Sorption-desorption kinetics and toxic cell concentration in marine phytoplankton microalgae exposed to Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate |
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| Authors: | Renaud Florent Oberhänsli François Teyssié Jean-Louis Miramand Pierre Temara Ali Warnau Michel |
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| Institution: | a International Atomic Energy Agency–Marine Environment Laboratories (IAEA–MEL), 4 Quai Antoine 1er, MC-98000 Principality of Monaco, Monaco;b Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 6250, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France;c Procter & Gamble, The Procter & Gamble Company, Temselaan 100, 1853 Strombeek-Bever, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (LAS) are ubiquitous surfactants. Traces can be found in coastal environments. Sorption and toxicity of C12-LAS congeners were studied in controlled conditions (2-3500 μg C12LAS/L) in five marine phytoplanktonic species, using standardized methods. IC50 values ranged from 0.5 to 2 mg LAS/L. Sorption of 14C12-6 LAS isomer was measured at environmentally relevant trace levels (4 μg/L) using liquid scintillation counting. Steady-state sorption on algae was reached within 5 h in the order dinoflagellate > diatoms > green algae. The sorption data, fitted a L-type Freundlich isotherm, indicating saturation. Desorption was rapid but a low LAS fraction was still sorbed after 24 h. Toxic cell concentration was 0.38 ± 0.09 mg/g for the studied species. LAS toxicity results from sorption on biological membranes leading to non-specific disturbance of algal growth. Results indicate that LAS concentrations in coastal environments do not represent a risk for these organisms. |
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| Keywords: | Marine microalgae Surfactant Toxicokinetics Sorption coefficient |
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