Effect of Flame Retardant (BDE-47) Exposure on Benthic Organisms from Coastal Areas: Experiment on Symbiont-Bearing Foraminifera of Genus Peneroplis
Marianna Musco, Marilena Vita Di Natale, Marco Torri, Tiziana Masullo, Carmelo Daniele Bennici, Angela Cuttitta · 2026
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Marianna Musco and co-authors test a flame retardant chemical on tiny sea creatures that live on the seabed, in a 2026 study. The creatures, called foraminifera, are single cells with shells. They react fast to pollution, so labs use them as warning signs. The chemical at issue, BDE-47, lingers in coasts and seas.
The team kept a type that hosts algae inside its shell and dosed it at two levels for up to two days. Dosed creatures moved less, bred less, and lost their guest algae more often. A few died at the higher dose. The authors warn that such harm can climb the food web toward people.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marianna Musco, Marilena Vita Di Natale, Marco Torri, Tiziana Masullo, Carmelo Daniele Bennici, Angela Cuttitta |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |