@article{fdi:010072396, title = {{I}mpact of two plastic-derived chemicals, the {B}isphenol {A} and the di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, exposure on the marine toxic dinoflagellate {A}lexandrium pacificum}, author = {{M}'{R}abet, {C}. and {P}ringault, {O}livier and {Z}merli-{T}riki, {H}. and {B}en {G}harbia, {H}. and {C}ouet, {D}ouglas and {Y}ahia, {O}. {K}. {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he effects of two plastic-derived chemicals: {B}isphenol {A} ({BPA}) and di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate ({DEHP}) were assessed on abundance and physiological responses of the marine toxic dinoflagellate {A}lexandrim pacificum. {D}uring 7 days experiment, {A}. pacificum was exposed to different levels of {BPA} and {DEHP} (separately and in mixture). {T}he responses were evaluated and compared with controls. {R}esults showed that {A}. pacificum was highly sensitive to this contaminants comparing to other phytoplankton species. {BPA} and {DEHP} caused the decrease of the biomass (1.2 to 50 times lower relative to the controls), as well as the perturbation of the photosystem and the photosynthetic activity. {N}evertheless, our results show a recovery of contaminated cells activity depending on exposure time and {BPA} and {DEHP} contamination. {T}his could be related to an adaptation to induced stress or a degradation of {BPA} and {DEHP} in the medium.}, keywords = {{A}. pacificum ; {BPA} ; {DEHP} ; {P}hotosynthetic activity ; {A}bundance ; {R}ecovery}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {126}, numero = {}, pages = {241--249}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/marpolbul.2017.10.090}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072396}, }