All Outputs (70)

Microplastic contamination of seafood intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Danopoulos, E., Jenner, L., Twiddy, M., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020). Microplastic contamination of seafood intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives, 128(12), 126002-1-126002-32. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP7171

Background: Microplastics (MPs) have contaminated all compartments of the marine environment including biota such as seafood; ingestion from such sources is one of the two major uptake routes identified for human exposure.
Objectives: The objectives... Read More about Microplastic contamination of seafood intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A comparison of microplastic contamination in freshwater fish from natural and farmed sources (2020)
Journal Article
Garcia, A. G., Suárez, D. C., Li, J., & Rotchell, J. M. (in press). A comparison of microplastic contamination in freshwater fish from natural and farmed sources. Environmental science and pollution research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11605-2

Contamination of aquatic systems mainly by urbanization and poor sanitation, deficient or lack of wastewater treatments, dumping of solid residues and run off, has led to the presence of particles, including manmade polymers, in tissues of many marin... Read More about A comparison of microplastic contamination in freshwater fish from natural and farmed sources.

Microplastic contamination of salt intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Danopoulos, E., Jenner, L., Twiddy, M., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020). Microplastic contamination of salt intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis. SN Applied Sciences, 2(12), Article 1950. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03749-0

Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging contaminant ubiquitous in the environment. There is growing concern regarding potential human health effects, a major human exposure route being dietary uptake. We have undertaken a systematic review (SR) and meta-... Read More about Microplastic contamination of salt intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Microplastic contamination of drinking water: a systematic review. (2020)
Journal Article
Danopoulos, E., Twiddy, M., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020). Microplastic contamination of drinking water: a systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15(7 July), Article e0236838. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236838

Background
Microplastics (MPs) are omnipresent in the environment, including the human food chain; a likely important contributor to human exposure is drinking water.
Objective
To undertake a systematic review of MP contamination of drinking water... Read More about Microplastic contamination of drinking water: a systematic review..

Toxicity of polyelectrolyte-functionalized titania nanoparticles in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos (2020)
Journal Article
Arabeyyat, Z. H., Al-Awady, M. J., Greenway, G. M., Paunov, V. N., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020). Toxicity of polyelectrolyte-functionalized titania nanoparticles in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. SN Applied Sciences, 2(7), Article 1312. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-3137-x

We investigated the effects of short-term exposure of bare TiO2NPs and polyelectrolyte-coated TiO2NPs in the 5–25nm size range, at relatively high concentrations (of 500 and 1000mg/L) under light or dark conditions, in D. rerio embryos. The biologica... Read More about Toxicity of polyelectrolyte-functionalized titania nanoparticles in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos.

A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples. (2020)
Journal Article
Akoueson, F., Sheldon, L., Danopoulos, E., Morris, S., Hotten, J., Chapman, E., Li, J., & Rotchell, J. (2020). A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples. Environmental pollution, 263, pt. A(August), Article 114452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114452

Plastics have been widely reported to be present in the environment yet there are still many questions regarding the extent of this and the impacts these may have on both the environment and human health. The purpose of this investigation is to deter... Read More about A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples..

Influence of light and temperature cycles on the expression of circadian clock genes in the mussel Mytilus edulis (2020)
Journal Article
Chapman, E., Bonsor, B., Parsons, D. R., & Rotchell, J. (2020). Influence of light and temperature cycles on the expression of circadian clock genes in the mussel Mytilus edulis. Marine environmental research, 159, Article 104960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104960

Clock genes and environmental cues regulate essential biological rhythms. The blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, is an ecologically and economically important intertidal bivalve undergoing seasonal reproductive rhythms. We previously identified seasonal... Read More about Influence of light and temperature cycles on the expression of circadian clock genes in the mussel Mytilus edulis.

Silver nanoparticles in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos: Uptake, growth and molecular responses (2020)
Journal Article
Qiang, L., Arabeyyat, Z. H., Xin, Q., Paunov, V. N., Dale, I. J., Lloyd Mills, R. I., Rotchell, J. M., & Cheng, J. (2020). Silver nanoparticles in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos: Uptake, growth and molecular responses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(5), Article 1876. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051876

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in commercial applications as antimicrobial agents, but there have recently been increasing concerns raised about their possible environmental and... Read More about Silver nanoparticles in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos: Uptake, growth and molecular responses.

