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Microplastic fiber uptake, ingestion, and egestion rates in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Woods, Madelyn N., Stack, Margaret E., Fields, David M., Shaw, Susan D., Matrai, Patricia A.·2018·Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Microplastic fibers (MPF) are a ubiquitous marine contaminant, making up to 90% of global microplastic concentrations. Imaging flow cytometry was used to measure uptake and ingestion rates of MPF by blue mussels (Mytilus edulis). Mussels were fed a diet of Rhodomonas salina and MPF concentrations up to 30 MPF mL-1, or 0.374% of available seston. Filtration rates were greatly reduced in mussels exposed to MPF. Uptake of MPF followed a Holling's Type II functional response with 95% of the maximum rate (5227 MPF h-1) occurring at 13 MPF mL-1. An average of 39 MPF (SE ± 15, n = 4) was found in feces (maximum of 70 MPF). Most MPF (71%) were quickly rejected as pseudofeces, with approximately 9% ingested and <1% excreted in feces. Mussels may act as microplastic sinks in Gulf of Maine coastal waters, where MPF concentrations are near the order of magnitude as the experimental treatments herein.

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Authors
Woods, M. N., Stack, M. E., Fields, D. M., Shaw, S. D., & Matrai, P. A.
Venue
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-12
Volume
137
Pages
638-645
ISSN
0025-326X (ISSN-L)
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W2900569210
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8.90
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journal article
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en
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Woods, M. N., Stack, M. E., Fields, D. M., Shaw, S. D., & Matrai, P. A. (2018). Microplastic fiber uptake, ingestion, and egestion rates in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.061

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