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Evaluation of the impact of polyethylene microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae

Mazurais, D., Ernande, B., Quazuguel, P., Severe, A., Huelvan, C., Madec, L., Mouchel, O., Soudant, P. +3 more·2015·Marine Environmental Research

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Microplastics are present in marine habitats worldwide and may be ingested by low trophic organisms such as fish larvae, with uncertain physiological consequences. The present study aims at assessing the impact of polyethylene (PE 10-45 μM) microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae. Fish were fed an inert diet including 0, 10(4) and 10(5) fluorescent microbeads per gram from 7 until 43 days post-hatching (dph). Microbeads were detected in the gastrointestinal tract in all fish fed diet incorporating PE. Our data revealed an efficient elimination of PE beads from the gut since no fluorescent was observed in the larvae after 48 h depuration. While the mortality rate increased significantly with the amount of microbeads scored per larvae at 14 and 20 dph, only ingestion of the highest concentration slightly impacted mortality rates. Larval growth and inflammatory response through Interleukine-1-beta (IL-1β) gene expression were not found to be affected while cytochrome-P450-1A1 (cyp1a1) expression level was significantly positively correlated with the number of microbeads scored per larva at 20 dph. Overall, these results suggest that ingestion of PE microbeads had limited impact on sea bass larvae possibly due to their high potential of egestion.

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Mazurais, D., Ernande, B., Quazuguel, P., Severe, A., Huelvan, C., Madec, L., Mouchel, O., Soudant, P., Robbens, J., Huvet, A., & Zambonino-Infante, J.
Affiliations
  • Ifremer (FR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek (BE)
Corresponding author
Mazurais, D.
Venue
Marine Environmental Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-12
Volume
112
Issue
Pt A
Pages
78-85
ISSN
0141-1136 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1753501581
Cited by
407
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 21 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 54 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 60 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 11
FWCI
11.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Marine Environmental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
Keywords
polyethylene microbeads, microplastics, Dicentrarchus labrax, fish larvae, mortality, larval growth, IL-1β, CYP1A1, egestion, fluorescent microspheres, marine pollution
MeSH terms
Animals, Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Bass, Digestion, Longevity, Microspheres, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1, Polyethylene, Fish Proteins, Interleukin-1beta

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