Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms.
Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms.
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DOI:
10.1038/srep04528
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发表时间:
2014-03-31
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Galloway TS
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作者:
Cole M;Webb H;Lindeque PK;Fileman ES;Halsband C;Galloway TS
Microplastic litter is a pervasive pollutant present in aquatic systems across the globe. A range of marine organisms have the capacity to ingest microplastics, resulting in adverse health effects. Developing methods to accurately quantify microplastics in productive marine waters, and those internalized by marine organisms, is of growing importance. Here we investigate the efficacy of using acid, alkaline and enzymatic digestion techniques in mineralizing biological material from marine surface trawls to reveal any microplastics present. Our optimized enzymatic protocol can digest >97% (by weight) of the material present in plankton-rich seawater samples without destroying any microplastic debris present. In applying the method to replicate marine samples from the western English Channel, we identified 0.27 microplastics m−3. The protocol was further used to extract microplastics ingested by marine zooplankton under laboratory conditions. Our findings illustrate that enzymatic digestion can aid the detection of microplastic debris within seawater samples and marine biota.
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