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Rangaswamy B, An J, Kwak IS. Different recovery patterns of the surviving bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis based on transcriptome profiling exposed to spherical or fibrous polyethylene microplastics. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30858. [PMID: 38813215 PMCID: PMC11133752 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive pollutants exuded from anthropogenic activities and ingested by animals in different ecosystems. This transcriptomic profiling study aimed to explore the impact of polyethylene MPs on Mytilus galloprovincialis, an ecologically significant bivalve species. The toxicity of two MPs types was found to result in increased cellular stress when exposed up to 14 days. Moreover, recovery mechanisms were also observed in progress. Mussels exhibited different gene expression patterns and molecular regulation in response to cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) stress. The transcriptome analysis demonstrated a notable hindrance in cilia movement as MPs ingested through gills. Subsequent entry resulted in a significant disruption in the cytoskeletal organization, cellular projection, and cilia beat frequency. On day 4 (D4), signal transduction and activation of apoptosis evidenced the signs of toxic consequences. Mussels exposed to spherical MPs shown significant recovery on day 14 (D14), characterized by the upregulation of anti-apoptotic genes and antioxidant genes. The expression of P53 and BCL2 genes was pivotal in controlling the apoptotic process and promoting cell survival. Mussels exposed to fibrous MPs displayed a delayed cell survival effect. However, the elevated physiological stress due to fibrous MPs resulted in energy transfer by compensatory regulation of metabolic processes to expedite cellular recovery. These observations highlighted the intricate and varied reaction of cell survival mechanisms in mussels to recover toxicity. This study provides critical evidence of the ecotoxicological impacts of two different MPs and emphasizes the environmental risks they pose to aquatic ecosystems. Our conclusion highlights the detrimental effects of MPs on M. galloprovincialis and the need for more stringent regulations to protect marine ecosystems.
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- Boobal Rangaswamy
- Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641014, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, 59626, Republic of Korea
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Li J, Jong MC, Hu H, Gin KYH, He Y. Size-dependent effects of microplastics on intestinal microbiome for Perna viridis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 474:134658. [PMID: 38810582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Microplastics pollution threatens to marine organisms, particularly bivalves that actively ingest and accumulate microplastics of certain sizes, potentially disrupting intestinal homeostasis. This study investigated the microplastic abundance in wild and farmed mussels around Singapore, and examined the size-dependent effects of nano- to micro-scale polystyrene (0.5 µm/5 µm/50 µm) on the mussel intestinal microbiome in the laboratory. The field investigation revealed higher microplastic abundance in farmed mussels compared to wild ones. Experimentally, mussels exposed to 0.6 mg/L of microplastics for 7 days, followed by a 7-day depuration period, showed substantial impacts on Spirochaetes and Proteobacteria, facilitating the proliferation of pathogenic species and differentially affecting their pathogenic contributions. Metagenomics analysis revealed that microplastic exposure reduced Spirochaeta's contribution to virulence and pathogenicity loss, did not affect Vibrio and Oceanispirochaeta's pathogenicity, and increased Treponema and Oceanispirochaeta's contributions to pathogenicity loss. Moreover, microplastics increased transmembrane transporters and impacted oxidative phosphorylation enzymes, impairing energy metabolism. These effects persisted after depuration, indicating lack of resilience in the microbiome. Nano- and micro-scale plastics perturbed the mussel microbiome composition and functions in a size-dependent manner, with nano-plastics being the most disruptive. The increasing use and sale of aquaculture equipment of plastic may exacerbate the intestinal dysbiosis in bivalves, which threatens consumers' health.
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- Junnan Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, University Town, Shenzhen 518055. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Block E1A07-03, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore 117576, Singapore; Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, Singapore 138602, Singapore; National University of Singapore Environment Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 1 Create Way, #15-02, Singapore 138602, Singapore.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, Singapore 138602, Singapore; National University of Singapore Environment Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 1 Create Way, #15-02, Singapore 138602, Singapore.
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Sun B, Hu M, Lan X, Waiho K, Lv X, Xu C, Wang Y. Nano-titanium dioxide exacerbates the harmful effects of perfluorooctanoic acid on the health of mussels. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 187:108681. [PMID: 38663234 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108681] [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: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Exposing marine organisms to contemporary contaminants, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2), can induce multifaceted physiological consequences. Our investigation centered on the responses of the mussel, Mytilus coruscus, to these agents. We discerned pronounced disruptions in gill filament connections, pivotal structures for aquatic respiration, suggesting compromised oxygen uptake capabilities. Concurrently, the respiratory rate exhibited a marked decline, indicating a respiratory distress. Furthermore, the mussels' clearance rate, a metric of their filtration efficacy, diminished, suggesting the potential for bioaccumulation of deleterious substances. Notably, the co-exposure of PFOA and nano-TiO2 exhibits interactive effects on the physiological performance of the mussels. The mussels' digestive performance waned in the face of heightened PFOA and nano-TiO2 concentrations, possibly hampering nutrient assimilation and energy accrual. This was mirrored in the noticeable contraction of their energy budget, suggesting long-term growth repercussions. Additionally, the dysregulation of the gut microbiota and the reduction in its diversity further confirm alterations in intestinal homeostasis, subsequently impacting its physiological functions and health. Collectively, these findings underscore the perils posed by escalated PFOA and nano-TiO2 levels to marine mussels, accentuating the need for a deeper understanding of nanoparticle-pollutant synergies in marine ecosystems.
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- Bingyan Sun
- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Higher Institution Center of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, University Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Fehrenbach GW, Murphy E, Pogue R, Carter F, Clifford E, Major I. Comprehensive analysis and assessment of exposure to enteric viruses and bacteria in shellfish. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 196:106404. [PMID: 38341981 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106404] [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: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Shellfish species, including oysters, clams, and mussels, are extensively cultured in coastal waters. Its location is determined by factors such as nutrient availability, water temperature, tidal cycle, and the presence of contaminants such as Escherichia coli and enteric viruses. With the expansion and intensification of human activities at vicinities, the presence of anthropogenic contaminants has increased, threatening shellfish farms and consumer safety give the prevalent consumption of raw shellfish. This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the dietary exposure and assess the risk associated with enteric viruses and bacteria detected in shellfish. The predominant bacteria and viruses detected in shellfish are reported, and the potential interrelation is discussed. The main characteristics of each contaminant and shellfish were reviewed for a more comprehensive understanding. To facilitate a direct estimation of exposure, the estimated daily intake (EDI) of bacteria was calculated based on the average levels of E. coli in shellfish, as reported in the literature. The mean daily ingestion of seafood in each of the five continents was considered. Asia exhibited the highest intake of contaminants, with an average of ±5.6 E. coli units/day.kg body weight in cockles. Simulations were conducted using recommended shellfish consumption levels established by state agencies, revealing significantly lower (p < 0.01) EDI for all continents compared to estimations based on recommended levels. This indicates a higher risk associated with healthy shellfish ingestion, potentially leading to increased intoxication incidents with a change in dietary habits. To promote a healthier lifestyle through increased shellfish consumptions, it is imperative to reduce the exposure of shellfish species to bacteria and enteric viruses. The conventional use of E. coli as the sole indicator for consumption safety and water quality in shellfish farms has been deemed insufficient. Instances where shellfish met E. coli limits established by state agencies were often found to be contaminated with human enteric viruses. Therefore, a holistic approach considering the entire production chain is necessary to support the shellfish industry and ensure food safety.
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- Gustavo Waltzer Fehrenbach
- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands Campus, N37 HD68, Athlone, Ireland.
