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Eker F, Duman H, Akdaşçi E, Bolat E, Sarıtaş S, Karav S, Witkowska AM. A Comprehensive Review of Nanoparticles: From Classification to Application and Toxicity. Molecules 2024; 29:3482. [PMID: 39124888 PMCID: PMC11314082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29153482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Nanoparticles are structures that possess unique properties with high surface area-to-volume ratio. Their small size, up to 100 nm, and potential for surface modifications have enabled their use in a wide range of applications. Various factors influence the properties and applications of NPs, including the synthesis method and physical attributes such as size and shape. Additionally, the materials used in the synthesis of NPs are primary determinants of their application. Based on the chosen material, NPs are generally classified into three categories: organic, inorganic, and carbon-based. These categories include a variety of materials, such as proteins, polymers, metal ions, lipids and derivatives, magnetic minerals, and so on. Each material possesses unique attributes that influence the activity and application of the NPs. Consequently, certain NPs are typically used in particular areas because they possess higher efficiency along with tenable toxicity. Therefore, the classification and the base material in the NP synthesis hold significant importance in both NP research and application. In this paper, we discuss these classifications, exemplify most of the major materials, and categorize them according to their preferred area of application. This review provides an overall review of the materials, including their application, and toxicity.
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- Furkan Eker
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17000, Türkiye; (F.E.); (H.D.); (E.A.); (E.B.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17000, Türkiye; (F.E.); (H.D.); (E.A.); (E.B.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17000, Türkiye; (F.E.); (H.D.); (E.A.); (E.B.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17000, Türkiye; (F.E.); (H.D.); (E.A.); (E.B.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17000, Türkiye; (F.E.); (H.D.); (E.A.); (E.B.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17000, Türkiye; (F.E.); (H.D.); (E.A.); (E.B.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland
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Ale A, Bacchetta C, Mora MC, Municoy S, Antezana PE, Desimone MF, Cazenave J. Nanosilica and copper ecotoxicity in Gambusia holbrooki fish. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 104:104313. [PMID: 37972914 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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When silica nanoparticles (SiNP) reach the water bodies interact with the already existing pollutants in the environments. This study aimed to evaluate the ecotoxicity of SiNP under the presence/absence of Cu in mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki). Fish were exposed to 0, 10 and 100 mg SiNP L-1, alone or mixed with Cu (0.25 mg L-1). After 96 h, the amount of colony forming units (CFU) of bacteria living on the skin mucus was analysed, and oxidative stress, tissue damage enzymes, and neurotoxicity were evaluated. We observed a reduction in CFU when Cu was present in the media. The liver was the target organ, evidencing a decrease in tissue damage enzymatic activities, activation of the antioxidant system in all treatments, and lipid oxidative damage when the SiNP and Cu were mixed. Overall, SiNP ecotoxicity was proved, which could also be enhanced by the presence of ubiquitous elements such as metals.
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- Analía Ale
- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI), CONICET, UNL. Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI), CONICET, UNL. Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI), CONICET, UNL. Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA, CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Química Analítica Instrumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA, CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Química Analítica Instrumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA, CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Química Analítica Instrumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI), CONICET, UNL. Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, UNL. Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Hennig TB, Bandeira FO, Puerari RC, Fraceto LF, Matias WG. A systematic review of the toxic effects of a nanopesticide on non-target organisms: Estimation of protective concentrations using a species sensitivity distribution (SSD) approach - The case of atrazine. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 871:162094. [PMID: 36764548 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nanopesticides, such as nanoencapsulated atrazine (nATZ), have been studied and developed as eco-friendly alternatives to control weeds in fields, requiring lower doses. This review contains a historical and systematic literature review about the toxicity of nATZ to non-target species. In addition, the study establishes protective concentrations for non-target organisms through a species sensitivity distribution (SSD) approach. Through the systematic search, we identified 3197 publications. Of these, 14 studies addressed "(nano)atrazine's toxicity to non-target organisms". Chronological and geographic data on the publication of articles, characterization of nATZ (type of nanocarrier, size, polydispersity index, zeta potential), experimental design (test species, exposure time, measurements, methodology, tested concentrations), and toxic effects are summarized and discussed. The data indicate that cell and algal models do not show sensitivity to nATZ, while many terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vertebrates, microorganisms, and plants have high sensitivity to nAZT. The SSD results indicated that D. similis is the most sensitive species to nATZ, followed by C. elegans, E. crypticus, and P. subcapitata. However, the limitations in terms of the number of species and endpoints available to elaborate the SSD reflect gaps in knowledge of the effects of nATZ on different ecosystems.
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- Thuanne Braúlio Hennig
- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-970, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University, Av. Três de Março, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-970, Brazil.
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Bownik A, Adamczuk M, Skowrońska BP. Effects of cyanobacterial metabolites: Aeruginosin 98A, microginin-FR1, anabaenopeptin-A, cylindrospermopsin in binary and quadruple mixtures on the survival and oxidative stress biomarkers of Daphnia magna. Toxicon 2023; 229:107137. [PMID: 37121403 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The aim of our study was to determine the effects of aeruginosin 98 A (ARE-A), microginin-FR1 (MG-FR1), anabaenopeptin-A (ANA-A) cylindrospermopsin (CYL) and their binary and quadruple mixtures on the survival and the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers in Daphnia magna: total glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT), dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA). The biochemical indicators were measured with ELISA kits and the interactive effects were determined by isobole and polygonal analysis with Compusyn® computer software. The study revealed that oligopeptides did not decrease daphnid survival, only CYL inhibited this parameter, with synergistic effects when it was used as a component. The single metabolites at the two highest concentrations and all the binary and quadruple mixtures at all concentrations diminished GSH level, however both in the binary and in the quadruple mixtures most of the interactions between the metabolites were antagonistic. Nearly additive effects were found only in AER-A + CYL and MG-FR1+CYL. On the other hand, CAT activity was slightly increased in daphnids exposed to the binary mixtures with antagonistic interactions, however nearly addivive effects were found in animals exposed to the mixture of AER-A + ANA-A and synergistic in the quadruple mixture. SOD was elevated in daphnids exposed to single AER-A and MG-FR1, however it was diminished in the animals exposed to ANA-A and CYL. Binary mixtures in which CYL was present as a component decreased the level of this enzyme with nearly additive interactions in ANA-A + CYL. The quadruple mixture increased SOD level, with antagonistic interactions. Both single cyanobacterial metabolites, their binary and quadruple mixtures induced lipid peroxidation measured by MDA level and most of interactions in the binary mixtures were synergistic. The study suggested that antioxidative system of Daphnia magna responded to the tested metabolites and the real exposure to mixtures of these products may lead to various interactive effects with varied total toxicity.
