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Orr JA, Vinebrooke RD, Jackson MC, Kroeker KJ, Kordas RL, Mantyka-Pringle C, Van den Brink PJ, De Laender F, Stoks R, Holmstrup M, Matthaei CD, Monk WA, Penk MR, Leuzinger S, Schäfer RB, Piggott JJ. Towards a unified study of multiple stressors: divisions and common goals across research disciplines. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20200421. [PMID: 32370677 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Anthropogenic environmental changes, or 'stressors', increasingly threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning worldwide. Multiple-stressor research is a rapidly expanding field of science that seeks to understand and ultimately predict the interactions between stressors. Reviews and meta-analyses of the primary scientific literature have largely been specific to either freshwater, marine or terrestrial ecology, or ecotoxicology. In this cross-disciplinary study, we review the state of knowledge within and among these disciplines to highlight commonality and division in multiple-stressor research. Our review goes beyond a description of previous research by using quantitative bibliometric analysis to identify the division between disciplines and link previously disconnected research communities. Towards a unified research framework, we discuss the shared goal of increased realism through both ecological and temporal complexity, with the overarching aim of improving predictive power. In a rapidly changing world, advancing our understanding of the cumulative ecological impacts of multiple stressors is critical for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management. Identifying and overcoming the barriers to interdisciplinary knowledge exchange is necessary in rising to this challenge. Division between ecosystem types and disciplines is largely a human creation. Species and stressors cross these borders and so should the scientists who study them.
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- James A Orr
- School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Berkshire, UK
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- School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.,Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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- Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Wageningen Environmental Research, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Research Unit of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Namur Institute of Complex Systems, and Institute of Life, Earth, and the Environment, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada at Canadian Rivers Institute, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Quantitative Landscape Ecology, iES-Institute for Environmental Sciences, University Koblenz-Landau, Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
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- School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Rizzuto S, Thrane JE, Baho DL, Jones KC, Zhang H, Hessen DO, Nizzetto L, Leu E. Water Browning Controls Adaptation and Associated Trade-Offs in Phytoplankton Stressed by Chemical Pollution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:5569-5579. [PMID: 32292033 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The acquisition of tolerance to an environmental stressor can result in organisms displaying slower growth after stress release. While well-grounded in the theory, empirical evidence of the trade-off between stress tolerance and organism fitness is scarce and blurred by the interaction with different environmental factors. Here, we report the effects of water browning on the responses, tolerance acquisition, and associated trade-offs in a population of microalgae exposed to sublethal concentrations of organic micropollutants over multiple generations. Our results show that dissolved organic matter (DOM) reduces toxic responses and modulates tolerance acquisition by the algae, possibly by complexing micropollutants. Microalgae that acquire tolerance allocate resources to fitness at the cost of reduced cell size. They yield higher productivity than nonadapted ones when grown in the presence of micropollutants but lower in their absence. The net trade-off was positive, indicating that adaptation can result in a higher productivity and fitness in tolerant species in recurrently stressed environments.
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- Simone Rizzuto
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, U.K
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7050, SE-750-07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, U.K
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, U.K
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Ecotoxicology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
- Center of Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene (CAB), University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
- RECETOX, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Akvaplan-niva, CIENS, Science Park, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
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Issa S, Ciesielski TM, Mikkelsen Ø, Einum S, Jaspers VLB. Biofilms grown in aquatic microcosms affect mercury and selenium accumulation in Daphnia. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:485-492. [PMID: 32297060 PMCID: PMC7182615 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02194-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Experiments examining mercury (Hg) toxicity in Daphnia are usually conducted in highly standardized conditions that prevent the formation of biofilm. Although such standardization has many advantages, extrapolation of results to natural conditions and inference of ecological effects is challenging. This is especially true since biofilms can accumulate metals/metalloids and play a key role in their transfer to higher trophic level organisms. In this study, we experimentally tested the effects of spontaneously appearing biofilm in Daphnia cultures on accumulation of Hg and its natural antagonist selenium (Se) in Daphnia magna. We added Hg (in the form of mercury (II) chloride) at two concentrations (0.2 µg/L and 2 µg/L) to experimental microcosms and measured the uptake of Hg and Se by D. magna in the presence and absence of biofilm. To test for consistent and replicable results, we ran two identical experimental sets one week apart. Biofilm presence significantly reduced the accumulation of Hg, while increasing the tissue Se content in D. magna, and these findings were reproducible across experimental sets. These findings indicate that highly standardized tests may not be adequate to predict the bioaccumulation and potential toxicity of metals/metalloids under natural conditions.
