| dc.coverage.spatial | Thames, Elba | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Seine | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Bronx River | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | New York | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Sweden | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Denmark | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Baltic | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-07T03:59:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-07T03:59:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08-19 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mussels gauge health of rivers. (2019, August 19). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A8. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/11813 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1155012/mussels-used-to-gauge-health-of-rivers | en |
| dc.subject | marine molluscs | en |
| dc.subject | water pollution | en |
| dc.subject | Filter feeders | en |
| dc.subject | indicator species | en |
| dc.subject | pollutants | en |
| dc.subject | eutrophication | en |
| dc.title | Mussels gauge health of rivers | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | Philippine Daily Inquirer | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | A8 | en |
| local.seafdecaqd.controlnumber | PD20190819_A8 | en |
| local.seafdecaqd.extract | Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution. The mussel is the hoover of the sea, taking in phytoplankton for nourishment along with microplastics, pesticides and other pollutants—which makes it an excellent gauge. One day, it may also be pressed into service to cleanse water. | en |
| local.subject.personalName | Meistertzheim, Leila | |
| local.subject.personalName | Luthy, Richard | |
| local.subject.personalName | Galimany, Eve | |
| local.subject.personalName | Tasse, Lena | |
| local.subject.corporateName | Tara Ocean Foundation | en |
| local.subject.corporateName | Stanford University | en |
| local.subject.corporateName | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | en |
| local.subject.corporateName | World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) | en |
| dc.contributor.corporateauthor | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | en |
