TY - JOUR
T1 - Transgenerational impairments of reproduction and development of the marine invertebrate Crepidula onyx resulted from long-term dietary exposure of 2,2″,4,4″-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47)
AU - Po, Beverly H.K.
AU - Chiu, Jill M.Y.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Hong Kong Baptist University (SDF15-1012-P04). Beverly Po was partly supported by PhD scholarship from The University of Hong Kong. The authors would like to thank Ms. Edwina Yeung and Dr. Ka-Lok Ho for their technical assistance on the project. The authors also thank the Reviewers for their critical and constructive comments that helped to improve the manuscript.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by Hong Kong Baptist University ( SDF15-1012-P04 ). Beverly Po was partly supported by PhD scholarship from The University of Hong Kong. The authors would like to thank Ms. Edwina Yeung and Dr. Ka-Lok Ho for their technical assistance on the project. The authors also thank the Reviewers for their critical and constructive comments that helped to improve the manuscript.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers have become ubiquitous in the environment and elevated concentrations have often been found in marine organisms. Using the gastropod Crepidula onyx as a study model, this multigenerational study sets out to test the hypotheses that 1) parental dietary exposure to environmentally realistic levels of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE-47) would lead to transgenerational impairments on fitness traits of marine invertebrates, and 2) the organisms might develop adaptation/acclimation after exposure for one or more generations. F0 generation of C. onyx was fed with the dinoflagellate Isochrysis galbana encapsulated with two concentrations of BDE-47 (1.78 and 16.0 ng million cells−1, respectively), and half of the F1 offspring from the higher concentration treatment was returned to control condition (transgenerational group), while the other half received BDE-47 treatment continuously (continuous treatment group). Bioaccumulation and maternal transfer of BDE-47 were evident in all life stages of the F0 generation and in F1 eggs, respectively. Exposure to BDE-47 reduced fecundity, delayed sexual maturity, and impeded embryonic development in F0 to F2. In particular, developmental toxicity of F2 embryos was apparent in the transgenerational group, but not in the continuous treatment group, even when BDE-47 was not detected in the F2 embryos nor in their mothers and they have never been exposed to the chemical. This study also suggested that the offspring might have developed adaptation/acclimation to the exposure of BDE-47 within two generations of exposure, and that the physiological alterations associated with acclimation/adaptation might have hindered the normal larval development under a stress free condition. These findings highlighted the need for long-term multigenerational studies in the ecological risk assessment of chemicals alike. Reproductive and developmental impairments were evident in the F1 and F2 of a marine gastropod after parental (F0) exposure to a brominated flame retardant, even when they have never been exposed to the chemical, highlighting the importance of long-term multi-generational studies for eco-toxicological risk assessments of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
AB - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers have become ubiquitous in the environment and elevated concentrations have often been found in marine organisms. Using the gastropod Crepidula onyx as a study model, this multigenerational study sets out to test the hypotheses that 1) parental dietary exposure to environmentally realistic levels of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE-47) would lead to transgenerational impairments on fitness traits of marine invertebrates, and 2) the organisms might develop adaptation/acclimation after exposure for one or more generations. F0 generation of C. onyx was fed with the dinoflagellate Isochrysis galbana encapsulated with two concentrations of BDE-47 (1.78 and 16.0 ng million cells−1, respectively), and half of the F1 offspring from the higher concentration treatment was returned to control condition (transgenerational group), while the other half received BDE-47 treatment continuously (continuous treatment group). Bioaccumulation and maternal transfer of BDE-47 were evident in all life stages of the F0 generation and in F1 eggs, respectively. Exposure to BDE-47 reduced fecundity, delayed sexual maturity, and impeded embryonic development in F0 to F2. In particular, developmental toxicity of F2 embryos was apparent in the transgenerational group, but not in the continuous treatment group, even when BDE-47 was not detected in the F2 embryos nor in their mothers and they have never been exposed to the chemical. This study also suggested that the offspring might have developed adaptation/acclimation to the exposure of BDE-47 within two generations of exposure, and that the physiological alterations associated with acclimation/adaptation might have hindered the normal larval development under a stress free condition. These findings highlighted the need for long-term multigenerational studies in the ecological risk assessment of chemicals alike. Reproductive and developmental impairments were evident in the F1 and F2 of a marine gastropod after parental (F0) exposure to a brominated flame retardant, even when they have never been exposed to the chemical, highlighting the importance of long-term multi-generational studies for eco-toxicological risk assessments of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
KW - BDE-47
KW - Darwinian fitness traits
KW - Flame retardants
KW - Multigeneration exposure
KW - Organic pollutants
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040373435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.087
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.087
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29339342
AN - SCOPUS:85040373435
SN - 0269-7491
VL - 235
SP - 730
EP - 738
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
ER -
