Quantification of microplastics using Nile Red in two bivalve species Perna viridis and Meretrix meretrix from three estuaries in Pondicherry, India and microplastic uptake by local communities through bivalve diet
Kaushik Dowarah, Arunkumar Patchaiyappan, Chinnasamy Thirunavukkarasu, S. Jayakumar, Suja Purushothaman Devipriya
Topics & Concepts
Perna viridisMicroplasticsPerna pernaMusselShellfishEstuaryFisheryBiologyBivalviaMolluscaAquatic animalEcologyFish <Actinopterygii>Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management