The fate of microplastics during uptake and depuration phases in a blue mussel exposure system | Zendy

Rist Sinja | Zendy; Steensgaard Ida M. | Zendy; Guven Olgac | Zendy; Nielsen Torkel Gissel | Zendy; Jensen Lene Hartmann | Zendy; Møller Lene F. | Zendy; Hartmann Nanna B. | Zendy

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The fate of microplastics during uptake and depuration phases in a blue mussel exposure system

Author(s) -

Rist Sinja,

Steensgaard Ida M.,

Guven Olgac,

Nielsen Torkel Gissel,

Jensen Lene Hartmann,

Møller Lene F.,

Hartmann Nanna B.

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

environmental toxicology and chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1

H-Index - 171

eISSN - 1552-8618

pISSN - 0730-7268

DOI - 10.1002/etc.4285

Subject(s) - microplastics , mussel , environmental chemistry , chemistry , environmental science , fishery , biology

We present a blue mussel exposure system where the fate of microplastics (polystyrene beads) is tracked during exposure and depuration phases. This enabled the establishment of a complete mass balance. Quantification of beads in mussels was done with a novel enzymatic digestion protocol. We found a similar relative distribution of beads for 2 environmentally realistic concentrations (5 and 100 beads L −1 ) and no substantial egestion of particles within 2 h of depuration. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:99–105. © 2018 SETAC

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