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Mussels to Detect Marine Pollution
November 12 , 2025
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- Greek scientists are using mussels to detect increasing microplastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Thousands of mussels were deployed by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research and later analysed for contamination.
- Most microplastic particles found came from single-use plastics such as bottles and bags.
- Microplastics were detected in every marine species studied, showing widespread pollution.
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