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- Adam Bownik
- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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Reilly K, Ellis LJA, Davoudi HH, Supian S, Maia MT, Silva GH, Guo Z, Martinez DST, Lynch I. Daphnia as a model organism to probe biological responses to nanomaterials-from individual to population effects via adverse outcome pathways. FRONTIERS IN TOXICOLOGY 2023; 5:1178482. [PMID: 37124970 PMCID: PMC10140508 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2023.1178482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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The importance of the cladoceran Daphnia as a model organism for ecotoxicity testing has been well-established since the 1980s. Daphnia have been increasingly used in standardised testing of chemicals as they are well characterised and show sensitivity to pollutants, making them an essential indicator species for environmental stress. The mapping of the genomes of D. pulex in 2012 and D. magna in 2017 further consolidated their utility for ecotoxicity testing, including demonstrating the responsiveness of the Daphnia genome to environmental stressors. The short lifecycle and parthenogenetic reproduction make Daphnia useful for assessment of developmental toxicity and adaption to stress. The emergence of nanomaterials (NMs) and their safety assessment has introduced some challenges to the use of standard toxicity tests which were developed for soluble chemicals. NMs have enormous reactive surface areas resulting in dynamic interactions with dissolved organic carbon, proteins and other biomolecules in their surroundings leading to a myriad of physical, chemical, biological, and macromolecular transformations of the NMs and thus changes in their bioavailability to, and impacts on, daphnids. However, NM safety assessments are also driving innovations in our approaches to toxicity testing, for both chemicals and other emerging contaminants such as microplastics (MPs). These advances include establishing more realistic environmental exposures via medium composition tuning including pre-conditioning by the organisms to provide relevant biomolecules as background, development of microfluidics approaches to mimic environmental flow conditions typical in streams, utilisation of field daphnids cultured in the lab to assess adaption and impacts of pre-exposure to pollution gradients, and of course development of mechanistic insights to connect the first encounter with NMs or MPs to an adverse outcome, via the key events in an adverse outcome pathway. Insights into these developments are presented below to inspire further advances and utilisation of these important organisms as part of an overall environmental risk assessment of NMs and MPs impacts, including in mixture exposure scenarios.
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- Katie Reilly
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Michalaki A, Grintzalis K. Acute and Transgenerational Effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Daphnia magna. TOXICS 2023; 11:320. [PMID: 37112547 PMCID: PMC10145367 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11040320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals pose a great threat to organisms inhabiting the aquatic environment. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are major pharmaceutical pollutants with a significant presence in freshwater ecosystems. In this study, the impact of indomethacin and ibuprofen, two of the most commonly prescribed NSAIDs, was assessed on Daphnia magna. Toxicity was assessed as the immobilization of animals and used to determine non-lethal exposure concentrations. Feeding was assessed as a phenotypic endpoint and key enzymes were used as molecular endpoints of physiology. Feeding was decreased in mixture exposures for five-day-old daphnids and neonates. Furthermore, animals were exposed to NSAIDs and their mixture in chronic and transgenerational scenarios revealing changes in key enzyme activities. Alkaline and acid phosphatases, lipase, peptidase, β-galactosidase, and glutathione-S-transferase were shown to have significant changes in the first generation at the first and third week of exposure, and these were enhanced in the second generation. On the other hand, the third recovery generation did not exhibit these changes, and animals were able to recover from the induced changes and revert back to the control levels. Overall, our study points towards transgenerational exposures as more impactful laboratory studies to understand pharmaceutical stressors with a combination of molecular and phenotypic markers of physiology.
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Petersen E, Barrios AC, Bjorkland R, Goodwin DG, Li J, Waissi G, Henry T. Evaluation of bioaccumulation of nanoplastics, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and graphene family materials. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 173:107650. [PMID: 36848829 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bioaccumulation is a key factor in understanding the potential ecotoxicity of substances. While there are well-developed models and methods to evaluate bioaccumulation of dissolved organic and inorganic substances, it is substantially more challenging to assess bioaccumulation of particulate contaminants such as engineered carbon nanomaterials (CNMs; carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene family nanomaterials (GFNs), and fullerenes) and nanoplastics. In this study, the methods used to evaluate bioaccumulation of different CNMs and nanoplastics are critically reviewed. In plant studies, uptake of CNMs and nanoplastics into the roots and stems was observed. For multicellular organisms other than plants, absorbance across epithelial surfaces was typically limited. Biomagnification was not observed for CNTs and GFNs but were observed for nanoplastics in some studies. However, the reported absorption in many nanoplastic studies may be a consequence of an experimental artifact, namely release of the fluorescent probe from the plastic particles and subsequent uptake. We identify that additional work is needed to develop analytical methods to provide robust, orthogonal methods that can measure unlabeled (e.g., without isotopic or fluorescent labels) CNMs and nanoplastics.
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- Elijah Petersen
- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States.
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States
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- Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States
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- University of Eastern Finland, School of Pharmacy, POB 1627 70211, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Life and Earth Sciences, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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Ma Y, Xu D, Li C, Wei S, Guo R, Li Y, Chen J, Liu Y. Combined toxicity and toxicity persistence of antidepressants citalopram and mirtazapine to zooplankton Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:66100-66108. [PMID: 35501432 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20203-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Citalopram (CTP) and mirtazapine (MTP) are two typical psychoactive drugs used for the depression treatment. As emerging pollutants, CTP and MTP have raised concern because of their harmful effect on aquatic organisms. Therefore, the ecotoxicological risk of these two pollutants to aquatic organisms should be given more attention. In this study, the effects of CTP and MTP on the feeding rate, heartbeat, nutritional enzymes, and their related gene expression of D. magna were investigated under single and binary mixture pollutant exposure. Subsequently, the recovery of exposed D. magna was studied to assess the toxic persistence of those pollutants. After 24-h exposure, the ingestion rate decreased by 34.2% and 21.5%, in the group of 1.45 mg/L CTP (C-H) and binary mixture with high concentration (Mix-H), respectively. After 24-h recovery, the feeding rate of D. magna was stimulated by a compensatory response. Over the exposure period, the heartbeat rate of D. magna increased significantly in the groups of CTP, MTP, and their binary mixture with low concentration (Mix-L), and then, their heartbeat rate was recovered during the recovery period. The activity of α-amylase (AMS) and trypsin were significantly changed in most of the exposed daphnia, both during the exposure and recovery period. CTP/MTP exposure stimulated the expression of the AMS gene. MTP and Mix-H exposure inhibited the expression of the trypsin gene and the other groups stimulated its expression. After 24-h recovery, the stimulating or inhibitory effects were alleviated. There were different responses between gene expression and enzyme activity. In conclusion, our results highlighted the toxic effects at high concentrations of single and mixed pollution of CTP and MTP on the feeding rate, heartbeat, AMS and trypsin enzyme activity, and expression of related genes of D. magna to assess the environment risk of them.
