Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed
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 November 2021, we found nine studies in the peer-reviewed literature, one thesis and one report, confirming the oc...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2021-0057 2024-06-23T07:48:11+00:00 Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed Kögel, Tanja Hamilton, Bonnie M. Granberg, Maria E. Provencher, Jennifer Hammer, Sjúrður Gomiero, Alessio Magnusson, Kerstin Lusher, Amy L. 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0057 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2021-0057 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2021-0057 en eng Canadian Science Publishing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_GB Arctic Science volume 9, issue 2, page 266-283 ISSN 2368-7460 journal-article 2023 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0057 2024-05-24T13:05:51Z 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 November 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Arctic Science |
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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 November 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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Kögel, Tanja Hamilton, Bonnie M. Granberg, Maria E. Provencher, Jennifer Hammer, Sjúrður Gomiero, Alessio Magnusson, Kerstin Lusher, Amy L. Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed |
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Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed |
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