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Comparison of Short- and Long-Term Toxicity of Microplastics with Different Chemical Constituents on Button Polyps. (<i>Protopalythoa</i> sp.)
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry2020
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Lei He,
Lei He,
Shiqi Jiang,
Shiqi Jiang,
Lei He,
Limin Feng,
Limin Feng,
Lei He,
Chengyong Li
Lei He,
Chengyong Li
Lei He,
Shiqi Jiang,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Yueqin Zhang,
Lei He,
Chengyong Li
Yueqin Zhang,
Lei He,
Yuanyuan Zhang,
Hui Zhao,
Hui Zhao,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Jinjun Chen,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Shiqi Jiang,
Lei He,
Limin Feng,
Lei He,
Shiqi Jiang,
Lei He,
Limin Feng,
Limin Feng,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Chengyong Li
Limin Feng,
Limin Feng,
Lei Ren,
Limin Feng,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Jinjun Chen,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Shiqi Jiang,
Limin Feng,
Chengyong Li
Shengli Sun,
Lei He,
Pengzhi Hong,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Shengli Sun,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Lei He,
Lei He,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Lei Ren,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Chunxia Zhou,
Yueqin Zhang,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Chunxia Zhou,
Lei Ren,
Pengzhi Hong,
Yueqin Zhang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Lei He,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Yueqin Zhang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Hui Zhao,
Yueqin Zhang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Pengzhi Hong,
Chengyong Li
Chunxia Zhou,
Chengyong Li
Chunxia Zhou,
Chunxia Zhou,
Chengyong Li
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Shengli Sun,
Chengyong Li
Shengli Sun,
Shengli Sun,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Lei Ren,
Chengyong Li
Lei He,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Shengli Sun,
Yueqin Zhang,
Lei He,
Jinjun Chen,
Chunxia Zhou,
Pengzhi Hong,
Pengzhi Hong,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Pengzhi Hong,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Lei Ren,
Lei Ren,
Lei Ren,
Yueqin Zhang,
Pengzhi Hong,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Shengli Sun,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chunxia Zhou,
Lei Ren,
Jinjun Chen,
Lei Ren,
Shengli Sun,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Jinjun Chen,
Chengyong Li
Yueqin Zhang,
Shengli Sun,
Pengzhi Hong,
Jinjun Chen,
Jinjun Chen,
Shengli Sun,
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Chengyong Li
Lei Ren,
Yan‐Qiu Liang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Yueqin Zhang,
Chengyong Li
Summary
Short-term and long-term toxicity of three types of microplastics — PVC, polystyrene, and polyethylene — were compared using button polyps (Protopalythoa sp.) as a coral model. Toxicity varied by polymer type and exposure duration, with longer exposures revealing effects not apparent in short-term tests.
To date, several studies have investigated the influence of micoplastics (MPs) on scleractinian coral. However, research of MPs on button polyps (Protopalythoa sp.) is still in its infancy. This study aimed to assess the toxic effects induced by the presence of three types of MPs, namely, poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), polyethylene (PE), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), on button polyps (Protopalythoa sp.) after short (96 h)- and long (28 day)-term exposure. The results showed that MPs can adhere to the coral surface and enter the coral body, which causes coral to secrete mucus and lose symbiotic zooxanthellae. Moreover, the chlorophyll content of coral and the levels of several metabolic-related enzymes including glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxide (LPO), glutathione S-transferase (GST), and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) were measured. The results indicate type- and time-dependent cytotoxic effects of MPs. On short-term exposure, the MPs cause the corals to produce a mass of peroxides, which also initiate their immune and detoxification systems. After long-term exposure, the immunocompetence, photosynthetic efficiency, and oxidation resistance of corals were damaged to varying degrees by MPs.