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Burcham LE, Hoskins TD, Allmon EB, Scherer MN, Bushong AG, Hamilton MT, Macheri S, Coogan GS, Choi YJ, Lee LS, Sepúlveda MS. Does salinity mediate the toxicity of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in an estuarine fish? Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 203:116446. [PMID: 38703627 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is detected in estuarine environments, where salinity levels fluctuate regularly. We investigated the effects of salinity on the toxicity of PFOS in embryos and larvae of Cyprinodon variegatus. We crossed six PFOS treatments (0, 1-10,000 μg/L) with two salinities (10, 30 ppt). Larvae exposed to the highest concentration of PFOS under high salinity accumulated over twice the amount of PFOS compared to larvae maintained under low salinity. Embryonic survival was unaffected by PFOS, salinity, or their interaction. PFOS delayed time to hatch and increased salinity reduced time to hatch regardless of PFOS treatment; however, no salinity by PFOS interactions were observed. Conversely, PFOS and salinity interacted in the larval stage, with decreased survival at 30 ppt salinity. This is one of the first studies evaluating interactive effects of PFOS and high salinity and highlights the importance of assessing PFAS toxicity across life stages.
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- Lucy E Burcham
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Sustainability Research Center and PhD in Conservation Medicine, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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Barragan EM, Hoskins TD, Allmon EB, McQuigg JL, Hamilton MT, Christian EN, Coogan GSM, Searle CL, Choi YJ, Lee LS, Hoverman JT, Sepúlveda MS. Toxicities of Legacy and Current-Use PFAS in an Anuran: Do Larval Exposures Influence Responses to a Terrestrial Pathogen Challenge? Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:19180-19189. [PMID: 37962853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Legacy polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) [perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)] are being replaced by various other fluorinated compounds, such as hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (GenX). These alternatives are thought to be less bioaccumulative and, therefore, less toxic than legacy PFAS. Contaminant exposures occur concurrently with exposure to natural stressors, including the fungal pathogen Batrachocytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Despite evidence that other pollutants can increase the adverse effects of Bd on anurans, no studies have examined the interactive effects of Bd and PFAS. This study tested the growth and developmental effects of PFOS, PFOA, and GenX on gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles, followed by a Bd challenge after metamorphosis. Despite PFAS exposure only occurring during the larval stage, carry-over effects on growth were observed post metamorphosis. Further, PFAS interacted with Bd exposure to influence growth; Bd-exposed animals had significantly shorter SVL [snout-vent length (mm)] with significantly increased body condition, among other time-dependent effects. Our data suggest that larval exposure to PFAS can continue to impact growth in the juvenile stage after exposure has ended. Contrary to predictions, GenX affected terrestrial performance more consistently than its legacy congener, PFOA. Given the role of Bd in amphibian declines, further investigation of interactions of PFAS with Bd and other environmentally relevant pathogens is warranted.
