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A baseline study of microplastics in the burrowing crab (Neohelice granulata) from a temperate southwestern Atlantic estuary
Marine Pollution Bulletin2019
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Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Diana M. Villagrán,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Ana D. Forero López,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Diana M. Villagrán,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Diana M. Villagrán,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Ana D. Forero López,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Ana D. Forero López,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Daniela M. Truchet,
Natalia S. Buzzi,
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Melisa D. Fernández Severini
Summary
Researchers conducted a baseline study of microplastic contamination in the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata and water samples from the Bahia Blanca Estuary in Argentina, finding microplastics in all specimens and water column samples, predominantly blue fibers under 1500 micrometres. Gills contained higher microplastic abundances than digestive tracts, suggesting adherence to gill surfaces as the primary uptake route for this key estuarine species.
Growing evidence has demonstrated that microplastics (MPs) are available for a wide range of marine organisms, with filter-feeding bivalves and crabs being especially vulnerable. The crab Neohelice granulata is considered a key and structuring species in the Bahía Blanca Estuary (BBE) (SW Atlantic) and its ecological role makes this species especially vulnerable to several pollutants. In this study, male specimens of N. granulata and water samples were collected at three sites in the BBE for the presence of MPs. Different types of MPs were found in all the crabs and the water column samples, although the most frequent were fibers <500-1500 μm, mainly blue. This is the first study to identify MPs in the gills and digestive tract of N. granulata. Moreover, gills presented higher total abundances of MPs than the digestive tract, which suggests that in this case the main uptake of MPs would be by adherence to the gills.