Microplastics in Livers of European Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus, L.)
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Microplastics (MPs) are thought to be ingested by a wide range of marine organisms before being excreted. However, several studies in marine organisms from different taxa have shown that MPs and nanoplastics could be translocated in other organs. In this study, we investigated the presence of MPs in the livers of commercial zooplanktivorous fishes collected in the field. The study focuses mainly on the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus but concerns also the European pilchard Sardina pilchardus and the Atlantic herring Clupea harengus. Two complementary methodologies were used to attest the occurrence of MPs in the hepatic tissue and to exclude contamination. 1) MPs were isolated by degradation of the hepatic tissue. 2) Cryosections were made on the livers and observed in polarized light microscopy. Both methods separately revealed that MPs, mainly polyethylene (PE), were translocated into the livers of the three clupeid species. In anchovy, 80 per cent of livers contained relatively large MPs that ranged from 124 μm to 438 μm, showing a high level of contamination. Two translocation pathways are hypothesized: (i) large particles found in the liver resulted from the agglomeration of smaller pieces, and/or (ii) they simply pass through the intestinal barrier. Further studies are however required to understand the exact process.
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- Authors
- Collard, F., Gilbert, B., Compère, P., Eppe, G., Das, K., Jauniaux, T., & Parmentier, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Liège (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Collard, France
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-10
- Volume
- 229
- Pages
- 1000-1005
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2740679147
- Cited by
- 438
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 62 · 2020: 58 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 14.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- orbi.uliege.be
- Licence
- Locations
- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- F.R.I.A.–FNRS
- Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.–FNRS)
- 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, Engraulis encrasicolus, liver, polyethylene, translocation pathway, zooplanktivorous fish, Sardina pilchardus, herring, intestinal barrier, marine plastic pollution
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Environmental Monitoring, Fishes, Liver, Plastics, Water Pollutants, Chemical
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