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Fate of Nanoplastics in Marine Larvae: A Case Study Using Barnacles, Amphibalanus amphitrite Samarth Bhargava, Serina Siew Chen Lee, Lynette Shu Min Ying, Mei Lin Neo, Serena Lay-Ming Teo, and Suresh Valiyaveettil ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/ acssuschemeng.8b00766 • Publication Date (Web): 21 Mar 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on March 22, 2018
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Fate of Nanoplastics in Marine Larvae: A Case Study Using
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Barnacles, Amphibalanus amphitrite
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Samarth Bhargavaa, Serina Siew Chen Leeb, Lynette Shu Min Yingb, Mei Lin Neob, Serena
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Lay-Ming Teob*, Suresh Valiyaveettila,*
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Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 b
St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National
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University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119227
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[email protected],
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Abstract:
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The exposure of nanoplastics was investigated by observing their interaction with
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Amphibalanus amphitrite (commonly known as acorn barnacles). Poly(methyl methacrylate)
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(PMMA) and fluorescent perylene tetraester (PTE) dye were used to prepare highly
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fluorescent nanoplastic particles. At concentrations of 25 ppm, the PMMA particles showed
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no detrimental impact on barnacle larvae and their microalgae feed, Tetraselmis suecica and
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Chaetoceros muelleri. PMMA nanoplastics were ingested and translocated inside the body of
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the barnacle nauplii within the first 3 hours of incubation. The fluorescent PMMA particles
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inside the transparent nauplius were tracked using confocal fluorescence microscopy.
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Subsequently, the nanoplastics were fed to the barnacles under two conditions – acute and
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chronic exposure. The results from acute exposure show that nanoplastics persist in the body
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throughout stages of growth and development – from nauplius to cyprid and juvenile barnacle.
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Some egestion of nanoplastics was observed through moulting and faecal excrement. In
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comparison, chronic exposure demonstrates bioaccumulation of the nanoplastics even at low
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concentrations of the plastics. The impacts of our study using PMMA nanoparticles exceeds
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current knowledge, where most studies stop at uptake and ingestion. Here we demonstrate
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that uptake of nanoparticles during planktonic larval stages may persists to the adult stages,
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indicating potential for the long term impacts of nanoplastics on sessile invertebrate
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communities.
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Keywords: Microplastics, Nanoplastics, Marine Pollution, Barnacles, Fluorescent particles,
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Poly(methyl methacrylate)
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Introduction
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Globally, plastic waste materials have caused significant pollution in both lands and oceans.1
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Plastics with sizes smaller than 5 mm used as exfoliants in cosmetics and healthcare products
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are usually referred to as primary microplastics. Common plastic articles undergo degradation
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or weathering over time in nature to produce smaller sized particles, referred to as secondary
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microplastics by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).2 Such plastic
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particles and microbeads have been accumulating in our environment and starting to show
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adverse health effects on different marine animals.3-5 Recently, microplastics have been
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found in various marine organisms ranging from barnacles, bivalves to fish.6
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Bioaccumulation of these plastic pollutants in such animals led to a transfusion and buildup
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in the food chain.7 Attempts to understand the source and fate of microplastic particles inside
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living organisms have gained significant attention owing to the potential impacts on human
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health, contamination of food supply and the environment.5-6, 8-10
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Few groups have investigated the presence of microplastics with a size range of 1 µm – 5
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mm,2, 5-6, 11-16 but even fewer data are available on the influence of smaller nanoplastics (1 nm
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– 1 µm)17-19 on marine animals. There is mounting evidence to show that numerous marine
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organisms such as plankton, fish and seabirds are readily consuming microplastic particles. A
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study in 2016 along the eastern coast of Brazil demonstrated and highlighted that edible fish
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were ingesting microplastics at rapid rates: 33% by the Brazilian sharpnose shark and 62.5%
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by the king mackerel.20 As many as 22% of the marine fish studied had plastic pellets (size 1
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to 5 mm) in their stomachs. Researchers have found up to 9,200 particles of microplastics per
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cubic meter of seawater in the coastal seas of Vancouver, Canada.21 While the focus of
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studies has mostly been on microplastics, few have investigated the effects of nanoplastics on
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marine organisms. The handful of studies focused on the toxicity and lethal effects of metal-
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based nanoparticles on the physiology, survivorship, and growth of various organisms such as
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zebrafish, barnacles, bivalves, and human cell line.
