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Detection of microplastics, polymers and additives in edible muscle of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in the Mediterranean Sea
Journal of Sea Research2023
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Ludovica Di Renzo,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Sandra Petričević,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Sandra Petričević,
Miriam Berti,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Sandra Petričević,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Sandra Petričević,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Mia Brkljača,
Chiara Profico,
Eddy Listeš,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Nicola Ferri
Mia Brkljača,
Nicola Ferri
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Eddy Listeš,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Eddy Listeš,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Chiara Profico,
Chiara Profico,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Miriam Berti,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Valentina Notarstefano,
Tanja Bogdanović,
Chiara Profico,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Sandra Petričević,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Sandra Petričević,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Chiara Profico,
Chiara Profico,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Nicola Ferri
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Eddy Listeš,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Eddy Listeš,
Mia Brkljača,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Mia Brkljača,
Federica Conti,
Federica Conti,
Federica Conti,
Federica Conti,
Nicola Ferri
Chiara Profico,
Chiara Profico,
Giorgia Gioacchini,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Valentina Notarstefano,
B. Zambuchini,
B. Zambuchini,
B. Zambuchini,
B. Zambuchini,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Nicola Ferri
Nicola Ferri
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Ludovica Di Renzo,
Carla Giansante,
Carla Giansante,
Elisabetta Giorgini,
Federica Di Giacinto,
Gianfranco Diletti,
Sandra Petričević,
Sandra Petričević,
Gianfranco Diletti,
Nicola Ferri
Miriam Berti,
Miriam Berti,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Giuseppina Mascilongo,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Gabriella Di Francesco,
Nicola Ferri
Nicola Ferri
Summary
Researchers detected microplastics — ranging from 140 to 270 particles per kilogram of edible muscle — in swordfish and bluefin tuna caught in the Mediterranean Sea, with polypropylene being the most common polymer type in both species. This confirms that microplastic contamination has reached large, commercially important fish consumed by people across the region.
The Mediterranean Sea is particularly endangered by microplastics (MPs), polymers, and additives. These contaminants can be ingested by fishes and, hence, translocate into tissues. We aimed to quantify MPs, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), bisphenol A (BPA), and p-phthalic acid (PTA) in the edible muscles of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in the Mediterranean Sea. The MPs were extracted from muscles and characterized by stereomicroscopy and Raman microspectroscopy, while the polymers (PET and PC) and additives (BPA and PTA) were identified by LC-MS/MS. The number of MPs ranged from 140 to 270 no. kg−1 in swordfish and from 160 to 270 no. kg−1 in tuna. The most frequent MP polymer was polypropylene in swordfish (33%) and in tuna (34.7%), while the most abundant pigments were PB115, PB116, PBr101/102. A similar level of plastic contamination was revealed in these two fish species with differences in shapes, colors, pigments and polymers of MPs.