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Do Virgin and Chemical-Spiked Microplastics Affect Ephyrae Jellyfish Survival and Behaviour?
2024
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Chiara Gambardella,
Francesca Garaventa
Chiara Gambardella,
Elisa Costa,
Elisa Costa,
Elisa Costa,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Chiara Gambardella,
Verónica Piazza,
Verónica Piazza,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Elisa Costa,
Elisa Costa,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Elisa Costa,
Francesca Garaventa
Elisa Costa,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Roberta Miroglio,
Verónica Piazza,
Verónica Piazza,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Francesca Garaventa
Elisa Costa,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Elisa Costa,
Elisa Costa,
Chiara Gambardella,
Verónica Piazza,
Verónica Piazza,
Verónica Piazza,
Roberta Miroglio,
Roberta Miroglio,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Roberta Miroglio,
Chiara Gambardella,
Roberta Miroglio,
Chiara Gambardella,
Verónica Piazza,
Marco Faimali,
Chiara Gambardella,
Elisa Costa,
Chiara Gambardella,
Roberta Miroglio,
Marco Faimali,
Verónica Piazza,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Elisa Costa,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Verónica Piazza,
Marco Faimali,
Chiara Gambardella,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Elisa Costa,
Verónica Piazza,
Verónica Piazza,
Marco Faimali,
Elisa Costa,
Marco Faimali,
Chiara Gambardella,
Marco Faimali,
Verónica Piazza,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Chiara Gambardella,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Marco Faimali,
Verónica Piazza,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Chiara Gambardella,
Chiara Gambardella,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Verónica Piazza,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Verónica Piazza,
Francesca Garaventa
Francesca Garaventa
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Marco Faimali,
Marco Faimali,
Francesca Garaventa
Chiara Gambardella,
Francesca Garaventa
Summary
For the first time, this study compared the toxicity of virgin and pollutant-spiked polyethylene microplastics on Aurelia jellyfish ephyrae, examining both survival and behavioral endpoints. Chemically contaminated microplastics were more toxic than virgin particles, confirming that adsorbed pollutants amplify the hazard posed by plastic particles to marine organisms.
In the present work, we verified for the first time the difference in toxicity between virgin and pollutant-spiked microplastics (MPs) on Aurelia sp. ephyrae jellyfish, recently suggested in the ecotoxicology survey. With this aim, ephyrae were exposed to both virgin polyethylene (PE) MPs and PE-MPs spiked with oxybenzone (BP3), an endocrine disrupting chemical. After 48 hours acute and behavioral responses, namely Immobility and Frequency of pulsation, were investigated. Overall, both virgin and BP-3 spiked PE- MPs at low and high concentrations, affected Immobility and the pulsation mode in ephyrae jellyfish. In conclusion, no synergic effects in PE-MPs due to BP-3 was observed, suggesting that the presence of this chemical at environmental concentration does not increase PE- MP toxicity on marine jellyfish.