{"@context": "http://schema.org", "@id": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18598962", "@type": "https://schema.org/Dataset", "identifier": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18598962", "name": "Polyethylene microplastics as a vector of tributyltin in Mytilus galloprovincialis and their consequences", "creator": [{"name": "Kobal, Tanja", "givenName": "Tanja", "familyName": "Kobal", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "National Institute of Biology", "@id": "https://ror.org/03s5t0r17"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2275-5224", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Zuliani, Tea", "givenName": "Tea", "familyName": "Zuliani", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute", "@id": "https://ror.org/05060sz93"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8367-876X", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Kolarevi\u0107, Stoimir", "givenName": "Stoimir", "familyName": "Kolarevi\u0107", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade"}, {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Institute for Biological Research \"Sini\u0161a Stankovi\u0107\" National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6938-8803", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Kracun-Kolarevic, Margareta", "givenName": "Margareta", "familyName": "Kracun-Kolarevic", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Institute for Biological Research \"Sini\u0161a Stankovi\u0107\", University of Belgrade"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-2456", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Simcic, Tatjana", "givenName": "Tatjana", "familyName": "Simcic", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "National Institute of Biology", "@id": "https://ror.org/03s5t0r17"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-926X", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Mijo\u0161ek, Tatjana", "givenName": "Tatjana", "familyName": "Mijo\u0161ek", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Ruder Bo\u0161kovic Institute Zagreb", "@id": "https://edmo.seadatanet.org/report/5962"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-2086", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Ram\u0161ak, Andreja", "givenName": "Andreja", "familyName": "Ram\u0161ak", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "National Institute of Biology", "@id": "https://ror.org/03s5t0r17"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-5120", "@type": "Person"}], "author": [{"name": "Kobal, Tanja", "givenName": "Tanja", "familyName": "Kobal", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "National Institute of Biology", "@id": "https://ror.org/03s5t0r17"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2275-5224", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Zuliani, Tea", "givenName": "Tea", "familyName": "Zuliani", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute", "@id": "https://ror.org/05060sz93"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8367-876X", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Kolarevi\u0107, Stoimir", "givenName": "Stoimir", "familyName": "Kolarevi\u0107", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade"}, {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Institute for Biological Research \"Sini\u0161a Stankovi\u0107\" National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6938-8803", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Kracun-Kolarevic, Margareta", "givenName": "Margareta", "familyName": "Kracun-Kolarevic", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Institute for Biological Research \"Sini\u0161a Stankovi\u0107\", University of Belgrade"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-2456", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Simcic, Tatjana", "givenName": "Tatjana", "familyName": "Simcic", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "National Institute of Biology", "@id": "https://ror.org/03s5t0r17"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-926X", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Mijo\u0161ek, Tatjana", "givenName": "Tatjana", "familyName": "Mijo\u0161ek", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Ruder Bo\u0161kovic Institute Zagreb", "@id": "https://edmo.seadatanet.org/report/5962"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-2086", "@type": "Person"}, {"name": "Ram\u0161ak, Andreja", "givenName": "Andreja", "familyName": "Ram\u0161ak", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "National Institute of Biology", "@id": "https://ror.org/03s5t0r17"}], "@id": "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-5120", "@type": "Person"}], "publisher": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Zenodo"}, "dateCreated": "2026-05-29T10:17:28.315705+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-05-29T10:22:31.620330+00:00", "datePublished": "2026-02-10", "contentSize": "245.26 KB", "size": "245.26 KB", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode", "description": "

Microplastic pollution is an increasing environmental issue in the marine environment due to its ubiquitous presence and its role as a vector for organic pollutants such as tributyltin (TBT). Adsorption of TBT onto microplastics (MP) can increase its availability to filter-feeding organisms by prolonging its retention time in the water column. We investigated whether polyethylene (PE) MP spheres (10–63 µm) could act as vectors for TBT transfer in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis by exposing it to PE MP (50 mg L\u207b¹) and TBT (0.001 mg L\u207b¹) separately, and to PE MP with adsorbed TBT (50 mg L\u207b¹; 0.02 mg TBT g\u207b¹ PE MP) for 21 days. Efficient adsorption on PE MP was confirmed by quantification of TBT-Cl on MP, and tissue content analysis after exposure showed higher TBT concentrations in mussels from the PE MP + TBT group than in those exposed to aqueous TBT only. More pronounced responses in catalase and electron transport system (ETS) activity were observed in the hepatopancreas than in the gill tissue, with the PE MP + TBT treatment showing catalase depletion or disruption of the antioxidant defence system under combined stress conditions in the hepatopancreas. Higher ETS activity was observed in both exposed groups after seven days of exposure, followed by lower ETS activity at 14 and 21 days, indicating depletion of energy reserves. DNA damage was present in all exposed groups and increased over time.

", "funding": [{"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "059bp8k51", "name": "The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency"}, "name": "ARIS Coastal Sea Research Program P1\u20130237"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "059bp8k51", "name": "The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency"}, "name": "ARIS Research Programme Structure and Function of Ecosystems P1-0255"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "059bp8k51", "name": "The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency"}, "name": "ARIS research Programme Cycling of substances in the environment, mass balances, modelling of environmental processes and risk assessment P1-0143"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "059bp8k51", "name": "The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency"}, "name": "PlastOrgAnoTox (N1-0406)"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "03n51vw80", "name": "Croatian Science Foundation"}, "name": "PlastOrgAnoTox (IP-2024-058918)"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "059bp8k51", "name": "The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency"}, "name": "Impact of environmental stress on mussel health and recruitment, and improvements in farming practices due to microplastics and climate changes (V1-2205)"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "01znas443", "name": "Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development"}, "name": "No. 451-03-136/2025-03/ 200007"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "01bstzn19", "name": "European Cooperation in Science and Technology"}, "name": "COST Action PRIORITY (CA20101)"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "01bstzn19", "name": "European Cooperation in Science and Technology"}, "name": "MAF WORLD (CA 20102)"}, {"funder": {"@type": "Organization", "@id": "03n51vw80", "name": "Croatian Science Foundation"}, "name": "MOBODL-12-2023-3135"}], "url": "https://zenodo.org/records/18598962", "distribution": [{"@type": "DataDownload", "contentUrl": "https://zenodo.org/api/records/18598962/files/Kobal et al 2026 data.xlsx/content", "encodingFormat": "application/octet-stream"}]}