期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 804, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150177
关键词
Amphibian; Emerging contaminant; Herbicides; Polyethylene particles; Plastic; Density Functional Theory
资金
- National Agency for Promotion of Science and Technology (ANPCyT FONCyT PICT) [3293, 1069]
- CCAD-UNC
- SNCADMinCyT, Argentina
- Course of Action for Research and Science Promotion [50620190100036LI]
The study found that glyphosate (GLY) and glufosinate ammonium (GA) herbicides, when used alone or in combination with polyethylene microplastic particles (PEMPs), have an impact on the toxicity of Scinax squalirostris tadpoles, with the combination increasing toxicity effects. Exposure to GLY and GA herbicides alone, as well as in combination with PEMPs, affects enzyme activities and leads to an increase in GST, and a decrease in AChE and CbE.
The effects of glyphosate (GLY)-based and glufosinate ammonium (GA)-based herbicides (GBH and GABH, respectively) and polyethylene microplastic particles (PEMPs) on Scinax squalirostris tadpoles were assessed. Tadpoles were exposed to nominal concentrations of both herbicides (from 1.56 to 100 mg L-1) and PEMPs (60 mg L-1), either alone or in combination, and toxicity evaluated at 48 h. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), carboxylesterase (CbE), and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities were analyzed at the three lowest concentrations (1.56, 3.12 and 6.25 mg L-1, survival rates >85%) of both herbicides alone and with PEMPs. Additionally, the thermochemistry of the interactions between the herbicides and polyethylene (PE) was analyzed by Density Functional Theory (DFT). The median-lethal concentration (LC50) was 43.53 mg L-1 for GBH, 38.56 mg L-1 for GBH + PEMPs, 7.69 for GABH, and 6.25 mg L-1 for GABH+PEMPs. The PEMP treatment increased GST but decreased CbE activity, whereas GBH and GABH treatments increased GST but decreased AChE activity. In general, the mixture of herbicides with PEMPs increased the effect observed in the individual treatments: the highest concentration of GBH + PEMPs increased GST activity, whereas GABH+PEMP treatments decreased both AChE and CbE activities. DFT analysis revealed spontaneous interactions between the herbicides and PE, leading to the formation of bonds at the herbicide-PE interface, significantly stronger for GA than for GLY. The experimental and theoretical findings of our study indicate that these interactions may lead to an increase in toxicity when pollutants are together, meaning potential environmental risk of these combinations, especially in the case of GA. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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