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands Campus, N37 HD68, Athlone, Ireland; LIFE - Health and Biosciences Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, Midwest Campus, V94 EC5T, Limerick, Ireland
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- Post-Graduate Program in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasilia, 71966-700, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Coney Island Shellfish Ltd., F91 YH56, Sligo, Ireland
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- School of Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 HX31, Galway, Ireland; Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 HX31, Galway, Ireland
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands Campus, N37 HD68, Athlone, Ireland
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Bakan B, Kalčec N, Liu S, Ilić K, Qi Y, Capjak I, Božičević L, Peranić N, Vrček IV. Science-based evidence on pathways and effects of human exposure to micro- and nanoplastics. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2024; 75:1-14. [PMID: 38548377 PMCID: PMC10978163 DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2024-75-3807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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Human exposure to plastic particles has raised great concern among all relevant stakeholders involved in the protection of human health due to the contamination of the food chain, surface waters, and even drinking water as well as due to their persistence and bioaccumulation. Now more than ever, it is critical that we understand the biological fate of plastics and their interaction with different biological systems. Because of the ubiquity of plastic materials in the environment and their toxic potential, it is imperative to gain reliable, regulatory-relevant, science-based data on the effects of plastic micro- and nanoparticles (PMNPs) on human health in order to implement reliable risk assessment and management strategies in the circular economy of plastics. This review presents current knowledge of human-relevant PMNP exposure doses, pathways, and toxic effects. It addresses difficulties in properly assessing plastic exposure and current knowledge gaps and proposes steps that can be taken to underpin health risk perception, assessment, and mitigation through rigorous science-based evidence. Based on the existing scientific data on PMNP adverse health effects, this review brings recommendations on the development of PMNP-specific adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) following the AOP Users' Handbook of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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- Buket Bakan
- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
- Atatürk University Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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Collins HI, Griffin TW, Holohan BA, Ward JE. Nylon microfibers develop a distinct plastisphere but have no apparent effects on the gut microbiome or gut tissue status in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. Environ Microbiol 2023; 25:2792-2806. [PMID: 37661930 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Ingestion of microplastics (MP) by suspension-feeding bivalves has been well-documented. However, it is unclear whether exposure to MP could damage the stomach and digestive gland (gut) of these animals, causing ramifications for organism and ecosystem health. Here, we show no apparent effects of nylon microfiber (MF) ingestion on the gut microbiome or digestive tissues of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. We exposed mussels to two low concentrations (50 and 100 particles/L) of either nylon MF or Spartina spp. particles (dried, ground marsh grass), ca. 250-500 μm in length, or a no particle control laboratory treatment for 21 days. Results showed that nylon MF, when aged in coarsely filtered seawater, developed a different microbial community than Spartina spp. particles and seawater, however, even after exposure to this different community, mussel gut microbial communities resisted disturbance from nylon MF. The microbial communities of experimental mussels clustered together in ordination and were similar in taxonomic composition and measures of alpha diversity. Additionally, there was no evidence of damage to gut tissues after ingestion of nylon MF or Spartina spp. Post-ingestive particle processing likely mediated a short gut retention time of these relatively large particles, contributing to the negligible treatment effects.
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- Hannah I Collins
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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Cole M, Artioli Y, Coppock R, Galli G, Saad R, Torres R, Vance T, Yunnie A, Lindeque PK. Mussel power: Scoping a nature-based solution to microplastic debris. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 453:131392. [PMID: 37086672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131392] [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: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative measures. A novel, nature-based solution to microplastics is proposed, in which mussels are deployed in aquatic ecosystems to act as microplastic biofilters, removing waterborne microplastics and repackaging them into biodeposits that are subsequently captured and removed. Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) were used to establish the feasibility of such an approach. In the laboratory, mussels were exposed to representative microplastics in a flume tank; at an initial concentration of 1000 microplastics L-1, mussels reduced waterborne microplastic concentrations at an average rate of 40,146 microplastics kg-1 h-1. Mussel faeces sank irrespective of microplastic content, with average sinking velocities of 223-266 m day-1. Modelling predicts ∼3 × 109 mussels deployed on ropes at the mouths of estuaries could remove 4% of waterborne microplastics discharged from rivers. Mussels were successfully deployed in a prototype biodeposit collection system in an urban marina, with 5.0 kg of mussels removing and repackaging 239.9 ± 145.9 microplastics and anthropogenic particles day-1 into their faeces. These results provide impetus for further development of nature-based solutions targeting plastic debris.
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- Matthew Cole
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory Applications Ltd, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory Applications Ltd, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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Xu R, Li L, Zheng J, Ji C, Wu H, Chen X, Chen Y, Hu M, Xu EG, Wang Y. Combined toxic effects of nanoplastics and norfloxacin on mussel: Leveraging biochemical parameters and gut microbiota. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 880:163304. [PMID: 37030355 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Antibiotics and nanoplastics (NPs) are among the two most concerned and studied marine emerging contaminants in recent years. Given the large number of different types of antibiotics and NPs, there is a need to apply efficient tools to evaluate their combined toxic effects. Using the thick-shelled mussel (Mytilus coruscus) as a marine ecotoxicological model, we applied a battery of fast enzymatic activity assays and 16S rRNA sequencing to investigate the biochemical and gut microbial response of mussels exposed to antibiotic norfloxacin (NOR) and NPs (80 nm polystyrene beads) alone and in combination at environmentally relevant concentrations. After 15 days of exposure, NPs alone significantly inhibited superoxide dismutase (SOD) and amylase (AMS) activities, while catalase (CAT) was affected by both NOR and NPs. The changes in lysozyme (LZM) and lipase (LPS) were increased over time during the treatments. Co-exposure to NPs and NOR significantly affected glutathione (GSH) and trypsin (Typ), which might be explained by the increased bioavailable NOR carried by NPs. The richness and diversity of the gut microbiota of mussels were both decreased by exposures to NOR and NPs, and the top functions of gut microbiota that were affected by the exposures were predicted. The data fast generated by enzymatic test and 16S sequencing allowed further variance and correlation analysis to understand the plausible driving factors and toxicity mechanisms. Despite the toxic effects of only one type of antibiotics and NPs being evaluated, the validated assays on mussels are readily applicable to other antibiotics, NPs, and their mixture.
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- Ran Xu
- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Yantai 264003, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Yantai 264003, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M 5230, Denmark.
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 201306, China; Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Zhang J, Guo N, Ding W, Han B, Zhao M, Wang X, Wang J, Cao B, Zou G, Chen Y. Microplastic pollution and the related ecological risks of organic composts from different raw materials. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 458:131911. [PMID: 37356176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Organic composts are considered emerging contributors to microplastics (MPs) accumulation in agricultural soils. However, MPs pollution in organic compost from different raw materials is unknown. This study investigated MPs occurrence and characteristics in 124 organic compost samples, including single feedstock (livestock manure, poultry manure, crop straw, and solid waste) and compound organic composts, and quantitatively assessed related ecological risks of MPs pollution. The highest and lowest MPs abundances were observed in solid waste (6615 items kg-1) and crop straw (1500 items kg-1) composts, respectively. Compost MPs were mainly 0.5-1 mm (39.5%), colorful polypropylene and polyethylene fragments and films, and polyethylene terephthalate fibers, and the input to farmland soils was 6.96 × 107 to 1.88 × 108 items ha-1 yr-1. Regardless of feedstock, compost-based MPs of different shapes exhibited complicated weathering morphologies and adhered to some mineral colloids. The highest and lowest MPs-induced risk indices in solid waste (H = 134.3) and crop straw (H = 8.9) composts yielded hazard levels IV (high risk) and II (low risk), respectively, due to the different abundance of polymers with diverse hazard scores. These findings provide insights into MPs pollution in organic composts and a theoretical basis for the safe production and application of compost.
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- Jiajia Zhang
- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Cultivated Land Construction and Protection Center, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Fangshan Planting Technology Promotion Station of Beijing, Beijing 102412, China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition, Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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Ding R, Ma Y, Li T, Sun M, Sun Z, Duan J. The detrimental effects of micro-and nano-plastics on digestive system: An overview of oxidative stress-related adverse outcome pathway. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 878:163144. [PMID: 37003332 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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With the massive manufacture and use of plastics, plastic pollution-related environmental impacts have raised great concern in recent years. As byproducts of plastic fragmentation and degradation, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have been identified as novel pollutants that posed a threat to the ecosystem and humans. Since MPs/NPs could be transported via the food chain and retained in the water, the digestive system should be one of the major targets of MPs/NPs-related toxicity. Although considerable evidence has supported the digestive toxicity of MPs/NPs, the proposed mechanisms remained ambiguous due to the variety of study types, models, and endpoints. This review provided a mechanism-based perspective on MPs/NPs-induced digestive effects by adopting the adverse outcome pathway framework as a promising tool. The overproduction of reactive oxygen species was identified as the molecular initiating event in MPs/NPs-mediated injury to the digestive system. A series of detrimental effects including oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation, dysbiosis, and metabolic disorders were summarized as key events. Finally, the occurrence of these effects eventually led to an adverse outcome, suggesting a possible increase in the incidence of digestive morbidity and mortality.
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- Ruiyang Ding
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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Fraissinet S, Arduini D, Vidal O, Pennetta A, De Benedetto GE, Malitesta C, Giangrande A, Rossi S. Particle uptake by filter-feeding macrofoulers from the Mar Grande of Taranto (Mediterranean Sea, Italy): potential as microplastic pollution bioremediators. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114613. [PMID: 36682304 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114613] [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: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) are a serious threat to the marine environment affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. There is a vast literature about the uptake of MPs at different trophic levels, mainly focused on ecotoxicological effects in commercially relevant species. Little is still known about possible strategies to face MP pollution. Bioremediation is recently gaining attention in this framework. The clearance rate and particle retention of Sabella spallanzanii, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Phallusia mammillata, Paraleucilla magna at three MP concentrations (C1: 1.4 · 101 p/L; C2: 1.4 · 102 p/L; C3: 1.4 · 103 p/L) were investigated to test their potential as MP remover. Digestion protocol removed 98 % of tissues simplifying the MP quantification. P. magna clearance rate decreased with increasing concentration while P. mammillata showed no significant variations. S. spallanzanii and M. galloprovincialis instead exhibited the highest values of clearance rate. Yet, unlike mussels, S. spallanzanii can inhibit particle return to the surrounding water storing them in the tube, resulting to be the best candidate for bioremediation purposes.
