Microplastics detected in haemolymph of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata.

Scanes, E; Wood, H; Ross, P

Microplastics detected in haemolymph of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata.

Scanes, E

Wood, H Ross, P

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Publisher:: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Mar Pollut Bull, 2019, 149, pp. 110537
Issue Date:: 2019-12

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dc.contributor.author	Scanes, E https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-3804
dc.contributor.author	Wood, H
dc.contributor.author	Ross, P
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-03T10:20:14Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-20
dc.date.available	2022-05-03T10:20:14Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12
dc.identifier.citation	Mar Pollut Bull, 2019, 149, pp. 110537
dc.identifier.issn	0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn	1879-3363
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/156954
dc.description.abstract	Plastic waste is ubiquitous in marine environments. Despite the sheer volume of plastic waste, it remains relatively unknown how marine invertebrates will interact with microplastics (plastic <1 mm). Microplastics (<2 μm) were ingested by the economically and ecologically significant Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata and translocated to the haemolymph, perhaps via phagocytosis. The presence of microplastics in the haemolymph indicates that filter feeding S. glomerata can ingest and accumulate microplastics which are prevalent in the environment. This research shows microplastics can enter marine molluscs and highlights the need to monitor microplastics in the marine environment and aquaculture to safeguard the seafood industry.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Mar Pollut Bull
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110537
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Dietary Exposure
dc.subject.mesh	Ecotoxicology
dc.subject.mesh	Hemolymph
dc.subject.mesh	Microplastics
dc.subject.mesh	Ostreidae
dc.subject.mesh	Shellfish
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical
dc.subject.mesh	Hemolymph
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical
dc.subject.mesh	Shellfish
dc.subject.mesh	Ostreidae
dc.subject.mesh	Ecotoxicology
dc.subject.mesh	Dietary Exposure
dc.subject.mesh	Microplastics
dc.title	Microplastics detected in haemolymph of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	149
utslib.location.activity	England
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-05-03T10:20:13Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	149

Abstract:

Plastic waste is ubiquitous in marine environments. Despite the sheer volume of plastic waste, it remains relatively unknown how marine invertebrates will interact with microplastics (plastic <1 mm). Microplastics (<2 μm) were ingested by the economically and ecologically significant Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata and translocated to the haemolymph, perhaps via phagocytosis. The presence of microplastics in the haemolymph indicates that filter feeding S. glomerata can ingest and accumulate microplastics which are prevalent in the environment. This research shows microplastics can enter marine molluscs and highlights the need to monitor microplastics in the marine environment and aquaculture to safeguard the seafood industry.

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