Journal of Hazardous Materials
Journal of Hazardous Materials
5 years ago

Quantifying the interactions among metal mixtures in toxicodynamic process with generalized linear model

Quantifying the interactions among metal mixtures in toxicodynamic process with generalized linear model
Predicting the toxicity of chemical mixtures is difficult because of the additive, antagonistic, or synergistic interactions among the mixture components. Antagonistic and synergistic interactions are dominant in metal mixtures, and their distributions may correlate with exposure concentrations. However, whether the interaction types of metal mixtures change at different time points during toxicodynamic (TD) processes is undetermined because of insufficient appropriate models and metal bioaccumulation data at different time points. In the present study, the generalized linear model (GLM) was used to illustrate the combined toxicities of binary metal mixtures, such as Cu–Zn, Cu–Cd, and Cd–Pb, to zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio). GLM was also used to identify possible interaction types among these method for the traditional concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) models. Then the GLM were applied to quantify the different possible interaction types for metal mixture toxicity (Cu–Zn, Cu–Cd, and Cd–Pb to D. rerio and Ni–Co to Oligochaeta Enchytraeus crypticus) during the TD process at different exposure times. We found different metal interaction responses in the TD process and interactive coefficients significantly changed at different exposure times (p< 0.05), which indicated that the interaction types among Cu–Zn, Cu–Cd, Cd–Pb and Ni–Co were time dependent. Our analysis highlighted the importance of considering joint actions in the TD process to understand and predict metal mixture toxicology on organisms. Moreover, care should be taken when evaluating interactions in toxicity prediction because results may vary at different time points. The GLM could be an alternative or complementary approach for BLM to analyze and predict metal mixture toxicity.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S030438941730835X

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