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- Silvia Fraissinet
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy; CoNISMa Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Spettrometria di Massa Analitica e Isotopica, Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Spettrometria di Massa Analitica e Isotopica, Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy; CoNISMa Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Universita` del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Iheanacho S, Ogbu M, Bhuyan MS, Ogunji J. Microplastic pollution: An emerging contaminant in aquaculture. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Cheng J, Meistertzheim AL, Leistenschneider D, Philip L, Jacquin J, Escande ML, Barbe V, Ter Halle A, Chapron L, Lartaud F, Bertrand S, Escriva H, Ghiglione JF. Impacts of microplastics and the associated plastisphere on physiological, biochemical, genetic expression and gut microbiota of the filter-feeder amphioxus. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 172:107750. [PMID: 36669287 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107750] [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: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Oceanic plastic pollution is of major concern to marine organisms, especially filter feeders. However, limited is known about the toxic effects of the weathered microplastics instead of the pristine ones. This study evaluates the effects of weathered polystyrene microplastic on a filter-feeder amphioxus under starvation conditions via its exposure to the microplastics previously deployed in the natural seawater allowing for the development of a mature biofilm (so-called plastisphere). The study focused on the integration of physiological, histological, biochemical, molecular, and microbiota impacts on amphioxus. Overall, specific alterations in gene expression of marker genes were observed to be associated with oxidative stresses and immune systems. Negligible impacts were observed on antioxidant biochemical activities and gut microbiota of amphioxus, while we highlighted the potential transfer of 12 bacterial taxa from the plastisphere to the amphioxus gut microbiota. Moreover, the classical perturbation of body shape detected in control animals under starvation conditions (a slim and curved body) but not for amphioxus exposed to microplastic, indicates that the microorganisms colonizing plastics could serve as a nutrient source for this filter-feeder, commitment with the elevated proportions of goblet cell-like structures after the microplastic exposure. The multidisciplinary approach developed in this study underlined the trait of microplastics that acted as vectors for transporting microorganisms from the plastisphere to amphioxus.
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- Jingguang Cheng
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France; SAS Plastic@Sea, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France; SAS Plastic@Sea, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91057 Evry, France
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- Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UMR 5623, Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique (IMRCP), F-31000 Toulouse, France
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- SAS Plastic@Sea, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650, France; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 8222, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 8222, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
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Tang R, Zhu D, Luo Y, He D, Zhang H, El-Naggar A, Palansooriya KN, Chen K, Yan Y, Lu X, Ying M, Sun T, Cao Y, Diao Z, Zhang Y, Lian Y, Chang SX, Cai Y. Nanoplastics induce molecular toxicity in earthworm: Integrated multi-omics, morphological, and intestinal microorganism analyses. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 442:130034. [PMID: 36206716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The toxicity of nanoplastics (NPs) at relatively low concentrations to soil fauna at different organismal levels is poorly understood. We investigated the responses of earthworm (Eisenia fetida) to polystyrene NPs (90-110 nm) contaminated soil at a relatively low concentration (0.02 % w:w) based on multi-omics, morphological, and intestinal microorganism analyses. Results showed that NPs accumulated in earthworms' intestinal tissues. The NPs damaged earthworms' digestive and immune systems based on injuries of the intestinal epithelium and chloragogenous tissues (tissue level) and increased the number of changed genes in the digestive and immune systems (transcriptome level). The NPs reduced gut microorganisms' diversity (Shannon index) and species richness (Chao 1 index). Proteomic, transcriptome, and histopathological analyses showed that earthworms suffered from oxidative and inflammatory stresses. Moreover, NPs influenced the osmoregulatory metabolism of earthworms as NPs damaged intestinal epithelium (tissue level), increased aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorption (transcriptome level), inositol phosphate metabolism (proteomic level) and 2-hexyl-5-ethyl-furan-3-sulfonic acid, and decreased betaine and myo-inositol concentrations (metabolic level). Transcriptional-metabolic and transcriptional-proteomic analyses revealed that NPs disrupted earthworm carbohydrate and arachidonic acid metabolisms. Our multi-level investigation indicates that NPs at a relatively low concentration induced toxicity to earthworms and suggests that NPs pollution has significant environmental toxicity risks for soil fauna.
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- Ronggui Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, Egypt
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G2E3, Canada.
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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Zha H, Lv J, Lou Y, Wo W, Xia J, Li S, Zhuge A, Tang R, Si N, Hu Z, Lu H, Chang K, Wang C, Si G, Li L. Alterations of gut and oral microbiota in the individuals consuming take-away food in disposable plastic containers. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 441:129903. [PMID: 36087528 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microplastics (MP) and nanoplastics (NP) exist in the disposable plastic take-away containers. This study aims to determine the gut and oral microbiota alterations in the individuals frequently and occasionally consuming take-away food in disposable plastic containers (TFDPC), and explore the effect of micro/nanoplastics (MNP) reduction on gut microbiota in mice. TFDPC consumption are associated with greater presences of gastrointestinal dysfunction and cough. Both occasional and frequent consumers have altered gut and oral microbiota, and their gut diversity and evenness are greater than those of non-TFDPC consuming cohort. Multiple gut and oral bacteria are associated with TFDPC consumers, among which intestinal Collinsella and oral Thiobacillus are most associated with the frequent consumers, while intestinal Faecalibacterium is most associated with the occasional consumers. Although some gut bacteria associated with the mice treated with 500 µg NP and 500 µg MP are decreased in the mice treated with 200 µg NP, the gut microbiota of the three MNP groups are all different from the control group. This study demonstrates that TFDPC induces gut and oral microbiota alterations in the consumers, and partial reduction of the size and amount of MNP cannot rectify the MNP-induced gut microbial dysbiosis.
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- Hua Zha
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Third School of Clinical Medicine (School of Rehabilitation Medicine), Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Kakakhel MA, Bibi N, Mahboub HH, Wu F, Sajjad W, Din SZU, Hefny AA, Wang W. Influence of biosynthesized nanoparticles exposure on mortality, residual deposition, and intestinal bacterial dysbiosis in Cyprinus carpio. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2023; 263:109473. [PMID: 36174907 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nanotechnology has revealed profound possibilities for the applications in applied sciences. The nanotechnology works based on nanoparticles. Among nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles largely introduced into aquatic environments during fabrication. Which cause severe contamination in the environment specially in freshwater fish. Therefore, the current study was a pioneer attempt to use the animal blood to fabricate AgNPs and investigate their toxicity in Cyprinus carpio (C. carpio) by recording mortality, tissue bioaccumulation, and influence on intestinal bacterial diversity. For this purpose, fish groups were exposed to different concentrations of B-AgNPs including 0.03, 0.06, and 0.09 mg/L beside the control group for 1, 10, and 20 days. Initially, the highest concentration caused mortality. The results revealed that B-AgNPs were significantly (p < 0.005) accumulated in the liver followed by intestines, gills, and muscles. In addition, the accumulation of B-AgNPs in the intestine led to bacterial dysbiosis in Cyprinus carpio. At the phylum level, Tenericutes, Bacteroidetes, and Planctomycetes were gradually decreased at the highest concentration of B-AgNPs (0.09 mg/L) on days 1, 10, and 20 days. The genera Cetobacterium and Luteolibactor were increased at the highest concentration on day 20. Moreover, the principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) based on Bray-Curtis showed that the B-AgNPs had led to a variation in the intestinal bacterial community. Based on findings, the B-AgNPs induced mortality, and residual deposition in different tissues, and had a stress influence on intestinal homeostasis by affecting the intestinal bacterial community in C. carpio which could have a significant effect on fish growth.
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- Mian Adnan Kakakhel
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China. https://twitter.com/pukhtunfriend
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- Department of Microbiology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, P.O. Box 44511, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; National Research Center for Conservation of Ancient Wall Paintings and Earthen Sites, Department of Conservation Research, Dunhuang Academy, Dunhuang 736200, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- International School for Optoelectronic Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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- Colleague of Microbiology, Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; National Research Center for Conservation of Ancient Wall Paintings and Earthen Sites, Department of Conservation Research, Dunhuang Academy, Dunhuang 736200, Gansu, China.
