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Ingestion and adherence of microplastics by estuarine mysid shrimp

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dc.contributor.author Jitrapat, Hattaya
dc.contributor.author Sivaipram, Itchika
dc.contributor.author Piumsomboon, Ajcharaporn
dc.contributor.author Suttiruengwong, Supakij
dc.contributor.author Xu, Jiayi
dc.contributor.author Vo, Tran Tuan Linh
dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-29T08:32:02Z
dc.date.available 2024-11-29T08:32:02Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.identifier.uri http://tvhdh.vnio.org.vn:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21297
dc.description.abstract Microplastics have been reported to be present in zooplankton, yet questions persist regarding their fate and dynamics within biota. We selected the commercial mysid shrimp, Mesopodopsis orientalis, as the focal zooplankton for this study due to their crucial role in our study area, the Inner Gulf of Thailand in January 2022. We investigated the presence of microplastics in mysid bodies and fecal pellets, examining both attached microplastics on external body parts and those ingested. In addition, we conducted microplastic feeding experiments, exposing mysids to various treatments of microplastics. The results of the field investigation indicate that mysids exhibited an average of 0.12 ± 0.03 microplastic items/mysid from whole-body samples. The shape, type, and color of microplastics found in mysids were similar to those present in seawater, with blue PET microfibers being the most prevalent. Our observations on live mysids revealed that microplastics were acquired through ingestion and adherence to appendages and exoskeletons. Microplastics were observed in mysid’s fecal pellets at 0.09 ± 0.03 items/mysid, while microplastics adhering to the mysid’s body and appendages were observed at 0.10 ± 0.04 items/mysid. The sizes of microplastics extracted from preserved mysids ranged from 58 μm to 4669 μm, with median of 507 μm. The laboratory experiments revealed that the presence of microalgae enhanced microplastic ingestion in mysids; microplastics incubated with a cyanobacterium, Oscillatoria sp., and diatom Navicula sp. significantly increased the number of microplastic particles ingested by mysids. This study showed that microplastics can be more ingested in mysids, especially when food items are present. Microplastic fate in these animals may involve expulsion into the environment or adherence, potentially facilitating their transfer up the marine food web. vi,en
dc.language.iso en vi,en
dc.relation.ispartofseries Marine Environmental Research, vol. 197, pp. 106455, 2024;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106455
dc.subject Marine food web vi,en
dc.subject Microplastics vi,en
dc.subject Mysid shrimp vi,en
dc.title Ingestion and adherence of microplastics by estuarine mysid shrimp vi,en
dc.type Working Paper vi,en


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