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Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)
Marine Pollution Bulletin2015
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Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Auro Maluf,
Auro Maluf,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Auro Maluf,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Auro Maluf,
Alexander Turra
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Fernando Sanzi Cortez,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Fernando Sanzi Cortez,
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Caio Rodrigues Nobre,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Augusto César,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Augusto César,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Marina Santana,
Marina Santana,
Augusto César,
Augusto César,
Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira,
Alexander Turra
Marina Santana,
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra
Summary
Researchers assessed the toxicity of both virgin and beach-stranded plastic pellets to sea urchin embryo development. The study found that chemical substances leaching from microplastics into surrounding water caused developmental abnormalities, indicating that microplastics can release harmful compounds that affect marine organisms even without direct ingestion.
Study Type
Environmental
Apart from the physiological impacts on marine organisms caused by ingesting microplastics, the toxicity caused by substances leaching from these particles into the environment requires investigation. To understand this potential risk, we evaluated the toxicity of virgin (raw) and beach-stranded plastic pellets to the development of embryos of Lytechinus variegatus, simulating transfers of chemical compounds to interstitial water and water column by assays of pellet-water interface and elutriate, respectively. Both assays showed that virgin pellets had toxic effects, increasing anomalous embryonic development by 58.1% and 66.5%, respectively. The toxicity of stranded pellets was lower than virgin pellets, and was observed only for pellet-water interface assay. These results show that (i) plastic pellets act as a vector of pollutants, especially for plastic additives found on virgin particles; and that (ii) the toxicity of leached chemicals from pellets depends on the exposure pathway and on the environmental compartment in which pellets accumulate.