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Rey-Campos M, Ríos-Castro R, Gallardo-Escárate C, Novoa B, Figueras A. Exploring the Potential of Metatranscriptomics to Describe Microbial Communities and Their Effects in Molluscs. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416029. [PMID: 36555669 PMCID: PMC9784687 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Metatranscriptomics has emerged as a very useful technology for the study of microbiomes from RNA-seq reads. This method provides additional information compared to the sequencing of ribosomal genes because the gene expression can also be analysed. In this work, we used the metatranscriptomic approach to study the whole microbiome of mussels, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoans, by mapping the RNA-seq reads to custom assembly databases (including the genomes of microorganisms publicly available). This strategy allowed us not only to describe the diversity of microorganisms but also to relate the host transcriptome and microbiome, finding the genes more affected by the pathogen load. Although some bacteria abundant in the metatranscriptomic analysis were undetectable by 16S rRNA sequencing, a common core of the taxa was detected by both methodologies (62% of the metatranscriptomic detections were also identified by 16S rRNA sequencing, the Oceanospirillales, Flavobacteriales and Vibrionales orders being the most relevant). However, the differences in the microbiome composition were observed among different tissues of Mytilus galloprovincialis, with the fungal kingdom being especially diverse, or among molluscan species. These results confirm the potential of a meta-analysis of transcriptome data to obtain new information on the molluscs' microbiome.
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- Magalí Rey-Campos
- Institute of Marine Research (IIM), National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research (IIM), National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepción P.O. Box 160-C, Chile
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- Institute of Marine Research (IIM), National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research (IIM), National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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Deng F, Liu J, Xie Z, Li S, Hu M, Lin D, Wang Y. nTiO 2 alleviates the toxic effects of TCPP on mussels by adjusting respiratory metabolism and gut microbiota. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158176. [PMID: 35995159 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a good carrier of contaminants, nanotitanium dioxide (nTiO2) can absorb organic pollutants, producing toxicological effects on organisms. However, the complex effects of nTiO2 with contaminants on marine mussels are still unclear. In this study, we exposed mussels to tris (2-chloropropyl) phosphate (TCPP) 100 μg/L (T1), 0.5 mg/L nTiO2 + 100 μg/L TCPP (T2), 1.0 mg/L nTiO2 + 100 μg/L TCPP (T3) and control (0 nTiO2 + 0 μg/L TCPP) treatments, and assessed the combined effects of TCPP with nTiO2 on the thick-shelled mussel Mytilus coruscus by detecting the activities of gill pyruvate kinase (PK), hexokinase (HK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), also gill acetylcholine (Ach) and muscle lactic acid (LD) contents and gut microbiota after 14-d exposure. Compared with the control group, PK activity was increased significantly, but SDH, LDH activities and LD content were decreased significantly in T1, with the addition of nTiO2, there were not significantly different in T3. However, Ach content in T3 was significantly higher than the control and T1. Moreover, KEGG of the gut microbiota via 16 s rRNA sequencing showed that most pathways returned to the control level in T3. The results showed that TCPP affected the respiratory metabolism of mussels, changed the community structure of intestinal microflora in mussels, and nTiO2 alleviated the toxicity of TCPP. Our study provides new insights for ecological risk assessment of TCPP in bivalves in the complex aquatic environment and the novel role of nTiO2 in regulating the toxicity of TCPP.
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- Fujing Deng
- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Li M, Hou Z, Meng R, Hao S, Wang B. Unraveling the potential human health risks from used disposable face mask-derived micro/nanoplastics during the COVID-19 pandemic scenario: A critical review. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 170:107644. [PMID: 36413926 PMCID: PMC9671534 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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With the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), disposable face masks (DFMs) have caused negative environmental impacts. DFMs will release microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) during environmental degradation. However, few studies reveal the release process of MPs/NPs from masks in the natural environment. This review presents the current knowledge on the abiotic and biotic degradation of DFMs. Though MPs and NPs have raised serious concerns about their potentially detrimental effects on human health, little attention was paid to their impacts on human health from DFM-derived MPs and NPs. The potential toxicity of mask-derived MPs/NPs, such as gastrointestinal toxicity, pneumotoxicity, neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, reproductive and transgenerational toxicity, and the underlying mechanism will be discussed in the present study. MPs/NPs serve as carriers of toxic chemicals and pathogens, leading to their bioaccumulation and adverse effects of biomagnification by food chains. Given human experiments are facing ethical issues and animal studies cannot completely reveal human characteristics, advanced human organoids will provide promising models for MP/NP risk assessment. Moreover, in-depth investigations are required to identify the release of MPs/NPs from discarded face masks and characterize their transportation through the food chains. More importantly, innovative approaches and eco-friendly strategies are urgently demanded to reduce DFM-derived MP/NP pollution.
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- Minghui Li
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China; Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.
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Jiménez‐Arroyo C, Tamargo A, Molinero N, Moreno‐Arribas MV. The gut microbiota, a key to understanding the health implications of micro(nano)plastics and their biodegradation. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 16:34-53. [PMID: 36415969 PMCID: PMC9803334 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The effects of plastic debris on the environment and plant, animal, and human health are a global challenge, with micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) being the main focus. MNPs are found so often in the food chain that they are provoking an increase in human intake. They have been detected in most categories of consumed foods, drinking water, and even human feces. Therefore, oral ingestion becomes the main source of exposure to MNPs, and the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the gut, constantly interacts with these small particles. The consequences of human exposure to MNPs remain unclear. However, current in vivo studies and in vitro gastrointestinal tract models have shown that MNPs of several types and sizes impact gut intestinal bacteria, affecting gut homeostasis. The typical microbiome signature of MNP ingestion is often associated with dysbiosis and loss of resilience, leads to frequent pathogen outbreaks, and local and systemic metabolic disorders. Moreover, the small micro- and nano-plastic particles found in animal tissues with accumulated evidence of microbial degradation of plastics/MNPs by bacteria and insect gut microbiota raise the issue of whether human gut bacteria make key contributions to the bio-transformation of ingested MNPs. Here, we discuss these issues and unveil the complex interplay between MNPs and the human gut microbiome. Therefore, the elucidation of the biological consequences of this interaction on both host and microbiota is undoubtedly challenging. It is expected that microbial biotechnology and microbiome research could help decipher the extent to which gut microorganisms diversify and MNP-determinant species, mechanisms, and enzymatic systems, as well as become important to understand our response to MNP exposure and provide background information to inspire future holistic studies.
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL)CSIC‐UAMMadridSpain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL)CSIC‐UAMMadridSpain
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Sun T, Ji C, Li F, Shan X, Wu H. The legacy effect of microplastics on aquatic animals in the depuration phase: Kinetic characteristics and recovery potential. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 168:107467. [PMID: 35985106 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in global aquatic environments has received considerable attention. Currently, concerns have been raised regarding reports that the adverse effect of MPs on aquatic animals in the exposure phase may not be (completely) reversed in the depuration phase. In order to provide insights into the legacy effect of MPs from the depuration phase, this study evaluated the kinetic characteristics and recovery potential of aquatic animals after the exposure to MPs. More specifically, a total of 68 depuration kinetic curves were highly fitted to estimate the retention time of MPs. It was shown that the retention time ranged from 1.26 to 3.01 days, corresponding to the egestion of 90 % to 99 % of ingested MPs. The retention time decreased with the increased retention rate. Furthermore, variables potentially affecting the retention time were ranked by the decision tree-based eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm, suggesting that the particle size and tested species were of great importance for explaining the difference in retention time of MPs. Moreover, a biomarker profile was recompiled to determine the toxic changes. Results indicated that the MPs-induced toxicity significantly reduced in the depuration phase, evidenced by the recovery of energy reserves and metabolism, hepatotoxicity, immunotoxicity, hematological parameters, neurotoxicity and oxidative stress. However, the continuous detoxification and remarkable genotoxicity implied that the toxicity was not completely alleviated. In addition, the current knowledge gaps are also highlighted, with recommendations proposed for future research.
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- Tao Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao 266071, PR China.
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Heo Y, Cho WS, Maruthupandy M, Kim SK, Park JW. Biokinetics of fluorophore-conjugated polystyrene microplastics in marine mussels. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129471. [PMID: 35785737 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129471] [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: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biokinetic information on microplastics in bivalves is required to reduce the human exposure, but little is known about the time-course and size effect on tissue absorption and clearance. The biokinetics of fluorophore-labeled polystyrene microbeads with diameters 10 µm (PL10) and 90 µm (PL90) in Mytilus galloprovincialis marine mussels was investigated in the present study. It was found that both PL10 and PL90 showed a biphasic tissue distribution pattern in digestive and non-digestive tissues, highlighting the significant tissue distribution starting from 48 h post-treatment. The differential size effect on tissue distribution was observed only in the gills, which suggests that PL10 accumulates more than PL90. The depuration kinetics show that particles of both sizes can be cleared in any tissue, but non-digestive tissue requires a longer duration for depuration than digestive tissue. The differential size effect on depuration was observed for both digestive and non-digestive tissues, suggesting that PL10 needed a longer duration for depuration than PL90. More than seven days were needed for depuration of microplastics in mussels, which is an exceptionally longer period compared to conventional depuration of bivalves. The most significant improvement of this study is providing the biokinetics of two different-sized microplastics in mussels and the differential time for purging microplastics from mussels.
