The effects of the biocide Triclosan, used in personal care products and known as a common environmental contaminant, on byssal apparatus were studied in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Experimental evidences indicated that an exposure for 7 days at a concentration of 10 μg/L induced marked alterations in the byssus gland resulting in a significant delay in byssus regrowth and in a decrease in threads resistance to traction. Such alterations in animals exposed to tidal and waves action would cause a significant loss in ecological fitness and severely impact on mussel survival. Triclosan release in coastal environments therefore should be more carefully monitored to prevent drastic consequences.

Biocide triclosan impairs byssus formation in marine mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis / Motta, Cm; Tizzano, M; Tagliafierro, Am; Simoniello, P; Panzuto, R; Esposito, L; Migliaccio, V; Rosati, L; Avallone, B.. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. - ISSN 0269-7491. - 241:(2018), pp. 388-396. [10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.064]

Biocide triclosan impairs byssus formation in marine mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis.

Motta CM
Primo
;
Tizzano M;Migliaccio V;Rosati L
Penultimo
;
Avallone B.
Ultimo
2018

Abstract

The effects of the biocide Triclosan, used in personal care products and known as a common environmental contaminant, on byssal apparatus were studied in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Experimental evidences indicated that an exposure for 7 days at a concentration of 10 μg/L induced marked alterations in the byssus gland resulting in a significant delay in byssus regrowth and in a decrease in threads resistance to traction. Such alterations in animals exposed to tidal and waves action would cause a significant loss in ecological fitness and severely impact on mussel survival. Triclosan release in coastal environments therefore should be more carefully monitored to prevent drastic consequences.
2018
Biocide triclosan impairs byssus formation in marine mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis / Motta, Cm; Tizzano, M; Tagliafierro, Am; Simoniello, P; Panzuto, R; Esposito, L; Migliaccio, V; Rosati, L; Avallone, B.. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. - ISSN 0269-7491. - 241:(2018), pp. 388-396. [10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.064]
Biocide triclosan impairs byssus formation in marine mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis / Motta, Cm; Tizzano, M; Tagliafierro, Am; Simoniello, P; Panzuto, R; Esposito, L; Migliaccio, V; Rosati, L; Avallone, B.. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. - ISSN 0269-7491. - 241:(2018), pp. 388-396. [10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.064]
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