PUBLICATION
ZEB316: A Small Stand-Alone Housing System to Study Microplastics in Small Teleosts
- Authors
- Tarasco, M., Martins, G., Gavaia, P.J., Bebianno, M.J., Cancela, M.L., Laizé, V.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-200130-12
- Date
- 2020
- Source
- Zebrafish 17: 18-26 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Cancela, Leonor
- Keywords
- corrosion-resistant materials, environmental pollutants, housing system, microplastics, toxicology, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Environmental Monitoring/methods
- Housing, Animal*
- Microplastics/toxicity*
- Oryzias*
- Toxicity Tests/methods*
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity*
- Zebrafish*
- PubMed
- 31994994 Full text @ Zebrafish
Citation
Tarasco, M., Martins, G., Gavaia, P.J., Bebianno, M.J., Cancela, M.L., Laizé, V. (2020) ZEB316: A Small Stand-Alone Housing System to Study Microplastics in Small Teleosts. Zebrafish. 17:18-26.
Abstract
Many anthropogenic chemicals and plastic debris end up in the aquatic ecosystem worldwide, representing a major concern for the environment and human health. Small teleosts, such as zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes), offer significant advantages over classical animal models and are currently used as first-line organisms to assess environmental risks associated with many aquatic toxicants. Toxicological studies require the use of inert materials and controlled conditions. Yet, none of the available commercialized systems is adequate to assess the toxic effect of microplastics, because they contain components made of plastic polymers that may release micrometric plastic particles, leach manufacturing compounds, or adsorb chemicals. The ZEB316 stand-alone housing system presented in this study is meant to be a cost-effective and easy-to-built solution to perform state-of-the-art toxicological studies. It is built with inert and corrosion-resistant materials and provides good housing conditions through efficient recirculation and filtration systems. Assessment of water parameters and fish growth performance showed that the ZEB316 provides housing conditions comparable to those available from commercial housing systems.
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