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potential effects of polymer-based nanoparticles on marine organisms. Nanoparticles, owing
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to their smaller size, are easily absorbed into cells and tissues. For this study, we focused on
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examining the ingestion, translocation and egestion of polymer-nanoparticles (ca < 200 nm in
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diameter) by the acorn barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite, larvae model under controlled
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environmental conditions.
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The acorn barnacle larvae were selected for our studies owing to their transparent body, a
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short developmental period of seven days from larval stage to settlement onto substrata, and a
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well-established culture protocol.27-29 In this study, we used poly(methyl methacrylate)
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(PMMA), which is widely used in the manufacturing of paints, contact lenses, resins and in
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acrylic glasses,30 for preparing nanoplastic particles. The ease of processing and low toxicity
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makes PMMA an ideal polymer for testing the impact of nanoplastic particles inside the
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larvae.31 The present study investigates the potential toxicity on the larvae and, its microalgae
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feeds, as well as the ingestion, translocation and egestion of fluorescent PMMA nanoparticles
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through various stages of larval development of barnacle, A. amphitrite.
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Materials and Methods
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Preparation of Perylene Tetrabutyl Ester (PTE) Loaded PMMA Nanoplastics:
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Nanoplastics were prepared by using an established nanoprecipitation technique.32-35 The
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fluorescent dye, PTE was synthesized according to a reported procedure.36 To synthesize
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nanoparticles, a stock solution of PMMA (400 mg, MW: 15,000), SDS (7.7 mg, 26.6 µmol)
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and PTE (17.4 mg, 26.6 µmol) was prepared in acetone (100 mL). Appropriate amounts of
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this solution (5 mL) were diluted with ultra-pure water (50 mL) and stirred for 18 hours to
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remove excess acetone. The solution was filtered to obtain the nanoparticles and
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characterized using a range of techniques. The hydrodynamic size in DI water and
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morphology of the nanoplastics were determined using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and
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scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The photophysical properties were
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characterized by ultra-violet and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Zeta potential and
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conductivity of the microplastic dispersion were measured using a zetasizer. The dispersed
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nanoplastic solutions were stable in DI water for 6 months. On addition of nanoplastics to
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seawater, the change in ionic strength led to flocculation of nanoplastic particles at
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concentrations above 50 ppm.
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Collection and Spawning of Barnacle Larvae: Acorn barnacles, A. amphitrite were
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collected during a low tide from intertidal mudflat at Kranji, Singapore (N1°26′18″,
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E103°45′25″). Under laboratory conditions, the barnacles released stage II nauplii. The
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phototactic stage II nauplii were concentrated by shining light through a transparent window
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in the spawning container and were collected using a pipette.28 The collected nauplii were
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transferred to 1 µm filtered seawater (FSW) at 27 Practical Salinity Unit (PSU) and counted
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Biological Studies: All assays were done in triplicates and average values are reported.
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Toxicity Assays of Nanoplastics Using Barnacle Larvae: The aim of the toxicity assays
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was to ascertain a sub-lethal concentration range of nanoplastics in the water column to
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enable further growth experiments. To test the potential toxicity of nanoplastics on barnacle
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larvae, stage II nauplii, were exposed to PMMA particles at concentrations of 5, 10 and 25
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ppm over a period of 24 hours. For each treatment level, 30 nauplii were added to every 2
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mL-glass vials (n = 3), and the appropriate volumes of PMMA nanoparticle stock solution
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(50 – 250 µL, 100 ppm) were added and topped up to a final test volume of 1 mL using clean
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FSW. The addition of PMMA nanoparticles had altered the salinities of solutions, hence,
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respective controls for each concentration were included in the experiments. Control
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solutions were prepared with comparable salinities but contained no PMMA. The vials were
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gently swirled, maintained at room temperature, and incubated for 24 hours. At the end of
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experiments, test solutions were transferred onto a Bogorov tray, followed by counting of
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living and dead nauplii using a stereomicroscope. Mortality counts were used to determine
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the relative toxicity of the nanoplastics to nauplii.
