| Title | PSU researchers find suspected microplastics in Oregon oysters |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Woods, Tiffany |
| Secondary Title | Confluence |
| Pagination | p.3-4 |
| Date Published | 2019, Win/Spr |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Coos Bay, human impacts, molluscs, Netarts Bay, North Bend (Or.), Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Plastic, pollution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | In April and July, 2017, Britta Baechler, a Portland State University doctoral student, purchased Pacific oysters each from six different oyster growers on Oregon’s Pacific coast. Out of the 120 oysters, she found on average 11 suspected microplastics, mostly tiny fibers, per oyster. The data is preliminary, pending analysis of the microparticles, but the implications of a world awash in plastic, are disturbing. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/4j03d539z |
| Short Title | ORESU-O-19-001 |
| Series Title | Confluence |