scholarly journals Acute and chronic toxicity of mixtures of bisphenol A and trace metals (Cd and Pb) to micro-crustacean, Daphnia magna

2022 ◽  
Vol 964 (1) ◽  
pp. 012012
Author(s):  
V T Nguyen ◽  
A T Huynh ◽  
T S Dao
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Feeding Rate ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Antagonistic Effect ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Plastic Materials

Abstract The occurrence of plastic additives and their ecological impacts have attracted much attention in recent years globally. Among plastic additives, the trace metals (e.g., Cd, Pb) are widely used as color pigments and stabilizers, whereas bisphenol A (BPA) is added to enhance the desired physical characteristics of plastic products. However, these additives can easily leach out of plastic materials and enter the aquatic environment causing risks to aquatic ecosystems. Although the toxicity of a single additive on various aquatic organisms has been studied, the responses of zooplankton exposed to the mixed plastic additives have not been fully understood. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effects of the binary mixtures (BPA+Cd, BPA+Pb) and trinary mixture (BPA+Pb+Cd) at the metal concentrations of 5 µg/L and BPA level of 50 µg/ L on the life history traits and food feeding rate of the freshwater micro-crustacean, Daphnia magna. The results showed exposures to these mixtures for 24h could significantly enhance the food feeding rate of D. magna from 2.5 – 5.8 times higher than the control. The survival rate was decreased from 50 – 90% in the organisms exposed to these mixtures after 18 incubated days. We found a synergistic effect of BPA+Pb but an antagonistic effect of BPA+Pb+Cd on the survivorship of D. magna. Similarly, the organisms in the exposures delayed their maturity age and reduced their reproduction. The potent impact order of the mixtures on D. magna was BPA+Cd > BPA+Pb+Cd > BPA+Pb. Our results evidenced the adverse effects of plastic additive mixtures on aquatic organisms. Therefore, the use and disposal of plastic materials and plastic additives should be paid more attention to protect the environment, ecosystem, and human health. Moreover, our findings proved that the toxicity of multi-contaminants on organisms could be unpredictable even the toxicity of a single contaminant is known.

scholarly journals Chronic effects of domestic and single used plastic leachates on the microcrustacea Daphnia magna

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. first
Author(s):  
Van-Tai Nguyen ◽  
Thi-Phuong-Dung Le ◽  
Thanh-Son Dao
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Chronic Effects ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Negative Effect

Plastic pollution has become one of the most serious environmental issues worldwide. Plastics can contain high amount of additives (e.g., phthalate, bisphenol A, trace metals), and they could be leached out of plastics, enter the aquatic environment and cause toxic effects to aquatic organisms (including microcrustacean). In this study, we investigated chronic effects of plastic leachates from two popular plastic materials (garbage bag and disposable raincoat) on the survival, maturation and reproduction of the microcrustcean Daphnia magna. The results showed that, the plastic leachates from the two materials at the concentration up to 1000 mg/l did not cause negative effect on survival of D. magna. However, exposed to the leachates from the garbage bag (at the concentrations of 10, 100 and 1000 mg/l) and from the disposable raincoat (at the concentration of 10 mg/l), the animals delayed their maturity ages compared to the control. Besides, the two kinds of leachates at the concentration of 1000 mg/l stimulated the reproduction of D. magna, resulting the increase of 17 – 37% of total offspring compared to the control, during 21 days of experiment. The results of this study contribute to the understanding on the toxicity of popular plastic materials to the microcrustacean, D. magna. Additionally, the plastic usage and emission into the environment should be paid more attention to protect the aquatic ecosystems and human health.

scholarly journals ACUTE TOXICITY OF BISPHENOL A INDUCED PHENOTYPIC CHANGES ON ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO) DURING EARLY DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2A) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngo Thi Mai
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Danio Rerio ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Cellular Responses ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Environmental Estrogen ◽  
Phenotypic Analysis ◽  
Cardiac Edema

Bisphenol A (BPA) has been considered as a weak environmental estrogen, as similar to estradiol that has a potential in stimulating some cellular responses and phenotype changes. In addition, the ecological impacts of BPA to aquatic organisms have been increasingly raised at environmental relevant concentrations that potentially may affect to human health at early–life. This study used 3-day old zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio) as a model for toxicological testing. The semistatic testing was conducted to investigate the effects of different BPA concentrations (5 mg/L, 6 mg/L, 7 mg/L, 8 mg/L and 9 mg/L) that induced morphorlogical and physiological changes during the early development. As the results, the LC50-24hrs, LC50-48hrs, LC50-72hrs and LC50-96hrs were determined as 9.503 mg/L, 8.688 mg/L, 7.328 mg/L and 6.669 mg/L, respectively. Phenotypic analysis revealed that toxicity caused cardiac edema. The result obtained from this research provided relevant information for environmental and human risk assessments.

scholarly journals Insight Into The Aquatic Toxicity And Ecological Risk of Bisphenol B, And Comparison With That of Bisphenol A