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Interaction of Nanoplastics with Microalgae: The growth and development of barnacle
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larvae require addition of microalgae as a feed.38-39 Even if microalgae do not assimilate the
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PMMA nanoparticles, the presence of such light-absorbing particles may influence the
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growth and proliferation of the algal cells in the medium. Thus, it is necessary to understand
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the effects of the nanoplastic particles on microalgae. The growth of the algal cultures,
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Tetraselmis suecica (CSIRO CS-187) and Chaetoceros muelleri (CSIRO CS-176), in f/2
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media, was monitored over 24 hours by exposing them to different concentrations of PMMA
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nanoparticle solutions.40
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Each microalgal stock solution was diluted to an approximate concentration of ca 100,000
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cells/mL. Five 1 mL aliquots of microalgal stock solutions were exposed to each nanoplastic
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concentrations of 0, 5, 10 and 25 ppm in 24 well plates. Control experiments comprised the
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respective microalgae stock solution with no PMMA particles and were used to determine the
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actual initial microalgal count by averaging the counts present in a 1 µL volume, using a
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Sedgwick Rafter. Samples were grown and incubated in f/2 media at 24°C and 33 PSU under
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a 12:12 hours light-dark cycle. The algal cells were observed under a confocal microscope
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(Olympus FV1000) to observe intake and interaction between algae and nanoplastics.
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Rapid Uptake of Nanoplastic Particles by Barnacle Nauplii: The continuous uptake of
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nanoplastics over time was studied at regular intervals of 45 minutes. Freshly spawned stage
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II nauplii were collected in a beaker containing clean FSW (200 mL) and stocked at a density
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of 38 nauplii/mL. PMMA nanoparticle solution (400 ppm) was added to the media with
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nauplii and the resultant solution was topped up with FSW to a volume of 250 mL to achieve
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a nanoplastic concentration of 25 ppm with a stocking density of 30 nauplii/mL. The solution
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was incubated at room temperature (25 °C). Samples (50 mL) of nauplii suspension were
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collected at four-time intervals (45, 90, 135 and 180 minutes), filtered, washed, and re-
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suspended in 50 mL FSW. The washed nauplii were fixed using 1% glutaraldehyde solution
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and imaged using a confocal microscope to visualize the presence and distribution of PMMA
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nanoplastics.
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Translocation of Nanoplastics within Barnacle Nauplii: To find out if the barnacle nauplii
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retain the nanoplastic particles within their bodies, 7,500 larvae were incubated with PMMA
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nanoplastics (25 ppm) for 3 hours. Nauplii were washed thoroughly with FSW to remove the
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remaining nanoplastic particles and maintained in clean FSW for further observations. The
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presence and distribution of nanoplastics inside the nauplii were monitored at 30, 75, 105,
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135, 165 and 180 minutes post-washing using a confocal microscope. Subsequently, the
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movement of nanoplastics inside the nauplii was continuously monitored at every 3 hours for
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a period of 24 hours (SI5). At 24 hours, a z-stack confocal image was also recorded to obtain
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a three-dimensional distribution of nanoplastics inside the nauplii body (AVI, Supporting
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Information).
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Effect of Acute and Chronic Exposure of Nanoplastics to Barnacle Larval Development:
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The effect of PMMA nanoplastics exposure time on barnacle nauplii was investigated under
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two conditions: acute and chronic exposure. Acute exposure is defined as exposure to a pulse
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of high concentration of nanoplastics over a short time interval, whereas chronic exposure is
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defined as a continuous exposure to a low dose concentration of nanoplastic solution
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throughout the entire life cycle of the organism. All experiments were run concurrently with a
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control (i.e. the absence of nanoplastics) under identical growth conditions.
