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Plastic litter transfer from sediments towards marine trophic webs: A case study on holothurians
Marine Pollution Bulletin2018
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Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Giulia Bernardi,
Giulia Bernardi,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Giulia Bernardi,
Giulia Bernardi,
Andrea Blašković,
Andrea Blašković,
Giulia Bernardi,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Monia Renzi
Giulia Bernardi,
Monia Renzi
Andrea Blašković,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Gìovanni Fulvio Russo,
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
Monia Renzi
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Summary
Sea cucumbers collected from the seafloor around a Sicilian island were found to contain microplastics in their bodies, having ingested them while feeding on sediment. Since sea cucumbers are consumed as food in many cultures, this represents a direct pathway for microplastic exposure in humans.
Study Type
Environmental
This study estimates for the very first time plastic litter levels in sea cucumbers (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) sampled in situ and their intakes from sediments in three different rocky bottom habitats (slides, cliff, banks) settled in Salina Island (Aeolian Archipelago). Macroplastic were never recorded while meso- and microplastics were identified in all sediment (81-438 items/kg d.w.) and animal samples (1.8-22 items/ind.). Plastic intakes by sea cucumbers resulted frequently associated to the size range included within 100-2000 μm. Over than 70% of ingested plastic litter is represented by the size fraction >500 μm. Sediment/animals ratios % are included 2.7 ± 2.0% in studied habitats with a selective intake of fragments occurring in slides. Furthermore, results support the occurrence of selective ingestion of plastic litter by holothurians in natural environments underlining the role of these species in microplastic transfer from abiotic towards biotic compartments of the marine trophic web.