Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities
Microplastics and heavy metals are the two main contaminants that are often found in aquatic environments and can lead to major issues for aquatic organisms. Polystyrene (PS) is a type of microplastic that is commonly found in aquatic environments. Hard clams are one of the organisms that are often...
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| description | Microplastics and heavy metals are the two main contaminants that are often found in aquatic environments and can lead to major issues for aquatic organisms. Polystyrene (PS) is a type of microplastic that is commonly found in aquatic environments. Hard clams are one of the organisms that are often used as a bioindicator of water pollution, and they can live in a certain salinity range. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential of PS particles as heavy metal vectors in M. lusoria influenced by differences in salinity. The result showed that the highest increase in concentrations of all heavy metals in hard clams was found in those placed at higher salinities. Hard clams that were placed at higher salinity required more water, allowing more PS particles to enter the clams’ bodies. Hard clams placed at salinity 30‰ always gathered significantly more PS particles (p<0.05) than hard clams placed at the other two salinities (20 and 25‰). This is also corroborated by water depletion at a salinity of 30‰, which is significantly higher (p<0.05) than the other two salinities. Our findings indicate that PS particles have the potential as vectors for heavy metal pollutants in hard clams in environments of varying salinity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35cfcb5698414bfabbd48fb3a17d9d312023-01-11T07:00:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452023-01-01910.3389/fmars.2022.10141031014103Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinitiesBeta Susanto Barus0Beta Susanto Barus1Beta Susanto Barus2Zuhao Zhu3Zuhao Zhu4Zuhao Zhu5Chih-Yang Cheuch6Kai Chen7Jun Wang8Jun Wang9Minggang Cai10Minggang Cai11Minggang Cai12Minggang Cai13Sha-Yen Cheng14Huihua Wei15Huihua Wei16Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, ChinaDepartment of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, TaiwanDepartment of Marine Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Sriwijaya University, Indralaya, IndonesiaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, ChinaCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaKey Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, ChinaDepartment of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, TaiwanCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Biological Technology, Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, ChinaCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaKey Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, ChinaDepartment of Biological Technology, Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, TaiwanDepartment of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, TaiwanKey Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, ChinaMicroplastics and heavy metals are the two main contaminants that are often found in aquatic environments and can lead to major issues for aquatic organisms. Polystyrene (PS) is a type of microplastic that is commonly found in aquatic environments. Hard clams are one of the organisms that are often used as a bioindicator of water pollution, and they can live in a certain salinity range. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential of PS particles as heavy metal vectors in M. lusoria influenced by differences in salinity. The result showed that the highest increase in concentrations of all heavy metals in hard clams was found in those placed at higher salinities. Hard clams that were placed at higher salinity required more water, allowing more PS particles to enter the clams’ bodies. Hard clams placed at salinity 30‰ always gathered significantly more PS particles (p<0.05) than hard clams placed at the other two salinities (20 and 25‰). This is also corroborated by water depletion at a salinity of 30‰, which is significantly higher (p<0.05) than the other two salinities. Our findings indicate that PS particles have the potential as vectors for heavy metal pollutants in hard clams in environments of varying salinity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1014103/fullmicroplasticpolystyreneheavy metalsalinityhard clam |
| spellingShingle | Beta Susanto Barus Beta Susanto Barus Beta Susanto Barus Zuhao Zhu Zuhao Zhu Zuhao Zhu Chih-Yang Cheuch Kai Chen Jun Wang Jun Wang Minggang Cai Minggang Cai Minggang Cai Minggang Cai Sha-Yen Cheng Huihua Wei Huihua Wei Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities Frontiers in Marine Science microplastic polystyrene heavy metal salinity hard clam |
| title | Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities |
| title_full | Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities |
| title_fullStr | Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities |
| title_short | Polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam Meretrix lusoria under various salinities |
| title_sort | polystyrene as a vector of heavy metals in hard clam meretrix lusoria under various salinities |
| topic | microplastic polystyrene heavy metal salinity hard clam |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1014103/full |
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