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- Yunwi Heo
- Environmental Exposure & Toxicology Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 17 Jegok-gil, Jinju 52834, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, 37, Nakdong-daero 550 beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, 37, Nakdong-daero 550 beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Academy-ro 119, Yeounsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea; Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Academy-ro 119, Yeounsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Exposure & Toxicology Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 17 Jegok-gil, Jinju 52834, Republic of Korea; Human and Environmental Toxicology Program, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217, Gajeong-ro, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
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D'Costa AH. Microplastics in decapod crustaceans: Accumulation, toxicity and impacts, a review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 832:154963. [PMID: 35367539 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The presence of microplastics in the aquatic environment poses a serious threat not only to aquatic organisms but also to human beings that consume them. The uptake and effects of microplastics have been studied in almost all groups of aquatic organisms. This review details the different aspects of microplastics exposure in an ecologically and economically important group of crustaceans, the Decapods. A majority of Decapod crustaceans such as prawns, shrimp, crabs, lobsters and crayfish are consumed as seafood and play important roles in food chains and food webs. Numerous studies are available on the accumulation of microplastics in tissues such as the gills, hepatopancreas and gastrointestinal tract in these organisms. Experimental studies have also highlighted the toxic effects of microplastics such as oxidative stress, immunotoxicity and reproductive and developmental toxicity in them. This review also summarizes the ecological impacts and implications in human beings as well as lacunae with regard to microplastic uptake in Decapods.
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Vibrio splendidus infection induces dysbiosis in the blue mussel and favors pathobiontic bacteria. Microbiol Res 2022; 261:127078. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Millar EN, Kidd KA, Surette MG, Bennett CJ, Salerno J, Gillis PL. Effects of municipal wastewater effluents on the digestive gland microbiome of wild freshwater mussels (Lasmigona costata). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 241:113774. [PMID: 35777341 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113774] [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: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Gut microbial communities are vital for maintaining host health, and are sensitive to diet, environment, and chemical exposures. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) release effluents containing antimicrobials, pharmaceuticals, and other contaminants that may negatively affect the gut microbiome of downstream organisms. This study investigated changes in the diversity and composition of the digestive gland microbiome of flutedshell mussels (Lasmigona costata) from upstream and downstream of two large (service >100,000) WWTPs. Mussel digestive gland microbiome was analyzed following the extraction, PCR amplification, and sequencing of bacterial DNA using the V3-V4 hypervariable regions of the 16 S rRNA gene. Bacterial alpha diversity decreased at sites downstream of the second WWTP and these sites were dissimilar in beta diversity from sites upstream and downstream of the first upstream WWTP. The microbiomes of mussels collected downstream of the first WWTP had increased relative abundances of Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Firmicutes, with a decrease in Cyanobacteria, compared to upstream mussels. Meanwhile, those collected downstream of the second WWTP increased in Proteobacteria and decreased in Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Tenericutes. Increased Proteobacteria has been linked to adverse effects in mammals, but their functions in mussels is currently unknown. Finally, effluent-derived bacteria were found in the microbiome of mussels downstream of both WWTPs but not in those from upstream. Overall, results show that the digestive gland microbiome of mussels collected upstream and downstream of WWTPs differed, which has implications for altered host health and the transport of WWTP-derived bacteria through aquatic ecosystems.
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- Elise N Millar
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Ferguson LV, Hewins B, Harding W, MacDonald E, Gibson G. Changes in the microbiome and associated host tissue structure in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, following exposure to polystyrene microparticles
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Marine life is increasingly exposed to microplastics, which can be ingested and disrupt the relationship between host tissues and their microbiomes. We investigated the effects of microplastics (5 µm polystyrene beads, PS) on the microbial community and host tissue structure in organs at high risk of exposure (digestive gland and gills) in blue mussels, Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758). We exposed mussels to concentrations of microplastic consistent with levels found in local coastal waters. High exposures (1000 particles m-3/mussel) decreased the alpha and beta diversity in the microbiome of the digestive gland, with an increase in relative abundance of Polaribacter and a decrease in other species in the Flavobacteriaceae. Both low (10 particles m-3/mussel) and high exposures to PS also changed tissue structure in the hosts, with an increase in immune cells (hemocytes) and reactive lysosomes in the gills, and in the digestive gland, a loss of cell specialization in digestive cells and an increase in cell break-down products. Thus, exposure to particles of polystyrene in concentrations consistent with levels detected in local coastal zones reduces microbial biodiversity of the digestive gland and disrupts host tissues, which may indicate a loss of the host-symbiont interactions that support tissue homeostasis.
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- Laura V Ferguson
- Acadia University Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 120861, Biology, 33 Westwood Avenue, NS, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, B4P 2R6
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- Acadia University, 8689, Biology Department, Wolfville, Canada, B4P 2R6
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- Acadia University, Biology, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Acadia University, Biology, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, B0P 1X0, ,
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Bao R, Pu J, Xie C, Mehmood T, Chen W, Gao L, Lin W, Su Y, Lin X, Peng L. Aging of biodegradable blended plastic generates microplastics and attached bacterial communities in air and aqueous environments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 434:128891. [PMID: 35430459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The use of biodegradable plastics (BPs) has been widely promoted in recent years, but before their complete degradation, the phase of microplastics (MPs) is inevitable. However, little information concerning the production of MPs from blended polymers is available. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of MPs produced from blended plastics and the development of biofilms on plastic surfaces under long-term aging. Here, three blended materials (i.e., PBAT (53%)+PLA (10%)+Starch (20%), PBAT (80%)+Starch (20%), HDPE (60%)+CaCO3 (40%)) were aged for 90 days in air, deionized (DI) water and seawater. The results showed massive production of MPs (9653 ± 3920-20,348 ± 5857 items/g) from blended plastics accompanied by a large quantity of flocculent substances during 90 days aging period. Furthermore, the richness of bacteria communities on hydrophobic plastics (i.e., PBAT (53%)+PLA (10%)+Starch (20%), PBAT (80%)+Starch (20%)) was higher than hydrophilic plastics (i.e., HDPE (60%)+CaCO3 (40%)), and bacterial communities attached to blended plastics exhibited significantly variation with aging times. Overall, promoting the marketable application of blended plastics is risky if their environmental behavior is not effectively addressed.
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- Ruiqi Bao
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province (Hainan University), Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province 570228, PR China.
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Zhang W, Li T, Li Y, Ma Y, Xie HQ, Zou X, Wu J, Li Y, Wang R, Zhao B. Gut microbiota of Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) in the e-waste dismantling region: In situ status and relationship with internal metal burden. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 248:106171. [PMID: 35504175 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106171] [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: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Due to the production of large quantities of electronic waste (e-waste), unsafe dismantling has caused serious pollution as well as toxicological impacts on both wildlife and humans. As an important aspect of physiology and health, the wildlife's gut microbiota and its changes induced by pollution have been recruiting increasing concerns. To reveal the gut microbiota-related ecotoxicology induced by e-waste dismantling, this study resolves the gut microbiota profile of Anabas testudineus, a native highly adapted nonmodel fish under the in situ exposure, and reveals whether and how the microbiota was altered. The comparisons are made by collecting samples from different e-waste polluted sites in Guiyu (a town in South China) and a nearby reference (nonpolluted) site. The overall gut microbiota landscape of A. testudineus is similar to that of other reported fishes, with an average of ∼300 OTUs, and constituted by Firmicutes (34.51%), Fusobacteria (29.16%) as the major phyla. Obviously different liver metal burdens/fingerprints were observed between the e-waste and reference sites. Accordingly, although the alpha-diversity (ACE, Simpson, and Shannon) of the gut microbiota did not significantly vary, a detailed exploration of the microbiota constitution indicated significant differences at various taxonomic levels, including a series of significantly different species and biomarkers, and showing site-specific beta-diversity clustering patterns. Interestingly, a few bacteria with greater abundance in the fish gut of e-waste polluted sites were also reported to present in other contaminated environments, have a role in wastewater treatment, be capable to transform metal, etc. Redundancy analysis (RDA) and Pearson association analyses indicated significant associations between Mn and Cetobacterium somerae (Pearson r = 0.3612, p = 0.0008) and between Pb and Clostridium colicanis (Pearson r = 0.5151, p < 0.0001). In summary, pollution from e-waste dismantling may have a role in altering the fish gut microbiota, and this research provides insights for better understanding e-waste ecotoxicology and improving future conservation.
