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. 2023 Aug;30(36):85359-85372.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28050-6. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Multigenerational effects of co-exposure to dimethylarsinic acid and polystyrene microplastics on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Larissa Müller  1   2 , Marcelo Estrella Josende  1   2 , Gabriela Corrêa Soares  1   2 , José Marìa Monserrat  1   2 , Juliane Ventura-Lima  3   4
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Multigenerational effects of co-exposure to dimethylarsinic acid and polystyrene microplastics on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Larissa Müller et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

In the current study, we assessed the impact of DMA (dimethylarsinic acid) and MPs (microplastics) interactions in C. elegans over the course of five generations. We found that the redox state of the organisms changed over generations as a result of exposure to both pollutants. From the third generation onward, exposure to MPs reduced GST activity, indicating reduced detoxifying abilities of these organisms. Additionally, dimethylarsinic exposure decreased the growth of organisms in the second, fourth, and fifth generations. In comparison to isolated pollutants, the cumulative effects of co-exposure to DMA and MPs seem to have been more harmful to the organisms, as demonstrated by correlation analysis. These findings demonstrate that DMA, despite being considered less hazardous than its inorganic equivalents, can still have toxic effects on species at low concentrations and the presence of MPs, can worsen these effects.

Keywords: C. elegans; Co-exposure; Dimethylarsinic acid; Ecotoxicology; Microplastic; Multigenerational.

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