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Exploring microplastics’ presence in free-living marine nematodes from natural ecosystems using µ-Raman Spectroscopy
Pantó, G.; Jacob, O.; Vanreusel, A.; Ivleva, N.P.; Van Colen, C. (2025). Exploring microplastics’ presence in free-living marine nematodes from natural ecosystems using µ-Raman Spectroscopy. Microplastics 4(2): 20. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4020020
In: Microplastics . MDPI: Basel. ISSN 2673-8929
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microplastics; nematodes; µ-Raman |
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- Pantó, G.
- Jacob, O.
- Vanreusel, A.
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- Ivleva, N.P.
- Van Colen, C.
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Detecting microplastics (MPs) in marine organisms is vital for understanding the ecological impact of MP pollution. Free-living marine nematodes, key players in benthic ecosystems, are often employed as bioindicators because of their sensitivity to environmental changes and thus hold promise as bioindicators for MP pollution too. This study investigated the detection of MPs in nematodes using µ-Raman spectroscopy combined with a tailored digestion protocol, targeting MPs in size ranges between 1 and 15 µm. While this is the first documented attempt to detect MPs in field-collected nematodes, significant challenges were identified. Contamination, particularly from airborne MPs and plastic-based laboratory materials, posed a major obstacle. We found higher numbers of <5 µm particles of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and polystyrene (PS) in a natural community of nematodes compared to blank controls, suggesting the potential ingestion of small-sized MPs by nematodes in the real world. However, small MPs exhibited greater contamination challenges, underscoring the need for improved contamination control measures, such as open-air filters and plastic-free workflows. Despite these challenges, this study highlights the potential of µ-Raman spectroscopy as a valuable tool for detecting small-sized MPs in field-collected marine invertebrates, provided contamination risks are minimized. The likelihood of nematodes encountering MPs in marine sediments is high, but whether this translates to significant ingestion remains uncertain pending on the analysis of more field samples and the application of efficient measures of contamination reduction. |
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