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- Wanglong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Centre for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Fan Q, Shi K, Zhan M, Xu Q, Liu X, Li Z, Liu H, Xia Y, Chen Y, Shi X, Sha Z. Acute damage from the degradation of Ulva prolifera on the environmental microbiota, intestinal microbiota and transcriptome of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 302:119022. [PMID: 35219793 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Green tide outbreaks caused by overgrowth of Ulva prolifera in the Yellow Sea of China can cause serious ecological stress with concomitant economic hardships, especially to marine fisheries. In this study, short-term effects (14 days) were evaluated using fresh algae U. prolifera (FU), and a 7-day assessment of the effects of decomposing U. prolifera (DU) algal effluent was conducted to determine the effects on the environmental and intestinal microbiota, intestinal transcriptome and mortality of the commercial marine benthic fish, Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). The results revealed that algal degradation altered the microbial community structure of fish farm water and fish intestines and increased the relative abundance of the pathogens Flavobacteriaceae in water and Vibrio in fish intestines. Fish intestinal tissue structure appeared to be damaged, as indicated in pathological sections, and transcriptome analysis showed intestinal inflammation after exposure, which may have caused an increase in fish mortality. The degradation of U. prolifera led to a bloom of potential pathogenic bacteria and the inflammation of fish intestines, which resulted in disease in the flounder population that reduced fish harvests and might pose a potential health threat.
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- Qingxin Fan
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing, 100194, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Giambò F, Costa C, Teodoro M, Fenga C. Role-Playing Between Environmental Pollutants and Human Gut Microbiota: A Complex Bidirectional Interaction. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:810397. [PMID: 35252248 PMCID: PMC8888443 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.810397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There is a growing interest in the characterization of the involvement of toxicant and pollutant exposures in the development and the progression of several diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, as well as in the disruption of the immune and reproductive homeostasis. The gut microbiota is considered a pivotal player against the toxic properties of chemicals with the establishment of a dynamic bidirectional relationship, underlining the toxicological significance of this mutual interplay. In fact, several environmental chemicals have been demonstrated to affect the composition, the biodiversity of the intestinal microbiota together with the underlining modulated metabolic pathways, which may play an important role in tailoring the microbiotype of an individual. In this review, we aimed to discuss the latest updates concerning the environmental chemicals–microbiota dual interaction, toward the identification of a distinctiveness of the gut microbial community, which, in turn, may allow to adopt personalized preventive strategies to improve risk assessment for more susceptible workers.
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- Federica Giambò
- Occupational Medicine Section, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Section, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Section, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Zhang P, Lu G, Sun Y, Yan Z, Dang T, Liu J. Metagenomic analysis explores the interaction of aged microplastics and roxithromycin on gut microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes of Carassius auratus. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:127773. [PMID: 34802820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aging process changes the physicochemical structure of microplastics and affects environmental behaviors and toxicological effects of coexisting pollutants, thereby posing ecological risks. In this study, the effects of aged polystyrene microplastics alone or in combination with the 100 μg/L roxithromycin (ROX) on intestines of Carassius auratus were investigated. The carrier effect of microplastics was enhanced by aging due to changes in functional groups and surface area, which led to an increase in the bioaccumulation of ROX. The combined exposure of aged microplastics (APS) and ROX caused more inflammatory cell infiltration and cilia defects, and significantly inhibited the activity of amylase and lipase. Metagenomic sequencing revealed that the combined exposure of microplastics and ROX increased the abundance of Gemmobacter, Bosea, Rhizobium, and Shinella and decreased the abundance of Cetobacterium and Akkermansia (p < 0.05). The presence of APS enhanced the selective enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes. What's more, the influence of microplastics and antibiotics on gut microbiota was closely related to carbohydrate metabolism and amino acid metabolism activities, as well as the abundance of baca and sul1 resistance genes. These results expand our understanding of the interaction mechanism between APS and antibiotics in real aquatic environment.
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- Peng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Rozman U, Kalčíková G. Seeking for a perfect (non-spherical) microplastic particle - The most comprehensive review on microplastic laboratory research. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127529. [PMID: 34736190 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In recent decades, much attention has been paid to microplastic pollution, and research on microplastics has begun to grow exponentially. However, microplastics research still suffers from the lack of standardized protocols and methods for investigation of microplastics under laboratory conditions. Therefore, in this review, we summarize and critically discuss the results of 715 laboratory studies published on microplastics in the last five years to provide recommendations for future laboratory research. Analysis of the data revealed that the majority of microplastic particles used in laboratory studies are manufactured spheres of polystyrene ranging in size from 1 to 50 µm, that half of the studies did not characterize the particles used, and that a minority of studies used aged particles, investigated leaching of chemicals from microplastics, or used natural particles as a control. There is a large discrepancy between microplastics used in laboratory research and those found in the environment, and many laboratory studies suffer from a lack of environmental relevance and provide incomplete information on the microplastics used. We have summarized and discussed these issues and provided recommendations for future laboratory research on microplastics focusing on (i) microplastic selection, (ii) microplastic characterization, and (iii) test design of laboratory research on microplastics.
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- Ula Rozman
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, 113 Večna pot, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, 113 Večna pot, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Li W, Chen X, Li M, Cai Z, Gong H, Yan M. Microplastics as an aquatic pollutant affect gut microbiota within aquatic animals. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:127094. [PMID: 34530278 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The adverse impact of microplastics (MPs) on gut microbiota within aquatic animals depends on the overall effect of chemicals and biofilm of MPs. Thus, it is ideal to fully understand the influences that arise from each or even all of these characteristics, which should give us a whole picture of consequences that are brought by MPs. Harmful effects of MPs on gut microbiota within aquatic organisms start from the ingestion of MPs by aquatic organisms. According to this, the present review will discuss the ingestion of MPs and its following results on gut microbial communities within aquatic animals, in which chemical components, such as plastic polymers, heavy metals and POPs, and the biofilm of MPs would be involved. This review firstly analyzed the impacts of MPs on aquatic organisms in detail about its chemical components and biofilm based on previous relevant studies. At last, the significance of field studies, functional studies and complex dynamics of gut microbial ecology in the future research of MPs affecting gut microbiota is discussed.
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- Weixin Li
- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510641, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Hu J, Zuo J, Li J, Zhang Y, Ai X, Zhang J, Gong D, Sun D. Effects of secondary polyethylene microplastic exposure on crucian (Carassius carassius) growth, liver damage, and gut microbiome composition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 802:149736. [PMID: 34464809 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) have been found in the natural environment and even in the organs of fish, which is attracting worldwide attention. In this study, agricultural film was milled to simulate secondary polyethylene microplastics (PE-MPs) to evaluate their effect and toxicity on the growth, liver damage, and gut microbiome composition of crucian (Carassius carassius), a common freshwater fish, after 30 days of feed exposure. Three fish feed treatments with different PE-MPs concentrations, low, medium, and high, whose PE-MPs intake was 6.38, 12.18, and 22.33 mg MPs/fish/day, respectively, were used. The results indicated that crucian growth was promoted in the low and medium PE-MPs groups due to the increase in Firmicutes and decrease in Bacteroidetes, probably resulting in obesity and lipid accumulation, while the growth rate of crucians in the high PE-MPs group showed a clear downward trend. Severe liver damage was observed in PE-MPs-treated groups. Disordered liver tissue and necrosis of pancreatic acinar epithelial cells were observed in the medium and high PE-MPs groups compared with those of the control group. The gut microbiome composition of crucians showed significant alteration, and some harmful bacteria were found in the gut following PE-MPs exposure. Alpha diversity indices revealed that the diversity of the gut microbiome rose markedly in the low, medium, and high PE-MPs groups. This study suggests that MPs adversely affect crucian growth and health, with increased disease risk.
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- Jiamin Hu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Qingke Zhilian Environmental Science Research Institute Co., Ltd, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Qingke Zhilian Environmental Science Research Institute Co., Ltd, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Qingke Zhilian Environmental Science Research Institute Co., Ltd, Xi'an 710000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710000, China
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Chen R, Zhou R, Qiao J, Yang Y, Zhou X, Bai R, Wang Y, Yan L, Wu C. Orally administered Bi 2S 3@SiO 2 core-shell nanomaterials as gastrointestinal contrast agents and their influence on gut microbiota. Mater Today Bio 2022; 13:100178. [PMID: 34938992 PMCID: PMC8661703 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Effective and safe contrast agents for X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are quite desirable for realizing high diagnostic accuracy and low toxicity in the clinic. Herein, we synthesize a series of silica-coated bismuth sulfide core-shell nanomaterials (Bi2S3@SiO2) of various sizes and systematically study their GI CT contrast performance and potential toxic effects in comparison with those of barium sulfate (BaSO4) in mice. The in vivo experimental results suggest that these Bi2S3@SiO2 core-shell nanomaterials display superior CT contrast performance and higher elimination efficacy than BaSO4 by single-dose exposure manner (10 mg/kg Bi element/b.w. for Bi2S3@SiO2 versus 30 mg/kg Ba element/b.w. for BaSO4). Furthermore, 28 days after exposure, Bi2S3@SiO2 core-shell nanomaterials show minimal toxic effects in vivo and nonsignificant influences on the structure and function of the gut microbiota in mice. This demonstrates that no adverse effects on the gut homeostasis are induced by Bi2S3@SiO2 core-shell nanomaterials and, thus, suggests that they can act as excellent and safe CT contrast agents for GI tract imaging.
