TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantitative evaluation of microplastics in colonies of Phragmatopoma caudata Krøyer in Mörch, 1863 (Polychaeta-Sabellariidae)
T2 - Analysis in sandcastles and tissues and identification via Raman spectroscopy
AU - Costa, Mercia Barcellos da
AU - Santos, Macley Oliveira dos
AU - Viegas, Gloria Maria de Farias
AU - Ocaris, Enrique Ronald Yapuchura
AU - Caniçali, Felipe Barcellos
AU - Cozer, Caroline dos Reis
AU - Zamprogno, Gabriela Carvalho
AU - Otegui, Mariana Beatriz Paz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - The detection of microplastics in all world oceans, including the most remote, has become a major concern as this will substantially increase the possibility of interactions between these particles and the marine biota. Due to their small size, microplastics can be ingested by many marine species including invertebrates, causing physical damage. This study was the first evaluation of the occurrence and abundance of microplastics in three sample types related to the species Phragmatopoma caudata, (i.e. colony wash water, tubes and digested tissue from specimens). In total, 2118 samples of microplastics were quantified, with 1516 obtained from the wash water, 447 from the fragmented tubes and 155 from the digested tissue. Three types of microplastics were chemically identified via Raman Spectroscopy as polyethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalates. Overall, this study demonstrated that microplastics are abundantly bioavailable in the studied area and are present as filament and fragment shapes.
AB - The detection of microplastics in all world oceans, including the most remote, has become a major concern as this will substantially increase the possibility of interactions between these particles and the marine biota. Due to their small size, microplastics can be ingested by many marine species including invertebrates, causing physical damage. This study was the first evaluation of the occurrence and abundance of microplastics in three sample types related to the species Phragmatopoma caudata, (i.e. colony wash water, tubes and digested tissue from specimens). In total, 2118 samples of microplastics were quantified, with 1516 obtained from the wash water, 447 from the fragmented tubes and 155 from the digested tissue. Three types of microplastics were chemically identified via Raman Spectroscopy as polyethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalates. Overall, this study demonstrated that microplastics are abundantly bioavailable in the studied area and are present as filament and fragment shapes.
KW - Anthropized beach
KW - Digested tissues
KW - Microplastics
KW - Polychaetes
KW - Raman spectroscopy
KW - Sandcastle
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112127
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112127
M3 - Original Article
C2 - 33582424
AN - SCOPUS:85100786998
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 165
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
M1 - 112127
ER -