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- Yunfeng Ma
- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Blood Transfusion Department, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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Yang H, Zhang Z, Liu J, Liu Z, Zhou Z, Feng Q. Bioavailability of citalopram to Daphnia magna in the presence of suspended sediments with various properties. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 175:113352. [PMID: 35092930 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The influence of suspended sediment (SPS) properties on the biological effects of antidepressant citalopram (CIT) was investigated in our study. For CIT exposure alone, the feeding behavior, energy available, glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity of D. magna were vitally induced at 10 μg/L. In the presence of SPS, significant dose-dependent reduction in the ingestion and filtration rates were observed with the increase of SPS concentration, while SPS organic content (foc) of 1% exhibited the most serious aggravation. The protein was the main contributor to detoxification and cellular protection under the stress of CIT and SPS. Obvious disturbance effects on the malonaldehyde content, catalase and GST activities were observed for SPS of 0.1 g/L, 60-90 μm and foc of 2%. Overall, the important role of SPS properties on the biological effects of CIT should be taken into consideration for the accurate risk assessment of pollutants.
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- Haohan Yang
- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China.
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- School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Earth Surface Processes, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Ningbo Water Supply Co Ltd, Ningbo 315041, China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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Ale A, Gutierrez MF, Rossi AS, Bacchetta C, Desimone MF, Cazenave J. Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles in aquatic organisms: An updated review. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 87:103689. [PMID: 34144182 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This review aims to (i) provide a current overview of the main characteristics of SiNP (physical and chemical properties, applications, and emissions), (ii) evaluate the scientific production up to date concerning SiNP, with focus on their toxic effects, through a bibliometric analysis, (iii) describe the main toxic mechanisms of SiNP, (iv) assess the current knowledge about ecotoxicity of SiNP on aquatic organisms (marine and freshwater), and (v) identify the main gaps in the knowledge of SiNP toxicity from an environmentally point of view. The scientific production of SiNP concerning their chemical and physical characteristics has increased exponentially. However, little information is available regarding their ecotoxicity. Particle functionalization is a key factor that reduces SiNP toxicity. Most of the studies employed standard species as test organisms, being the local/native ones poorly represented. Further studies employing long-term exposures and environmentally relevant concentrations are needed to deepen the knowledge about this emergent pollutant.
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- Analía Ale
- Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina; Escuela Superior de Sanidad "Dr. Ramón Carrillo" (FBCB-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de la Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA), CONICET, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Wang X, Liu L, Liang D, Liu Y, Zhao Q, Huang P, Li X, Fan W. Accumulation, transformation and subcellular distribution of arsenite associated with five carbon nanomaterials in freshwater zebrafish specific-tissues. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 415:125579. [PMID: 33721782 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) commonly exist throughout the aquatic environment, their effect on arsenic (As) distribution and toxicity is unclear. In this study, arsenite accumulation, transformation, subcellular distribution, and enzyme activity were assessed in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) intestines, heads and muscles, following co-exposure to arsenite and CNMs with different structures (single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), fullerene (C60), graphene oxide (GO), and graphene (GN)). Results show that GN and GO promoted As toxicity in D. rerio, as carriers increasing total As accumulation in the intestine, resulting in arsenite adsorbed by GO and GN being released and transformed mainly into moderately-toxic monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), which was mostly distributed in organelles and metallothionein-like proteins (MTLPs). Moreover, GO and GN influenced As species distribution in D. rerio due to the excellent electron transfer ability. However, the effect was marginal for SWCNT, MWCNT and C60, because of the different structure and suspension stability in fish-culture water. In addition, in the muscle and head tissues, As was mainly distributed in cellular debris in the forms of dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) and arsenobetaine (AsB). These findings help better understand the influence of CNMs on the mechanism of As toxicity in natural aquatic environments.
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- Xiaoyan Wang
- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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An Update Report on the Biosafety and Potential Toxicity of Fullerene-Based Nanomaterials toward Aquatic Animals. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:7995223. [PMID: 34336114 PMCID: PMC8313339 DOI: 10.1155/2021/7995223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fullerene molecules are composed of carbon in the form of a hollow sphere, tube, or ellipsoid. Since their discovery in 1985, they have gained a lot of attention in many science fields. The unique carbon cage structure of fullerene provides immense scope for derivatization, rendering potential for various industrial applications. Thus, the prospective applications of fullerenes have led to assorted fullerene derivatives. In addition, their unique chemical structure also eases them to be synthesized through various kinds of conjugating techniques, where fullerene can be located either on the backbone or the branch chain. In this review, we have compiled the toxicity and biosafety aspects of fullerene in aquatic organisms since the frequent use of fullerene is likely to come in contact and interact with the aquatic environment and aquatic organisms. According to the current understanding, waterborne exposure to fullerene-based nanomaterials indeed triggers toxicities at cellular, organic, molecular, and neurobehavioral levels.
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Yang H, Lu G, Yan Z, Liu J. Influence of suspended sediment on the bioavailability of benzophenone-3: Focus on accumulation and multi-biological effects in Daphnia magna. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 275:129974. [PMID: 33639549 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The UV-filter benzophenone-3 (BP3) tends to associate with suspended sediment (SPS) due to hydrophobicity, which could alter its toxicological effects on non-target aquatic organisms. In this study, the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna (D. magna) was selected as a model organism to investigate the impacts of the source and composition of SPS on the accumulation and multiple toxicological effects (from the molecular level to individual level) of BP3. Among the three components of SPS, amorphous organic carbon (AOC) and minerals promoted the body burden of BP3, while black carbon (BC) inhibited the bioaccumulation. The inhibition effects of BP3 on swimming and feeding behaviors of D. magna were also enhanced due to the presence of AOC and BC. Compared with BP3 exposure alone, higher oxidative stress and neurotoxicity were observed in the presence of SPS containing AOC, BC and minerals, corresponding to that superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione-S-transferase activities were further induced, and acetylcholinesterase activity was inhibited. Furthermore, BP3 induced mRNA expression levels of the endocrine system (ecdysone receptor, cytochrome P450 CYP314) and metabolic system (toxicant nuclear receptor HR96, P-glycoprotein), and the presence of SPS containing AOC, BC and minerals exhibited an enhanced effect. Combined with all endpoints, evident relationship was observed between the bioaccumulation level and the response of individual behavior and molecular biomarkers. The results demonstrated that the effects of SPS compositions on bioaccumulation and toxicological effects of organic UV-filters should be considered in aquatic environments.
