PUBLICATION

Heart developmental toxicity by carbon black waste generated from oil refinery on zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio): Combined toxicity on heart function by nickel and vanadium

Authors
Kim, K., Wang, C.H., Ok, Y.S., Lee, S.E.
ID
ZDB-PUB-181012-17
Date
2018
Source
Journal of hazardous materials   363: 127-137 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Carbon black waste, Heart defects, Mixture toxicity, Vanadium, Zebrafish embryo
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Embryonic Development/drug effects*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression/drug effects
  • Heart/drug effects*
  • Heart/embryology
  • Heart Rate/drug effects*
  • Industrial Waste
  • Male
  • Nickel/toxicity
  • Oil and Gas Industry
  • Soot/chemistry
  • Soot/toxicity*
  • Toxicity Tests
  • Vanadium/toxicity
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
30308351 Full text @ J. Hazard. Mater.
Abstract
This study assessed the developmental toxicities of water-soluble carbon black wastes (CBW) extract (1:5, w/v) in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio). Acute embryonic toxicity was performed following OECD guideline 236. Analysis using ICP-OES revealed that nickel (Ni) and vanadium (V) were predominant in CBW. Embryos exposed to CBW exhibited developmental delay, along with pericardial and yolk sac edemas. Malformed heart chambers were found in the CBW-exposed embryos and heart rates were significantly reduced since 48 h post fertilization (hpf). After RT-qPCR analysis, two cardiac forming-related genes, amhc and nppa responsible for atrial cardiac myofibril assembly and cardiac muscle cell proliferation, were up-regulated after 96 hpf. The increased mortality and delayed yolk-sac development appeared related to CBW-induced decrease in pH to about 5.5. Individual treatments of Ni and V did not cause identical toxic effects as CBW showed. At 100 ppm, V had a pH of approximately 5.5, causing developmental delay and pericardial edema in zebrafish embryos. At the same pH, combined Ni and V induced morphological anomalies and reduced heart rates similar to CBW-exposed embryos. Conclusively, this study demonstrates that environmental runoff is a serious concern, and thus, CBW incineration bottom ash should be treated carefully before disposal in landfills.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping