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Dataset of impact of micro and nanoplastic in early juveniles of Limulus polyphemus of the Yucatán Peninsula

Original title: Dataset of impact of micro and nanoplastic in early juveniles of Limulus polyphemus of the Yucatán Peninsula

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026
M.Y. Ayala-Campos, Mariana V. Capparelli, Claudia Caamal‐Monsreal, Carlos Rosas

Summary

Scientists exposed young horseshoe crabs to tiny plastic particles (microplastics and even smaller nanoplastics) for three weeks to see how it affected their survival, growth, breathing, behavior, and internal stress levels. This matters because horseshoe crabs are a key part of ocean food chains, and understanding how plastic pollution harms marine life early in life can help us predict broader risks—including how plastics moving up the food chain might eventually affect the seafood we eat.

Body Systems
Musculoskeletal

This is the numerical data from the study investigating the impact of 21 day exposure to 3 diferent treatment; microplastics, nanoplastics and control over the survival, growth, muscle water content, oxygen consumption, behaviour and antioxidant system on the early-stage juveniles of Limulus polyphemus on the Yucatán Peninsula.

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