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Wang ◽  
Tianyi Zhao ◽  
Xianhai Yang ◽  
Huihui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Aquatic Toxicity ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
The Body ◽  
Risk Quotient ◽  
Effect Concentration ◽  
Detectable Rate ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract As one of the alternatives of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol A, BPA), 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane (bisphenol B, BPB) has not gained sufficient concerns so far, due to the limited concentration and toxicity data available. In this study, the acute toxicity of BPB to three aquatic organisms, i.e., Tetradesmus obliquus, Daphnia magna and Danio rerio, was investigated, and it showed that Daphnia magna was the most sensitive organism with the half effective concentration (EC50) of 3.93 mg/L. Thereout, the screened Daphnia magna was exposed to BPB for 21 days to explore the chronic toxicity. Results indicated that BPB restricted the body length of parent Daphnia magna and reduced the total number of broods and neonates. The no-observed effect concentration of BPB to Daphnia magna was as low as 0.01 mg/L, which was two orders of magnitude lower than that reported 0.86–5.00 mg/L of BPA. Furthermore, the ecological risk of BPB was quantitatively assessed using the risk quotient (RQ) method. Obviously, although the environmental concentrations and detectable rate of BPB were much lower than that of BPA, its ecological risk was not necessarily lower. Hence, BPB should not be ignored in the future environmental monitoring and management.

scholarly journals Maternal food quantity affects offspring feeding rate in Daphnia magna

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 20140356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie S. Garbutt ◽  
Tom J. Little
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Maternal Effect ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Feeding Rate ◽  
Maternal Nutrition ◽  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Resource Acquisition ◽  
Food Quantity ◽  
Trade Offs

Maternal effects have wide-ranging effects on life-history traits. Here, using the crustacean Daphnia magna , we document a new effect: maternal food quantity affects offspring feeding rate, with low quantities of food triggering mothers to produce slow-feeding offspring. Such a change in the rate of resource acquisition has broad implications for population growth or dynamics and for interactions with, for instance, predators and parasites. This maternal effect can also explain the previously puzzling situation that the offspring of well-fed mothers, despite being smaller, grow and reproduce better than the offspring of food-starved mothers. As an additional source of variation in resource acquisition, this maternal effect may also influence relationships between life-history traits, i.e. trade-offs, and thus constraints on adaptation. Maternal nutrition has long-lasting effects on health and particularly diet-related traits in humans; finding an effect of maternal nutrition on offspring feeding rate in Daphnia highlights the utility of this organism as a powerful experimental model for exploring the relationship between maternal diet and offspring fitness.

scholarly journals Assessing Ecological Impacts Of Land-Applied Municipal Biosolids : Effects Of Run-Off And Tile Drainage On The Aquatic Organisms Daphnia Magna, Hyalella Azteca And Lemna Minor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Gebert
Keyword(s):  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Lemna Minor ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Hyalella Azteca ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Tile Drainage ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Reference Soil ◽  
Run Off ◽  
Municipal Biosolids

The effect of municipal land applied biosolids run-off and tile drainage on aquatic organisms Daphnia magna, Hyalella azteca and Lemna minor was analyzed through a series of standardized eco-toxicological tests. Treatments included reference soil, reference soil amended with Guelph biosolids and reference soil amended with Kitchener biosolids. The assessment was done on biosolids elutriate collected after the simulated rainfall off the ramps on day 1 after the application of biosolids, and day 40 planted versus unplanted soil. Respiration rates, behavioural analysis and survivorship were tested on the two invertebrates, while 7-day Growth Inhibition test was performed on the plant. Although there were some significant differences between the reference soil and soil amended with biosolids elutriate, they were mostly on day 1 and in concentrations that are not likely to happen in nature. The plant Lemna minor showed eutrophication potential in elutriate from Day 1. The results are showing that although there are potential toxic constituents in the municipal biosolids that can adversely affect the aquatic life in the receiving waters, they largely very temporary and for the most part in concentrations that are environmentally irrelevant. To be able to understand the potential of using biosolids on agricultural fields in Ontario, more analytical and eco-toxicological studies should be performed that are relevant to Ontario's laws and topography.

scholarly journals Bisphenol A migration from plastic materials: direct insight of ecotoxicity in Daphnia magna

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 6007-6018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina Mansilha ◽  
Poliana Silva ◽  
Sónia Rocha ◽  
Paula Gameiro ◽  
Valentina Domingues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Plastic Materials

Single and binary effects of di‐2‐ethylhexyl phthalate and trace metals (Cd, Pb) on life‐history traits of Daphnia magna

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi‐Phuong‐Dung Le ◽  
Van‐Tai Nguyen ◽  
Manh‐Ha Bui ◽  
Trong‐Nhan Huynh ◽  
Anh‐Thu Huynh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Ethylhexyl Phthalate

scholarly journals Assessing Ecological Impacts Of Land-Applied Municipal Biosolids : Effects Of Run-Off And Tile Drainage On The Aquatic Organisms Daphnia Magna, Hyalella Azteca And Lemna Minor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Gebert
Keyword(s):  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Lemna Minor ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Hyalella Azteca ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Tile Drainage ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Reference Soil ◽  
Run Off ◽  
Municipal Biosolids

