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Microplastic sink that cannot be ignored in chemosynthetic organisms
Marine Pollution Bulletin2023
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Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Kangning Zhang,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Kangning Zhang,
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Kangning Zhang,
Kangning Zhang,
Kangning Zhang,
Kangning Zhang,
Junhua Liang,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Junhua Liang,
Kangning Zhang,
Junhua Liang,
Kangning Zhang,
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun
Li Zhou,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Zhongli Sha,
Xiaoxia Sun
Kangning Zhang,
Li Zhou,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Li Zhou,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Shan Zheng,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Li Zhou,
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Li Zhou,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun
Summary
Researchers found microplastics in both mussels and squat lobsters collected from a cold seep chemosynthetic ecosystem in the South China Sea — a deep-sea environment previously unstudied for plastic pollution — with fibrous polyester particles dominating, suggesting cold-seep organisms may act as a biological sink for marine microplastics.
Marine microplastic (MP) pollution is a widespread concern; however, to date, MP pollution in chemoautotrophic ecosystems remains largely unknown. This study focuses on the cold seep in the South China Sea. Two dominant species, namely mussel (Gigantidas platifrons) and squat lobster (Shinkaia crosnieri), were collected for examining the MP pollution. MPs were present in both mussels and squat lobsters with abundances of 0.13 ± 0.04 and 0.17 ± 0.06 items/ind., respectively. MPs were mainly fibrous (62.5 %) and transparent (45.8 %). The main polymer type was polyester (54.2 %). About 86.5 MPs/m were found inhabiting mussels and squat lobsters-a value comparable to those reported in benthos. This pilot report on MP pollution in cold-seep species provides key information for studies on MP pollution in chemoautotrophic ecosystems and evidence regarding a potential biological MP sink. The role of cold-seep organisms in MP retention and transport in the regional sea merits further attention.