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In a typical experiment, freshly spawned stage II nauplii were collected and divided into three
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batches for each treatment. For the controls, nauplii were stocked at 3 larvae/mL in 800 mL
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ppm of PMMA nanoparticle solution (400 ppm) and incubated for 3 hours at room
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temperature. After the incubation period, nauplii were filtered and washed thoroughly with
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excess FSW. The washed nauplii were restocked at 3 larvae/mL in 800 mL FSW and reared
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with the same feed regime as controls described earlier. For chronic exposure, nauplii were
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prepared and reared under the same conditions as controls, in presence of PMMA
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Nauplii of respective treatments were individually filtered through 50 µm mesh to remove
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faeces and uneaten feed, then re-suspended in clean FSW (800 mL) containing fresh
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microalgae feed once every two days until the end of the feeding experiments (i.e. 5 days).
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Fresh nanoparticle solutions of 1 ppm were added only to the chronic exposure experiments.
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On this feed regime, nauplii larvae metamorphosed into cyprids within five days and into
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juveniles within seven days.
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Samples were collected at the following time points, T = 0 (before exposure to nanoplastics),
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During collection of cyprids, moults and faecal matter were also collected from three
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treatments (control, acute and chronic conditions). Cyprids collected on day 5 were filtered
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through 50 µm mesh, washed with clean FSW prior to being distributed into 35 mm petri
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dishes, allowed to settle and metamorphosed into juveniles over the next two days. During
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the settlement period all the juveniles were maintained in FSW in the absence of feed and
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nanoplastics.
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Sample Preparation
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To examine the effects of PMMA nanoplastics on the growth and development of barnacle
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larvae, various life stages of barnacle life cycle were recorded; nauplii stage III (2 days),
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cyprid (5 days) and juvenile (7 days). Faecal matter and moults were also collected and
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analyzed from the same experiment. All samples were sieved through a 50 µm mesh, washed
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with fresh FSW, re-suspended in FSW, fixed with 1% v/v glutaraldehyde solution and stored
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at 4°C before imaging with confocal microscopy. Prior to imaging, samples were brought to
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room temperature and transferred into Petri dishes. All samples were imaged with an
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Imaging Methods: Imaging of the PMMA nanoplastic distribution and retention inside the
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nauplii (Supporting Information, Figure S5) was conducted using an inverted microscope
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(Olympus BX51) with a mercury lamp as light source. Samples were focused on bright field
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mode and images were recorded using Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) mode with
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green fluorescence filter (filter cube: U-MGFPHQ, Ex: 460 – 480 nm, Em: 495 – 540 nm).
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MetaMorph 9.0 software was used for recording the images. The exposure for all samples
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was kept constant. Overlays of the images were also made to visualize the nanoplastic
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particle distribution.
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The collected samples of various larval stages of nauplii were analyzed using a confocal
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microscope (Olympus FV1000). All samples were imaged with reference to a control batch
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which was not exposed to nanoplastic particles. Laser power, magnification and brightness of
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the samples were preset to ensure minimum background noise. Z-stacks of samples were
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recorded to obtain a layer by layer profile of nanoplastics ingested-nauplii. For each larval
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stage, at least 10 unique z-stacks were recorded. Images were recorded in DIC and FITC
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mode. The excitation wavelength of the laser used was at 473 nm and emission signals were
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processed with a (Sharp-cut Dichroic Mirror) SDM560 filter.
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Analysis of Images: Images from the confocal microscope were qualitatively analyzed to
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determine relative fluorescence from the nauplii. To enhance the fluorescence intensity of
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images, the z-stack images were processed using Olympus Fluoview Ver. 4.2a Viewer. The
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signal saturation of all samples was adjusted in an identical manner to obtain a clear
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qualitative analysis of nanoplastic localization. FluoView and MetaMorph were also used to
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automatically introduce scale bars into the recorded images.
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Statistical Analyses: To determine the toxicity of PMMA nanoparticles to barnacle nauplii,
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the mean percent survivorship from each PMMA treatment were compared with their
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corresponding salinity adjusted controls using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The
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toxicity of PMMA across different concentrations was also evaluated separately using one-
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way ANOVA. Similarly, the effects of PMMA nanoparticles on the mean cell count of each
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microalgae species were compared using one-way ANOVA.
