microscopic anthropogenic particles methods for monitoring
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Microscopic anthropogenic particles
– methods for monitoring and results from a survey
Kerstin Magnusson
Tallinn, 24 January 2013
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The Marine Strategy Framework Directive
11 qualitative descriptors for determining
good environmental status
Descriptor 10 :
“Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause
harm to the coastal and marine environment.”
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Member countries should have knowledge about
characteristics of litter in the marine and coastal
environment
This includes trends in the amount, distribution and,
where possible, composition of micro-particles
(in particular micro-plastics)
Descriptor 10
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But there is still no consensus on –
• What matrix/marine habitats should be sampled
• How the sampling should be done
• How the material should be analysed
To detect both spatial and long-term
trends there is a need for standardized
methods
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Definition of microscopic litter
Considerations when sampling microscopic litter
Presentation of a simple and cheap method for
sampling of microparticles in seawater.
Results from a field study along the Swedish
coast
Themes of the talk
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Sources to marine microparticles
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Primary sources:
Plastic industry
Secondary sources:
Breakdown of larger plastic items (e.g. ropes, fishing gear);
often caused by a combination of UV light and mecanical
abrasion
Discharge from sewage treatment plants
Storm water from urban environment and roads
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Possible harmful effects by microparticles
• Microparticles may in themselves be toxic,
e.g. polycarbonate plastic which is made of bisphenol A;
polystyrene which is made of styrene.
• Microparticles may leak harmful additives, e.g. phtalates,
flame retardants.
• Other pollutants may adsorb to the surface of
microparticles, and the particles become vectors for the
pollutants.
• Mechanical damage may be caused by the presence of
the microparticles.
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What matrix should be sampled?
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”How much microscopic litter is there in the sea?”
• Beach sediment
• Surface water
• Water mass
• Sediments
Pelagic
”It depends on where you look!
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So where should marine microlitter be sampled?
The boyancy differ between different
materials and also changes with time.
Probably the best matrix to
sample in monitoring programmes
Sediments are probably the
place for deposition of microlitter
The pelagic probably reflects a
more recent input of microlitter
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What size range should be included in
”microparticles”?
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Upper limit: 5 mm
Lower limit: ???
There is a need to define ”microlitter”
300 µm is a standard mesh
size in a plankton net used
for sampling of zooplankton.
300 µm often used
for practical reasons
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You find what you are looking for
Size of particles in a water sample/sediment sample
Number of particles
small large 300 µm 10 µm
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A filter with a smaller mesh size will
sample
more particles and different particles
The choice of lower size limit is important
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Methods used for monitoring should
(if possible) be cheap and simple
Upper limit: 5 mm
Lower limit: ≈50 µm
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Our suggestion:
The lower limit should be set so that the samples
can be analysed with a normal light microscope.
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What methods should be used for sampling?
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Most sampling in the water column is done with
plankton nets, or filtering sampled water onboard a
ship
Contamination is a huge risk!
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Filtering equipment for
sampling ≥ 300 µm
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Suction of water through a filter
minimizes the risk for contamination
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Sampling of microparticles from land
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Filtering equipment for sampling ≥ 10 µm
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Submersible pump
Filter holder
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How should we analyse microscopic litter?
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Identification of microplastics
Plastic, natural polymeres (e.g.cotton) and biological
material may be separated by morphological
differences.
2. Examination with infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR)
Identifies the material. e.g. what kind of plastic
Plastic fibres have (e.g.):
• No visible cellular or organic structures
• The same diameter along the entire length
1. Examination with light microscopy/stereo microscopy
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Fibers from waste water sludge
430x magnification in polarized light
Zubris & Richards, Env. Poll. 2005
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a) cotton b) nylon c) polyester
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Field studies of marine microparticles in
the water column
Off shore
Flödevigen–Hirtshals,
8 stations
Coastal waters
Norwegian border–Gävle,
22 stations
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Field sampling in the water column
Size fraction
Water volume
Domination particles
Method for analysis
≥ 300 µm 2 m3 Fibres of plastic or natural polymeres (e.g. cotton)
Stereo microscope (1-40x) Fluorescence & polarization microscopy FT-IR (=infrared spectroscopy)
≥ 10 µm 5-10 litre Fibres of plastic or natural polymeres (e.g. cotton)
Black anthropogenic particles
Light microscopy (40-400x) Fluorescence & polarization microscopy (FT-IR spectroscopy)
SEM-EDX Melting point Solubility in organic solvents
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fib
res
m-3
≥ 300 µm
1.1 synthetic fibres m-3
1.7 natural polymeric fibres
of anthropogenic origin m-3
Synthetic fibres
Natural polymeric fibres
Results from field study along the Swedish coast
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0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Fib
res
l-1 ≥ 10 µm
1800 fibres m-3 (synthetic and natural polymeric fibres)
Results from field study , Swedish coast
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Spectra from FT-IR microscopy
Blue fibre of
polyamide
Red fibre
of
cellulose
Photo from light microscopy
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All anthropogenic microparticles are not plastic
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Plastic particles ≥300 µm in surface water (0-1.5 m)
Particle conc. Number per m3
Swedish coastal waters (our study) 1.1
California, coastal, before a storm 0.6
California, coastal, after a storm 18
California, off shore, before a storm 0.1
California, off shore, after a storm 1
G.L. Lattin et al. 2004, Mar Poll Bull
Results from Swedish waters compared
to a Californian study
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Field sampling
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Anthropogenic microfibres in faeces from
a deposit feeding polychaete, Melinna
cristata
Johansson, 2011, Master thesis
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Murray and Cowie, 2011, Mar. Poll. Bull.
100 out of 120 (83%) crayfish (Nephrops norvegicus)
caught with trawl had plastic fibres in the gut
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Polystyrene particles can be taken up by blue mussels
Browne et al. 2008, Env. Sci Tech.
Uptake over gut epithelium
Particle concentration in haemolymph