Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 160, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111630
Keywords
Microspheres; Polyethylene; Ground particles of polyethylene pipe; Gastrointestinal tract; Elimination rate constant (k(2)); Time of excretion
Funding
- Fisheries Agency of Japan
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We investigated the impact of microplastics (MPs) on marine fish by estimating the uptake and retention by mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) and red seabreams (Pagrus major) of MPs similar in size (>= 0.25 mm) and composition (polyethylene) to MPs detected in fish intestines. Results revealed a correlation between MP concentrations in aquarium water and the content of MPs in the gastrointestinal tracts of exposed fish. More than 95% were excreted from both species within 25 h; this retention time is similar to the processing time of food items. The rate of excretion showed little dependence on MP size, but there was some dependence on fish species and MP shape. These results suggest that MPs similar to those we studied have little direct adverse impact on these two marine fish species.
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