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Results and Discussion:
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Preparation and Characterization of Nanoplastic Particles: The nanoparticles of PMMA
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incorporated with PTE dye were synthesized using nanoprecipitation. PMMA nanoplastic
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3 nm, -35.1 ± 0.4 mV and 0.0188 ± 0.0010 µScm-1, respectively, were obtained in large
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quantities. The fluorescent hydrophobic PTE dye was stabilized inside the PMMA particle.
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The photophysical properties of the PMMA particles were determined using Uv-Vis and
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photoluminescence spectroscopy (Figure 1A). The absorption maxima of the PTE dye
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molecules inside the PMMA particles were at 450 and 470 nm, and emission maximum was
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at 565 nm. The shape of absorption maxima and intensity of emission from the encapsulated
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PTE (Figure 1A) indicates no aggregation of dye molecules inside the particles. Precipitation
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of PTE alone in the absence of polymer led to the formation of rod-shaped particles, which
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showed weak fluorescence. This is expected due to the aggregation induced quenching of
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fluorescence from the dye molecules. For comparison, the spectra of a dilute solution of PTE
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in acetone and solid precipitated from solution are provided in the Supporting Information,
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Figure S1. The particle size distribution of the nanoplastics in DI water and sea water were
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also measured after dilution and incubation for 24 hours at a concentration of 25 ppm (Figure
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1C, 1D). The particles dispersed in DI water exhibited an average particle of 160 nm whereas
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the size of particles dispersed in FSW was measured to be ~600 nm.
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Figure 1: (A) Absorption (-●-) and emission (-▲-) spectra and (B) zeta potential of PMMA
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nanoparticle solution. DLS curves of PMMA nanoplastics measured at 25 ppm in DI water (C) and
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filtered sea water (D).
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Toxicity of PMMA Nanoplastics on Barnacle Nauplii: To assess the toxicity, around 30
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nauplii were placed in separate glass vials were exposed to PMMA particles at 5, 10 and 25
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ppm concentrations and incubated for 24 hours. For each concentration, triplicate
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measurements were done and the average value is reported. Appropriate controls were also
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carried out to validate our data. The mortality count was used to determine the relative
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toxicity of the polymer nanoparticles. No significant differences in toxicity were detected for
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all concentrations of PMMA nanoplastics investigated, as compared to their corresponding
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salinity-adjusted controls (Table S1). The proportions of larvae that survived were relatively
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high, i.e. >80% (Figure 2), suggesting that PMMA had no obvious toxicity on the nauplii. In
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addition, when only PMMA concentrations were compared, there were no significant
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differences in mean percent survivorship (ANOVA, p > 0.05, Table S1). PMMA is also
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known to be non-toxic and widely used in many commercial products such as medical
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implants.31 In a recent study, the toxicity of PMMA nanoparticles tagged with fluorophores
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was tested on Daphnia magna larvae.19 At concentrations as high as 1000 ppm, PMMA
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nanoparticles exhibited no significant toxic effects on D. magna larvae.18 This is consistent
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with the concentrations tested on the barnacle nauplii in our studies. Similar toxicity assays
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using polystyrene nanoplastics were also conducted by other groups on A. amphitrite and
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observed relatively low toxicity.29, 41
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When visualizing the nanoparticles-exposed larvae, the low concentrations (i.e. 5 and 10 ppm)
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showed lower fluorescence intensities during imaging, as compared to the larvae exposed to
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the concentration of 25 ppm. Given that PMMA showed no negative impacts on nauplii, and
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no flocculation and sedimentation were observed at a concentration of 25 ppm, subsequent
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experiments were done at this concentration.
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Interaction of Polymer Nanoplastics with Microalgae: The established laboratory culture
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protocols use a mixture of two different microalgae, Tetraselmis suecica and Chaetoceros
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muelleri, as a feed to provide the necessary nutrients for normal growth and development of
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the A. amphitrite larvae.42 If the polymer particles are able to enter the algal cells, it offers a
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secondary route of entry of PMMA nanoparticles into the nauplii. Hence, it was necessary to
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ascertain the type of interaction between the individual algal species and the PMMA
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nanoparticles. This was carried out by exposing the algal cells with PMMA nanoparticles,
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incubating them for 24 hours and collecting the cells for imaging. The results were compared
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with untreated algal cells.
