Polymer Chemical Identity as a Key Factor in Microplastic–Insecticide Antagonistic Effects during Embryogenesis of Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Adsorption Analysis
2.2. Embryotoxicity Assay
2.3. Spermiotoxicity Assay
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Adsorption of Cypermethrin on Plastic Microparticles
4.3. Sea Urchin Embryo Development Test
4.4. Spermiotoxicity Test and Offspring Quality
4.5. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Γmax/μmol m−2 | Kad/μmol−1 dm3 | α | β | |
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PS10 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 1.53 ± 0.98 | 3.8 ± 0.1 | 16.5 ± 2.2 |
PMMA10 | 4.0 ± 0.9 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.5 |
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Burić, P.; Kovačić, I.; Jurković, L.; Tez, S.; Oral, R.; Landeka, N.; Lyons, D.M. Polymer Chemical Identity as a Key Factor in Microplastic–Insecticide Antagonistic Effects during Embryogenesis of Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 4136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24044136
Burić P, Kovačić I, Jurković L, Tez S, Oral R, Landeka N, Lyons DM. Polymer Chemical Identity as a Key Factor in Microplastic–Insecticide Antagonistic Effects during Embryogenesis of Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(4):4136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24044136
Chicago/Turabian StyleBurić, Petra, Ines Kovačić, Lara Jurković, Serkan Tez, Rahime Oral, Nediljko Landeka, and Daniel M. Lyons. 2023. "Polymer Chemical Identity as a Key Factor in Microplastic–Insecticide Antagonistic Effects during Embryogenesis of Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 4: 4136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24044136