蚯蚓生长和氧化应激对微塑料添加的响应
Responses of earthworm growth and oxidative stress to microplastic addition
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摘要:
随着农用塑料地膜的广泛应用,微塑料在农田土壤环境中的累积量不断增加。然而,微塑料种类及残留量对土壤生物的毒性效应尚不清楚。本研究基于室内培养实验,以蚯蚓为受试生物,将其暴露于3种塑料聚乙烯(PE)、聚对苯二甲酸-己二酸丁二醇酯(PBAT)、聚对苯二甲酸-己二酸丁二醇酯+聚乳酸(PBAT+PLA)的4个浓度梯度(0%、0.5%、1%、2%)微塑料添加的土壤中,探究蚯蚓生物量、抗氧化酶活性(谷胱甘肽酶、谷胱甘肽S转移酶、超氧化物酶、超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶)、丙二醛及活性氧的变化,以评价微塑料的生物毒性效应。在培养期,随着微塑料浓度的增加,蚯蚓生物量呈先升高后下降的趋势。在恢复期,相较于0%浓度,2%浓度的PBA添加下,蚯蚓体内丙二醛含量提高34.9%,表现出更剧烈的氧化损伤。同时,微塑料添加量显著增加蚯蚓的各种抗氧化酶活性。3种来源微塑料添加均会增加蚯蚓的毒性风险,其中PBAT引起的生物损伤更为剧烈。本研究为评估不同种类微塑料及其残留量的生态风险提供了理论依据。
Abstract:With the wide application of agricultural plastic mulch film in China's farmland, the accumulation of microplastics in farmland soil environment is increasing. The toxic effects of different types and quantities of microplastic residues on soil organisms are still unknown. To explore the issues, an indoor culture experiment was carried out. In this study, earthworms were exposed to three different plastic films (polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate-butylene adipate (PBAT), polybutylene terephthalate-adipate + polylactic acid (PBAT+PLA)) with four concentration gradients (0, 0.5%, 1%, 2%) in the soil. The changes of earthworm biomass, antioxidant enzyme activities including glutathione, glutathione-S-transferase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, malondialdehyde (MDA) and reactive oxygen species were examined to evaluate the biological toxicity of microplastics. With the increase in microplastic concentration, the earthworm biomass shows a trend of initial increase and then decline. In the convalescent period, the MDA of PBAT at 2% concentration is significantly increased by 34.9% compared with CK, showing more severe oxidative damage. The addition of microplastics significantly increases all antioxidant enzyme activities simultaneously. The addition of three types of microplastics increases the toxicity risk of earthworms, while the biological injury caused by PBAT is more severe than PE. This study provides theoretical basis in evaluating the ecological risks from different types of microplastic and their residual concentrations.
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