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Encapsulation and release of tetrabromobisphenol A in microplastics: Trade-off in their individual toxicity to Xenopus tropicalis tadpoles
Journal of Hazardous Materials2024
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Lingling Hu,
Juyang Fu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Juyang Fu,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Juyang Fu,
Juyang Fu,
Juyang Fu,
Juyang Fu,
Juyang Fu,
Juyang Fu,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Lingling Hu,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Lingling Hu,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Lingling Hu,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Lingling Hu,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Lingling Hu,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan,
Daoyong Zhang,
Lingling Hu,
Daoyong Zhang,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan
Daoyong Zhang,
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Lingling Hu,
Lingling Hu,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan,
Xiangliang Pan
Summary
Researchers studied how the flame retardant TBBPA is distributed within and released from polystyrene microplastics, and tested the combined toxicity on tadpoles. They found a trade-off where microplastics that encapsulated the chemical reduced its immediate toxicity but created a slow-release exposure over time. The study highlights the complex relationship between microplastic-bound additives and their long-term effects on aquatic wildlife.
The toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to aquatic animals is closely related to the presence and release kinetics of contained additives, as most plastic products contain various additives. However, the relationship between the occurrence and release of additives from MPs, and their individual or combined toxicity remains unclear. In this study, the nanoscale distribution and release of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA, a common flame retardant with endocrine-disrupting effect) in polystyrene (PS) MPs, and the long-term (60 days) toxicity of TBBPA and MPs containing TBBPA (at doses of 0 %, 1 %, 10 %, w/w) to Xenopus tropicalis tadpoles were investigated. Exposure to 10 μg/L TBBPA alone was the most toxics, while the encapsulation of TBBPA in MPs significantly delayed its lethal toxicity to tadpoles by inhibiting the rapid and extensive release of TBBPA. PS MPs alone and MPs containing 10 % TBBPA exhibited delayed survival toxicity compared to TBBPA alone, whereas PS MPs containing 1 % TBBPA did not show this effect but inhibited growth. These findings suggest that chronic toxicity assessments should be based on long-term (months or even years) exposure experiments due to the encapsulation-controlled slow release of toxic additives.