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- Haohan Yang
- Key Laboratory for Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory for Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China; Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory for Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Bimová P, Barbieriková Z, Grenčíková A, Šípoš R, Škulcová AB, Krivjanská A, Mackuľak T. Environmental risk of nanomaterials and nanoparticles and EPR technique as an effective tool to study them-a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:22203-22220. [PMID: 33733403 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13270-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanotechnologies and different types of nanomaterials belong in present day to intensively studied materials due to their unique properties and diverse potential applications in, e.g., electronics, medicine, or display technologies. Together with the investigation of their desired beneficial properties, a need to investigate and evaluate their influence on the environment and possible harmful effects towards living organisms is growing. This review summarizes possible toxic effects of nanomaterials on environment and living organisms, focusing on the possible bioaccumulation in organisms, toxicity, and its mechanisms. The main goal of this review is to refer to potential environmental risks rising from the use of nanomaterials and the necessity to deal with the possible toxic effects considering the growing interest in the wide-scale utilization of these materials. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy as the only analytical technique capable of detecting radical species enables detection, quantification, and monitoring of the generation of short-lived radicals often coupled with toxic effects of nanomaterials, which makes it an important method in the process of nanotoxicity mechanism determination.
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- Paula Bimová
- Department of Inorganic Technology, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Technology and Materials, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Technology and Materials, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Lu J, Wang P, Tian S, Qian W, Huang Y, Wang Z, Zhu X, Cai Z. TiO 2 nanoparticles enhanced bioaccumulation and toxic performance of PAHs via trophic transfer. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 407:124834. [PMID: 33360186 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Engineering nanoparticles (NPs) could act as accumulator and carrier of co-contaminants, affecting their fate and toxicity in environments. However, the effects of NPs on the bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of co-contaminants through the food chain and the ensuing effects on higher predators are unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) on the trophic transfer of phenanthrene (Phe) from prey Artemia salina to predator Scophthalmus maximus. We also evaluated the ensuing toxic performance of Phe in S. maximus after been transferred from A. salina in the presence and absence of nTiO2. The presence of nTiO2 significantly (p < 0.05) increased Phe accumulation in A. salina with higher bioconcentration factor (BCF) up to 90.9 than that of 38.6 in Phe exposure along. After trophic transfer, nTiO2 (1 mg/L) also promoted the bioaccumulation of Phe (1 μg/L) in predator S. maximus from 4.17 mg/kg to 7.85 mg/kg (dry weight). However, nTiO2 did not enhance the trophic transfer of Phe from A. salina to S. maximus since the biological magnification factor (BMF) decreased from 0.13 to 0.08. Nevertheless, the nTiO2-enhanced bioaccumulation of Phe did enhance Phe toxicity performance in predator S. maximus after trophic transfer, showing significant (p < 0.05) growth inhibition and changes of nutrient status in the predator, compared to those of the control. Further physio-biochemical investigations suggested that oxidative stress and inhibition of digestive functions might explain the growth inhibition in treatment with nTiO2 + Phe. This study demonstrates the first evidence that NP-enhanced bioaccumulation and toxic performance of co-existing pollutants across trophic transfer, which poses potential risks to marine ecosystems, and ultimately human health by seafood consumption.
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- Jing Lu
- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, PR China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, PR China.
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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Pinheiro FG, Moreira-Gomes MD, Machado MN, Almeida TDS, Barboza PDPA, Silva Oliveira LF, Ávila Cavalcante FS, Leal-Cardoso JH, Fortunato RS, Zin WA. Eugenol mitigated acute lung but not spermatic toxicity of C 60 fullerene emulsion in mice. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 269:116188. [PMID: 33302087 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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C60 fullerene (C60) is a nano-pollutant that can damage the respiratory system. Eugenol exhibits significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. We aimed to investigate the time course of C60 emulsion-induced pulmonary and spermatic harms, as well as the effect of eugenol on C60 emulsion toxicity. The first group of mice (protocol 1) received intratracheally C60 emulsion (1.0 mg/kg BW) or vehicle and were tested at 12, 24, 72 and 96 h (F groups) thereafter. The second group of mice (protocol 2) received intratracheally C60 emulsion or vehicle, 1 h later were gavaged with eugenol (150 mg/kg) or vehicle, and experiments were done 24 h after instillation. Lung mechanics, morphology, redox markers, cytokines and epididymal spermatozoa were analyzed. Protocol 1: Tissue damping (G) and elastance (H) were significantly higher in F24 than in others groups, except for H in F72. Morphological and inflammatory parameters were worst at 24 h and subsequently declined until 96 h, whereas redox and spermatic parameters worsened over the whole period. Eugenol eliminated the increase in G, H, cellularity, and cytokines, attenuated oxidative stress induced by C60 exposure, but had no effect on sperm. Hence, exposure to C60 emulsion deteriorated lung morphofunctional, redox and inflammatory characteristics and increased the risk of infertility. Furthermore, eugenol avoided those changes, but did not prevent sperm damage.
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- Felipe Gomes Pinheiro
- Laboratory of Respiration Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Laboratory of Electrophysiology, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Electrophysiology, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiration Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiration Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Electrophysiology, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Endocrine Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiration Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Ecotoxicity Assessment of Graphene Oxide by Daphnia magna through a Multimarker Approach from the Molecular to the Physiological Level including Behavioral Changes. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10102048. [PMID: 33081319 PMCID: PMC7603018 DOI: 10.3390/nano10102048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The extensive use of engineered nanomaterials, such as graphene oxide (GO), is stimulating research about its potential environmental impacts on the aquatic ecosystem. This study is aimed to comprehensively assess the acute toxicity of a well-characterized GO suspension to Daphnia magna. Conventional ecotoxicological endpoints (lethality, immobilization) and more sensitive, sublethal endpoints (heartbeat rate, feeding activity, and reactive oxygen species (ROS)) production were used. The possible normalization of the heartbeat rate and feeding activity in clean test medium was also investigated. The fate, time-dependent, and concentration-dependent aggregation behaviour of GO was followed by dynamic light scattering, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and zeta potential measurement methods. The EC20 value for immobilization was 50 mg/L, while, for physiological and behavioural endpoints, it ranged from 8.1 mg/L (feeding activity) to 14.8 mg/L (immobilization). The most sensitive endpoint was the ROS production with EC20 = 4.78 mg/L. 24-h recovery experiments revealed that feeding activity was restored only up to a certain level at higher concentrations, indicating that the potential environmental health effects of GO cannot be neglected. Alterations of normal physiology (heart rate) and feeding activity may be associated with increased risk of predation and reproductive decline, highlighting that GO may have impacts on population and food web dynamics in aquatic ecosystems.