PVC Does Not Influence Cadmium Uptake or Effects in the Mussel (Mytilus edulis) (2020)
Journal Article
Li, J., Chapman, E. C., Shi, H., & Rotchell, J. M. (2020). PVC Does Not Influence Cadmium Uptake or Effects in the Mussel (Mytilus edulis). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 104(3), 315-320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-02789-x

Microplastics have become a global concern in recent years. In this study, we studied (i) whether the presence of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microparticles may affect cadmium (Cd) uptake in mussel (Mytilus edulis); and (ii) the biological effects of PV... Read More about PVC Does Not Influence Cadmium Uptake or Effects in the Mussel (Mytilus edulis).

Spatial and temporal occurrence of pharmaceuticals in UK estuaries (2019)
Journal Article
Letsinger, S., Kay, P., Rodriguez-Mozaz, S., Villagrassa, M., Barceló, D., & Rotchell, J. M. (2019). Spatial and temporal occurrence of pharmaceuticals in UK estuaries. The Science of the total environment, 678, 74-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.182

There is a lack of data on the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in estuaries worldwide, with little understanding of their temporal and spatial variations globally. Ibuprofen, paracetamol, diclofenac, trimethoprim and citalopram were measured in twelve... Read More about Spatial and temporal occurrence of pharmaceuticals in UK estuaries.

Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution (2019)
Journal Article
Li, J., Lusher, A. L., Rotchell, J. M., Deudero, S., Turra, A., Bråte, I. L. N., Sun, C., Shahadat Hossain, M., Li, Q., Kolandhasamy, P., & Shi, H. (2019). Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution. Environmental Pollution, 244, 522-533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.032

The ubiquity and high bioavailability of microplastics have an unknown risk on the marine environment. Bio-monitoring should be used to investigate biotic impacts of microplastic exposure. While many studies have used mussels as indicators for marine... Read More about Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution.

Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article
Li, J., Green, C., Reynolds, A., Shi, H., & Rotchell, J. M. (2018). Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Environmental pollution, 241, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.038

Global contamination of the marine environment by plastic has led to the discovery of microplastics in a range of marine species, including those for human consumption. In this study, the presence of microplastics and other anthropogenic debris in se... Read More about Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom.

Target gene expression studies on Platynereis dumerilii and Platynereis cfr massiliensis at the shallow CO2 vents off Ischia, Italy (2017)
Journal Article
Wäge, J., Rotchell, J. M., Gambi, M.-C., & Hardege, J. D. (2018). Target gene expression studies on Platynereis dumerilii and Platynereis cfr massiliensis at the shallow CO2 vents off Ischia, Italy. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 207, 351-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.11.012

Many studies predict negative effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms, potentially leading to loss of biodiversity and ecosystem function. Research on species inhabiting naturally high pCO2 environments, such as volcanic CO2 vents, offers... Read More about Target gene expression studies on Platynereis dumerilii and Platynereis cfr massiliensis at the shallow CO2 vents off Ischia, Italy.

Seasonal expression patterns of clock-associated genes in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (2017)
Journal Article
Chapman, E. C., O’Dell, A. R., Meligi, N. M., Parsons, D. R., & Rotchell, J. M. (2017). Seasonal expression patterns of clock-associated genes in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Chronobiology International, 34(9), 1300-1314. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2017.1363224

Environmental cues allow organisms to synchronise their internal biological rhythms with external environmental cycles. These rhythms are regulated on a molecular level by oscillating interactions between clock genes and their proteins. Light is a pa... Read More about Seasonal expression patterns of clock-associated genes in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis.

