Acute Toxicity of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid on Early Life Stages of Daphnia Magna, Siriella Armata, Paracentrotus Lividus Sea Urchin, and Turbot (Scophthalmus Maximus L.).

• Published in: Nature Precedings
• Main Authors: Mhadhbi, Lazhar, Pérez Fernandez, Sara, Real Conde, Diego, Boumaiza, Moncef, Beiras, Ricardo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2010
• Subjects: Psychiatry and Mental health; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2010.4657.1; http://www.nature.com/articles/npre.2010.4657.1.pdf; http://www.nature.com/articles/npre.2010.4657.1

Abstract Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent organic pollutant whose potential toxicity is causing great concern. In the present study, we used two crustaceans ( Daphnia magna , Siriella armata ), echinoid embryos ( Paracentrotus lividus ) and turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus L. ) embryos and larvae to investigate the acute toxicity of this compound. The marine species S. armata exhibited greater sensitivity than the freshwater species D. magna . In the 48-h acute toxicity test the median lethal concentration was 10.96 mg/L for S. armata and 87.46 mg/L for D. magna . In the 96h toxicity test, turbot showed the lowest EC50 (0.155 mgL-1), whilst the EC50 for S. armata was 7.92 mgL-1 which was approximately three times lower than that for sea urchin (24.12 mgL-1). The EC10 values were estimated as 0.032 mgL-1, 4.23 mgL-1 and 45.21 mgL-1 for turbot, Siriella and daphnia, respectively. The LOEC values were 75 µgL-1, 2.5 mgL-1 and 75 mgL-1 (p< 0.05) for turbot, daphnia, and Siriella, respectively. The NOEC values were estimated at 37.5 µgL-1, 1.25 mgL-1 and 50 mgL-1 (p< 0.05) for turbot, Siriella and daphnia, respectively. The order of acute toxicity was: turbot > S. armata > sea urchin > Daphnia magna . This result highlights the importance of including a marine fish in the battery of species to describe the toxicity of these compounds. Considering the persistent nature of PFOS, more research is required to determine potential consequences of long-term exposure to these compounds in aquatic ecosystems.