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- Rui Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, PR China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100054, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, PR China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant, Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union, Medical College, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100054, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100054, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics and National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant, Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union, Medical College, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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de Souza-Silva TG, Oliveira IA, da Silva GG, Giusti FCV, Novaes RD, de Almeida Paula HA. Impact of microplastics on the intestinal microbiota: A systematic review of preclinical evidence. Life Sci 2022; 294:120366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Li D, Miao J, Pan L, Zhou Y, Gao Z, Yang Y, Xu R, Zhang X. Impacts of benzo(a)pyrene exposure on scallop (Chlamys farreri) gut health and gut microbiota composition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 799:149471. [PMID: 34371399 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The gut tissue interacts with nutrients and pollutants which can impact gut health. Gut microbiota is essential to the host health, but is also easily affected by external environment. However, little is known about the toxicological assessment of environmental contaminants on gut health and microbiota, especially in marine invertebrates. In this study, we first explored the effect of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) on the gut health and gut microbiota of scallops (Chlamys farreri). The scallops were exposed to different concentrations (0, 0.4, 2 and 10 μg/L) of BaP for 21 days. The histological morphology, immune- and oxidative enzyme-related gene expression, and lipid peroxidation of the scallops were analyzed at 7, 14 and 21 days. The results revealed that BaP could impair intestinal barrier function, increasing the intestinal permeability of scallops. Moreover, immune and antioxidant responses were induced in the gut tissue. After a 21-day exposure to different concentrations of BaP, the intestinal microbial community was analyzed based on 16S rRNA sequencing. Our results suggested that BaP exposure altered the gut microbial diversity and composition in scallops. Many beneficial genera declined after BaP treatment, while the potential pathogens were increased, such as Mycoplasma and Tenacibaculum. A series of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria were recognized in BaP-treated groups, such as Pseudomonas, Polaribacter, Amphritea and Kordiimonas. Interestingly, the degrading bacteria present varied after exposure to different concentrations of BaP. Overall, this study provides new insights into gut health and gut microbiota in marine invertebrates following exposure to persistent organic pollutants.
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- Dongyu Li
- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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Moraz A, Breider F. Detection and Quantification of Nonlabeled Polystyrene Nanoparticles Using a Fluorescent Molecular Rotor. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14976-14984. [PMID: 34735123 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Plastic pollution has reached alarming levels in recent years. While macro- and microplastic pollution are attested and studied since the 1970s, much less is known about the associated nanoscopic fragments. Due to their ability to cross biological barriers and their extended surface area-to-volume ratio, nanoplastics (NPs) are currently considered as one of the major threats for aquatic and terrestrial environments. Therefore, analytical tools are urgently needed to detect and quantify NPs. In this study, a method exploiting the dependence of the fluorescence quantum yield of a probe, namely, 9-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)julolidine (DCVJ), toward its microenvironment was assessed to detect and quantify polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNs). In the presence of PSNs and after excitation at 450 nm, the single-emission band fluorescent molecular rotor (FMR) emission spectrum displays a second peak at 620 nm, which increases with the concentration of PSNs. In pure water, a limit of detection and quantification range of 475-563 μg·L-1 and 1.582-1.875 mg·L-1, respectively, were obtained for 49 nm diameter polystyrene beads (PSB49). The results associated with 100 nm diameter PSNs amount to 518 μg·L-1 and 1.725 mg·L-1. The robustness of the method toward different parameters, the complexity of the matrix, and the PSN characteristics was also assessed. Finally, the method was applied on biological samples. While PSB49 quantification was achieved using radish sprouts at concentrations up to 200 mg·L-1, it was more challenging when handling mussel tissues. This work presents the feasibility to quantify PSNs using DCVJ fluorescence. It paves the way to new perspectives in the challenging field of NPs.
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- Angélique Moraz
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL, Central Environmental Laboratory, ENAC, IIE, Station 2, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL, Central Environmental Laboratory, ENAC, IIE, Station 2, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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Purnell S, Mills N, Davis K, Joyce C. Assessment of the pollution incident performance of water and sewerage companies in England. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251104. [PMID: 34613966 PMCID: PMC8494355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Comparison of the severity, frequency and self-reporting of pollution incidents by water and sewerage companies is made difficult by differences in environmental and operational conditions. In England, the deterioration in pollution incident performance makes it important to investigate common trends that could be addressed to improve pollution management. This study presents the first external analysis of available national pollution incident data, obtained through Environmental Information Regulations 2004 requests to the English Environment Agency. The study aimed to assess and compare the pollution incident performance of water and sewerage companies in England. Results indicated that there were significant variations in numbers of pollution incidents reported and the severity of the impact on the water environment for different asset types (operational property). There were significant positive relationships between the self-reporting percentages and total numbers of reported pollution incidents per 10,000 km sewer length for pumping stations and sewage treatment works. These results indicate that in at least these asset types, an estimated 5% of pollution incidents could go unreported. Pollution events that go unreported can lead to more severe impacts to the water environment, so rapid and consistent reporting of incidents is crucial for limiting damage. The results have significance for the water industry internationally, because the issues presented here are not restricted to England. In the short-term, research should focus on investigating best practice and standardising reporting of pollution incidents, so that an accurate baseline of the number of pollution incidents occurring can be determined.
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- Sarah Purnell
- Environment and Public Health Research and Enterprise Group, Centre for Aquatic Environments, School of Applied Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Southern Water Services Ltd. Southern House, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Environment Agency, Horizon House, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Environment and Public Health Research and Enterprise Group, Centre for Aquatic Environments, School of Applied Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Agathokleous E, Iavicoli I, Barceló D, Calabrese EJ. Ecological risks in a 'plastic' world: A threat to biological diversity? JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 417:126035. [PMID: 33992919 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microplastics pollution is predicted to increase in the coming decades, raising concerns about its effects on living organisms. Although the effects of microplastics on individual organisms have been extensively studied, the effects on communities, biological diversity, and ecosystems remain underexplored. This paper reviews the published literature concerning how microplastics affect communities, biological diversity, and ecosystem processes. Microplastics increase the abundance of some taxa but decrease the abundance of some other taxa, indicating trade-offs among taxa and altered microbial community composition in both the natural environment and animals' gut. The alteration of community composition by microplastics is highly conserved across taxonomic ranks, while the alpha diversity of microbiota is often reduced or increased, depending on the microplastics dose and environmental conditions, suggesting potential threats to biodiversity. Biogeochemical cycles, greenhouse gas fluxes, and atmospheric chemistry, can also be altered by microplastics pollution. These findings suggest that microplastics may impact the U.N. Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) to improve atmospheric, soil, and water quality and sustaining biodiversity.
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- Evgenios Agathokleous
- Key Laboratory of Agrometeorology of Jiangsu Province, Department of Ecology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, China.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, IDAEA-CSIC, C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research, ICRA-CERCA, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Wu N, Liang J, Wang X, Xie S, Xu X. Copper stimulates the incidence of antibiotic resistance, metal resistance and potential pathogens in the gut of black soldier fly larvae. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 107:150-159. [PMID: 34412778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have been successfully applied to treat various organic wastes. However, the impacts of heavy metals on antibiotic resistance in the BSFL guts are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the effect of copper (exposure concentrations of 0, 100 and 800 mg/kg) on the antibiotic and metal resistance profiles in BSFL guts. A total of 83 antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), 18 mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and 6 metal resistance genes (MRGs) were observed in larval gut samples. Exposure to Cu remarkably reduced the diversity of ARGs and MGEs, but significantly enhanced the abundances of gut-associated ARGs and MRGs. The levels of MRGs copA, czcA and pbrT were dramatically strengthened after Cu exposure as compared with CK (increased by 2.8-13.5 times). Genera Enterococcus acted as the most predominant potential host of multiple ARG, MGE and MRG subtypes. Meanwhile, high exposure to Cu aggravated the enrichment of potential pathogens in BSFL guts, especially for Escherichia, Enterococcus and Salmonella species. The mantel test and procrustes analysis revealed that the gut microbial communities could be a key determinant for antibiotic and metal resistance. However, no significant positive links were observed between MGEs and ARGs or MRGs, possibly suggesting that MGEs did not play a crucial role in shaping the ARGs or MRGs in BSFL guts under the stress of Cu. These findings extend our understanding on the impact of heavy metals on the gut-associated antibiotic and metal resistome of BSFL.
