Nanoparticles influence the herbicide diuron mediated toxicity on marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: single and mixture exposure study

oleh: Imen Bouzidi, Badreddine Sellami, Amine Mezni, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, Octvian Pacioglu, Fehmi Boufahja, Karine Mougin, Hamouda Beyrem

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01

Deskripsi

The exposure of habitats to the herbicide diuron, one of the most effective and highly used antifouling agents worldwide, leads to serious environmental toxicity, mainly for marine invertebrates. Moreover, nanoparticles (NPs) act as carriers of organic pollutants in marine ecosystems, thereby influencing their bioaccumulation and toxicity in exposed organisms. This study aimed to investigate the individual and combined toxicity of diuron and two NPs (ZnO NPs and TiO _2 NPs) at sub-lethal doses on the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis .