items individual-1 was recorded on Day 47 at Pak Sha Wan, the site with the highest intensity of human activities, as compared with 18.8 items individual-1 at Tsoi Wo Hang and 17.6 items individual-1 at Yim Tin Tsai. Only fiber and film were found with > 90% of them being the former. The potential of using marine mussels as bioindicators of microplastics is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology |
| Place of Publication | Hong Kong |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
| Event | 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology (ICMPE-9) - University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 10 Jun 2019 → 14 Jun 2019 https://www.icmpe.hku.hk/ https://www.icmpe.hku.hk/programme |
Conference
| Conference | 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology (ICMPE-9) |
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| Abbreviated title | ICMPE-9 |
| Place | Hong Kong, China |
| Period | 10/06/19 → 14/06/19 |
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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