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Interactive effects of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) microplastics and salinity variation on a marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Journal

CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 289, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133240

Keywords

Interactive effects; Polymethyl methacrylate microplastics; Salinity variation; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Growth inhibition; Photosynthetic activity

Funding

  1. Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province [SWYY-025]
  2. Key Research and Development Project of Zhenjiang [SH2019004]
  3. China Scholarship Council [201902720024]

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The study showed that PMMA microplastics and salinity variation had negative effects on the growth and photosynthetic activity of Phaeodactylum tricornutum, resulting in significant changes in chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and altered antioxidant enzyme activities.
Until now, knowledge about the interactive effects of microplastics and environmental factors on primary producers is quite limited. In this work, a marine diatom (Phaeodactylum tricornutum) was exposed to polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) microplastics at different salinities (25, 35, and 45 parts per thousand) for 10 days in order to study their interactive effects. Results showed that growth of P. tricornutum was negatively affected by PMMA microplastics and salinity variation with a minimum EC50 value of 91.75 mg L-1. Photosynthetic activity of P. tricornutum was also inhibited by the two factors, and their interactive effects on chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (Fv/Fm and phi PSII) were significant. In the algal cells, soluble protein accumulated, activities of two antioxidant enzymes changed, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content increased when this diatom was exposed to the microplastics at different salinities. These data would help to evaluate the risks of microplastics to primary producers under different environmental factors.

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