Hepatocellular adenoma in a European flatfish (Limanda limanda) : genetic alterations in laser-capture microdissected tissue and global transcriptomic approach (2017)
Journal Article
Lerebours, A., Lyons, B. P., Bignell, J. P., Stentiford, G. D., Rotchell, J. M., Lerebours, A., Chapman, E., Rotchell, J., Bignell, J., Lyons, B., & Stentiford, G. (2017). Hepatocellular adenoma in a European flatfish (Limanda limanda) : genetic alterations in laser-capture microdissected tissue and global transcriptomic approach. Marine pollution bulletin, 119(2), 120-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.04.052

Liver tumours in flatfish have been diagnosed using histopathology for decades to monitor the impacts of marine pollution. Here we describe the application of specific gene (retinoblastoma, Rb) profiling in laser capture micro-dissected samples, and... Read More about Hepatocellular adenoma in a European flatfish (Limanda limanda) : genetic alterations in laser-capture microdissected tissue and global transcriptomic approach.

Molecular changes in skin pigmented lesions of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (2016)
Journal Article
Lerebours, A., Chapman, E. C., Rotchell, J. M., Heupel, M. R., & Sweet, M. J. (2016). Molecular changes in skin pigmented lesions of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus. Marine environmental research, 120, 130-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.07.009

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd A high prevalence of skin pigmented lesions of 15% was recently reported in coral trout Plectropomus leopardus, a commercially important marine fish, inhabiting the Great Barrier Reef. Herein, fish were sampled at two offshore sit... Read More about Molecular changes in skin pigmented lesions of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus.

Environmental concentration of carbamazepine accelerates fish embryonic development and disturbs larvae behavior (2016)
Journal Article
Qiang, L., Cheng, J., Yi, J., Rotchell, J. M., Zhu, X., & Zhou, J. (2016). Environmental concentration of carbamazepine accelerates fish embryonic development and disturbs larvae behavior. Ecotoxicology, 25(7), 1426-1437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-016-1694-y

Environmental pollution caused by pharmaceuticals has been recognized as a major threat to the aquatic ecosystems. Carbamazepine, as the widely prescribed antiepileptic drug, has been frequently detected in the aquatic environment and has created con... Read More about Environmental concentration of carbamazepine accelerates fish embryonic development and disturbs larvae behavior.

Short-term effects of CO₂-induced low pH exposure on target gene expression in Platynereis dumerilii (2016)
Journal Article
Wäge, J., Rohr, S., Hardege, J. D., & Rotchell, J. M. (2016). Short-term effects of CO₂-induced low pH exposure on target gene expression in Platynereis dumerilii. Journal of Marine Biology and Oceanography, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-8661.1000155

Objective: Increasing atmospheric CO₂ concentration are causing changes to the seawater carbonate chemistry, lowering the pH and we study potential impacts of these changes at the molecular level in a non-calcifying, marine polychaete species Platyne... Read More about Short-term effects of CO₂-induced low pH exposure on target gene expression in Platynereis dumerilii.

Exposure to low pH induces molecular level changes in the marine worm, Platynereis dumerilii (2015)
Journal Article
Wäge, J., Lerebours, A., Hardege, J. D., & Rotchell, J. M. (2016). Exposure to low pH induces molecular level changes in the marine worm, Platynereis dumerilii. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 124(February), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.10.008

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Fossil fuel emissions and changes in net land use lead to an increase in atmospheric CO 2 concentration and a subsequent decrease of ocean pH. Noticeable effects on organisms' calcification rate, shell structure and energy metabo... Read More about Exposure to low pH induces molecular level changes in the marine worm, Platynereis dumerilii.

Erratum: Identification of reproduction-specific genes associated with maturation and estrogen exposure in a marine bivalve mytilus edulis (PLoS ONE (2015) 10:7 (e0132080) DOI: :10.1371/journal.pone.0132080) (2015)
Journal Article
Ciocan, C. M., Cubero-Leon, E., Minier, C., & Rotchell, J. M. (2015). Erratum: Identification of reproduction-specific genes associated with maturation and estrogen exposure in a marine bivalve mytilus edulis (PLoS ONE (2015) 10:7 (e0132080) DOI: :10.1371/journal.pone.0132080). PLoS ONE, 10(7), Article e0132080. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132080

Fig 1 of the published article is incomplete. Please view the complete Fig 1 and its legend here.