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  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

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  • Microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems, particularly reef-building corals.
  • Corals can accumulate microplastics, potentially serving as historical records of pollution.
  • Existing methods for detecting microplastics in corals are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a label-free chemical analytical method for visualizing microplastics in coral tissue and skeletons.
  • To quantify microplastic incorporation in *Acropora polystoma* under controlled conditions.
  • To investigate the relationship between coral health status and microplastic uptake.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscope combined with two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) detection.
  • Exposed *Acropora polystoma* to polyethylene (PE) microbeads (0.7–5 μm).
  • Quantitatively analyzed the number of incorporated PE beads per skeleton area and within coral tissue.

Main Results:

  • Successfully visualized and quantified polyethylene microbeads within coral skeletons and tissues.
  • Observed significantly higher microplastic incorporation in coral skeletons associated with localized tissue loss.
  • Found more microplastics trapped in tissues affected by bleaching or physical damage compared to healthy tissues.

Conclusions:

  • Coral health status, particularly tissue loss and bleaching, appears to accelerate microplastic incorporation.
  • The developed CARS-based method is effective for visualizing and quantifying microplastics in corals.
  • This technique can enhance our understanding of microplastic accumulation dynamics in coral reefs.