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- Evelyn M Barragan
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Biology, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey 07940, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Sustainability Research Center and PhD in Conservation Medicine, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7550196, Chile
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Hoskins TD, Allmon EB, Flynn RW, Lee LS, Choi Y, Hoverman JT, Sepúlveda MS. An Environmentally Relevant Mixture of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid and Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid Does Not Conform to Additivity in Northern Leopard Frogs Exposed Through Metamorphosis. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:3007-3016. [PMID: 36165564 PMCID: PMC9828449 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals associated with adverse health effects. At aqueous film-forming foam sites, they occur as mixtures, with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) commonly co-occurring in the highest concentrations. Although PFOS and PFHxS toxicities have been studied, few studies have tested their potential interaction. Using Rana pipiens, the present study compared toxicities of a 1:1 PFOS:PFHxS mixture to PFOS and PFHxS individually with the prediction that responses would be additive. Gosner stage 25 (GS 25) tadpoles were exposed through metamorphosis (GS 46) to 0.5 and 1 ppb PFOS or PFHxS alone or to a mixture of 0.5 ppb PFOS and 0.5 ppb PFHxS. Tadpoles were weighed and measured (snout-vent length [SVL]) at day 31, metamorphic climax (GS 42), and GS 46. These values were used to calculate the scaled mass index (SMI), a measure of body condition. Body burdens were quantified on day 31 and at GS 46. The PFOS and PFHxS body burdens were elevated relative to controls at GS 46. No effects were observed on survival, SVL, or mass. Single PFAS effects included a 17% reduction in SMI at day 31 (0.5 ppb PFHxS) and a 1.1-day longer metamorphic period (1 ppb PFHxS) relative to controls. Mixture results deviated from additivity-SMIs were higher than expected on day 31 and lower than expected at GS 42. In addition, time to GS 42 in the PFAS mixture exceeded expected additivity by 12 days. Results from a chronic exposure to a 1:1 PFOS:PFHxS mixture resulted in changes in body condition and length of metamorphosis that deviated from additivity. More PFAS mixture toxicity studies conducted at relevant ratios and concentrations are needed. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:3007-3016. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Tyler D. Hoskins
- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of AgronomyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of AgronomyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
- Sustainability Research Center, Life Sciences FacultyUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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Magnuson JT, Khursigara AJ, Allmon EB, Esbaugh AJ, Roberts AP. Effects of Deepwater Horizon crude oil on ocular development in two estuarine fish species, red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 166:186-191. [PMID: 30269013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in crude oil have been shown to cause the dysregulation of genes important in eye development and function, as well as morphological abnormalities of the eye. However, it is not currently understood how these changes in gene expression are manifested as deficits in visual function. Embryonic red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) were exposed to water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of weathered crude oil and assessed for visual function using an optomotor response assay in early life-stage larvae, with subsequent samples taken for histological analysis of the eyes. Larvae of both species exposed to increasing concentrations of oil exhibited a reduced optomotor response. The mean diameters of retinal layers, which play an important role in visual function and image processing, were significantly reduced in oil-exposed sheepshead larvae, though not in red drum larvae. The present study provides evidence that weathered crude oil has a significant effect on visual function in early life-stage fishes.
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- Jason T Magnuson
- University of North Texas, Department of Biological Sciences and Advanced Environmental Research Institute, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, United States.
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- University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States
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- University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States
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- University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States
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- University of North Texas, Department of Biological Sciences and Advanced Environmental Research Institute, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, United States
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Allmon EB, Esbaugh AJ. Carbon dioxide induced plasticity of branchial acid-base pathways in an estuarine teleost. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45680. [PMID: 28378831 PMCID: PMC5381225 DOI: 10.1038/srep45680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Anthropogenic CO2 is expected to drive ocean pCO2 above 1,000 μatm by 2100 – inducing respiratory acidosis in fish that must be corrected through branchial ion transport. This study examined the time course and plasticity of branchial metabolic compensation in response to varying levels of CO2 in an estuarine fish, the red drum, which regularly encounters elevated CO2 and may therefore have intrinsic resilience. Under control conditions fish exhibited net base excretion; however, CO2 exposure resulted in a dose dependent increase in acid excretion during the initial 2 h. This returned to baseline levels during the second 2 h interval for exposures up to 5,000 μatm, but remained elevated for exposures above 15,000 μatm. Plasticity was assessed via gene expression in three CO2 treatments: environmentally realistic 1,000 and 6,000 μatm exposures, and a proof-of-principle 30,000 μatm exposure. Few differences were observed at 1,000 or 6,000 μatm; however, 30,000 μatm stimulated widespread up-regulation. Translocation of V-type ATPase after 1 h of exposure to 30,000 μatm was also assessed; however, no evidence of translocation was found. These results indicate that red drum can quickly compensate to environmentally relevant acid-base disturbances using baseline cellular machinery, yet are capable of plasticity in response to extreme acid-base challenges.
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- Elizabeth B Allmon
- University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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- University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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