Microplastics in farmed oysters and aquaculture as a source of microplastic in the marine environment

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23K17051
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 64010:Environmental load and risk assessment-related
Research Institution	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Principal Investigator	楊美玉東京農工大学, 農学部, 産学官連携研究員 (60931467)
Project Period (FY)	2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	microplastics / aquaculture / oysters / food safety / bioindicator
Outline of Research at the Start	Oysters were shown to be good bioindicators for microplastic pollution. Due to demand oyster farms have been blooming. But, farms uses many plastic materials forming microplastics. Monitoring microplastic in farmed oysters and surround waters are important for food safety and source identification.