Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

Guzzetti, Eleonora; Sureda, Antoni; Tejada, Silvia; Faggio, Caterina

doi:10.1016/j.etap.2018.10.009

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“…This result confirmed the chemical transfer ability of microbeads and the risk of chemical accumulation in exposed fish [37]. Microplastics, defined as plastics with a size between 1 μm and 5 mm, can have serious adverse effects on marine ecosystems due to their small size [38]. Microplastics in seafood can be a route for chemical damage caused by plastic additives, including BPA, and physical damage by particles among humans [38,39].…”

Section: Seafood Consumption and Bisphenol A Exposuresupporting

confidence: 69%

Relationship between seafood consumption and bisphenol A exposure: the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012–2014)

Kim

Park

Nam

et al. 2020

Ann Occup Environ Med

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Background: This study aimed to identify the relationship between exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and seafood consumption using a nationally representative data of the general Korean population. Methods: This study was conducted on 5,402 adults aged 19 years and older (2,488 men, 2,914 women) based on the second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). We stratified the data according to gender and analyzed urinary BPA concentrations in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, health behavior, dietary factor, and seafood consumption. In the high and low BPA exposure groups, the odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using logistic regression analysis according to the top 75th percentile concentration. Results: In men, large fish and tuna and other seafood categories had significantly higher ORs before and after adjustment in the group who consumed seafood more than once a week than in the group who rarely consumed seafood, with an adjusted value of 1.97 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12-3.48) and 1.74 (95% CI: 1.10-2.75), respectively. In the shellfish category, the unadjusted OR was 1.61 (95% CI: 1.00-2.59), which was significantly higher in the group who consumed seafood more than once a week than in the group who rarely consumed seafood. However, the OR after adjusting for the variables was not statistically significant. In women, the frequency of seafood consumption and the concentration of urinary BPA were not significantly associated. Conclusions: BPA concentration was higher in men who frequently consumed large fish and tuna, shellfish and other seafood in this study.

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Section: Seafood Consumption and Bisphenol A Exposuresupporting

confidence: 69%

Relationship between seafood consumption and bisphenol A exposure: the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012–2014)

Kim

Park

Nam

et al. 2020

Ann Occup Environ Med

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“…Ingestion of microplastic particles have been reported by many previous studies (Hernandez-Gonzalez et al, 2018;Provencher et al, 2018;Zhu et al, 2019). It is also possible for microplastics to transfer through the food chain (Guzzetti et al, 2018), resulting in a high risk of exposure to humans. Although microplastic effects and distribution in the environments have been subject of extensive research, its implications to human health and food security are still to be investigated.…”

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confidence: 91%

Microplastic contamination in market bivalve Argopecten purpuratus from Lima, Peru

De-la-Torre

Mendoza-Castilla

Pilar

2019

manglar

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Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants in the marine environment. Many marine commercial species, among fish, mollusks and crustaceans, are subject to microplastic exposure through ingestion. The aims of the present study were to determine microplastic contamination in scallops from fishery markets of Lima and if microplastics are more likely to adhere to certain parts of the scallop. Argopecten purpuratus specimens were bought from fishery markets in Lima. Soft tissues were digested using 10% KOH and incubated at 60 °C overnight. An optical microscope was used to observe microplastics after vacuum filtration of the supernatant solution. Microplastic concentration, color and type were recorded. ATR-FTIR analysis determined the specific polymer types. The overall mean microplastic concentration was 2.25 ± 0.54 MP.ind-1. Fibers were the most abundant microplastic type, while red and blue were dominant colors. Mann Whitney U test indicated no significant differences (P > 0.05) of microplastic content between gonads and muscle. Microplastics in seafood and foodstuff could pose a threat to food security and human health. Still, information regarding microplastic pollution is scarce.

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“…Environmental pollutions caused by plastics wastes is one of global problems that needs serious concerns. The plastics wastes found in ground water and even inside the digestive system of sea animals in recent days, in the form of either macro-or micro-plastics (Frias & Nash, 2019), is a problem not only in Indonesia but also around the globe (Botterell et al, 2019;Cho et al, 2019;Guzzetti et al, 2018;Karthik et al, 2018;Li et al, 2019;Rainieri & Barranco, 2018;Slootmaekers et al, 2019;Teng et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2019;Windsor et al, 2019). Apart from development of recycling technologies for non-biodegradable plastics (Horodytska et al, 2018;Mwanza et al, 2018;Ragaert et al, 2017;Silveira et al, 2018;Thakur et al, 2018), development of biodegradable plastics (Chinaglia et al, 2018) is one of important solutions in coping with plastics wastes.…”

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Biodegradable plastics from linier low-density polyethylene and polysaccharide: The influence of polysaccharide and acetic acid

Nurhajati¹,

Pidhatika²,

Harjanto³

2019

MKKP

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Global problems associated with conventional, non-biodegradable plastics have urged the society to use more ecofriendly biodegradable plastics. In this study, linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) was co-compounded with cassava-based thermoplastic starch (TPS) to prepare biodegradable plastics (i.e. plastics that can be degraded by microbes), in which three different LLDPE/TPS ratios were studied. Acetic acid was used to hydrolyze the polysaccharides by breaking the branched amylopectin that causes the TPS-containing composites brittle and stiff. The biodegradation properties of the LLDPE/TPS composites were determined by observing the level of microbial growth on the sample surface after incubation with potato dextrose agar medium that was inoculated with Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus niger. Burial test in a humid composting medium was also performed to validate the biodegradation properties. The mass change (%) was calculated in relative to the initial mass before burial test. The physical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break) of the bioplastics were determined using universal testing machine before and after burial treatment. The morphology of the sample surface was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the microbial growth increases with increasing TPS content. Negative mass changes were observed on all samples that contain TPS, with increase in the magnitude with increasing TPS content. The tensile strength tends to increase in the first 28 days of burial period in a composting medium then decreases and plateaus, while the elongation at break decreases with increasing burial period. Moreover, samples that contain acetic acid showed less microbial attachment and less biodegradation compared to samples that does not contain acetic acid.

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Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

Cited by 513 publications

References 103 publications

Relationship between seafood consumption and bisphenol A exposure: the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012–2014)

Relationship between seafood consumption and bisphenol A exposure: the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012–2014)

Microplastic contamination in market bivalve Argopecten purpuratus from Lima, Peru

Biodegradable plastics from linier low-density polyethylene and polysaccharide: The influence of polysaccharide and acetic acid

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