Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Murray, Fiona; Cowie, Phillip R.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.032

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“…Similar to other planktotrophic larvae 38 , T. gratilla egested all microplastics from their digestive system within 420 min of ingesting them, substantially faster than plastic is completely egested by adult marine invertebrates (~ 120 h, 19 ) or other marine organisms that struggle to pass plastics at all. For example, plastic may accumulate within the digestive system of crustaceans 63 and birds 64,65 , and microplastics may translocate from the digestive tract to the circulatory system of mussels 16 .…”

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Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva

Kaposi

Mos

Kelaher

et al. 2014

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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ABSTRACT:There is increasing concern about the impacts of microplastics (< 1mm) on marine biota. Microplastics may be mistaken for food items and ingested by a wide variety of organisms. While the effects of ingesting microplastic have been explored for some adult organisms, there is poor understanding of the effects of microplastic ingestion on marine larvae. Here, we investigated the ingestion of polyethylene microspheres by larvae of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla. Ingestion rates scaled with the concentration of microspheres.Ingestion rates were, however, reduced by biological fouling of microplastic and in the presence of phytoplankton food. T. gratilla larvae were able to egest microspheres from their stomach within hours of ingestion. A microsphere concentration far exceeding those recorded in the marine environment had a small non-dose dependent effect on larval growth, but there was no significant effect on survival. In contrast, environmentally realistic concentrations appeared to have little effect. Overall, these results suggest that current levels of microplastic pollution in the oceans only pose a limited threat to T. gratilla and other marine invertebrate larvae, but further research is required on a broad range of species, trophic levels and polymer types.

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Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva

Kaposi

Mos

Kelaher

et al. 2014

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Both laboratory experiment and field observation showed that microplastics can be taken up by aquatic organisms including crustaceans (Murray and Cowie 2011), bivalves (Van Cauwenberghe and Janssen 2014), zooplanktons (Cole et al 2013), and fishes (Foekema et al 2013). Once ingested, micro polystyrene (PS) particles were found able to affect the survival, development, and fecundity of the copepod Tigriopus japonicas (Lee et al 2013).…”

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Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products to polyethylene debris

Zhang

Huang

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Presence of plastic debris in marine and freshwater ecosystems is increasingly reported. Previous research suggested plastic debris had a strong affiliation for many pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. In this study, the sorption behavior of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), including carbamazepine (CBZ), 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4MBC), triclosan (TCS), and 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2), to polyethylene (PE) debris (250 to 280 μm) was investigated. The estimated linear sorption coefficients (K d ) are 191.4, 311.5, 5140, and 53,225 L/kg for CBZ, EE2, TCS, and 4MBC, and are related to their hydrophobicities. Increase of salinity from 0.05 to 3.5 % did not affect the sorption of 4MBC, CBZ, and EE2 but enhanced the sorption of TCS, likely due to the salting-out effect. Increase of dissolved organic matter (DOM) content using Aldrich humic acid (HA) as a proxy reduced the sorption of 4MBC, EE2, and TCS, all of which show a relatively strong affiliation to HA. Results from this work suggest that microplastics may play an important role in the fate and transport of PPCPs, especially for those hydrophobic ones.

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“…Moreover, it is probable that a wide range of marine organisms are affected by plastic wastes in the sea. Macrodebris ingestion and entanglement are well documented in sea birds, mammals and turtles and more recently in fishes and invertebrates (e.g., Laist, 1987Laist, , 1997Gramentz, 1988;Weisskopf, 1988;Slip et al, 1990;Moser and Lee, 1992;Shaw and Day, 1994;Goldberg, 1997;Robards et al, 1995;Derraik, 2002;Thompson et al, 2004;Ryan et al, 2009;Boerger et al, 2010;Murray and Cowie, 2011).…”

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Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

Collignon

Hecq

Glagani

et al. 2012

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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a b s t r a c tNeustonic microplastic and zooplankton abundance was determined in the North Western Mediterranean Sea during a summer cruise between July 9th and August 6th 2010, with a break between July 22th and 25th due to a strong wind event. Ninety percent of the 40 stations contained microplastic particles (size 0.3-5 mm) of various compositions: e.g., filaments, polystyrene, thin plastic films. An average concentration of 0.116 particles/m 2 was observed. The highest abundances (>0.36 particles/m 2 ) were observed in shelf stations.The neustonic plastic particles concentrations were 5 times higher before than after the strong wind event which increased the mixing and the vertical repartition of plastic particles in the upper layers of the water column. The values rise in the same order of magnitude than in the North Pacific Gyre. The average ratio between microplastics and mesozooplankton weights was 0.5 for the whole survey and might induce a potential confusion for zooplankton feeders.

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Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cited by 786 publications

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Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva

Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva

Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products to polyethylene debris

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

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