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Qian W, Chen CC, Zhou S, Huang Y, Zhu X, Wang Z, Cai Z. TiO 2 Nanoparticles in the Marine Environment: Enhancing Bioconcentration, While Limiting Biotransformation of Arsenic in the Mussel Perna viridis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:12254-12261. [PMID: 32866374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The increasing use of nanoscale TiO2 particles (nTiO2) and their subsequent leakage into aquatic environments poses a threat to the ecosystem. One major concern is that nTiO2 may alter the environmental behaviors of arsenic (As) and disrupt the equilibrium of As accumulation and speciation in organisms. In this study, we investigated the effects of nTiO2 on the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of As(V) in the mussel Perna viridis. Exposure to nTiO2 significantly increased As accumulation in mussels. Our As speciation analysis demonstrated that nTiO2 treatment increased the proportion of inorganic As and reduced that of organic As, displaying inhibitory effects on the methylation and detoxification of inorganic As in mussels. Analysis of enzyme systems related to As metabolism in mussels demonstrated that nTiO2 might limit the methylation of inorganic As by suppressing the GST activity and GSH content. The strong adsorption capacity and weak desorption rate of As by nTiO2, which could result in the disruption of As distribution and decrease of the amount of As involved in biotransformation, might serve as another mechanism to the limition on As methylation in mussels. Moreover, exposure to nTiO2 disturbed the osmotic adjustment system in mussels by reducing arsenobetaine and Na+-K+-ATPase activity, resulting in enhanced toxicity of As after coexposure. The findings indicate, for the first time, that nTiO2 can block the transformation and detoxification of As in mussels, which would increase the risk of As to marine animals and even humans via the food chain, and may disrupt the biogeochemical cycle of As in natural environments.
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- Wei Qian
- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
- Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 2141122, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Li X, Ding G, Song G, Zhuang Y, Wang C, Li R, Liu Q. Aggregation behavior of aqu/nC 60 produced via extended mixing: Influence of sunlight and agitation intensity. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 193:110332. [PMID: 32088550 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Aggregation of C60, as an important process governing its mobility and toxicity, has been quantitatively investigated. However, effects of sunlight and agitation intensity on the aggregation behavior of aqu/nC60 produced via extended mixing, have not been clarified. Therefore, in the present study, the aggregation behavior of aqu/nC60 produced at 500 and 800 rpm in the absence and presence of sunlight was investigated. Aggregation with increasing concentrations could be accelerated, while changes of Zave and zeta potential were not obvious. Critical coagulation concentrations (CCCs) of aqu/nC60 obtained at 800 rpm in the absence/presence of sunlight and that at 500 rpm under sunlight were 330, 205 and 170 mM NaCl, and 10.0, 2.6 and 3.1 mM CaCl2, respectively. These CCCs indicated that the aqu/nC60 prepared by the extended mixing were more stable than those produced by other methods. Salt-induced aggregation occurred more easily for aqu/nC60 formed under sunlight than that formed in the dark. Extra surface oxidation induced by high agitation intensity remarkably increased the stability of aqu/nC60 in NaCl solutions. In contrast, in CaCl2 solutions, aqu/nC60 formed at high agitation intensity had similar stability or even inadequate stability to that obtained at low agitation intensity due to the charge neutralization and cross-link bridging.
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- Xueyao Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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Li X, Ding G, Zhang J, Wang Y, Li W, Wang C, Li R, Yang Z. Generation and properties of aqu/nC 60: the combined effects of humic acid, sunlight, and agitation intensity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:12527-12538. [PMID: 32002835 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07811-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Once released into natural water, the environmental behavior and fate of C60 could inevitably been affected by humic acid (HA), sunlight, and hydrodynamic conditions. However, the combined effects of these factors are not so clear. Therefore, in the present study, effects of HA, sunlight, and agitation intensity on generation and properties of aqu/nC60 were investigated. The results indicated that HA could increase the concentration of aqu/nC60 mainly through the steric hindrance effect. The higher agitation intensity led to higher concentrations of aqu/nC60 and more efficient steric stabilization was formed by HA. Sunlight irradiation promoted the surface oxidization and consequently enhanced the dispersion of C60. The relative order of the influence on the UV/vis concentration was sunlight > agitation intensity > HA. In addition, HA might not always enhance the dispersion of aqu/nC60 due to light screening/ROS scavenging, over-coating, or chain-like bridging mechanism. Therefore, evaluating the environmental behavior and fate of C60 should take these factors into account together.
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- Xueyao Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China.
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- College of Environment and Chemical Technology, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, China.
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- College of Environment and Chemical Technology, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, China
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Bownik A. Physiological endpoints in daphnid acute toxicity tests. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 700:134400. [PMID: 31689654 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Daphnids are freshwater crustaceans used in toxicity tests. Although lethality and immobilisation are the most commonly used endpoints in those tests, more sensitive parameters are required for determination of sublethal acute effects of toxicants. The use of various physiological endpoints in daphnids is considered as a low-cost and simple alternative that meets the 3R's rule (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) criteria. However, currently there is no review-based evaluation of their applicability in toxicity testing. This paper presents the results on the most commonly determined physiological parameters of Daphnia in ecotoxicological studies and human drug testing, such as feeding activity, thoracic limb movement, heart rate, cardiac area, respiratory activity, compound eye, mandible movements and post-abdominal claw contractions. Furthermore, their applicability as promising endpoints in the assessment of water quality or drug testing is discussed.
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- Adam Bownik
- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland.
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Lekamge S, Ball AS, Shukla R, Nugegoda D. The Toxicity of Nanoparticles to Organisms in Freshwater. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 248:1-80. [PMID: 30413977 DOI: 10.1007/398_2018_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing industry yielding many benefits to society. However, aquatic environments are at risk as increasing amounts of nanoparticles (NPs) are contaminating waterbodies causing adverse effects on aquatic organisms. In this review, the impacts of environmental exposure to NPs, the influence of the physicochemical characteristics of NPs and the surrounding environment on toxicity and mechanisms of toxicity together with NP bioaccumulation and trophic transfer are assessed with a focus on their impacts on bacteria, algae and daphnids. We identify several gaps which need urgent attention in order to make sound decisions to protect the environment. These include uncertainty in both estimated and measured environmental concentrations of NPs for reliable risk assessment and for regulating the NP industry. In addition toxicity tests and risk assessment methodologies specific to NPs are still at the research and development stage. Also conflicting and inconsistent results on physicochemical characteristics and the fate and transport of NPs in the environment suggest the need for further research. Finally, improved understanding of the mechanisms of NP toxicity is crucial in risk assessment of NPs, since conventional toxicity tests may not reflect the risks associated with NPs. Behavioural effects may be more sensitive and would be efficient in certain situations compared with conventional toxicity tests due to low NP concentrations in field conditions. However, the development of such tests is still lacking, and further research is recommended.
