Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring
Few studies have been published on the occurrence and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in invertebrates from the Arctic. We still need to develop harmonized methods to enable good comparison between studies taking into account recovery rates, size ranges, shapes, and polymer types. Here, we revie...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2022-0004 2024-04-07T07:48:30+00:00 Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar Granberg, Maria E. Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy L. Gomiero, Alessio Halldorsson, Halldor P. Madsen, Alexander Klevedal Baak, Julia E. Guls, Hermann Dreki Magnusson, Kerstin 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0004 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2022-0004 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2022-0004 en eng Canadian Science Publishing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_GB Arctic Science volume 9, issue 1, page 165-175 ISSN 2368-7460 General Earth and Planetary Sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences General Environmental Science journal-article 2023 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0004 2024-03-08T00:37:45Z Few studies have been published on the occurrence and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in invertebrates from the Arctic. We still need to develop harmonized methods to enable good comparison between studies taking into account recovery rates, size ranges, shapes, and polymer types. Here, we review studies on MPs in invertebrates from the Arctic and present suggestions on sampling protocols and potential indicator species. Since information on MPs in Arctic invertebrates is vastly lacking, we recommend to at least include suspension feeding bivalves like mussels in monitoring programmes to function as indicator species in the Arctic. Mussels have also been suggested as indicator species for MP monitoring in coastal regions further south. Although we recognize the challenge with particle selection and egestion in mussels as well as the relatively low concentrations of MPs in Arctic waters, uptake levels seem to represent recent exposures. More research is needed to understand these selection processes and how they affect the bioaccumulation processes. Future research should include studies on whether different functional groups of invertebrates have different exposures to MPs, e.g., if there are differences between sessile versus motile species or different feeding strategies. More knowledge on monitoring strategies for pelagic and benthic species is needed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Arctic Science |
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Few studies have been published on the occurrence and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in invertebrates from the Arctic. We still need to develop harmonized methods to enable good comparison between studies taking into account recovery rates, size ranges, shapes, and polymer types. Here, we review studies on MPs in invertebrates from the Arctic and present suggestions on sampling protocols and potential indicator species. Since information on MPs in Arctic invertebrates is vastly lacking, we recommend to at least include suspension feeding bivalves like mussels in monitoring programmes to function as indicator species in the Arctic. Mussels have also been suggested as indicator species for MP monitoring in coastal regions further south. Although we recognize the challenge with particle selection and egestion in mussels as well as the relatively low concentrations of MPs in Arctic waters, uptake levels seem to represent recent exposures. More research is needed to understand these selection processes and how they affect the bioaccumulation processes. Future research should include studies on whether different functional groups of invertebrates have different exposures to MPs, e.g., if there are differences between sessile versus motile species or different feeding strategies. More knowledge on monitoring strategies for pelagic and benthic species is needed. |
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Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar Granberg, Maria E. Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy L. Gomiero, Alessio Halldorsson, Halldor P. Madsen, Alexander Klevedal Baak, Julia E. Guls, Hermann Dreki Magnusson, Kerstin |
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Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar Granberg, Maria E. Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy L. Gomiero, Alessio Halldorsson, Halldor P. Madsen, Alexander Klevedal Baak, Julia E. Guls, Hermann Dreki Magnusson, Kerstin |
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Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring |
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Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring |
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Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring |
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Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring |
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Microplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring |
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microplastics in arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring |
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