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- Semona Issa
- Department of Biology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
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Urionabarrenetxea E, Garcia-Velasco N, Marigómez I, Soto M. Effects of elevated temperatures and cadmium exposure on stress biomarkers at different biological complexity levels in Eisenia fetida earthworms. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 231:108735. [PMID: 32142922 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Several ecotoxicological studies assessed metal toxicity upon soil biota and other communities but were mainly focused on the study of a single chemical and usually under optimal conditions of temperature. Meanwhile an increasing global warming is leading to new scenarios by combining different stress factors; chemical stress and thermal stress. Presently, this study aims to assess the joint effects produced by cadmium and elevated temperature on earthworms different levels of biological complexity. Eisenia fetida earthworms were maintained at 19 °C and 26 °C and simultaneously exposed to four Cd concentrations (1.25, 2.5, 25 and 125 mg Cd/Kg soil) for 14 (Short term exposure) and 56 days (reproduction test). Endpoints were addressed at different levels of biological complexity: reproductive impairment (cocoons and juvenile productions), Cd tissue accumulation, mortality of adults, weight loss and cytotoxic effects (coelomocyte viability). In the Short term exposure, increase in temperature produced a larger accumulation of Cd. Hence, earthworms exposed to 125 mg Cd/kg soil under heat stress (26 °C) showed a two fold higher Cd accumulation comparing to those at 19 °C. Earthworms exposed to moderate-high concentrations of Cd (2.5-125 mg Cd/kg) and maintained at 26 °C showed severe weight loss and high mortality rates. The neutral red uptake capacity of coelomocytes extruded from earthworms exposed to the highest Cd concentration decreased after 14 d at 19 °C, and more markedly at 26 °C. The reproduction impairment (decreased number of cocoons) was enhanced after exposure to concentrations higher than 2.5 mg Cd/kg at 26 °C, and after exposure to 125 mg Cd/kg at 19 °C. Earthworm reproduction capability is highly vulnerable to the effect of toxicants at elevated temperatures and sublethal concentrations.
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- Erik Urionabarrenetxea
- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, E-48080 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, E-48080 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, E-48080 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, E-48080 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
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Heuschele J, Lode T, Andersen T, Titelman J. The Hidden Dimension: Context-Dependent Expression of Repeatable Behavior in Copepods. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2020; 39:1017-1026. [PMID: 32072680 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In ecotoxicology and aquatic ecology, we often ignore responses of individuals and focus on average responses. However, both terrestrial and aquatic animals display consistent behavioral differences between individuals. The distribution of behavioral differences within a population contains vital information for predicting population responses to novel environmental challenges. Currently, individual data for behavioral and physiological traits of small marine invertebrates are few, partly because such variation is lost within published group means and assumed normality. We tested the combined effects of an inorganic contaminant (copper) and a biological stressor (i.e., chemical cues of a fish predator) on activity in a marine copepod. Although direct stress effects were weak, individuals behaved consistently differently, depending on the context. Individual differences in behavior were only expressed under the influence of kairomones, but not by copper exposure alone. This finding indicates that copepods express repeatable and context-dependent behavior. We also demonstrate how large variations in behavioral data can hide consistent differences between individuals. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:1017-1026. © 2020 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of SETAC.
