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| Dato | Valore |
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| Title | PET particles raise microbiological concerns for human health while tyre wear microplastic particles potentially affect ecosystem services in waters |
| Abstract | Although abundant and chemically peculiar, tyre wear microplastic particles (TWP) and their impact on the microbial communities in water are largely understudied. We tested in laboratory based semi-continuous cultures the impact of TWP and of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) derived particles (following a gradient of relative abundance) on the pathobiome (the group of potential human pathogenic bacteria) of a freshwater microbial community exposed to contamination by the effluent of a urban wastewater treatment plant, for a period of 28 days. We could define the modulated impact of the two types of microplastic particles: while PET does not favour bacterial growth, it offers a refuge to several potential pathogens of allochthonous origin (from the treated sewage effluent), TWP act as an additional carbon source, promoting the development and the massive growth of a biofilm composed by fast-growing bacterial genera including species potentially harmful and competitive in abating biodiversity in surface waters. Our results demonstrate the different ecological role and impact on freshwater environments of TWP and PET particles, and the need to approach the study of this pollutant not as a whole, but considering the origin and the chemical composition of the different particles. |
| Source | Journal of hazardous materials (Print) 429 (128397) |
| Keywords | microplastics |
| Journal | Journal of hazardous materials (Print) |
| Editor | Elsevier, New York ;, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128397 |
| Authors | Maria Belen Sathicq, Raffaella Sabatino, Andrea Di Cesare, Ester M. Eckert, Diego Fontaneto, Michela Rogora, Gianluca Corno |
| Text | 463621 2022 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128397 microplastics PET particles raise microbiological concerns for human health while tyre wear microplastic particles potentially affect ecosystem services in waters Maria Belen Sathicq, Raffaella Sabatino, Andrea Di Cesare, Ester M. Eckert, Diego Fontaneto, Michela Rogora, Gianluca Corno National Research Council of Italy Water Research Institute CNR IRSA , Verbania, Italy Although abundant and chemically peculiar, tyre wear microplastic particles TWP and their impact on the microbial communities in water are largely understudied. We tested in laboratory based semi continuous cultures the impact of TWP and of polyethylene terephthalate PET derived particles following a gradient of relative abundance on the pathobiome the group of potential human pathogenic bacteria of a freshwater microbial community exposed to contamination by the effluent of a urban wastewater treatment plant, for a period of 28 days. We could define the modulated impact of the two types of microplastic particles while PET does not favour bacterial growth, it offers a refuge to several potential pathogens of allochthonous origin from the treated sewage effluent , TWP act as an additional carbon source, promoting the development and the massive growth of a biofilm composed by fast growing bacterial genera including species potentially harmful and competitive in abating biodiversity in surface waters. Our results demonstrate the different ecological role and impact on freshwater environments of TWP and PET particles, and the need to approach the study of this pollutant not as a whole, but considering the origin and the chemical composition of the different particles. 429 Published version https //www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389422001856 mbs 1 s2.0 S0304389422001856 main.pdf Articolo in rivista Elsevier 0304 3894 Journal of hazardous materials Print Journal of hazardous materials Print J. hazard. mater. Print Journal of hazardous materials. Print SATHICQ MARIA BELEN SABATINO RAFFAELLA michela.rogora ROGORA MICHELA gianluca.corno CORNO GIANLUCA diego.fontaneto FONTANETO DIEGO andrea.dicesare DI CESARE ANDREA estermaria.eckert ECKERT ESTER MARIA |