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The initial cell counts of Tetraselmis suecica and Chaetoceros muelleri used were (11.8 ± 1.3)
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× 104 and (10.3 ± 1.5) × 104 cells/mL, respectively. After 24 hours of incubation, no
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significant differences (Table S2) were observed between the mean final cell counts of
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Tetraselmis suecica and Chaetoceros muelleri for all three tested PMMA concentrations
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against the controls (ANOVA, p > 0.05, Figure 3). If PMMA particles had adhered onto the
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cell walls of the microalgae, it may have been possible to observe the adverse effect on the
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growth of microalgal cells in the media. Since we observed an almost similar number of
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microalgal cells in all samples (Figures 3A, 3B), irrespective of the PMMA particle
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microalgae culture had no significant impact on the proliferation, absorption of nutrients and
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photosynthetic functions of the microalgal cells. This may be explained by the characteristics
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due to the presence of a rigid cellulose cell wall.43 While there is evidence of small
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nanoparticles (< 50 nm) being able to permeate the cell wall of microalgae and plants, larger
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cells were (11.8 ± 1.3) × 104 and (10.3 ± 1.5) × 104 cells/mL respectively.
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are suspension filter feeders that can scavenge the water column for planktonic feed. The
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uptake of nanoplastics by the stage II nauplii was monitored at 45-minute intervals for an
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initial period of 3 hours after exposure to the nanoplastics at a concentration of 25 ppm
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(Figure S2). After the first 45 minutes interval, more than half of the nauplii (~50 – 60%) had
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ingested the nanoplastics with weak florescence signals appearing in the gut region. The
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signals were quantitatively compared with the control samples. The fluorescence intensity
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was 1200% higher than that of the control. After 90 minutes, the relative intensity of
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fluorescence from the nauplii gut had increased by a factor of 290%, as compared to the 45
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minute samples, and a larger proportion of nauplii (~75%) had ingested the nanoplastics. The
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fluorescence was seen to be localized in two major regions of the alimentary canal: the
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In a study by Cole et al., the uptake of polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics was monitored in
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oyster larvae post-fertilization.44 Their results showed that depending on the size of the
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by larvae 24 days post fertilization.46 Daphnia magna larvae were also exposed to fluorescent
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microplastics and the uptake was monitored after 48 hours.19 Blue fluorescence from the D.
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magna gut confirmed the uptake of the microplastics. Subsequent depuration studies were
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conducted by introducing the exposed larvae into fresh media for 24 hours, and the changes
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in larval fluorescence were further analyzed. While the results indicated that the plastics were
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completely removed via defecation, it was impossible to confirm the complete removal of
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microplastic particles due to the presence of autofluorescence from the larvae.18 Many such
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short term studies on the uptake of microplastics in marine larvae highlight the presence of
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plastic in the larval body, however to the best of our knowledge long term growth
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experiments on such larvae have not been studied and analyzed.
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When examining the fate of nanoplastics after ingestion by the nauplii, the distribution of
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fluorescence signals inside the body was qualitatively monitored using fluorescence
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microscopy (Figure 4). After 30, 75, and 105 minutes of initial exposure, the PMMA
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nanoplastics were localized in the hindgut and midgut (Figure S5, S6, Figure 4A - D).
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135 minutes of exposure (Figure 4E), suggesting that the nanoplastics had been absorbed and
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retained in other parts of the body and tissues (Figure S6).
