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Main Authors: Chen, Zhaowen, Fan, Sijie, Guo, Wenbo, Hu, Menghong, Lee, Jae-Seong, Wang, Youji
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41343963/
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author Chen, Zhaowen
Fan, Sijie
Guo, Wenbo
Hu, Menghong
Lee, Jae-Seong
Wang, Youji
author_facet Chen, Zhaowen
Fan, Sijie
Guo, Wenbo
Hu, Menghong
Lee, Jae-Seong
Wang, Youji
Chen, Zhaowen
Fan, Sijie
Guo, Wenbo
Hu, Menghong
Lee, Jae-Seong
Wang, Youji
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Unveiling the hidden impacts: A comprehensive review of microplastic effects on marine bivalves. Chen, Zhaowen Fan, Sijie Guo, Wenbo Hu, Menghong Lee, Jae-Seong Wang, Youji Animals Microplastics Bivalvia Water Pollutants, Chemical Ecosystem Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental issue, posing significant potential risks to marine ecosystems, especially bivalve mollusks. Studies have shown that bivalves are at increased risk of ingesting and accumulating MPs due to their filter-feeding habits, which leads to a series of physiological and ecological consequences. This review highlights the current knowledge gap in the study of MP bioaccumulation in bivalves: The effect of biofilm on MPs' bioaccumulation and selective excretion. The ingestion of MPs can induce oxidative stress and cell damage, impair normal physiological functions, and inhibit bivalve growth, which in turn affects their immune response and overall health. In addition to the effects on individual bivalves, this review innovatively analyzes the adverse ecological consequences of MPs on aquatic ecosystems from the perspectives of nutrient cycling and energy flow. Based on the filter-feeding characteristics of bivalves, we also discuss their potential in mitigating MPs pollution. This review not only summarized the findings in microplastic ecotoxicology research on marine bivalves in recent years, but also provided the perspectives are significant for exploring effective strategies to reduce MPs pollution, protect marine ecosystems, and safeguard human health.
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spellingShingle Unveiling the hidden impacts: A comprehensive review of microplastic effects on marine bivalves.
Chen, Zhaowen
Fan, Sijie
Guo, Wenbo
Hu, Menghong
Lee, Jae-Seong
Wang, Youji
Animals
Microplastics
Bivalvia
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Ecosystem
Unveiling the hidden impacts: A comprehensive review of microplastic effects on marine bivalves. Chen, Zhaowen Fan, Sijie Guo, Wenbo Hu, Menghong Lee, Jae-Seong Wang, Youji Animals Microplastics Bivalvia Water Pollutants, Chemical Ecosystem Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental issue, posing significant potential risks to marine ecosystems, especially bivalve mollusks. Studies have shown that bivalves are at increased risk of ingesting and accumulating MPs due to their filter-feeding habits, which leads to a series of physiological and ecological consequences. This review highlights the current knowledge gap in the study of MP bioaccumulation in bivalves: The effect of biofilm on MPs' bioaccumulation and selective excretion. The ingestion of MPs can induce oxidative stress and cell damage, impair normal physiological functions, and inhibit bivalve growth, which in turn affects their immune response and overall health. In addition to the effects on individual bivalves, this review innovatively analyzes the adverse ecological consequences of MPs on aquatic ecosystems from the perspectives of nutrient cycling and energy flow. Based on the filter-feeding characteristics of bivalves, we also discuss their potential in mitigating MPs pollution. This review not only summarized the findings in microplastic ecotoxicology research on marine bivalves in recent years, but also provided the perspectives are significant for exploring effective strategies to reduce MPs pollution, protect marine ecosystems, and safeguard human health.
title Unveiling the hidden impacts: A comprehensive review of microplastic effects on marine bivalves.
topic Animals
Microplastics
Bivalvia
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Ecosystem
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41343963/