The effect of municipal land applied biosolids run-off and tile drainage on aquatic organisms Daphnia magna, Hyalella azteca and Lemna minor was analyzed through a series of standardized eco-toxicological tests. Treatments included reference soil, reference soil amended with Guelph biosolids and reference soil amended with Kitchener biosolids. The assessment was done on biosolids elutriate collected after the simulated rainfall off the ramps on day 1 after the application of biosolids, and day 40 planted versus unplanted soil. Respiration rates, behavioural analysis and survivorship were tested on the two invertebrates, while 7-day Growth Inhibition test was performed on the plant. Although there were some significant differences between the reference soil and soil amended with biosolids elutriate, they were mostly on day 1 and in concentrations that are not likely to happen in nature. The plant Lemna minor showed eutrophication potential in elutriate from Day 1. The results are showing that although there are potential toxic constituents in the municipal biosolids that can adversely affect the aquatic life in the receiving waters, they largely very temporary and for the most part in concentrations that are environmentally irrelevant. To be able to understand the potential of using biosolids on agricultural fields in Ontario, more analytical and eco-toxicological studies should be performed that are relevant to Ontario's laws and topography.

Interactive toxic effects of agrochemicals on aquatic organisms

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 357-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kungolos ◽  
P. Samaras ◽  
A. M. Kipopoulou ◽  
A. Zoumboulis ◽  
G. P. Sakellaropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Marine Bacterium ◽  
Methyl Parathion ◽  
Vibrio Fischeri ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Algal Growth ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Selenastrum Capricornutum ◽  
Toxic Compound

The effects of three common agrochemicals, lindane, methyl parathion and atrazine, on crustacean Daphnia magna, alga Selenastrum capricornutum and marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri were investigated in this study. Methyl parathion was the most toxic compound towards all three organisms, while lindane was more toxic to Daphnia magna and Vibrio fischeri than atrazine, and atrazine was more toxic to Selenastrum capricornutum than lindane. Among the three aquatic organisms, Selenastrum capricornutum was most sensitive in detecting lindane and atrazine toxicity, while Daphnia magna was most sensitive in detecting methyl parathion toxicity. The interactive effects of the pesticides were also investigated. The interactive effect between lindane and methyl parathion on survival of Daphnia magna was synergistic, while the ones between lindane and atrazine and between methyl parathion and atrazine were generally additive. The interactive effect of the three pesticides applied together on Daphnia magna was synergistic. The interactive effect of the three pesticides on the growth of Selenastrum capricornutum was antagonistic with few cases of addition, while the effect of all the three pairs of pesticides on algal growth was also antagonistic. The interactive effect of lindane and methyl parathion on Vibrio fischeri was additive.

scholarly journals The Role of Aquatic Ecosystems (River Tua, Portugal) as Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Aeromonas spp.

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 698
Author(s):  
Sónia Gomes ◽  
Conceição Fernandes ◽  
Sandra Monteiro ◽  
Edna Cabecinha ◽  
Amílcar Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Nalidixic Acid ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Resistance Rates

The inappropriate use of antibiotics, one of the causes of the high incidence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria isolated from aquatic ecosystems, represents a risk for aquatic organisms and the welfare of humans. This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial resistance rates among riverine Aeromonas spp., taken as representative of the autochthonous microbiota, to evaluate the level of antibacterial resistance in the Tua River (Douro basin). The prevalence and degree of antibiotic resistance was examined using motile aeromonads as a potential indicator of antimicrobial susceptibility for the aquatic environment. Water samples were collected from the middle sector of the river, which is most impacted area by several anthropogenic pressures. Water samples were plated on an Aeromonas-selective agar, with and without antibiotics. The activity of 19 antibiotics was studied against 30 isolates of Aeromonas spp. using the standard agar dilution susceptibility test. Antibiotic resistance rates were fosfomycin (FOS) 83.33%, nalidixic acid (NA) 60%, cefotaxime (CTX) 40%, gentamicin (CN) 26.67%, tobramycin (TOB) 26.67%, cotrimoxazole (SXT) 26.67%, chloramphenicol (C) 16.67%, and tetracycline (TE) 13.33%. Some of the nalidixic acid-resistant strains were susceptible to fluoroquinolones. Multiple resistance was also observed (83.33%). The environmental ubiquity, the natural susceptibility to antimicrobials and the zoonotic potential of Aeromonas spp. make them optimal candidates for studying antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic environments may provide an ideal setting for the acquisition and dissemination of antibiotic resistance because anthropogenic activities frequently impact them. The potential risk of multi- and pan-resistant bacteria transmission between animals and humans should be considered in a “One Health—One World” concept.

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