Toxicity assessment of animal manure composts containing environmental microplastics by using earthworms Eisenia andrei
S Hattab, T Cappello, I Boughattas, K Sassi… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Science of The Total Environment, 2024•Elsevier
Nowadays, animal manure composting constitutes a sustainable alternative for farmers to
enhance the level of nutrients within soils and achieve a good productivity. However,
pollutants may be present in manures. This study focuses on the detection of environmental
microplastics (EMPs) into composts, as well as on the assessment of their potential toxicity
on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. To these aims, animals were exposed to two types of
compost, namely bovine (cow) and ovine (sheep) manure, besides to their mixture, for 7 and …
enhance the level of nutrients within soils and achieve a good productivity. However,
pollutants may be present in manures. This study focuses on the detection of environmental
microplastics (EMPs) into composts, as well as on the assessment of their potential toxicity
on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. To these aims, animals were exposed to two types of
compost, namely bovine (cow) and ovine (sheep) manure, besides to their mixture, for 7 and …
Abstract
Nowadays, animal manure composting constitutes a sustainable alternative for farmers to enhance the level of nutrients within soils and achieve a good productivity. However, pollutants may be present in manures. This study focuses on the detection of environmental microplastics (EMPs) into composts, as well as on the assessment of their potential toxicity on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. To these aims, animals were exposed to two types of compost, namely bovine (cow) and ovine (sheep) manure, besides to their mixture, for 7 and 14 days. The presence and characterization of EMPs was evaluated in all the tested composts, as well as in tissues of the exposed earthworms. The impact of the tested composts was assessed by a multi-biomarker approach including cytotoxic (lysosomal membrane stability, LMS), genotoxic (micronuclei frequency, MNi), biochemical (activity of catalase, CAT, and glutathione-S-transferase, GST; content of malondialdehyde, MDA), and neurotoxic (activity of acetylcholinesterase, AChE) responses in earthworms. Results indicated the presence of high levels of EMPs in all the tested composts, especially in the sheep manure (2273.14 ± 200.89 items/kg) in comparison to the cow manure (1628.82 ± 175.23 items/kg), with the size <1.22 μm as the most abundant EMPs. A time-dependent decrease in LMS and AChE was noted in exposed earthworms, as well as a concomitant increase in DNA damages (MNi) after 7 and 14 days of exposure. Also, a severe oxidative stress was recorded in animals treated with the different types of compost through an increase in CAT and GST activities, and LPO levels, especially after 14 days of exposure. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully consider these findings for agricultural good practices in terms of plastic mitigation in compost usage, in order to prevent any risk for environment health.
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