Microplastics in seawater and zooplankton from the Yellow Sea

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.014

	Microplastics in seawater and zooplankton from the Yellow Sea
	Sun, Xiaoxia1,2,3,4 ; Liang, Junhua 1,2; Zhu, Mingliang 1,2; Zhao, Yongfang 1,2; Zhang, Bo 2
	2018-11-01
发表期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
ISSN	0269-7491
卷号	242 页码:585-595
通讯作者	Sun, Xiaoxia(xsun@qdio.ac.cn)
摘要	Marine plastic pollution is a worldwide problem. Microplastics (MPs) are the predominant form of marine plastic debris, a form small enough to be ingested by and potentially harm marine organisms. It is urgent to develop ecologically relevant metrics for the risk assessment of MPs based on in situ data, especially for coastal areas. For the first time, we performed a comprehensive study of the characteristics of MPs in seawater and zooplankton in the Yellow Sea. For MPs in seawater, the average concentration is 0.13 +/- 0.20 pieces/m(3), dominated by fragments (42%). The average size is 3.72 +/- 4.70 mm, with the most frequent size appearing at 1200 mu m. The major polymer types are polypropylene and polyethylene, accounting for 88.13% in total. The distribution of MPs in seawater is patchy, with high MP concentrations close to the coastal cities. The average concentration of MPs in 11 total zooplankton groups is 12.24 +/- 25.70 pieces/m(3). The average size is 154.62 +/- 152.90 mu m, with 90% being <500 mu m. Fiber is the dominant shape of MPs found in zooplankton, accounting for 46%, but the composition of the polymer type is diverse. The retention of MPs in zooplankton depends on the taxa and their abundance in the Yellow Sea. Siphonophorea, Copepoda, Euphausiacea and Amphipoda are the main repositories compared to other groups, achieving 3.57, 2.44, 1.41 and 1.36 pieces/m(3), respectively. The high concentration area of MPs in zooplankton appeared near the adjacent waters of the Yangtze estuary. These results prove that zooplankton act as a repository for MPs in coastal waters. The retention of MPs in zooplankton is recommended as a key index for further ecological risk assessment of MPs. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
关键词	Microplastics Zooplankton The Yellow Sea Ecologically relevant metrics Repository
DOI	10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.014
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Key Program for International S&T Cooperation Projects: Sino-Australian Center for Healthy Coasts[2016YFE0101500] ; Aoshan Science and Technology Innovation Program[2016ASKJ02-4] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA19060204] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA11030204] ; Key Program for International S&T Cooperation Projects: Sino-Australian Center for Healthy Coasts[2016YFE0101500] ; Aoshan Science and Technology Innovation Program[2016ASKJ02-4] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA19060204] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA11030204]
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000446150300063
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
引用统计	被引频次：153[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/160415
专题	胶州湾海洋生态系统国家野外研究站
通讯作者	Sun, Xiaoxia
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Jiaozhou Bay Natl Marine Ecosyst Res Stn, 7 Nanhai Rd, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Ocean Mega Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	中国科学院海洋研究所
通讯作者单位	中国科学院海洋研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sun, Xiaoxia,Liang, Junhua,Zhu, Mingliang,et al. Microplastics in seawater and zooplankton from the Yellow Sea[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,2018,242:585-595.
APA	Sun, Xiaoxia,Liang, Junhua,Zhu, Mingliang,Zhao, Yongfang,&Zhang, Bo.(2018).Microplastics in seawater and zooplankton from the Yellow Sea.ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,242,585-595.
MLA	Sun, Xiaoxia,et al."Microplastics in seawater and zooplankton from the Yellow Sea".ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 242(2018):585-595.