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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 56, 期 22, 页码 15902-15911出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03878
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birds; microplastics; in vivo experiment; cytokines; oxidative stress; sex hormones; hepatotoxicity
Plastic pollution poses a threat to birds, and little is known about the sublethal effects of ingested microplastics (MP) and the effects of MP <1 mm in birds. This study evaluated the toxicity of environmentally relevant polypropylene and polyethylene particles collected in the Norwegian coast in growing Japanese quail, and found size-dependent sublethal effects of MP.
Plastic pollution can pose a threat to birds. Yet, little is known about the sublethal effects of ingested microplastics (MP), and the effects of MP < 1 mm in birds remain unknown. This study therefore aimed at evaluating the toxicity of environmentally relevant polypropylene and polyethylene particles collected in the Norwegian coast in growing Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). Birds were orally exposed to 600 mg MP over 5 weeks, covering small (<125 mu m) and large (3 mm) MP, both separately and in a mixture. We evaluated multiple sublethal endpoints in quail, including oxidative stress, cytokine levels, blood-biochemical parameters, and reproductive hormones in blood, as well as body mass. Exposure to small MP significantly induced the activities of the antioxidant enzymes catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, and glutathione peroxidase. Exposure to large MP increased the levels of aspartate aminotransferase (liver parameter) and decreased 17 beta-estradiol levels in females. Body mass was not directly affected by MP ingestion; however, quail exposed to small MP and a mixture of large and small MP had a different growth rate compared to control quail. Our study used similar levels of MP as ingested by wild birds and demonstrated size-dependent effects of MP that can result in sublethal effects in avifauna.
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