November 3, 2025 5:16 PM
Mussels reveal growing microplastic pollution in Greece’s prized seas
Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have deployed thousands of mussels on the seafloor to help detect microplastics. Mussels, filter-feeding organisms that absorb a range of contaminants into their tissue, including invisible microplastics, have been used globally for decades as a barometer of marine pollution. Researchers at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) have...