PMID- 23181424
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130613
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 47
IP  - 1
DP  - 2013 Jan 2
TI  - Effects of microplastic on fitness and PCB bioaccumulation by the lugworm 
      Arenicola marina (L.).
PG  - 593-600
LID - 10.1021/es302763x [doi]
AB  - It has been speculated that marine microplastics may cause negative effects on 
      benthic marine organisms and increase bioaccumulation of persistent organic 
      pollutants (POPs). Here, we provide the first controlled study of plastic effects 
      on benthic organisms including transfer of POPs. The effects of polystyrene (PS) 
      microplastic on survival, activity, and bodyweight, as well as the transfer of 19 
      polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were assessed in bioassays with Arenicola 
      marina (L.). PS was pre-equilibrated in natively contaminated sediment. A 
      positive relation was observed between microplastic concentration in the sediment 
      and both uptake of plastic particles and weight loss by A. marina. Furthermore, a 
      reduction in feeding activity was observed at a PS dose of 7.4% dry weight. A low 
      PS dose of 0.074% increased bioaccumulation of PCBs by a factor of 1.1-3.6, an 
      effect that was significant for SigmaPCBs and several individual congeners. At higher 
      doses, bioaccumulation decreased compared to the low dose, which however, was 
      only significant for PCB105. PS had statistically significant effects on the 
      organisms' fitness and bioaccumulation, but the magnitude of the effects was not 
      high. This may be different for sites with different plastic concentrations, or 
      plastics with a higher affinity for POPs.
FAU - Besseling, Ellen
AU  - Besseling E
AD  - Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Department of Environmental 
      Sciences, Wageningen University, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
FAU - Wegner, Anna
AU  - Wegner A
FAU - Foekema, Edwin M
AU  - Foekema EM
FAU - van den Heuvel-Greve, Martine J
AU  - van den Heuvel-Greve MJ
FAU - Koelmans, Albert A
AU  - Koelmans AA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20121211
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Polystyrenes)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Feeding Behavior/drug effects
MH  - Geologic Sediments/analysis
MH  - Polychaeta/*drug effects/physiology
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis/*metabolism
MH  - Polystyrenes/*toxicity
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis/*metabolism
EDAT- 2012/11/28 06:00
MHDA- 2013/06/14 06:00
CRDT- 2012/11/28 06:00
PHST- 2012/11/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/11/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/06/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/es302763x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2013 Jan 2;47(1):593-600. doi: 10.1021/es302763x. Epub 2012 
      Dec 11.