Title
Microplastic ingestion and feeding ecology in three intertidal mollusk species from lima, peru
Other title
Ingestión de microplásticos y ecología alimentaria en tres especies de moluscos intermareales de lima, perú
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad De Valparaíso, Chile
Abstract
Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants in the marine environment. The aims of the present study were to report the incidence of microplastic pollution in three mollusk species from the coast of Lima and to investigate the relationship between microplastic ingestion and feeding ecology. Specimens of three mollusk species Semimytilus algosus, Tegula atra and Chiton granosus were sampled from the intertidal rocky zone. For microplastic isolation, soft tissues were digested in 10% KOH, vacuum filtrated and analyzed under a microscope. Rigorous contamination prevention measures were taken into account. C. granosus was the most contaminated mollusk (6.92 ± 2.13 particles g-1). Red fibers were the overall most abundant microplastic. The feeding behavior of T. atra promotes microplastic exposure to C. granosus. More research is needed to fully understand the microplastic effects on mollusk species.
Start page
167
End page
171
Volume
55
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura, Silvicultura, Pesquería
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099552889
Source
Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia
ISSN of the container
07173326
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