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Characterization and risk assessment of microplastics in laver from the Yueqing Bay
Marine Environmental Research2023
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Qikun Yang,
Qikun Yang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Qikun Yang,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Qikun Yang,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Lukuo Ma,
Lukuo Ma,
Zhihua Feng,
Lukuo Ma,
Lukuo Ma,
Kecheng Qiu,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Zhen Zhong,
Kecheng Qiu,
Lukuo Ma,
Jiangning Zeng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Lukuo Ma,
Lukuo Ma,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Kecheng Qiu,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Lukuo Ma,
Wei Huang,
Zhen Zhong,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Qikun Yang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Qikun Yang,
Jiangning Zeng,
Lukuo Ma,
Lukuo Ma,
Jiangning Zeng,
Jiangning Zeng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Qikun Yang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Qikun Yang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Qikun Yang,
Qikun Yang,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Lukuo Ma,
Youji Wang
Kecheng Qiu,
Jiangning Zeng,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Jiangning Zeng,
Qikun Yang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Qikun Yang,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Zhen Zhong,
Jiangning Zeng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Lukuo Ma,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Fangping Cheng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Fangping Cheng,
Tianqi Zhai,
Kecheng Qiu,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Tianqi Zhai,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Tianqi Zhai,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Qikun Yang,
Wei Huang,
Qikun Yang,
Tianqi Zhai,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Jiangning Zeng,
Jiangning Zeng,
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Wei Huang,
Zhihua Feng,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Jiangning Zeng,
Wei Huang,
Tianqi Zhai,
Tianqi Zhai,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Wei Huang,
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Youji Wang
Summary
Researchers characterized microplastics in laver (an edible macroalga) and surface water in Yueqing Bay, finding that laver accumulates MPs from its growing environment and assessing the risk of human MP ingestion through macroalgae consumption.
Study Type
Environmental
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is regarded as a global challenge for ocean. As an important food source of human, macroalgae could suffer MP pollution and transmit MPs into human via food web. However, few studies have revealed the relationship of MP pollution between macroalgae and its habitat. In order to evaluate the trapping and accumulation of MPs in macroalgae and surface water, the present study investigated MP pollution in a typical aquaculture macroalgae species, laver (Porphyra haitanensis) in the Yueqing Bay. The results indicated MP abundance in laver (1.45 ± 0.26 items/g) was at a medium level while MP abundance in surface water (0.21 ± 0.15 item/m) was at a relatively low level worldwide. Distribution trend and characteristics of MPs in laver and surface water showed highly similarity. Besides, heavy metal elements (Fe and Zr) were detected on the surface of MPs trapped by laver. Pollution load index (PLI) in surface water of the whole bay was low, indicating MP pollution was not serious in the Yueqing Bay. Due to the discharging of domestic sewage in recent years, fiber-shaped, textile MPs accounted for most in laver and surface water of the Yueqing Bay. These results indicated that MPs in surface water could be trapped by P. haitanensis, thus macroalgae cultivation might be a potential way to alleviate seawater MP pollution in the nearshore areas.