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Microplastic potentiates triclosan toxicity to the marine copepod<i>Acartia tonsa</i>(Dana)
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health2017
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Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Annemette Palmqvist,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Anne L. Nielsen,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Gary Thomas Banta,
Farhan R. Khan,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Annemette Palmqvist,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Gary Thomas Banta,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Gary Thomas Banta,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Per Meyer Jepsen,
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Annemette Palmqvist,
Kristian Syberg
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Annemette Palmqvist,
Farhan R. Khan,
Farhan R. Khan,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Annemette Palmqvist,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Annemette Palmqvist,
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Kristian Syberg
Summary
Researchers tested whether microplastics worsen the toxicity of triclosan — an antimicrobial chemical — on marine copepods, finding that microplastic potentiated triclosan's toxic effects, suggesting that microplastics can increase the harm of co-occurring chemical contaminants.
Microplastics (MP) are contaminants of environmental concern partly due to plastics ability to sorb and transport hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOC). The importance of this "vector effect" is currently being debated in the scientific community. This debate largely ignores that the co-exposures of MP and HOC are mixtures of hazardous agents, which can be addressed from a mixture toxicity perspective. In this study, mixture effects of polyethylene microbeads (MP) and triclosan (TCS) (a commonly used antibacterial agent in cosmetics) were assessed on the marine copepod Acartia tonsa. Data indicated that MP potentiate the toxicity of TCS, illustrating the importance of understanding the mixture interaction between plastics and HOC when addressing the environmental importance of the vector effect.