期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
卷 20, 期 1, 页码 41-48出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-021-01320-w
关键词
Bisphenol A; Bisphenol F; Microplastics; Joint toxicity; Behavioral effect; Zebrafish
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [22076220, 41807490]
- Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences [2020TD11]
Research found that co-exposure of bisphenol analogues and polystyrene microplastics increased mortality rate among larvae, with little effect on embryos. Microplastics accumulated in the gastrointestinal area of larvae but not in embryos. Combined exposure led to stronger behavioral effects compared to single pollutant exposure.
Microplastics and bisphenol analogues are emerging environmental pollutants widely occurring in freshwaters. Harmful effects of microplastics and bisphenols have been studied individually, yet there is few knowledge on their combined effect. Here, we conducted acute toxicity tests using embryonic and larval zebrafish to assess the combined lethality after co-exposure of bisphenol A or F and 0.5- and 25-mu m polystyrene microplastic particles. We monitored the accumulation of microplastics in zebrafish. We also studied the impact on the behavior of larval zebrafish. Results show that co-exposure of bisphenols and polystyrene microplastics increased lethality of larvae by 6.8-51% for bisphenol F and by 6.7-30.1% for bisphenol A. However, the bisphenol lethality toward embryos remains unchanged in the presence of microplastics. Fluorescence analysis shows that 0.5- and 25-mu m microplastics accumulate in the larvae gastrointestinal area in a dose-dependent pattern, but did not concentrate in the embryo. Overall, co-exposure of polystyrene microplastics and bisphenol analogues displayed stronger behavioral effects, e.g. reduced moving distance and activity,) toward zebrafish larvae, compared with single pollutant exposure.
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