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Nauplii were exposed to 25 ppm nanoplastics solution for the duration of 3 hours as a one-off
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acute exposure, followed by washing and culturing of the nauplii. The chronic treatment
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cycle. The control batches of nauplii were reared in the absence of PMMA particles and the
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nauplii in the control, acute and chronic exposure treatment conditions (Figures 5A – C). The
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larvae in control experiments with no nanoplastics, exhibited a low auto-fluorescence signal,
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which could be attributed to the use of glutaraldehyde as fixing agent that lead to the
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formation of Schiff’s base structure.50-51 However, the nauplii exposed to particles in acute
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After 5 days, the nauplii metamorphosed into the non-feeding cyprid form. Fluorescence
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intensities from cyprids were the least in control, followed by acute and chronic exposures
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outer carapace (shell). The distribution of fluorescence signals inside the cyprids differed
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between the acute and chronic exposures. Cyprids with acute exposure exhibited
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homogeneously distributed fluorescence across their bodies, with a high contrast in the
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compound eye and internal appendages compared to its carapace (Figure 5E). Cyprids in the
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of increased residence time of the nanoplastics inside the cyprid’s body. The fluorescent
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After 7 days, cyprids suspended in clear FSW metamorphosed into settled juveniles. Again,
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remained within the bodies of barnacle larvae throughout their developmental cycle (Figure
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5). Metamorphosis of barnacle larvae appeared to be unaffected by the presence of
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nanoplastics, and that the particles became redistributed throughout the body. Even though,
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the concentration of PMMA nanoparticles under chronic exposure conditions was twenty-
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five-fold lower than the acute exposure, we found a significant build-up of nanoplastics
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inside the larvae from chronic exposure, which yielded higher fluorescence signals. In
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have no known biodegradation pathways under in vivo conditions. This suggests that long-
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potentially could cause more harm to tissues and the organisms, as compared to short-term
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via two methods: moulting and excretion of faecal matter throughout its lifecycle. Nauplii
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fluorescence particles found only in the moults and faecal matter (i.e. indication of ingestion
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and egestion by barnacles) versus particles adsorbed onto these materials from the general
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media. In the case of cyprid moults from nauplii exposed to acute conditions, PMMA
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particles were found in both faecal matter and moults. The 3D z-stack micrographs of the
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moult from acute exposure showed the presence of fluorescent nanoplastics in both the
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nauplii and cyprid moults (Figures 6A – D). Naupliar moults of the acute exposed treatment
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showed relatively higher fluorescence than their corresponding controls (Figure 6G). Similar
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trends were also observed in the faecal matter of the acute and control (Figure 6I). The
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relative fluorescence intensity of the control and acute exposed cyprids (Figure 6H) were
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stages of the life cycle is less efficient. This could be attributed to the absorption and
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The more common route for excretion and removal of the nanoplastics is through defecation.
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Optical images of the faecal matter collected from the larvae from the control showed no
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(Figure 6F). The presence of PMMA nanoparticles in faecal matter implies that some of the
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magnification: 100 µm). The relative fluorescence intensity of the naupliar moult (G), cyprid
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moult (H) and faecal matter (I) are also plotted as a function of position.
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PMMA particles encapsulated with fluorescent PTE dye molecules are used for investigating
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the intake, translocation and egestion by acorn barnacle larvae. Our experimental data
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revealed that PMMA particles are non-toxic at concentrations as high as 25 ppm to barnacle
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nauplii. The nanoplastics also had no significant interactions with algal cells, which are used
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as feeds for barnacle larvae and did not affect their proliferation profile. Within 3 hours of
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exposure, stage II nauplii had ingested nanoplastics and were retained inside the body
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throughout all stages of larval development, which included metamorphosis and settlement
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into the juvenile form. The ingested nanoplastics had also redistributed within the nauplii
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body owing to its open circulatory system. Two modes of excretion of the nanoplastics were
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also observed: via moulting and defecation.
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Acute exposure at high concentrations (25 ppm, 3 hours exposure), and chronic exposure at
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low concentration (1 ppm, continuous exposure), of nanoplastics to barnacle larvae led to an
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accumulation of nanoplastics inside their bodies. Fluorescence signals from the ingested
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polymer nanoparticles in the naupliar stage were also found to be persistent through the
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subsequent cyprid and juvenile growth stages. The persistence of nanoplastics is expected in
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the adult forms of barnacles, and this has wider implications on their growth and reproduction.
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New studies focused on the interactions of nanoplastics with the later life history of barnacles
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Absorbance and emission spectra of PTE dye, Confocal images of nauplii under different conditions, statistical analysis of the data, fluorescent intensity data.
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Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge the funding support from the National
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Research Foundation Singapore for research conducted under the Marine Science R&D
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