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- Title
Migration of Antarctic Minke Whales to the Arctic.
- Authors
Glover, Kevin A.; Kanda, Naohisa; Haug, Tore; Pastene, Luis A.; Øien, Nils; Goto, Mutsuo; Seliussen, Bjørghild B.; Skaug, Hans J.
- Abstract
The behavior and toxicity of silver engineered nanoparticles (Ag-ENs) to the mixotrophic freshwater alga Ochromonas danica were examined in the present study to determine whether any other mechanisms are involved in their algal toxicity besides Ag+ liberation outside the cells. Despite their good dispersability, the Ag-ENs were found to continuously aggregate and dissolve rapidly. When the initial nanoparticle concentration was lower than 10 μM, the total dissolved Ag+ concentration ([Ag+]T) in the suspending media reached its maximum after 1 d and then decreased suggesting that Ag+ release might be limited by the nanoparticle surface area under these conditions. Furthermore, Ag-EN dissolution extent remarkably increased in the presence of glutathione. In the Ag-EN toxicity experiment, glutathione was also used to eliminate the indirect effects of Ag+ that was released. However, remarkable toxicity was still observed although the free Ag+ concentration in the media was orders of magnitude lower than the non-observed effect concentration of Ag+ itself. Such inhibitive effects were mitigated when more glutathione was added, but could never be completely eliminated. Most importantly, we demonstrate, for the first time, that Ag-ENs can be taken in and accumulated inside the algal cells, where they exerted their toxic effects. Therefore, nanoparticle internalization may be an alternative pathway through which algal growth can be influenced.
- Subjects
NANOPARTICLES; WHALES; MIGRATORY animals; OCHROMONAS danica; OCHROMONAS; OCHROMONADACEAE; ALGAL toxins; GLUTATHIONE; OLIGOPEPTIDES
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0015197