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- Sam Lekamge
- Ecotoxicology Research Group, Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation, School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
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- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation, School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Laboratory, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Ecotoxicology Research Group, Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation, School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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Kim M, Eom HJ, Choi I, Hong J, Choi J. Graphene oxide-induced neurotoxicity on neurotransmitters, AFD neurons and locomotive behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. Neurotoxicology 2019; 77:30-39. [PMID: 31862286 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2019.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Graphene oxide (GO) and graphene-based nanomaterials have been widely applied in recent years, but their potential health risk and neurotoxic potentials remain poorly understood. In this study, neurotoxic potential of GO and its underlying molecular and cellular mechanism were investigated using the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. Deposition of GO in the head region and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) was observed in C. elegans after exposure to GO. The neurotoxic potential of GO was then investigated, focusing on neurotransmitters contents and neuronal activity using AFD sensory neurons. The contents of all neurotransmitters, such as, tyrosine, tryptophan, dopamine, tyramine, and GABA, decreased significantly by GO exposure. Decreased fluorescence of Pgcy-8:GFP, a marker of AFD sensory neuron, by GO exposure suggested GO could cause neuronal damage on AFD neuron. GO exposure led decreased expression of ttx-1 and ceh-14, genes required for the function of AFD neurons also confirmed possible detrimental effect of GO to AFD neuron. To understand physiological meaning of AFD neuronal damage by GO exposure, locomotive behavior was then investigated in wild-type as well as in loss-of-function mutants of ttx-1 and ceh-14. GO exposure significantly altered locomotor behavior markers, such as, speed, acceleration, stop time, etc., in wild-type C. elegans, which were mostly rescued in AFD neuron mutants. The present study suggested the GO possesses neurotoxic potential, especially on neurotransmitters and AFD neuron in C. elegans. These findings provide useful information to understand the neurotoxic potential of GO and other graphene-based nanomaterials, which will guide their safe application.
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- Mina Kim
- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Siripdaero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, South Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Siripdaero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Siripdaero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Siripdaero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, South Korea.
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Wang Y, Chen C, Zhou D, Xiong H, Zhou Y, Dong S, Rittmann BE. Eliminating partial-transformation products and mitigating residual toxicity of amoxicillin through intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 237:124491. [PMID: 31394448 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation (ICPB) is a promising technology for treating wastewater containing antibiotics. While past work has documented the benefits of ICPB for removing and mineralizing antibiotics, its impacts on mitigating biotoxicity from products has not been studied. We fabricated an ICPB carrier by coating Ag-doped TiO2 on the outer skeleton of sponge carriers and allowing biofilm to grow in the internal macro-pores. We used amoxicillin (C16H19N3O5S) as the model antibiotic. The amoxicillin-removal rate contents with ICPB was greater by 40% vs. photocatalysis and 65% vs. biodegradation, based on the first-order kinetic simulation. While mineralization of amoxicillin was minimal for photocatalysis or biodegradation alone, it was ∼35% with ICPB. Photocatalysis alone led to accumulation of C14H21N3O2S; biodegradation alone resulted in accumulation of C14H21N3O3, C16H18N2O4S, and C15H21N3O3; but they were negligible after ICPB. As a result, ICPB reduced toxicity impacts measured by Staphylococcus aureas growth, Daphnia magna mobility, and teratogenicity to Zebrafish embryos. In contrast, photocatalysis alone increased each of the toxicity effects. In sum, ICPB gave greater removal and mineralization of amoxicillin, and it mitigated biotoxicity from treatment products.
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- Yue Wang
- Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources Recovery of Jilin Province, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources Recovery of Jilin Province, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China; National Analytical Research Center of Electrochemistry and Spectroscopy, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources Recovery of Jilin Province, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, 332005, China
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- National Analytical Research Center of Electrochemistry and Spectroscopy, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, AZ, 85287-5701, USA
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Wang P, Huang B, Chen Z, Lv X, Qian W, Zhu X, Li B, Wang Z, Cai Z. Behavioural and chronic toxicity of fullerene to Daphnia magna: Mechanisms revealed by transcriptomic analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 255:113181. [PMID: 31522006 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Extensive application of fullerene nanoparticles (nC60) leads to potential environmental pollution. The acute toxic effects of nC60 have been largely investigated, but studies of behavioural and chronic toxicity at sublethal doses are still rare and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. The present study investigated behavioural and chronic toxicity of nC60 to Daphnia magna. The results showed that, in response to nC60 exposure, hopping, heartbeat frequencies and feeding ability of D. magna decreased significantly, displaying negative relationship with exposure time and dose. Chronic treatments with 0.1 mg/L or 1 mg/L nC60 for 21 days significantly reduced survival and reproduction of D. magna. These harmful effects suggested negative impacts of nC60 on aquatic ecosystems. Moreover, transcriptome analysis showed that the behavioural and chronic toxicity of nC60 to D. magna might be related to physiological functions such as cell structural repair, protein degradation, energy metabolism and reproduction. We found that nC60 accumulated in guts of D. magna, which should be responsible for the decrease of food ingestion and consequently inhibiting energy intake. Deficiency of energy not only affects behaviours but also declines reproduction in D. magna. Overall, this is the first study comprehensively considered the behavioral and chronic toxicity of nC60 to aquatic organism. The results should be helpful to better understand the ecological consequences of C60 released into water environments.
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- Pu Wang
- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China.
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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Ding G, Li X, Zhang J, Zhang N, Li R, Wang Y, Yang Z, Peijnenburg WJGM. The dispersion, stability, and resuspension of C 60 in environmental water matrices. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:25538-25549. [PMID: 31267391 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05817-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Environmental waters cover a range of water quality characteristics which could greatly affect the behavior and fate of C60 in the aquatic environment. In this study, the dispersion and stability of C60 in several environmental water matrices during a 70-day extended mixing period were investigated to better understand its environmental behavior and fate in environmental waters. Relatively stable nanoscale aggregates in water (aqu/nC60) could be formed in wastewater influent, while unstable suspensions were obtained in river water, wastewater effluent, seawater, and estuarine water. During the extended mixing under sunlight, oxygen-containing moieties were produced on the surface of the C60 aggregates, independent of the kind of environmental water matrices. Once the mixed system went under quiescent condition, aggregation and sedimentation of aqu/nC60 occurred. However, an extremely short-time disturbance could easily resuspend the C60 aggregates deposited and increase the concentration of aqu/nC60 in the overlying water column. Therefore, the effects of resuspension should be considered when investigating the environmental behavior and fate of C60.
