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Acute toxicity of triclosan, caffeine, nanoplastics, microplastics, and their mixtures on Daphnia magna
Marine Pollution Bulletin2023
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Reza Pashaei,
Reza Pashaei,
Reza Pashaei,
Reza Pashaei,
Reza Pashaei,
Reza Pashaei,
Reza Pashaei,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Reza Pashaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Reza Pashaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Reza Pashaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Donata Overlingė
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Donata Overlingė,
Donata Overlingė,
Tony R. Walker,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Donata Overlingė
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Tony R. Walker,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Agata Błaszczyk,
Agata Błaszczyk,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Ieva Putna-Nīmane,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Reda Dzingelevičienė,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Donata Overlingė,
Donata Overlingė
Summary
Researchers tested the acute toxicity of triclosan, caffeine, nanoplastics, and microplastics individually and in mixtures on the water flea Daphnia magna. They found that nanoplastics were more toxic than microplastics, and mixtures of these pollutants with triclosan or caffeine produced varying levels of combined toxicity. The study highlights that environmental pollutants rarely occur in isolation, and their mixtures may have unpredictable effects on aquatic organisms.
We measured acute toxicity of triclosan, caffeine, nanoplastics, and microplastics, and their mixtures on Daphnia magna. Limitations of this study included use of a single species, acute rather than chronic toxicity testing, examination of single substances and their mixtures, and laboratory conditions that may not reflect real-world scenarios. Single compound toxicity results revealed a clear concentration-response pattern, with triclosan showing higher toxicity than caffeine, and nanoplastics displaying higher toxicity than microplastics. Combinations of triclosan with nanoplastics, and microplastics resulted in varying mortality rates, with higher rates observed with increased concentrations of triclosan and nanoplastics. Similar results were observed with caffeine, nanoplastics, and microplastics mixtures. These findings underline potential hazards posed by these pollutants to marine ecosystems and highlight the need for further studies to understand chronic effects, interactive effects of multiple substances, and the impact under more environmentally relevant conditions.