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Correlative Light, Electron Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy Workflow To Detect and Observe Microplastic Interactions with Whole Jellyfish
Environmental Science & Technology2023
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Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Begoña Espiña
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Jessica Caldwell,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Céline Loussert-Fonta,
Céline Loussert-Fonta,
Céline Loussert-Fonta,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Begoña Espiña
Gaëlle Toullec,
Gaëlle Toullec,
Gaëlle Toullec,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Begoña Espiña
Begoña Espiña
Begoña Espiña
Niclas Heidelberg Lyndby,
Niclas Heidelberg Lyndby,
Niclas Heidelberg Lyndby,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Beat Haenni,
Beat Haenni,
Begoña Espiña
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Beat Haenni,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Begoña Espiña
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Beat Haenni,
Beat Haenni,
Beat Haenni,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Begoña Espiña
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Begoña Espiña
Begoña Espiña
Begoña Espiña
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser,
Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco,
Alke Petri‐Fink,
Begoña Espiña
Summary
Researchers developed a correlative workflow combining light microscopy, electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy to detect and observe microplastic interactions with whole Cassiopea andromeda jellyfish. The study demonstrated that juvenile jellyfish interact with polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene microplastics, and the multi-technique analytical approach enabled detailed visualization of how these particles associate with jellyfish tissue.
Many researchers have turned their attention to understanding microplastic interaction with marine fauna. Efforts are being made to monitor exposure pathways and concentrations and to assess the impact such interactions may have. To answer these questions, it is important to select appropriate experimental parameters and analytical protocols. This study focuses on medusae of <i>Cassiopea andromeda</i> jellyfish: a unique benthic jellyfish known to favor (sub-)tropical coastal regions which are potentially exposed to plastic waste from land-based sources. Juvenile medusae were exposed to fluorescent poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polypropylene microplastics (<300 μm), resin embedded, and sectioned before analysis with confocal laser scanning microscopy as well as transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Results show that the fluorescent microplastics were stable enough to be detected with the optimized analytical protocol presented and that their observed interaction with medusae occurs in a manner which is likely driven by the microplastic properties (e.g., density and hydrophobicity).