Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10223899 | Marine Environmental Research | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Tributyltin (TBT) is as an antifouling organotin compound used in boat paints. Although organotin-based antifouling agents have been banned on a global scale, the mode of action of TBT has been studied in numerous aquatic species because of its toxicity, persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and endocrine-disrupting characteristics. In this study, we conducted 96-h acute toxicity tests wherein we exposed juvenile and adult marine mysids to waterborne TBT. Over 4 weeks of exposure, mortality was dose-dependently increased in juveniles and adult mysids. To test sublethal effects of TBT on juvenile development, newborn juvenile mysids were exposed to 1, 5, or 10â¯ngâ¯Lâ1â¯TBT for 4 weeks. Subsequently, we measured morphological growth parameters and quantified the hormone ecdysterone (20-hydroxyecdysone: 20E), which controls molting in mysids. The lengths of the whole body, antennal scale, exopod, endopod, and telson were significantly smaller in the 5 and/or 10â¯ngâ¯Lâ1 TBT-exposed juvenile mysids than in control and DMSO-exposed groups. Levels of 20E were significantly lower at 5 and 10â¯ngâ¯Lâ1â¯TBT exposures. Additionally, the number of newly hatched juveniles was significantly lower from females previously exposed to 10â¯ngâ¯Lâ1â¯TBT. Our results indicate sublethal concentrations of TBT have inhibitory effects on the survival, growth, and production of juveniles. The lower 20E levels could be strongly associated with TBT-triggered inhibition.
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Authors
Bo-Mi Kim, Manoharan Saravanan, Do-Hee Lee, Jung-Hoon Kang, Moonkoo Kim, Jee-Hyun Jung, Jae-Sung Rhee,