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Do different habits affect microplastics contents in organisms? A trait-based analysis on salt marsh species

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Stefania Piarulli, Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Stefania Piarulli, Stefania Piarulli, Carl Van Colen, Stefania Piarulli, Carl Van Colen, Stefania Piarulli, Stefania Piarulli, Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Carl Van Colen, Giorgia Sciutto, Laura Airoldi, Giorgia Sciutto, Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Stefania Piarulli, Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Laura Airoldi, Laura Airoldi, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Brecht Vanhove, Brecht Vanhove, Brecht Vanhove, Sara Scapinello, Sara Scapinello, Brecht Vanhove, Brecht Vanhove, Brecht Vanhove, Sara Scapinello, Sara Scapinello, Tom Moens, Tom Moens, Giorgia Sciutto, Giorgia Sciutto, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Paolo Comandini, Brecht Vanhove, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Laura Airoldi, Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Silvia Prati, Brecht Vanhove, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Giorgia Sciutto, Paolo Comandini, Henk Vrielinck, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Laura Airoldi, Laura Airoldi, Laura Airoldi, Stefania Piarulli, Carl Van Colen, Carl Van Colen, Carl Van Colen, Silvia Prati, Silvia Prati, Silvia Prati, Henk Vrielinck, Tom Moens, Sara Scapinello, Sara Scapinello, Henk Vrielinck, Rocco Mazzeo, Andy M. Booth Silvia Prati, Andy M. Booth Silvia Prati, Andy M. Booth Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Tom Moens, Carl Van Colen, Tom Moens, Carl Van Colen, Andy M. Booth Carl Van Colen, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Tom Moens, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Laura Airoldi, Andy M. Booth Carl Van Colen, Carl Van Colen, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Rocco Mazzeo, Rocco Mazzeo, Henk Vrielinck, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Giorgia Sciutto, Laura Airoldi, Rocco Mazzeo, Laura Airoldi, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Stefania Piarulli, Andy M. Booth Giorgia Sciutto, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Giorgia Sciutto, Andy M. Booth Rocco Mazzeo, Andy M. Booth Carl Van Colen, Silvia Prati, Andy M. Booth Henk Vrielinck, Silvia Prati, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Rocco Mazzeo, Andy M. Booth Rocco Mazzeo, Andy M. Booth Carl Van Colen, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth Rocco Mazzeo, Carl Van Colen, Laura Airoldi, Laura Airoldi, Henk Vrielinck, Henk Vrielinck, Carl Van Colen, Andy M. Booth Andy M. Booth

Summary

Scientists measured microplastic occurrence in six benthic invertebrate species from salt marshes in northern Italy and the Netherlands, finding that species feeding habits, body size, and habitat use were better predictors of microplastic contamination than sampling location alone.

Study Type Environmental

Salt marshes in urban watersheds are prone to microplastics (MP) pollution due to their hydrological characteristics and exposure to urban runoff, but little is known about MP distributions in species from these habitats. In the current study, MP occurrence was determined in six benthic invertebrate species from salt marshes along the North Adriatic lagoons (Italy) and the Schelde estuary (Netherlands). The species represented different feeding modes and sediment localisation. 96% of the analysed specimens (330) did not contain any MP, which was consistent across different regions and sites. Suspension and facultative deposit-feeding bivalves exhibited a lower MP occurrence (0.5-3%) relative to omnivores (95%) but contained a much more variable distribution of MP sizes, shapes and polymers. The study provides indications that MP physicochemical properties and species' ecological traits could all influence MP exposure, uptake and retention in benthic organisms inhabiting European salt marsh ecosystems.

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