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Ingested microplastic as a two-way transporter for PBDEs in Talitrus saltator

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Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Alberto Ugolini, Alberto Ugolini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Vittorio Pasquali Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Emilia Lombardini, Costanza Scopetani, Costanza Scopetani, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Samuele Ciattini, Samuele Ciattini, Samuele Ciattini, Alberto Ugolini, Alessia Fortunati, Alessia Fortunati, Emilia Lombardini, Emilia Lombardini, Emilia Lombardini, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alberto Ugolini, Alice Ciofini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Alessia Fortunati, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Vittorio Pasquali Costanza Scopetani, Alessandra Cincinelli, Samuele Ciattini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Samuele Ciattini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Tania Martellini, Samuele Ciattini, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alberto Ugolini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alessandra Cincinelli, Alberto Ugolini, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, Vittorio Pasquali

Summary

Researchers found that the supralittoral amphipod Talitrus saltator ingested microplastics contaminated with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and subsequently released the chemicals back into the environment, demonstrating that microplastics can serve as bidirectional transporters of persistent organic pollutants in coastal food webs.

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The presence and accumulation of plastic waste into the marine environment are well known environmental issues. Microplastics (MPs) end up in sea waters and, due to their hydrophobicity and high surface/volume ratio, POPs tend to sorb and accumulate to their surface. The supralittoral amphipod Talitrus saltator (T. saltator) was selected to study the role of MPs in the transfer of organic pollutants and to investigate if ingested MPs could either transfer contaminants to biota or clean it adsorbing pollutants taken from the diet. T. saltator is an established POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) biomonitor in coastal environments and it is able to swallow microplastics in natural condition. Two laboratory experiments were performed and T. saltator was exposed to a labelled polybrominated diphenyl ether (C-labelled BDE-47) to investigate the opposite gradient role of MPs. X Ray Micro-CT (Micro-Computed Tomography) analyses were also performed on sandhopper samples to evaluate the uptake of MPs via digestive tract. The results showed that MPs ingestion could whether transfer and remove contaminants from T. saltator, indicating a partial balance among positive and negative effects. This study has underlined MP potential double role demonstrating that MP can act both as a carrier and scavenger for the bioaccumulation of organic pollutants (i.e. PBDEs), suggesting that chemicals leaching from MPs could have a limited impact to biota.

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