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The occurrence of microplastic in specific organs in commercially caught fishes from coast and estuary area of east China
Journal of Hazardous Materials2018
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Qiqing Chen,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Bowen Li,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
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Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Bowen Li,
Qiqing Chen,
Hua Deng,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Hua Deng,
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Hua Deng,
Hua Deng,
Hua Deng,
Bowen Li,
Lei Su,
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Lei Su,
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Bowen Li,
Qiqing Chen,
Lei Su,
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Bowen Li,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Bowen Li,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Bowen Li,
Lei Su,
Qiqing Chen,
Bowen Li,
Chenxi Wu
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
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Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Qiqing Chen,
Hua Deng,
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Qiqing Chen,
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Lei Su,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
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Bowen Li,
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Lei Su,
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Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Bowen Li,
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Bowen Li,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Hua Deng,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Bowen Li,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Bowen Li,
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Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
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Lei Su,
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Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
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Qiqing Chen,
Hua Deng,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Bowen Li,
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Vincent Pettigrove,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
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Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Chenxi Wu
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Bowen Li,
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Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
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Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Lei Su,
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Huahong Shi,
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Qiqing Chen,
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Lei Su,
Qiqing Chen,
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Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
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Hua Deng,
Chenxi Wu
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Chenxi Wu
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Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
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Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Qiqing Chen,
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Chenxi Wu
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Qiqing Chen,
Huahong Shi,
Bowen Li,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Chenxi Wu
Summary
Researchers studied how polyethylene microplastics interact with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin in aquatic environments and found that the plastic particles can absorb and concentrate the drug on their surface. The adsorption capacity increased with weathering of the plastic, suggesting that aged microplastics in the environment are more effective carriers of pharmaceutical pollutants. The findings raise concerns that microplastics could transport antibiotics through water systems, potentially contributing to antimicrobial resistance.
It is important to understand where microplastics go in the body of organisms. They can readily affect target organs and transport microplastic-associated chemicals to humans via consumption. The plastics (>20 μm) in guts and gills of 13 species of fishes from coast estuary areas of China were examined for the presence of microplastics. Muscle and liver were analyzed from a commercial species, the Asian seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus), of which 73% of the suspected items were verified by micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. We targeted the organ specific distribution of microplastics. Microplastics were detected in gut and gills in 22%-100% and 22%-89% of total individuals, respectively. Microplastics in gut varied from 0.3 to 5.3 items/ind. and varied from 0.3 to 2.6 items/ind in gill, respectively. The size of microplastics in gills were smaller than those found in the guts. No microplastics were detected in the liver or muscle tissue of L. maculatus, and several non-plastic items detected in muscles can be attributed to background contamination. Further research is required using a larger number of specimens and better quality control and quality assurance are required to assess the presence of small microplastics or nanoplastics in fishes internal organs and muscle.