Detection of plastic particles in marine sponges by a combined infrared micro-spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry approach.

Autor: Saliu F; Earth and Environmental Science Department, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy., Biale G; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy., Raguso C; Earth and Environmental Science Department, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy., La Nasa J; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: jacopo.lanasa@for.unipi.it., Degano I; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy; Center for Instrument Sharing of the University of Pisa (CISUP), University of Pisa, Italy., Seveso D; Earth and Environmental Science Department, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy; MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Center), Magoodhoo Island Faafu Atoll, Maldives., Galli P; Earth and Environmental Science Department, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy; MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Center), Magoodhoo Island Faafu Atoll, Maldives., Lasagni M; Earth and Environmental Science Department, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy., Modugno F; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy; Center for Instrument Sharing of the University of Pisa (CISUP), University of Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: francesca.modugno@unipi.it.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2022 May 01; Vol. 819, pp. 152965. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.152965
Abstrakt: Plastic pollution threatens the marine environment, especially due to the adverse effects caused by micro and nano particles interacting with the marine biota. In order to provide reliable data regarding micro and nanoplastic contamination and the related impacts, efficient analytical solutions are needed. We developed a new analysis workflow that uses marine sponges to monitor plastic pollution by characterizing the plastic particles accumulated in their tissue. Specimens of cf. Haliclona (Haplosclerida) were sampled in the Maldivian archipelago. The aim was to optimize the method and to carry out a pilot study of the contamination of the related reef habitat. Particles were isolated, size fractioned, counted and submitted to morphological and chemical characterization. The constituting polymer was identified by infrared microspectroscopy for particles >25 μm, and by pyrolysis coupled with gas chromatography mass spectrometry for those <25 μm. Method recoveries were between 87 and 83% and limits of quantitation (LOQs) were between 6.6 and 30.2 ng/g. Analyses showed that 70% of the sponges presented plastic contamination, with an average of 1.2 particles/g tissue for the 25-150 μm size range, and a total plastic concentration of up to 4.8 μg/g in the 0.2-25 μm size range, with polyolefin being the most represented polymer in both size ranges. Overall, the study demonstrated the reliability of the proposed analytical workflow and of the use of sponges as biosamplers for plastic particles.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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