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- Guanghui Ding
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environment and Chemical Technology, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environment and Chemical Technology, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Linghai Road 1, Dalian, 116026, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Center for Safety of Substances and Products, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Wang P, Ng QX, Zhang B, Wei Z, Hassan M, He Y, Ong CN. Employing multi-omics to elucidate the hormetic response against oxidative stress exerted by nC 60 on Daphnia pulex. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 251:22-29. [PMID: 31071629 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study evaluated hormetic effect of oxidative stress exerted by fullerene crystals (nC60) on Daphnia pulex, employing transcriptomics and metabolomics. D. pulex were exposed to various concentrations of nC60 for 21 days. Hormetic effect of oxidative stress was most evident after 7 days, with markedly increased L-Glutathione (GSH) concentration and Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity at low doses of nC60 exposure, and oppositely at high doses. The transcriptomics and metabolomics were used to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the hormesis in oxidative stress. There were significant alterations in major pathways involving oxidative stress and energy metabolism in D. pulex. Some important intermediates and the expression of their regulatory genes coincided with each other with first up-regulated and then down-regulated with the concentration increased, consistent with the hormesis description. The nC60 interfered the TCA cycle of D. pulex. The synthesis of L-cysteine and glutamate was directly affected, and further disturbed the synthesis of GSH. This work is of great significance to provide the molecular-level evidence into the hormetic effect in oxidative stress of D. pulex exposed to nC60.
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- Pu Wang
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China; Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, 119074
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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Zhao Y, Wang Z, Li D, Feng W, Bian X, Xu J. Two PBDEs exposure inducing feeding depression and disorder of digestive and antioxidative system of Daphnia magna. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 176:279-287. [PMID: 30947031 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.03.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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2,2',4,4'-tetrabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE-47) and 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99) are two typical polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and studies have proven that these PBDs can disrupt the behaviors and physical function of aquatic organisms. However, little is known about the compositional impacts of BDE-47/BDE-99 compound pollution on the feeding behavior of Daphnia magna. In this study, a response surface methodology (RSM) was introduced into the combined toxicity assessment of BDE-47 and BDE-99 on the feeding depression of D. magna. Low concentrations of BDE-47 (9.2 μg/L) and BDE-99 (5.4 μg/L) had no effect on the feeding behavior of D. magna; nevertheless, the feeding depression was strengthened, and a concentration-dependent effect was observed with increasing concentrations of BDE-47 and BDE-99. The results of RSM indicated that the mixture of BDE-47 and BDE-99 can enhance their toxicity on the feeding behavior of D. magna. Moreover, real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis showed that the down-regulation of α-amylase (AMS) appeared in most of the exposed D. magna. However, there were significant different in the gene expression of trypsin, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) between the exposure and control groups. The change in the enzyme activity of AMS, trypsin, SOD and CAT implied that BDE-47 and BDE-99 cause damage to the digestive and antioxidative systems of D. magna. Correlation analysis indicated that a significant positive correlation existed between the gene expression and enzyme activity of SOD and CAT. Our results contribute to the understanding of toxicity caused by BDE-47/BDE-99 compound pollution in D. magna and help to improve traditional toxicity assessment methods for aquatic environments.
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- Yucheng Zhao
- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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Chen Z, Zhu X, Lv X, Huang Y, Qian W, Wang P, Li B, Wang Z, Cai Z. Alleviative Effects of C 60 on the Trophic Transfer of Cadmium along the Food Chain in Aquatic Environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:8381-8388. [PMID: 31276389 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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C60 could enhance the accumulation of pollutants in organisms, but their effects on higher trophic levels remain unknown. In the present study, the transfer of C60 from Daphnia magna to zebrafish (Danio rerio) and its effects on Cd transfer were investigated. The results showed that C60 could be transferred from D. magna to zebrafish through dietary exposure and accumulate mainly in the intestines, but biomagnification was not observed. The presence of C60 promoted accumulation of Cd in D. magna. However, it decreased Cd burden in the higher trophic level (zebrafish), displaying an alleviative effect on the trophic transfer of Cd along the food chain. To explore the underlying mechanisms, the release of Cd from D. magna in digestive fluids and changes in zebrafish digestive physiology were further investigated. The results showed that C60 did not inhibit Cd release from D. magna, but stimulated the digestive tracts of zebrafish to excrete Cd earlier and in a greater amount, which consequently lowered assimilation efficiency of Cd in zebrafish. Overall, the present study showed the trophic transfer of C60 in the aquatic food chain and revealed the effects of C60 on trophic transfer of Cd along the food chain in aquatic environment.
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- Zuohong Chen
- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
- Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai) , Zhuhai 519000 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory , Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environmental and Civil Engineering , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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Sadeq SA, Beckerman AP. The Chronic Effects of Copper and Cadmium on Life History Traits Across Cladocera Species: A Meta-analysis. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 76:1-16. [PMID: 30178132 PMCID: PMC6326991 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-018-0555-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The effect of sublethal concentrations of heavy metals on cladoceran growth and reproduction is a cornerstone of modern ecotoxicology. However, the literature contains assays across numerous concentrations, on numerous species and genotypes, and conditions are far from consistent. We undertook a systematic review of the sublethal effects of copper and cadmium concentrations on Cladocera spp. life history (reproduction, maturation age, and somatic growth rate). Using meta-analysis, we tested the hypothesis that the effects of increasing Cu and Cd concentrations on traits may vary by species. We also evaluated where possible whether the effect of metal concentrations on traits vary by water hardness, exposure duration, or whether the metals were delivered in aqueous solution or via food. We surveyed > 200 papers, resulting in a set of 32 experimental studies representing 446 trials where the results were presented compared with Daphnia magna-the most commonly assayed species. We found qualitatively similar effects of Cu and Cd on life history traits that included reduction in reproduction and somatic growth rate and delay of maturation. Cladocera species showed marked variations in their susceptibility to metals, and D. magna was found to be the least sensitive species to sublethal changes in reproduction. The effects were largely consistent for aqueous vs. dietary food. Water hardness, where data were available, had no detectable effect. Available data indicate that exposure duration had no effect on the toxicity of Cu but did for D. magna reproductive response to Cd. Our study highlights the importance of including species identity when considering toxicological testing and regulation development.
