Investigation of Toxicity in Textile Materials from Natural and Synthetic-based Polymers Utilizing Bioassay Performances
Elena Pekhtasheva,
Elena Mastalygina,
Irina Leonova,
Sivasubramanian Palanisamy,
Aravindhan Alagarsamy,
Nadir Ayrilmis,
Mika Sillanpää,
Saleh A Al-Farraj
Affiliations
Elena Pekhtasheva
Academic Department of Commodity Science and Commodity Examination, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny Lane, 115054 Moscow, Russia
Scientific Laboratory “Advanced Composite Materials and Technologies”, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny lane, 115054 Moscow, Russia; Department of Biological and Chemical Physics of Polymers, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygina str., 119334 Moscow, Russia
Irina Leonova
Academic Department of Commodity Science and Commodity Examination, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny Lane, 115054 Moscow, Russia
Department of Mechanical Engineering, PTR College of Engineering and Technology, Austinpatti, Madurai – Tirumangalam Road, Madurai – 625008, Tamil Nadu. India
Functional Materials Group, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullah, 32093 Kuwait, Kuwait; Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura-140401, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa; Department of Civil Engineering, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India; Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 602105, India
Saleh A Al-Farraj
Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Assessing the toxicity of textile samples in terms of risks to human well-being and health is a significant issue. In this study, 11 textile materials were tested using two procedures: the sperm motility inhibition test using bull spermatozoa and the acute immobility test using Daphnia magna. A comparative analysis was carried out considering the advantages of each toxicity assessment method. The bull sperm test was shown to be less sensitive and more complicated to carry out than the Daphnia magna immobility test. In addition, the inclusion of both dyes and synthetic fibres significantly influenced textile toxicity, with aqueous extracts from dyed textiles showing higher toxicity levels when tested alongside undyed textiles. The toxicity index for dyed textiles ranged from 37% to 62% in the motility inhibition test, while the Daphnia magna test showed an acute immobility parameter of 100% with the uncontaminated control medium.
