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Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary
Plastics are now a major environmental concern worldwide with their widespread contamination and accumulation. Microplastic particle (< 5 mm) is an emerging pollution issue as it is being detected worldwide in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, but relatively little is known in tropical regions....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36373016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05926-w |
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author | Bonifacio, P. S. P. Metillo, E. B. Romano, E. F. |
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description | Plastics are now a major environmental concern worldwide with their widespread contamination and accumulation. Microplastic particle (< 5 mm) is an emerging pollution issue as it is being detected worldwide in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, but relatively little is known in tropical regions. This study determined the (1) abundance of microplastics in sediment and (2) in situ and laboratory ingestion rates of microplastics in three scarcely studied tropical bivalve mollusc species (Donax sp., Meretrix meretrix, and Katelysia hiantina) in Panguil Bay, Southern Philippines. A total of 2258 microplastic particles (62.72 ± 18.31 items/m(2)) were found on the sediment samples. Filament/fiber is the most abundant type of microplastic in terms of morphology, while black and blue are the dominant colors of microplastic particles. There were 1495 microplastic particles (4.15 ± 3.37 particles/clam) present in the clam tissues, of which polypropylene (PP) and rayon (RY) polymers are the most common, whereas K. hiantina (707 particles) showed the highest amount of microplastics. The number of ATR-FTIR-confirmed polymer types in the wild clams is greater than that in the sediments. The study reveals abundant microplastics in sediments and in the three species of bivalve individuals from the wild. All clams ingested low-density polyethylene (LDPE) microplastic particles in the laboratory. The mean number of LDPE microplastic particles ingested by clams is 4.62 ± 2.40 particles/clam/7days, with the highest value observed in K. hiantina. Additionally, Donax sp., M. meretrix, and K. hiantina could ingest high densities of 40–60-μm microplastic particles. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11270-022-05926-w. |
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spelling | pubmed-96382382022-11-07 Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary Bonifacio, P. S. P. Metillo, E. B. Romano, E. F. Water Air Soil Pollut Article Plastics are now a major environmental concern worldwide with their widespread contamination and accumulation. Microplastic particle (< 5 mm) is an emerging pollution issue as it is being detected worldwide in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, but relatively little is known in tropical regions. This study determined the (1) abundance of microplastics in sediment and (2) in situ and laboratory ingestion rates of microplastics in three scarcely studied tropical bivalve mollusc species (Donax sp., Meretrix meretrix, and Katelysia hiantina) in Panguil Bay, Southern Philippines. A total of 2258 microplastic particles (62.72 ± 18.31 items/m(2)) were found on the sediment samples. Filament/fiber is the most abundant type of microplastic in terms of morphology, while black and blue are the dominant colors of microplastic particles. There were 1495 microplastic particles (4.15 ± 3.37 particles/clam) present in the clam tissues, of which polypropylene (PP) and rayon (RY) polymers are the most common, whereas K. hiantina (707 particles) showed the highest amount of microplastics. The number of ATR-FTIR-confirmed polymer types in the wild clams is greater than that in the sediments. The study reveals abundant microplastics in sediments and in the three species of bivalve individuals from the wild. All clams ingested low-density polyethylene (LDPE) microplastic particles in the laboratory. The mean number of LDPE microplastic particles ingested by clams is 4.62 ± 2.40 particles/clam/7days, with the highest value observed in K. hiantina. Additionally, Donax sp., M. meretrix, and K. hiantina could ingest high densities of 40–60-μm microplastic particles. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11270-022-05926-w. Springer International Publishing 2022-11-04 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9638238/ /pubmed/36373016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05926-w Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Bonifacio, P. S. P. Metillo, E. B. Romano, E. F. Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary |
title | Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary |
title_full | Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary |
title_fullStr | Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary |
title_full_unstemmed | Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary |
title_short | Microplastic in Sediments and Ingestion Rates in Three Edible Bivalve Mollusc Species in a Southern Philippine Estuary |
title_sort | microplastic in sediments and ingestion rates in three edible bivalve mollusc species in a southern philippine estuary |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36373016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05926-w |
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