Researchers have found tiny pieces of plastic in all the samples of mussels they tested in British seawaters and bought from local supermarkets. The scientists, from the University of Hull and ...
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Scientists make breakthrough inspired by mussels: 'Promise for addressing the growing problem of plastic pollution'The fight against plastic pollution has a new and unexpected inspiration — mussels. Rice University scientists are borrowing ...
Freshwater mussels are culturally significant because they were harvested by American Indians and early pioneers for use as food, jewelry and tools. Before the development of plastic, buttons were ...
Freshwater mussels, also known as clams, are unique animals. Mussels have two hard, external shells and soft tissue inside. They also have only one foot! The movement of mussels is limited. Most ...
In the laboratory-based pilot study, the material from the rotor blades was ground to a particle size small enough for the mussels to ingest. "We exposed the mussels to varying particle ...
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