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- Nan Wu
- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- College of Agronomy and Resource and Environment, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- College of Agronomy and Resource and Environment, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China.
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Ouyang MY, Feng XS, Li XX, Wen B, Liu JH, Huang JN, Gao JZ, Chen ZZ. Microplastics intake and excretion: Resilience of the intestinal microbiota but residual growth inhibition in common carp. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 276:130144. [PMID: 33690034 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Aquatic animals can be influenced by exposure to microplastics (MPs), but little is known about their recovery capacity following MPs excretion. Here, common carp were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of MPs for 30 days and followed by MPs excretion for another 30 days. Growth, isotopic and elemental compositions and intestinal microbiota were investigated. We found that fish growth was not influenced by exposed to MPs but was significantly reduced following MPs excretion, indicating a delayed effect on growth. MPs intake and excretion, however, had no obvious effects on isotopic and elemental compositions. MPs altered the community structure and composition of intestinal microbiota and might reduce functional diversity. After MPs excretion, interestingly, bacterial community structures of MPs treatments were grouped together with the control, suggesting the general resilience of fish intestinal microbiota. Nevertheless, high abundance of pathogenic Shewanella, Plesiomonas and Flavobacterium was observed in MPs treatments but did not affect the functional potential of intestinal microbiota. The results of this study provide new information for the application of adverse outcome pathway (AOP) in MPs, suggesting the necessity of paying attention to recovery assay following MPs intake in the development of AOP frameworks.
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- Ming-Yan Ouyang
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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Trestrail C, Walpitagama M, Miranda A, Nugegoda D, Shimeta J. Microplastics alter digestive enzyme activities in the marine bivalve, Mytilus galloprovincialis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 779:146418. [PMID: 33744572 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microplastics are eaten by many invertebrates, particularly filter-feeding organisms like mussels. Since microplastics can be retained in the digestive system for extended periods, there is ample opportunity for them to interact with the functions of digestive enzymes. This study determined how the polymer type, size and concentration of ingested spherical microplastics affects the activities of seven key digestive enzymes in the digestive gland of Mytilus galloprovincialis, a common marine mussel. Polymer type significantly affected the activities of carbohydrase enzymes: polystyrene reduced amylase and xylanase activities, and increased cellulase activity. High concentrations of microplastics (5 × 104 microplastics L-1) caused a 2.5-fold increase in total protease activity. The activities of laminarinase, lipases and lipolytic esterases were unaffected by the polymer type, size or concentration of microplastics. Microplastics-induced changes to digestive enzyme activities can affect mussels' ability to acquire energy from food and reduce their energy reserves.
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- Charlene Trestrail
- Ecotoxicology Research Group, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia; School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia.
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia; Aquatic Environmental Stress research group (AQUEST), RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress research group (AQUEST), RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia
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- Ecotoxicology Research Group, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia; Aquatic Environmental Stress research group (AQUEST), RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC, Australia
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Sun T, Zhan J, Li F, Ji C, Wu H. Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastics influence the locomotor activity of aquatic biota. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 414:125581. [PMID: 34030420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in various marine and freshwater matrices has attracted great attention. However, the effect of MPs in natural environment on the locomotor performance of aquatic biota is still controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted, involving 116 effect sizes from 2347 samples, to quantitatively evaluate the alteration in locomotor behavior of aquatic organisms induced by MPs at environmentally relevant concentrations (≤ 1 mg/L, median = 0.125 mg/L). It was shown that MP exposure significantly inhibited the average speed and moved distance of aquatic organisms by 5% and 8% (p < 0.05), respectively, compared with the control, resulting in an obvious reduction of locomotor ability by 6% (p < 0.05). Egger's test indicated that the results were stable without publication bias (p > 0.05). The complex influence of MPs on the locomotor ability were characterized through random-effects meta-regression analyses, presenting size-, time-, concentration-dependent manners and multi-factors interactions. In addition, several physiological changes, including energy reserve reduction, metabolism disorder, gut microbiota dysbiosis, inflammation response, neurotoxic response, and oxidative stress, of aquatic organisms triggered by MP exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations were also provided, which might account for the MPs-induced locomotor activity decline.
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- Tao Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao 266071, PR China.
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Qiao J, Chen R, Wang M, Bai R, Cui X, Liu Y, Wu C, Chen C. Perturbation of gut microbiota plays an important role in micro/nanoplastics-induced gut barrier dysfunction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:8806-8816. [PMID: 33904557 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00038a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The widespread occurrence of microplastics (MPLs) and nanoplastics (NPLs), collectively abbreviated as M/NPLs, has markedly affected the ecosystem and has become a global threat to human health. Multiple investigations have shown that the chronic ingestion of M/NPLs negatively affects gut barrier function but the mechanism remains unclear. Herein, this research has investigated the toxic effects of pristine polystyrene (PS) M/NPLs, negatively charged carboxylated polystyrene M/NPLs (PS-COOH) and positively charged aminated polystyrene M/NPLs (PS-NH2) of two sizes (70 nm and 5 μm in diameter) in mice. Gavage of these PS M/NPLs for 28 days caused obvious injuries to the gut tract, leading to the decreased expression of tight junction proteins. The toxicity of the M/NPLs was ranked as PS-NH2 > PS-COOH > pristine PS. Oral administration of these M/NPLs resulted in marked gut microbiota dysbiosis. The M/NPLs-enriched genera generally contained opportunistic pathogens which are accompanied by a deteriorated intestinal barrier function, while most M/NPLs-decreased bacteria were beneficial microbes with known tight junction-promoting functions, implicating an important indirect toxic effect of gut microbiota dysbiosis in M/NPLs-induced gut barrier dysfunction. In conclusion, this research highlights the importance of gut microbiota in the toxicity of M/NPLs exposure on gut barrier function, providing novel insights into the adverse effects of M/NPLs exposure on human health.
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- Jiyan Qiao
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China and College of Materials Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China and College of Materials Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Tlili S, Mouneyrac C. New challenges of marine ecotoxicology in a global change context. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 166:112242. [PMID: 33706213 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112242] [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: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Currently, research agenda in marine ecotoxicology is facing new challenges with the emergence of newly and complex synthetized chemicals. The study of the fate and adverse effects of toxicants remains increasingly complicated with global change events. Ecotoxicology had provided for a decades, precious scientific data and knowledge but also technical and management tools for the environmental community. Regarding those, it is necessary to update methodologies dealing with these issues such as combined effect of conventional and emergent stressors and global changes. In this point of view article, we discuss one hand the new challenges of ecotoxicology in this context, and in the other hand, the need of updating agenda and methodologies currently used in monitoring programs and finally recommendations and future research needs. Among recommendations, it could be cited the necessity to perform long-term experiments, the standardization of sentinel species and taking benefit from baseline studies and omics technologies.
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- Sofiene Tlili
- Laboratoire Mer, Molécules, Santé (MMS, EA 2160), Université Catholique, de l'Ouest, 49000 Angers, France.
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- Laboratoire Mer, Molécules, Santé (MMS, EA 2160), Université Catholique, de l'Ouest, 49000 Angers, France
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Hirt N, Body-Malapel M. Immunotoxicity and intestinal effects of nano- and microplastics: a review of the literature. Part Fibre Toxicol 2020; 17:57. [PMID: 33183327 PMCID: PMC7661204 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-020-00387-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Together with poor biodegradability and insufficient recycling, the massive production and use of plastics have led to widespread environmental contamination by nano- and microplastics. These particles accumulate across ecosystems - even in the most remote habitats - and are transferred through food chains, leading to inevitable human ingestion, that adds to the highest one due to food processes and packaging. OBJECTIVE The present review aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of current knowledge regarding the effects of nano- and microplastics on intestinal homeostasis. METHODS We conducted a literature search focused on the in vivo effects of nano- and microplastics on gut epithelium and microbiota, as well as on immune response. RESULTS Numerous animal studies have shown that exposure to nano- and microplastics leads to impairments in oxidative and inflammatory intestinal balance, and disruption of the gut's epithelial permeability. Other notable effects of nano- and microplastic exposure include dysbiosis (changes in the gut microbiota) and immune cell toxicity. Moreover, microplastics contain additives, adsorb contaminants, and may promote the growth of bacterial pathogens on their surfaces: they are potential carriers of intestinal toxicants and pathogens that can potentially lead to further adverse effects. CONCLUSION Despite the scarcity of reports directly relevant to human, this review brings together a growing body of evidence showing that nano- and microplastic exposure disturbs the gut microbiota and critical intestinal functions. Such effects may promote the development of chronic immune disorders. Further investigation of this threat to human health is warranted.
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- Nell Hirt
- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286- INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286- INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000, Lille, France.
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