Microplastics in fillets of Mediterranean seafood. A risk assessment study

Ferrante, Margherita; Zuccarello, Pietro; Allegui, Chaima; Fiore, Maria; Cristaldi, Antonio; Pulvirenti, Eloise; Favara, Claudia; Copat, Chiara; Grasso, Alfio Dario; Missawi, Omayma; Gea, Oliveri Conti; Bannı, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.112247

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“…For chemical contaminants, inter-tissue extrapolation has been well-studied for some organisms and compounds, and concentrations in one tissue can be related to other tissues through conversion factors (Ackerman et al, 2016), but no such studies have been undertaken to date for MP. An important finding is that several field reports on non-Arctic fish specimen have shown MP occurrence outside the gut contents, in other fish tissues (Ferrante et al, 2022;Makhdoumi et al, 2022;Selvam et al, 2021; illustrated in Figure 2). This has not been investigated in Arctic fish yet.…”

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Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed

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In this review, we investigated published data on the occurrence of microplastic in Arctic fish, and the suitability of the data and species for risk assessment and monitoring. As of 11.11.2021, we found nine studies in the peer-reviewed literature, one thesis and one report, confirming the occurrence of microplastic in fishes from multiple Arctic regions. The studies varied in methodology, detection and quantification limitations, reported categories of size, shape, and chemical identity. All these factors influence the numbers of microplastic reported, thus limiting comparability and hindering integrative analysis. The physiological impacts of the reported microplastic contamination cannot be determined, as all studies targeted stomach/intestine contents and did not use methods with limits of detection low enough to determine particle translocation from the intestine to other organs, tissues or body fluids within the fish. Furthermore, there is a fundamental lack of understanding the transfer and the effects of plastic additives to Arctic fishes. In addition to discussing methodological challenges and knowledge gaps, we consider ecosystem needs, commercial interests, Indigenous people’s subsistence, food safety and food sovereignty concerns, and developed a framework to harmonize and facilitate pan-Arctic microplastic monitoring.

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Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed

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“…The plastic degradation, due to thermo-oxidative degradation processes and/or mechanical fragmentation and/or biodegradation, produces smaller particles classified according to the size as: nanoplastics ≤0.1 µm (NPs), 0.1 µm < microplastics <5 mm (MPs), 0.5< mesoplastics <5 cm, 5< macroplastics <50 cm, and megaplastics >50 cm [7,8]. Moreover, MPs has been categorized as: primary (particles resulting from the commodity production such as exfoliating, toothpastes or cosmetics, and personal hygiene products) and secondary (particles resulting from the degradation of products such as packaging or clothing) [9][10][11].…”

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“…MPs and NPs size seems to favor their penetration into animal and vegetal tissues and cells besides accumulation in organs [11][12][13], causing alterations in physiological process [3]. Some studies highlighted the capable of MPs and NPs to cause toxicity, chronic inflammation and increase risk of neoplasm [7,[14][15][16][17].…”

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Effects of Nano and Microplastics on the Inflammatory Process: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies Systematic Review

Pulvirenti¹,

Ferrante²,

Barbera³

et al. 2022

Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed)

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Background: Microplastics (MPs) and Nanoplastics (NPs) are plastic fragments that spread in the environment and accumulate in the human body, so they have been becoming a worldwide environmental concern because of their potential human health effects. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the prospective impact of MPs and NPs on the inflammatory process. Methods: Electronic article search was performed on PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science international databases from 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2021. Screenings of titles, abstracts and full texts were performed according to the Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA). The methodological quality of the studies was checked by the Toxicological data Reliability Assessment Tool. Results: Electronic article search identified 125 records, from which 6 in vitro, 11 in vivo and 2 both in vivo and in vitro studies were included. Both in vivo and in vitro studies have showed an increase ofdifferent inflammatory outcomes (Interleukines, Tumor necrosis factor, Chemokines, Interferones, Transcription factors, Growth factors, Oxydoreductase, Proteins and others), thus it seems to confirm the association withthe exposure to microplastics of different types, sizes, exposure times and exposed species. Conclusions: This systematic review seems to support the relationship between the exposure to MPs and the inflammatory processboth in vivo and in vitro. Greater caution is needed about the role of NPs because ofa very small number of studies. Additional high-quality studies are warranted to confirm these results, especially the research should be focused on NPs being lacking literature.

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“…This is the main drawback of other techniques, such as the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis (FTIR), requiring comparative screening of reference spectra to identify the chemical nature of the sample. This limitation does not apply to SEM/EDX, which is also a faster technique with the potential to analyse many samples in a relatively short time 33 , 35 – 37 . Conversely, procedures of FTIR spectroscopy are longer, leading to analysis of just a sub-sample of the total extracted microplastics 31 , 38 , 39 , with a consequent decrease of accuracy (e.g., due to wrong identifications and/or underestimation).…”

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SEM/EDX analysis of stomach contents of a sea slug snacking on a polluted seafloor reveal microplastics as a component of its diet

Furfaro

D’Elia

Mariano

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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Understanding the impacts of microplastics on living organisms in aquatic habitats is one of the hottest research topics worldwide. Despite increased attention, investigating microplastics in underwater environments remains a problematic task, due to the ubiquitous occurrence of microplastic, its multiple modes of interactions with the biota, and to the diversity of the synthetic organic polymers composing microplastics in the field. Several studies on microplastics focused on marine invertebrates, but to date, the benthic sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) were not yet investigated. Sea slugs are known to live on the organisms on which they feed on or to snack while gliding over the sea floor, but also as users of exogenous molecules or materials not only for nutrition. Therefore, they may represent a potential biological model to explore new modes of transformation and/or management of plastic, so far considered to be a non-biodegradable polymer. In this study we analysed the stomachal content of Bursatella leachii, an aplysiid heterobranch living in the Mar Piccolo, a highly polluted coastal basin near Taranto, in the northern part of the Ionian Sea. Microplastics were found in the stomachs of all the six sampled specimens, and SEM/EDX analyses were carried out to characterize the plastic debris. The SEM images and EDX spectra gathered here should be regarded as a baseline reference database for future investigations on marine Heterobranchia and their interactions with microplastics.

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Microplastics in fillets of Mediterranean seafood. A risk assessment study

Cited by 53 publications

References 46 publications

Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed

Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed

Effects of Nano and Microplastics on the Inflammatory Process: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies Systematic Review

SEM/EDX analysis of stomach contents of a sea slug snacking on a polluted seafloor reveal microplastics as a component of its diet

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