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- Jan Heuschele
- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Orr SE, Buchwalter DB. It's all about the fluxes: Temperature influences ion transport and toxicity in aquatic insects. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 221:105405. [PMID: 32014642 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Many freshwater ecosystems are becoming saltier and/or warmer, but our understanding of how these factors interact and affect the physiology and life history outcomes of most aquatic species remain unknown. We hypothesize that temperature modulates ion transport rates. Since ion transport is energetically expensive, increases in salinity and/or temperature may influence ion flux rates and ultimately, organismal performance. Radiotracer (22Na+, 35SO4-2, and 45Ca2+) experiments with lab-reared mayflies (N. triangulifer) and other field-collected insects showed that increasing temperature generally increased ion transport rates. For example, increasing temperature from 15 °C to 25 °C, increased 22Na+ uptake rates by two-fold (p < 0.0001) and 35SO4-2 uptake rates by four-fold (p < 0.0001) in the caddisfly, Hydropsyche sparna. Smaller changes in 22Na+ and 35SO4-2 uptake rates were observed in the mayflies, Isonychia sayi and Maccaffertium sp., suggesting species-specific differences in the thermal sensitivity of ion transport. Finally, we demonstrated that the toxicity of SO4 was influenced by temperature profoundly in a 96-h bioassay. Under the saltiest conditions (1500 mg L-1 SO4), mayfly survival was 78 % at 15 °C, but only 44 % at 25 °C (p < 0.0036). Conceivably, the energetic cost of osmoregulation in warmer, saltier environments may cause significant major ion toxicity in certain freshwater insects.
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- Sarah E Orr
- North Carolina State University, United States
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Juárez-Hernández E, Villalobos-Jiménez G, Gutierrez-Corona JF, Krams I, González-Soriano E, Contreras-Garduño J. Hidden Costs in the Physiology of Argia anceps (Zigoptera: Coenagrionidae) due to Pollution. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 49:227-233. [PMID: 31849022 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-019-00737-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Before a population becomes extinct, there are hidden costs in the physiology at the individual level that provide valuable insights into their condition. Here, we study two dams with one species in common (Argia anceps Garrison, 1996) to evaluate whether their physiological condition differed (total protein quantity, prophenoloxidase (proPO) and phenoloxidase (PO) activity, and protein carbonylation) during two consecutive years. The first dam, "El Gallinero" (contaminated, C), contains organic input from mines and agricultural activity, whereas the second, "Paso de Vaqueros" (non-contaminated, NC), is part of a biosphere reserve. Although at a phenological level, some physiological differences were observed (2012 vs 2013), individuals from the contaminated population had less total protein (2012, median = 1.815 μg/μL; 2013, 0.081 μg/μL) and more carbonylations in their proteins (2012, median = 19.00 nmol/mg; 2013, median = 121.69 nmol/mg) compared with the non-contaminated population (protein quantity in 2012, median = 3.716 μg/μL; 2013, median = 0.054 μg/μL; protein carbonylations in 2012, median = 0.00 nmol/mg; 2013, median = 99.44 nmol/mg). However, no significant differences were found in prophenoloxidase (C, median = 0.002 Vmax; NC, median = 0.002 Vmax) and phenoloxidase activity (C, median = 0.002 Vmax; NC, median = 0.001 Vmax). In addition, the biological oxygen demand (BOD) and Zn were more elevated in the C than NC population (C, BOD = 11.7, Zn = 0.17; NC, BOD = 8, Zn = 0.14). The results show that the impact of human activity can be observed not only through the extinction of species, but also at the physiological level of the individuals composing the populations through the evaluation of biomolecular damage, which can be observed at a much shorter scale compared with species extinction.
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- E Juárez-Hernández
- Depto de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Univ de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Depto de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Univ de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Univ of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Dept of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Univ of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- ENES, unidad Morelia, UNAM, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No.8701. Col. Ex-Hacienda San José de la Huerta Código, 58190, Morelia, Mexico.
