Quantitative evaluation of microplastics in colonies of Phragmatopoma caudata Krøyer in Mörch, 1863 (Polychaeta-Sabellariidae): Analysis in sandcastles and tissues and identification via Raman spectroscopy

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 in...

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Published in:	Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 165; p. 112127
Main Authors:	Costa, Mercia Barcellos da, Santos, Macley Oliveira dos, Viegas, Gloria Maria de Farias, Ocaris, Enrique Ronald Yapuchura, Caniçali, Felipe Barcellos, Cozer, Caroline dos Reis, Zamprogno, Gabriela Carvalho, Otegui, Mariana Beatriz Paz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2021 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Analytical methods Animals Anthropized beach Aquatic reptiles Bioavailability Biota Colonies Digested tissues Environmental Monitoring Evaluation Invertebrates Marine invertebrates Marine organisms Microplastics Oceans Oceans and Seas Phragmatopoma caudata Plastic debris Plastics Polychaeta Polychaetes Polyethylene Polyethylene terephthalate Polypropylene Raman spectroscopy Sandcastle Spectroscopy Spectrum analysis Spectrum Analysis, Raman Tissues Tubes Urodela Wash water Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Anthropized beach Polychaetes Microplastics Raman spectroscopy Sandcastle Digested tissues
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Summary:	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. •Occurrence and abundance of microplastics in Polychaeta•Analysis of the digested tissue of Phragmatopoma caudata•Microplastics on a highly urbanized beach on the southeast coast of Brazil
ISSN:	0025-326X 1879-3363
DOI:	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112127