Mineral oil, movement and monitoring ecosystem health 

• DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-16892
• Publication Date: 2024-03-11T09:04:59Z
• Authors: Katie Reilly; Iseult Lynch
• Keywords: Mineral oil

Commercial formulations of mineral oils and other forms lubricants can be released into the environment during application, use lifetime a product. Mineral oil in combination with materials such as graphene silicone nanomaterials used to prolong life sporting equipment, bikes boats. Through this, excess material or products subsequent use. Oil is challenging pollutant monitor assess aquatic environments due hydrophobic nature which makes distribution movement different types pollutants, however an important understand advanced being developed currently used.In this study, we explored impacts that (with without graphene/silicon) have on keystone freshwater species Daphnia magna. been historically for toxicity testing chemicals microplastics nanomaterials, addition field studies indicators good environmental health. Due Daphnia’s well established broad ranging use, they are excellent explore emerging contaminants compared previously range responses. Here, were exposed concentrations their acute was initially assessed, before undertaken determine how impact behaviour. This done by recording over 24 hour period assessing both vertical migration test vessel, 10mL (in multiwell plate) stress (i.e. more spins water behavioural higher stress). species, link algae (primary producers) high levels food web, therefore could wider reaching consequences ecosystems. evaluating interaction vessels also might influence transport mixing legacy timeframe contamination.