Repository logo
 
Publication

Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles

2021Journal article Open access
Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorSelonen, Salla
dc.contributor.authorDolar, Andraž
dc.contributor.authorJemec Kokalj, Anita
dc.contributor.authorSackey, Lyndon N.A.
dc.contributor.authorSkalar, Tina
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Virgínia
dc.contributor.authorRede, Diana
dc.contributor.authorDelerue-Matos, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorHurley, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorNizzetto, Luca
dc.contributor.authorvan Gestel, Cornelis A.M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-29T14:24:50Z
dc.date.available2021-06-29T14:24:50Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAbrasion of tire wear is one of the largest sources of microplastics to the environment. Although most tire particles settle into soils, studies on their ecotoxicological impacts on the terrestrial environment are scarce. Here, the effects of tire particles (<180 μm) on three ecologically relevant soil invertebrate species, the enchytraeid worm Enchytraeus crypticus, the springtail Folsomia candida and the woodlouse Porcellio scaber, were studied. These species were exposed to tire particles spiked in soil or in food at concentrations of 0.02%, 0.06%, 0.17%, 0.5% and 1.5% (w/w). Tire particles contained a variety of potentially harmful substances. Zinc (21 900 mg kg-1) was the dominant trace element, whilst the highest concentrations of the measured organic compounds were detected for benzothiazole (89.2 mg kg-1), pyrene (4.85 mg kg-1), chlorpyrifos (0.351 mg kg-1), HCB (0.134 mg kg-1), methoxychlor (0.116 mg kg-1) and BDE 28 (0.100 mg kg-1). At the highest test concentration in soil (1.5%), the tire particles decreased F. candida reproduction by 38% and survival by 24%, and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of P. scaber by 65%, whilst the slight decrease in the reproduction of E. crypticus was not dose-dependent. In food, the highest test concentration of tire particles reduced F. candida survival by 38%. These results suggest that micro-sized tire particles can affect soil invertebrates at concentrations found at roadsides, whilst short-term impacts at concentrations found further from the roadsides are unlikely.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank Rudo Verweij (VU Amsterdam) and Valentina Perc (University of Ljubljana) for their technical assistance. This study has been conducted within the framework of the international project IMPASSE – Impacts of MicroPlastics on AgrosyStems and Stream Environments, which is financed under the ERA-NET waterworks2015 co-funded call. This ERA-NET is an integral part of the 2016 joint activities developed by the water challenges for a changing world joint programme initiative (water JPI).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2021.111495pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18069
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935121007891?via%3Dihub#!pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectTire wear particlespt_PT
dc.subjectEnchytraeidpt_PT
dc.subjectSpringtailpt_PT
dc.subjectIsopodpt_PT
dc.subjectSoil ecotoxicologypt_PT
dc.titleExploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particlespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.startPage111495pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Researchpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume201pt_PT
person.familyNameFernandes
person.familyNameRede
person.familyNameDelerue-Matos
person.givenNameVirgínia
person.givenNameDiana
person.givenNameCristina
person.identifier.ciencia-id5A16-3713-E0CE
person.identifier.ciencia-idD51B-C2D9-7363
person.identifier.ciencia-id9A1A-43FB-5C27
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3979-7523
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2208-7608
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3924-776X
person.identifier.ridG-4985-2010
person.identifier.ridD-4990-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id37045954500
person.identifier.scopus-author-id6603741848
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublicatione30d74c3-1a3a-4e3e-ada0-5e79362cdd6e
relation.isAuthorOfPublication13b0fe42-b900-4eda-badb-121417842088
relation.isAuthorOfPublication09f6a7bd-2f15-42b0-adc5-04bd22210519
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoverye30d74c3-1a3a-4e3e-ada0-5e79362cdd6e

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ART1_GRAQ_2021.pdf
Size:
3.22 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

ISEP – GRAQ – Artigos