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| Title |
Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes Compressa
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| Published in |
Environmental Science & Technology, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1021/es405717z |
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| Authors |
Evan M. Chua, Jeff Shimeta, Dayanthi Nugegoda, Paul D. Morrison, Bradley O. Clarke |
| Abstract |
Microplastic particles (MPPs; <1 mm) are found in skin cleansing soaps and are released into the environment via the sewage system. MPPs in the environment can sorb persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that can potentially be assimilated by organisms mistaking MPPs for food. Amphipods (Allorchestes compressa) exposed to MPPs isolated from a commercial facial cleansing soap ingested ≤ 45 particles per animal and evacuated them within 36 h. Amphipods were exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs) congeners (BDE-28, -47, -99, -100, -153, -154 and -183) in the presence or absence of MPPs. This study has demonstrated that PBDEs derived from MPPs can be assimilated into the tissue of a marine amphipod. MPPs reduced PBDE uptake compared to controls, but they caused greater proportional uptake of higher-brominated congeners such as BDE-154 and -153 compared to BDE-28 and -47. While MPPs in the environment may lower PBDE uptake compared to unabsorbed free chemicals, our study has demonstrated they can transfer PBDEs into a marine organism. Therefore, MPPs pose a risk of contaminating aquatic food chains with the potential for increasing public exposure through dietary sources. This study has demonstrated that MPPs can act as a vector for the assimilation of POPs into marine organisms. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 596 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 586 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 96 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 90 | 15% |
| Researcher | 81 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 74 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 32 | 5% |
| Other | 74 | 12% |
| Unknown | 149 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 164 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 105 | 18% |
| Chemistry | 37 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 23 | 4% |
| Engineering | 15 | 3% |
| Other | 51 | 9% |
| Unknown | 201 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 April 2023.
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#1,735,747
of 25,377,790 outputs
Outputs from Environmental Science & Technology
#2,209
of 20,675 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#17,048
of 243,361 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Environmental Science & Technology
#39
of 276 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 20,675 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 17.8. This one has done well, scoring higher than 89% of its peers.
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