Bioaccumulation and biomagnification effects of nano-TiO2 in the aquatic food chain

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 31(2022), 6 vom: 13. Aug., Seite 1023-1034
1. Verfasser: Li, Meng (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zhang, Yongzhi, Feng, Sen, Zhang, Xuxiang, Xi, Yilong, Xiang, Xianling
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Accumulation Algae Nano-TiO2 Nanoparticle toxicity Rotifer Water Pollutants, Chemical titanium dioxide 15FIX9V2JP Titanium D1JT611TNE
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Zusammenfassung:© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
The increasing production of nano-TiO2 has attracted extensive concerns about the ecological consequence and health risk of these compounds in natural ecosystem. However, little is known about its toxicity on zooplankton, especially its possibility to access to the food chain via dietary exposure. To address this concern, the toxic and cumulative effects of nano-TiO2 on an aquatic food chain were explored through two trophic levels independently or jointly including producer and consumer. The results revealed that exposure to suspensions of nanomaterials had negative effects on both producers and consumers. Specifically, nanoparticles reduced the density of algal cells in a concentration-dependent way, and hatching life expectancy, average lifespan, net reproductive rate, and population intrinsic growth rate of rotifers decreased significantly with the concentration of nanomaterials increased (P < 0.05). Notably, nanoparticles accumulated in algal cells and were transferred to consumers through dietary exposure. Biomagnification of nano-TiO2 was observed in this simplified food chain, as many of the biomagnification factor (BMF) values in this study were >1. Exposure concentration, exposure time and their interactions play a strong part in the accumulation of nanoparticles in algae and rotifers. Overall, the present findings confirmed that nano-TiO2 was deleterious to plankton, posing a significant environmental threat to aquatic ecosystems. Graphical abstract
Beschreibung:Date Completed 22.07.2022
Date Revised 22.07.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1573-3017
DOI:10.1007/s10646-022-02572-0