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Marine & Wildlife
Nanoplastics
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Ingestion and effects of micro- and nanoplastics in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larvae
Marine Pollution Bulletin2019
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Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Anders Baun,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Anders Baun,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Anders Baun,
Anders Baun,
Anders Baun,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Anders Baun,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Anders Baun,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Anders Baun,
Rodrigo Almeda
Summary
Blue mussel larvae were exposed to 100 nm and 2 μm polystyrene beads and microplastics were found to remain inside larvae despite active egestion, with growth unaffected but the proportion of abnormally developed larvae increasing at the highest polystyrene concentration (282 μg/L). The findings suggest that early developmental stages of mussels can be harmed by microplastic exposure at concentrations relevant to polluted coastal areas.
It is well known that mussels are exposed to microplastics but ingestion and potential effects on mussel larvae are not well understood. We quantified ingestion and egestion of 100 nm and 2 μm polystyrene beads in blue mussel larvae after 4 h exposure and 16 h depuration using different plastic-to-microalgae ratios. Effects on growth and development of mussel larvae were investigated at 0.42, 28.2 and 282 μgL within 15 days of exposure. We found that, on a mass basis, larvae ingested a higher amount of 2 μm than 100 nm beads, while egestion was independent of particle size and the plastics-to-algae ratio. Although particle egestion occurred readily, microplastics remained inside the larvae. Larval growth was not affected but abnormally developed larvae increased after exposure to polystyrene beads. Malformations were more pronounced for 100 nm beads, at higher concentration and after longer exposure time.