Toxicological assessment of dietary exposure of polyethylene microplastics on growth, nutrient digestibility, carcass and gut histology of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings

Toxicological assessment of dietary exposure of polyethylene microplastics on growth, nutrient digestibility, carcass and gut histology of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 33(2024), 3 vom: 18. Apr., Seite 296-304
1. Verfasser: Mahmood, Muhammad (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hussain, Syed Makhdoom, Sarker, Pallab K, Ali, Shafaqat, Arif, Muhammad Saleem, Nazish, Nadia, Riaz, Danish, Ahmad, Nisar, Paray, Bilal Ahamad, Naeem, Adan
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Oreochromis niloticus Carcass Growth performance Gut histology Microplastics Polyethylene 9002-88-4 Plastics
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Zusammenfassung:© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
This study was conducted to ascertain the negative effects of dietary low-density polyethylene microplastics (LDPE-MPs) exposure on growth, nutrient digestibility, body composition and gut histology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Six sunflower meal-based diets (protein 30.95%; fat 8.04%) were prepared; one was the control (0%) and five were incorporated with LDPE-MPs at levels of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% in sunflower meal-based diets. A total of eighteen experimental tanks, each with 15 fingerlings, were used in triplicates. Fish were fed at the rate of 5% biomass twice a day for 60 days. Results revealed that best values of growth, nutrient digestibility, body composition and gut histology were observed by control diet, while 10% exposure to LDPE-MPs significantly (P < 0.05) reduced weight gain (WG%, 85.04%), specific growth rate (SGR%, 0.68%), and increased FCR (3.92%). The findings showed that higher level of LDPE-MPs (10%) exposure in the diet of O. niloticus negatively affects nutrient digestibility. Furthermore, the results revealed that the higher concentration of LDPE-MPs (10%) had a detrimental impact on crude protein (11.92%) and crude fat (8.04%). A high number of histological lesions were seen in gut of fingerlings exposed to LDPE-MPs. Hence, LDPE-MPs potentially harm the aquatic health
Beschreibung:Date Completed 15.04.2024
Date Revised 15.04.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1573-3017
DOI:10.1007/s10646-024-02749-9