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- Shlair A Sadeq
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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Yao K, Lv X, Zheng G, Chen Z, Jiang Y, Zhu X, Wang Z, Cai Z. Effects of Carbon Quantum Dots on Aquatic Environments: Comparison of Toxicity to Organisms at Different Trophic Levels. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:14445-14451. [PMID: 30486644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have high hydrophilicity, high cell permeability, and are frequently used in water-based and biorelated applications, yet studies concerning the ecological risks of CQDs in aquatic environments are largely insufficient. In the present study, the toxicity of CQDs to zebrafish ( Danio rerio), zooplankton ( Daphnia magna), and phytoplankton ( Scenedesmus obliquus) were assessed for the first time. The results indicated that CQDs (up to 200 mg/L) could be depurated by D. rerio with negligible toxicity. In comparison, CQDs induced mortality and immobility in D. magna with a 48-h EC50 value and LC50 value of 97.5 and 160.3 mg/L, respectively. In S. obliquus, CQDs inhibited photosynthesis and nutrition absorption in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and the growth of algae was also inhibited with a 96-h EC50 value of 74.8 mg/L, suggesting that S. obliquus, the lowest trophic level in this study, was most sensitive to CQDs exposure. Further investigations revealed that CQDs induced an increase in oxidative stress in algae cells and a decrease in pH value of an algae medium, indicating that oxidative stress and water acidification may be the mechanisms underlying the toxicity of CQDs to S. obliquus.
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- Kun Yao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou 510000 , P.R. China
- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou 510000 , P.R. China
- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering and Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology , Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266100 , China
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and the School of Environmental and Civil Engineering , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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Zheng M, Han Y, Xu C, Han H, Zhang Z. Discrimination of typical cyclic compounds and selection of toxicity evaluation bioassays for coal gasification wastewater (CGW) based on toxicity mechanism of actions (MOAs). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 644:324-334. [PMID: 29981980 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This paper originally investigated toxicity discrimination of typical cyclic compounds and bioassays selection on toxicity evaluation for coal gasification wastewater (CGW) effluent with mechanism-oriented investigation. Initially, representative cyclic toxicants were selected and classified with quantitative structure-toxicity relationship (QSTR). Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (NHCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were basically discriminated as nonpolar narcotics with significant correlation to hydrophobicity (p < 0.05, R2 = 0.8668-0.9635), while phenols were regarded as polar narcotics and reactive compounds due to slight correlation to hydrophobicity (p > 0.05, R2 < 0.5). Furthermore, specific mechanism of actions (MOAs) to various organisms revealed that phenols were discriminated as critical source of acute toxicity in CGW, with short-term visible and irreversible damage. However, NHCs and PAHs, which exerted accumulation toxicity rather than acute toxicity, might result in potential mutagenicity and unpredictable risk along the food chain. Afterwards, based on species sensitivity to typical toxicants and application in real CGW effluent, non-applicability of Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) was validated in toxicity evaluation. While Daphnia magna (D. magna) was suggested as a toxicity bioassay in entire effluent due to the highest sensitivity and applicability. Tetrahymena thermophile (T. pyriformis) might be applicable in effluent with low biodegradability due to similar evaluation results (TU = 8.90) to D. magna (TU = 6.67) in aerobic effluent. Finally, the relationship between toxicity and bioavailability based on typical pollutants and model species illustrated necessity for dualism toxicity-biodegradability investigation on CGW.
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- Mengqi Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Engineering, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Della Torre C, Maggioni D, Ghilardi A, Parolini M, Santo N, Landi C, Madaschi L, Magni S, Tasselli S, Ascagni M, Bini L, La Porta C, Del Giacco L, Binelli A. The interactions of fullerene C 60 and Benzo(α)pyrene influence their bioavailability and toxicity to zebrafish embryos. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 241:999-1008. [PMID: 30029334 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aimed to assess the toxicological consequences related to the interaction of fullerene nanoparticles (C60) and Benzo(α)pyrene (B(α)P) on zebrafish embryos, which were exposed to C60 and B(α)P alone and to C60 doped with B(α)P. The uptake of pollutants into their tissues and intra-cellular localization were investigated by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. A set of biomarkers of genotoxicity and oxidative stress, as well as functional proteomics analysis were applied to assess the toxic effects due to C60 interaction with B(α)P. The carrier role of C60 for B(α)P was observed, however adsorption on C60 did not affect the accumulation and localization of B(α)P in the embryos. Instead, C60 doped with B(α)P resulted more prone to sedimentation and less bioavailable for the embryos compared to C60 alone. As for toxicity, our results suggested that C60 alone elicited oxidative stress in embryos and a down-regulation of proteins involved in energetic metabolism. The C60 + B(α)P induced cellular response mechanisms similar to B(α)P alone, but generating greater cellular damages in the exposed embryos.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- CNR-IRSA (National Research Council-Water Research Institute), Brugherio, Italy
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- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
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Lv X, Yang Y, Tao Y, Jiang Y, Chen B, Zhu X, Cai Z, Li B. A mechanism study on toxicity of graphene oxide to Daphnia magna: Direct link between bioaccumulation and oxidative stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 234:953-959. [PMID: 29665635 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 11/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) possesses versatile applicability and high hydrophilicity, thus may have frequent contact with aquatic organisms. However, the ecological risks of GO in aquatic ecosystems remain largely unexplored currently. This study evaluated the comprehensive toxicological effects of GO on Daphnia magna, a key species in fresh water ecosystem. The results revealed nonsevere acute toxicities, including immobility (72 h EC50: 44.3 mg/L) and mortality (72 h LC50: 45.4 mg/L), of GO on D. magna. To understand the underlying mechanism of GO exposure, changes in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) of D. magna exposed to GO were correlated, which revealed elevated GO-mediated oxidative stress and damages, especially in the long-time and high-dose exposure groups. The observations of in vivo fluorescence labeled with 2', 7'-dichlorofluorescin further demonstrated that reactive oxygen species were concentrated in daphnia guts, which corresponded with the high bioaccumulation level (5 mg/L, 24 h body burden: 107.9 g/kg) of GO in daphnia guts. However, depuration of GO from daphnia was not difficult. Daphnia almost released all GO within 24 h after it was transferred to clean water. These results hence suggest that GO could accumulate and induce significant oxidative stress in the gut of D. magna, while D. daphnia can also relieve the acute toxicity by depurating GO.
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- Xiaohui Lv
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), 518055, China; Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), 518055, China.
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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