Toxic effects of individual and combined effects of BTEX on Euglena gracilis
- Authors
- Peng, Cheng; Lee, Jong-Wha; Sichani, Homa Teimouri; Ng, Jack C.
- Issue Date
- 2-Mar-2015
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Keywords
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs); Cell toxicology; Chlorophyll; Mixed contaminants; Combined effects
- Citation
- Journal of Hazardous Materials, v.284, pp 10 - 18
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Volume
- 284
- Start Page
- 10
- End Page
- 18
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/10791
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.10.024
- ISSN
- 0304-3894
1873-3336
- Abstract
- BTEX is a group of volatile organic compounds consisting of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. Environmental contamination of BTEX can occur in the groundwater with their effects on the aquatic organisms and ecosystem being sparsely studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxic effects of individual and mixed BTEX on Euglena gracilis (E. gracilis). We examined the growth rate, morphological changes and chlorophyll contents in E. gracilis Z and its mutant SMZ cells treated with single and mixture of BTEX. BTEX induced morphological change, formation of lipofuscin, and decreased chlorophyll content of E. gracilis Z in a dose response manner. The toxicity of individual BTEX on cell growth and chlorophyll inhibition is in the order of xylenes >ethylbenzene > toluene > benzene. SMZ was found more sensitive to BTEX than Z at much lower concentrations between 0.005 and 5 mu M. The combined effect of mixed BTEX on chlorophyll contents was shown to be concentration addition (CA). Results from this study suggested that E. gracilis could be a suitable model for monitoring BTEX in the groundwater and predicting the combined effects on aqueous ecosystem. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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