<i>Aurelia aurita</i> as a Model for Ecotoxicologically Assessing Food Additives: 2-Methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-ol and 1-Phenylethan-1-ol.

ABSTRACT: Industry currently generates numerous substances, such as food additives, whose environmental impacts, particularly in marine environments, remain inadequately assessed. This study employed Aurelia aurita for the first time as a model organism to evaluate the toxicity of such compounds. The main goal was to evaluate the toxicity of two food additives, 2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-ol (S1) and 1-phenylethan-1-ol (S2), on A. aurita ephyrae, comparing the results with other organisms representing different trophic levels, specifically the alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum and the crustacean Artemia salina. Acute toxicity tests were conducted on each organism. In A. aurita, S1 exhibited high toxicity (LC₅₀ ≈ 10 mg/L), while S2 had lower toxicity (LC₅

SUBMITTER: Mercado B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12300291 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature