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We first started looking for microplastics in mussels. As filter feeders they are often used by scientists to provide a snapshot of the level of contaminants in the marine environment. Our goal was to find out whether the mussels were taking up microplastics from the seawater, where we know levels can be high, as well as via seafood to humans. We found microplastics in every single mussel we tested.