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Hinojosa MG, Prieto AI, Gutiérrez-Praena D, Moreno FJ, Cameán AM, Jos A. In vitro assessment of the combination of cylindrospermopsin and the organophosphate chlorpyrifos on the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 191:110222. [PMID: 31982683 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a cyanotoxicant which occurrence is increasing due to climate change. Cylindrospermopsin is able to exert damage in the organism at several levels, among them, in the nervous system. Moreover, it is important to take into account that it is not usually present isolated in nature, but in combination with some other pollutants, being the case of the pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF). Thus, the aim of the present work was to assess the effects of the interaction of CYN in combination with CPF in the human neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y by evaluating cytotoxicity and mechanistic endpoints. The mixtures 0.25 + 21, 0.5 + 42, 1 + 84 μg/mL of CYN + CPF based on cytotoxicity results, were evaluated, and the isobologram method detected an antagonistic effect after 24 and 48 h of exposure. Moreover, although no alterations of reactive oxygen species were detected, a significant decrease of glutathione levels was observed after exposure to both, CPF alone and the combination, at all the concentrations and times of exposure assayed. In addition, CYN + CPF caused a marked decrease in the acetylcholinesterase activity, providing similar values to CPF alone. However, these effects were less severe than expected. All these findings, together with the morphological study results, point out that it is important to take into account the interaction of CYN with other pollutants. Further research is required to contribute to the risk assessment of CYN and other contaminants considering more realistic exposure scenarios.
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- M G Hinojosa
- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Área de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Silva LCM, Daam MA, Gusmao F. Acclimation alters glyphosate temperature-dependent toxicity: Implications for risk assessment under climate change. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 385:121512. [PMID: 31732333 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The evaluation of temperature-dependent chemical toxicity (TDCT) is imperative for future risk assessments of pesticides under global climate change scenarios. Few TDCT studies have so far considered the ability of organisms to acclimate to altered temperatures prior to pesticide exposure, although this may change their thermal tolerance range and hence their susceptibility to pesticide stress. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of temperature acclimation on the sensitivity of the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia silvestrii to Glyphosate. We used the shift in sensitivity of the organisms to Glyphosate when exposed to short term temperature changes as a proxy for the effect of the developmental acclimation on sensitivity. We observed that acclimation to higher temperatures reduces the sensitivity to Glyphosate when organisms are exposed to this pesticide in lower temperatures. Therefore, acclimation to high temperatures offers some protective effect against Glyphosate toxicity. We argue that pesticide risk assessments based on tests conducted at one standard temperature should be considered with care. Realistic risk assessments considering climate change scenarios should assess the mode of which organisms are exposed to temperature, therefore taking into consideration the potential effect of temperature acclimation on the sensitivity of a species to a toxicant.
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- Laís C M Silva
- NEEA/CRHEA/USP, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, 13.560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- CENSE, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- NEEA/CRHEA/USP, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, 13.560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; Department of Marine Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 11030-400 Santos, SP, Brazil.
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Raiesi F, Motaghian HR, Nazarizadeh M. The sublethal lead (Pb) toxicity to the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Annelida, Oligochaeta) as affected by NaCl salinity and manure addition in a calcareous clay loam soil during an indoor mesocosm experiment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 190:110083. [PMID: 31864123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The combined effects of salinity and organic amendments on lead (Pb) toxicity to earthworms as important components of soil invertebrates are still largely unknown. A mesocosm experiment was conducted to examine how the combined use of NaCl salinity and cow manure would affect the sublethal Pb toxicity to chronically exposed Eisenia fetida in natural soil. The response of life-cycle parameters of this earthworm species and biological properties to NaCl-induced salinity (0, 4 and 8 dS m-1) was determined in a Pb-contaminated clay loam soil amended or unamended with fresh cow manure. The NaCl salt and cow manure (4%, w/w) were added to the soil and the mixtures were incubated for 90 days under greenhouse conditions. The results showed that NaCl salinity increased soil Pb availability and toxicity, increased earthworm Pb concentration and uptake, and decreased earthworm survivorship, population (adults and juveniles), reproduction, wet weight, cocoon production, and cast activity. The detrimental effects of NaCl salinity on earthworms and biological properties were greater at high than low salinity levels. Addition of cow manure lowered the NaCl-induced Pb toxicity to earthworms at all salinity levels, suggesting the harmful effect of salinity-induced Pb toxicity was reduced due to the decreased Pb availability following manure application. This study demonstrated that soil salinity and animal manures can have a great impact on the life-cycle endpoints and activity of E. fetida, which requires attention when using saline waters for irrigation and organic amendments for soil amelioration in Pb-contaminated environments. It is concluded that (i) the multiple stresses induced by salinity and Pb mixtures may negatively affect earthworms and (ii) organic amendment application has a high potential for lowering the stronger negative effect of salinity in Pb-polluted environments and for improving earthworm population, reproduction and activity.
