Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms
Microplastics are ubiquitous in aquatic ecosystems, but little information is currently available on the dangers and risks to living organisms. In order to assess the ecotoxicity of environmental microplastics (MPs), samples were collected from the beaches of two islands in the Guadeloupe archipelag...
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| author | Bettie Cormier Chiara Gambardella Tania Tato Quentin Perdriat Elisa Costa Cloé Veclin Florane Le Bihanic Bruno Grassl Florian Dubocq Anna Kärrman Kim Van Arkel Soazig Lemoine Fabienne Lagarde Bénédicte Morin Francesca Garaventa Marco Faimali Xavier Cousin Marie-Laure Bégout Ricardo Beiras Jérôme Cachot |
| author_facet | Bettie Cormier Chiara Gambardella Tania Tato Quentin Perdriat Elisa Costa Cloé Veclin Florane Le Bihanic Bruno Grassl Florian Dubocq Anna Kärrman Kim Van Arkel Soazig Lemoine Fabienne Lagarde Bénédicte Morin Francesca Garaventa Marco Faimali Xavier Cousin Marie-Laure Bégout Ricardo Beiras Jérôme Cachot |
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| description | Microplastics are ubiquitous in aquatic ecosystems, but little information is currently available on the dangers and risks to living organisms. In order to assess the ecotoxicity of environmental microplastics (MPs), samples were collected from the beaches of two islands in the Guadeloupe archipelago, Petit-Bourg (PB) located on the main island of Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante (MG) on the second island of the archipelago. These samples have a similar polymer composition with mainly polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). However, these two samples are very dissimilar with regard to their contamination profile and their toxicity. MPs from MG contain more lead, cadmium and organochlorine compounds while those from PB have higher levels of copper, zinc and hydrocarbons. The leachates of these two samples of MPs induced sublethal effects on the growth of sea urchins and on the pulsation frequency of jellyfish ephyrae but not on the development of zebrafish embryos. The toxic effects are much more marked for samples from the PB site than those from the MG site. This work demonstrates that MPs can contain high levels of potentially bioavailable toxic substances that may represent a significant ecotoxicological risk, particularly for the early life stages of aquatic animals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bdfc99cbd4c14022a2ededa54238a59a2022-12-21T23:45:05ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132021-01-01208111665Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organismsBettie Cormier0Chiara Gambardella1Tania Tato2Quentin Perdriat3Elisa Costa4Cloé Veclin5Florane Le Bihanic6Bruno Grassl7Florian Dubocq8Anna Kärrman9Kim Van Arkel10Soazig Lemoine11Fabienne Lagarde12Bénédicte Morin13Francesca Garaventa14Marco Faimali15Xavier Cousin16Marie-Laure Bégout17Ricardo Beiras18Jérôme Cachot19Bordeaux University, EPOC, UMR CNRS University of Bordeaux EPHE 5805, Avenue des Facultés, 33400 Talence, France; Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden; Corresponding author at: Bordeaux University, EPOC, UMR CNRS University of Bordeaux EPHE 5805, Avenue des Facultés, 33400 Talence, France.Institute for the study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment – National Research Council (CNR-IAS), Genova, ItalyFaculty of Marine Sciences, University of Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Galicia, SpainBordeaux University, EPOC, UMR CNRS University of Bordeaux EPHE 5805, Avenue des Facultés, 33400 Talence, FranceInstitute for the study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment – National Research Council (CNR-IAS), Genova, ItalyCNRS/University of Pau & Pays Adour/E2S UPPA, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physicochimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux, UMR 5254, 64000, Pau, FranceBordeaux University, EPOC, UMR CNRS University of Bordeaux EPHE 5805, Avenue des Facultés, 33400 Talence, FranceCNRS/University of Pau & Pays Adour/E2S UPPA, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physicochimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux, UMR 5254, 64000, Pau, FranceMan-Technology-Environment Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 701 82 Örebro, SwedenMan-Technology-Environment Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 701 82 Örebro, SwedenRace for Water Foundation, Lausanne 1007, SwitzerlandLaboratoire de biologie marine, Université des Antilles, French West Indies, Campus de Fouillole, BP 592, 97117, Pointe-à-Pitre, FranceInstitut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM, UMR CNRS 6283), Université du Maine, Avenu Olivier Messiaen, F-72085 Le Mans, FranceBordeaux University, EPOC, UMR CNRS University of Bordeaux EPHE 5805, Avenue des Facultés, 33400 Talence, FranceInstitute for the study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment – National Research Council (CNR-IAS), Genova, ItalyInstitute for the study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment – National Research Council (CNR-IAS), Genova, ItalyMARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, IRD, 34250 Palavas-les-Flots, France; University of Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, GABI, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceMARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, IRD, 34250 Palavas-les-Flots, FranceFaculty of Marine Sciences, University of Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Galicia, SpainBordeaux University, EPOC, UMR CNRS University of Bordeaux EPHE 5805, Avenue des Facultés, 33400 Talence, France; Corresponding author.Microplastics are ubiquitous in aquatic ecosystems, but little information is currently available on the dangers and risks to living organisms. In order to assess the ecotoxicity of environmental microplastics (MPs), samples were collected from the beaches of two islands in the Guadeloupe archipelago, Petit-Bourg (PB) located on the main island of Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante (MG) on the second island of the archipelago. These samples have a similar polymer composition with mainly polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). However, these two samples are very dissimilar with regard to their contamination profile and their toxicity. MPs from MG contain more lead, cadmium and organochlorine compounds while those from PB have higher levels of copper, zinc and hydrocarbons. The leachates of these two samples of MPs induced sublethal effects on the growth of sea urchins and on the pulsation frequency of jellyfish ephyrae but not on the development of zebrafish embryos. The toxic effects are much more marked for samples from the PB site than those from the MG site. This work demonstrates that MPs can contain high levels of potentially bioavailable toxic substances that may represent a significant ecotoxicological risk, particularly for the early life stages of aquatic animals.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651320315025Environmental microplasticsLeachatesEarly life stagesAquatic organismsToxicity |
| spellingShingle | Bettie Cormier Chiara Gambardella Tania Tato Quentin Perdriat Elisa Costa Cloé Veclin Florane Le Bihanic Bruno Grassl Florian Dubocq Anna Kärrman Kim Van Arkel Soazig Lemoine Fabienne Lagarde Bénédicte Morin Francesca Garaventa Marco Faimali Xavier Cousin Marie-Laure Bégout Ricardo Beiras Jérôme Cachot Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Environmental microplastics Leachates Early life stages Aquatic organisms Toxicity |
| title | Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms |
| title_full | Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms |
| title_fullStr | Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms |
| title_short | Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms |
| title_sort | chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms |
| topic | Environmental microplastics Leachates Early life stages Aquatic organisms Toxicity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651320315025 |
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