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  • Marine Biology

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  • The Mussel Watch program has monitored coastal contamination for 50 years using bivalve mollusks.
  • Current marine pollution involves complex chemical mixtures influenced by climate change, impacting ecosystems and human health.
  • Traditional monitoring methods struggle with mixture effects, emerging contaminants, and cumulative exposures.

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  • To reassess the Mussel Watch program using chemical exposome and One Health frameworks.
  • To propose an evolution from a descriptive monitoring system to a mechanistic observatory.
  • To enhance the program's capacity for detecting emerging risks and informing policy.

Main Methods:

  • Reassessing the Mussel Watch program through the chemical exposome and One Health lenses.
  • Proposing integration of emerging tools: non-traditional stable isotopes, high-resolution non-target screening, and omics-based biomarkers.
  • Suggesting a dual-track architecture: maintaining routine monitoring and adding a complementary research track.

Main Results:

  • The current Mussel Watch program is limited in addressing complex, real-world environmental risks.
  • Integrating advanced tools can characterize complex exposure patterns and biological consequences.
  • A dual-track approach can link environmental exposures to biological responses and ecosystem processes.

Conclusions:

  • Mussel Watch can transition to a mechanistic observatory by integrating new tools and frameworks.
  • This evolution will improve the detection of emerging risks and understanding of mixture effects.
  • The enhanced program will strengthen policy relevance for coastal monitoring in a changing environment.