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Beiras, R; Bellas, J.; Cachot, J; Cormier, B.; Cousin, Xavier; Engwall, M.; Gambardella, C.; Garaventa, F.; Keiter, S.; Le Bihanic, F.; Lopez-ibanez, S.; Piazza, V.; Rial, D.; Tato, T.; Vidal-linan, L.. |
Toxicity of polyethylene microplastics (PE-MP) of size ranges similar to their natural food to zooplanktonic organisms representative of the main taxa present in marine plankton, including rotifers, copepods, bivalves, echinoderms and fish, was evaluated. Early life stages (ELS) were prioritized as testing models in order to maximize sensitivity. Treatments included particles spiked with benzophenone-3 (BP-3), a hydrophobic organic chemical used in cosmetics with direct input in coastal areas. Despite documented ingestion of both virgin and BP-3 spiked microplastics no acute toxicity was found at loads orders of magnitude above environmentally relevant concentrations on any of the invertebrate models. In fish tests some effects, including premature or... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Polyethylene; Marine litter; Marine zooplankton; Benzophenone-3; Embryo-larval bioassays. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00452/56369/57965.pdf |
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