Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 177, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-3

  Farrell, Paul ^a   Nelson, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microplastic; Plastic; Polystyrene; Transfer; Trophic

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; EXPOSED TO; FLUORESCENT POLYSTYRENE MICROSPHERES; FOOD WEBS; HAEMOLYMPH; MARINE ORGANISMS; MICROPLASTIC; MYTILUS EDULIS; TISSUE SAMPLES; TRANSFER; TRIAL PERIOD; TROPHIC; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC TRANSFER;

BODY FLUIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROSPHERES; MOLLUSCS; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES; TISSUE;

SHELLFISH;

MICROPLASTIC; MICROSPHERE; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CRAB; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; MOLLUSC; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINUS MAENAS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GILL; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; MYTILUS EDULIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GILLS; HEMOLYMPH; MYTILUS EDULIS; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84874684591     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.046     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. C. Arthur, J. Baker, and H. Bamford Proceedings of the International Research Workshop on the Occurrence, Effects, Fate of Microplastic Marine Debris NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-30, Tacoma, WA, USA 2008
2. B.L. Bayne Marine Mussels, Their Ecology and Physiology 1976 Cambridge University Press Cambridge
3. P. Bhattacharya, S. Lin, J.P. Turner, and P.C. Ke Physical adsorption of charged plastic nanoparticles affects algal photosynthesis The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 2010 16556 16561
4. M.A. Browne, A. Dissanayake, T.S. Galloway, D.M. Lowe, and R.C. Thompson Ingested microscopic plastic translocates to the circulatory system of the mussel, Mytilus edulis (L) Environmental Science and Technology 42 2008 5026 5031 (Pubitemid 351956449)
5. J.H. Crothers The biology of the common shore crab Carcinus maenas (L.) Field Studies Journal 2 1968 579 614
6. C. Eriksson, and H. Burton Origins and biological accumulation of small plastic particles in fur seals from Macquarie Island AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment 32 2003 380 384 (Pubitemid 37261604)
7. E.R. Graham, and J.T. Thompson Deposit- and suspension-feeding sea cucumbers (Echinodermata) ingest plastic fragments Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 368 2009 22 29
8. N. Hussain, V. Jaitley, and A.T. Florence Recent advances in the understanding of uptake of microparticulates across the gastrointestinal lymphatics Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 50 2001 107 142 (Pubitemid 32727279)
9. D.J. Kach, and J.E. Ward The role of marine aggregates in the ingestion of picoplankton-size particles by suspension-feeding molluscs Marine Biology 153 2008 797 805
10. T. Kukulka, G. Proskurowski, S. Morét-Ferguson, D.W. Meyer, and K.L. Law The effect of wind mixing on the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris Geophysical Research Letters 39 2012 L07601
11. K.H. Lam, J.M. Schakenraad, H. Esselbrugge, J. Feijen, and P. Nieuwenhuis The effect of phagocytosis of poly(L-lactic acid) fragments on cellular morphology and viability Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 27 1993 1569 1577 (Pubitemid 23341485)
12. Y. Mato, T. Isobe, H. Takada, H. Kanehiro, C. Ohtake, and T. Kaminuma Plastic resin pellets as a transport medium for toxic chemicals in the marine environment Environmental Science and Technology 35 2001 318 324 (Pubitemid 32061789)
13. C.J. Moore Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: a rapidly increasing, long-term threat Environmental Research 108 2008 131 139
14. F. Murray, and P.R. Cowie Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Marine Pollution Bulletin 62 2011 1207 1217
15. A. Nemmar, M.F. Hoylaerts, P.H. Hoet, J. Vermylen, and B. Nemery Size effect of intratracheally instilled particles on pulmonary inflammation and vascular thrombosis Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 186 2003 38 45 (Pubitemid 36262947)
16. Y. Ogata, H. Takada, K. Mizukawa, H. Hirai, S. Iwasa, S. Endo, Y. Mato, M. Saha, K. Okuda, A. Nakashima, M. Murakami, N. Zurcher, R. Booyatumanondo, M.P. Zakaria, l.Q. Dung, M. Gordon, C. Miguez, S. Suzuki, C. Moore, H.K. Karapanagioti, S. Weerts, T. McClurg, E. Burres, W. Smith, M. Van Velkenburg, J.S. Lang, R.C. Lang, D. Laursen, B. Danner, N. Stewardson, and R.C. Thompson International Pellet Watch: global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs Marine Pollution Bulletin 58 2009 1437 1446
17. W.J. Sutherland, S. Bardsley, L. Bennun, M. Clout, I.M. Côté, M.H. Depledge, L.V. Dicks, A.P. Dobson, L. Fellman, E. Fleishman, D.W. Gibbons, A.J. Impey, J.H. Lawton, F. Lickorish, D.B. Lindenmayer, T.E. Lovejoy, R.M. Nally, J. Madgwick, L.S. Peck, J. Pretty, S.V. Prior, K.H. Redford, J.P. Scharlemann, M. Spalding, and A.R. Watkinson Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011 Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26 2011 10 16
18. E.L. Teuten, S.J. Rowland, T.S. Galloway, and R.C. Thompson Potential for plastics to transport hydrophobic contaminants Environmental Science and Technology 41 2007 7759 7764 (Pubitemid 350133315)
19. E.L. Teuten, J.M. Saquing, D.R. Knappe, M.A. Barlaz, S. Jonsson, A. Björn, S.J. Rowland, R.C. Thompson, T.S. Galloway, R. Yamashita, D. Ochi, Y. Watanuki, C. Moore, P.H. Viet, T.S. Tana, M. Prudente, R. Boonyatumanond, M.P. Zakaria, K. Akkhavong, Y. Ogata, H. Hirai, S. Iwasa, K. Mizukawa, Y. Hagino, A. Imamura, M. Saha, and H. Takada Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B 364 2009 2027 2045
20. R.C. Thompson, Y. Olsen, R.P. Mitchell, A. Davis, S.J. Rowland, A.W. John, D. McGonigle, and A.E. Russell Lost at sea: where is all the plastic? Science 304 2004 838 (Pubitemid 38620175)
21. J.E. Ward, and S.E. Shumway Separating the grain from the chaff: particle selection in suspension- and deposit-feeding bivalves Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 300 2004 83 130 (Pubitemid 38583469)