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Unveiling the multilevel impact of four water-soluble polymers on Daphnia magna: From proteome to behaviour (a case study)
Journal of Hazardous Materials2024
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Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Lara Nigro,
Riccardo Sbarberi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Riccardo Sbarberi,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Lara Nigro,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Riccardo Sbarberi,
Riccardo Sbarberi,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Lara Nigro,
Camilla Della Torre,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Camilla Della Torre,
Camilla Della Torre,
Andrea Binelli
Stefano Gazzotti,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Riccardo Sbarberi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Camilla Della Torre,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Magni,
Lara Nigro,
Camilla Della Torre,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Andrea Binelli
Stefano Magni,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Magni,
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Silvia Giorgia Signorini,
Camilla Della Torre,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Stefano Magni,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Andrea Binelli
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Riccardo Sbarberi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Stefano Magni,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Andrea Binelli
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Camilla Della Torre,
Stefano Gazzotti,
Camilla Della Torre,
Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli
Camilla Della Torre,
Andrea Binelli
Camilla Della Torre,
Andrea Binelli
Summary
This study investigated the effects of four common water-soluble polymers, including polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol, on the freshwater organism Daphnia magna. Researchers found that these widely used industrial chemicals can affect the organisms at multiple biological levels, from protein expression changes to altered swimming behavior, indicating that water-soluble polymers deserve more attention as aquatic pollutants.
The ubiquitous presence of water-soluble polymers (WSPs) in freshwater environments raises concerns regarding potential threats to aquatic organisms. This study investigated, for the first time, the effects of widely used WSPs -polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyacrylic acid (PAA), and polyethylene glycol (PEG)- using a multi-level approach in the freshwater biological model Daphnia magna. This integrated assessment employed a suite of biomarkers, evaluation of swimming behaviour, and proteomic analysis to investigate the effects of three environmentally relevant concentrations (0.001, 0.5, and 1 mg/L) of the tested WSPs from molecular to organismal levels, assessing both acute and chronic effects. Our findings reveal that exposure to different WSPs induces specific responses at each biological level, with PEG being the only WSP inducing lethal effects at 0.5 mg/L. At the physiological level, although all WSPs impacted both swimming performance and heart rate of D. magna specimens, PAA exhibited the greatest effects on the measured behavioural parameters. Furthermore, proteomic analyses demonstrated altered protein profiles following exposure to all WSPs, with PVA emerging as the most effective.