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Suspended micro-sized PVC particles impair the performance and decrease survival in the Asian green mussel Perna viridis
Marine Pollution Bulletin2016
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Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Khoirunnisa Assidqi,
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Khoirunnisa Assidqi,
Khoirunnisa Assidqi,
Khoirunnisa Assidqi,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Neviaty Putri Zamani,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Daniel Appel,
Daniel Appel,
Daniel Appel,
Daniel Appel,
Daniel Appel,
Daniel Appel,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Myriam Perschke,
Myriam Perschke,
Sinja Rist,
Mareike Huhn,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Mareike Huhn,
Mark Lenz
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Sinja Rist,
Mark Lenz
Summary
Researchers exposed aquatic organisms to suspended micro-sized PVC particles and found impaired performance and reduced survival, demonstrating that PVC-specific microplastics cause measurable harm at concentrations approaching those found in some polluted environments.
Marine bivalves are known to ingest microplastics, but information on the consequences for their physiological performance is limited. To investigate a potential exposure pathway that has not yet been addressed, we mimicked the resuspension of microplastics from the sediment in a laboratory exposure experiment. For this, we exposed the Asian green mussel Perna viridis to 4 concentrations (0mg/l, 21.6mg/l, 216mg/l, 2160mg/l) of suspended polyvinylchloride (PVC) particles (1-50μm) for two 2-hour-time-periods per day. After 44days, mussel filtration and respiration rates as well as byssus production were found to be a negative function of particle concentration. Furthermore, within 91days of exposure, mussel survival declined with increasing PVC abundance. These negative effects presumably go back to prolonged periods of valve closure as a reaction to particle presence. We suggest that microplastics constitute a new seston component that exerts a stress comparable to natural suspended solids.