Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web
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Experiments were carried out with different Baltic Sea zooplankton taxa to scan their potential to ingest plastics. Mysid shrimps, copepods, cladocerans, rotifers, polychaete larvae and ciliates were exposed to 10 μm fluorescent polystyrene microspheres. These experiments showed ingestion of microspheres in all taxa studied. The highest percentage of individuals with ingested spheres was found in pelagic polychaete larvae, Marenzelleria spp. Experiments with the copepod Eurytemora affinis and the mysid shrimp Neomysis integer showed egestion of microspheres within 12 h. Food web transfer experiments were done by offering zooplankton labelled with ingested microspheres to mysid shrimps. Microscopy observations of mysid intestine showed the presence of zooplankton prey and microspheres after 3 h incubation. This study shows for the first time the potential of plastic microparticle transfer via planktonic organisms from one trophic level (mesozooplankton) to a higher level (macrozooplankton). The impacts of plastic transfer and possible accumulation in the food web need further investigations.
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MPs transfer could occur from copepods to mysid shrimps.
“Similarly, MPs transfer could occur from copepods to mysid shrimps (Setälä et al., 2014).”
From Mixotrophic flagellate ingestion boosts microplastic accumulation in ascidians (2022) · cites this paper as Setälä et al., 2014
Trophic transfer of microplastics has been shown to occur in marine ecosystems.
“Indeed, the trophic transfer has been shown to occur in marine ecosystems (Setälä et al., 2014), while bioaccumulation has been only suggested.”
From Mixotrophic flagellate ingestion boosts microplastic accumulation in ascidians (2022) · cites this paper as Setälä et al., 2014
The incorporation of MPs in copepod biomass may further reduce the efficiency of mysid shrimp mastication and limit the mechanical breakdown of <10 μm MPs.
“The incorporation of MPs in copepod biomass may further reduce the efficiency of mysid shrimp mastication and limit the mechanical breakdown of < 10 μ m MPs, as fragmentation of 10 μ m PE beads was similarly not reported following mysid shrimp exposure to pre-treated copepods and polychaete worms (Setala et al., 2014).”
From Trophic transfer of polyester microfibres across a multi-level marine food web. (2025) · cites this paper as Setala et al., 2014
Ingestion of PS MPs has been observed in small crustaceans occupying both pelagic and benthic environments.
“ingestion of PS MPs has been observed in small crustaceans occupying both pelagic and benthic environments.”
From Studies of the Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic Organisms: What Do We Know and Where Should We Focus Our Efforts in the Future? (2018) · cites this paper as Setälä et al., 2014
PS MPs have been detected in marine copepods Acartia spp. and Eurytemora affinis, the estuarine mysid Neomysis integer, and the crab Uca rapax.
“Taxonomic groups in which PS MPs were detected include the marine copepods Acartia spp.and Eurytemora affinis (Setälä et al., 2014), large crustaceans such as the estuarine mysid Neomysis integer (Setälä et al., 2014) and the crab Uca rapax (Brennecke et al., 2015).”
From Studies of the Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic Organisms: What Do We Know and Where Should We Focus Our Efforts in the Future? (2018) · cites this paper as Setälä et al., 2014
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- Authors
- Setälä, O., Fleming-Lehtinen, V., & Lehtiniemi, M.
- Affiliations
- Finnish Environment Institute (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Setälä, Outi
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-02
- Volume
- 185
- Pages
- 77-83
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2081456960
- Cited by
- 1,635
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 98 · 2025: 135 · 2024: 167 · 2023: 180 · 2022: 181 · 2021: 183 · 2020: 210 · 2019: 153 · 2018: 125 · 2017: 77 · 2016: 64 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 14
- FWCI
- 32.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Central Baltic Interreg Programme
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Keywords
- microplastics, microplastic ingestion, trophic transfer, planktonic food web, zooplankton, polystyrene microspheres, Mysida, copepods, Cladocera, rotifers, polychaete larvae, Marenzelleria, Neomysis integer, Eurytemora affinis, egestion, Baltic Sea
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Baltic States, Crustacea, Eating, Environmental Monitoring, Larva, Plankton, Plastics, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Zooplankton, Ciliophora, Food Chain, Copepoda
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