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- Fayez Raiesi
- Department of Soil Science and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran
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Jensen TG, Holmstrup M, Madsen RB, Glasius M, Trac LN, Mayer P, Ehlers B, Slotsbo S. Effects of α-pinene on life history traits and stress tolerance in the springtail Folsomia candida. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 229:108681. [PMID: 31816427 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.108681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Volatile monoterpenes are emitted in large quantities to both air and soil by many plant species. While studies have addressed effects of monoterpenes on aboveground invertebrates, we have much poorer understanding of the possible effects of monoterpenes on soil invertebrates. Monoterpenes play a protective role in some plant species during heat and water stress, and therefore may provide similar protection against abiotic stress to soil invertebrates. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the common monoterpene, α-pinene, on the soil living springtail, Folsomia candida (Collembola; Isotomidae). We hypothesized that exposure to α-pinene would lower the transition temperature of membranes, and thereby improve cold tolerance. Controlled exposure to α-pinene, which is a volatile liquid at room temperature, was made possible by passive dosing through the air-phase using a lipid donor. This lipid-based passive dosing approach also allows linking observed effects to concentrations in membrane when equilibrium is achieved. Equilibrium membrane concentrations above 116 mmol kg-1 caused springtails to become comatose, and coma recovery time was proportional to exposure concentration. Alpha-pinene delayed time to first egg laying, while the number of eggs laid and hatchability was unaffected. Springtails exposed to α-pinene showed increased survival of cold shock (-6 °C, 2 h), but no effects on heat (34 °C, 2 h) or drought tolerance (98.2% relative humidity, 7d) were observed. The present study has demonstrated that α-pinene has direct toxic effects to F. candida, but on the other hand can improve their cold tolerance considerably at membrane concentrations above 87 mmol kg-1.
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Zhang C, De Meester L, Stoks R. Effects of thermal evolution on the stoichiometric responses to nano-ZnO under warming are not general: insights from experimental evolution. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:175-184. [PMID: 31940103 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02165-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A key challenge for ecological risk assessment of contaminants under global warming is to predict effects at higher levels of biological organisation. One approach to reach this goal is to study how contaminants and warming cause changes in body stoichiometry as these may potentially cascade through food webs. Furthermore, though contaminants typically interact with warming, how rapid adaptation to higher temperatures affects these interactions is poorly studied. Here, we examined the effects of an important contaminant (ZnO nanoparticles, nZnO) and mild warming (4 °C) on body stoichiometry (C, N, P and their ratios) of an aquatic keystone species, the water flea Daphnia magna. To evaluate whether thermal evolution impacts the effects of nZnO at higher temperatures, we compared two sets of clones from a thermal selection experiment where Daphnia were kept in outdoor mesocosms at ambient or ambient +4 °C temperatures for 2 years. Exposure to nZnO decreased key body stoichiometric ratios (C:N, C:P and a trend for N:P) while warming increased the body C:N ratio. The stoichiometric changes to nZnO and warming were mostly independent and could be partly explained by changes in the macromolecules sugars and fat. Exposure to nZnO decreased C-rich sugars contributing to a reduced %C. Warming reduced body %C due to decreased C-rich sugars and fat levels, yet warming decreased body N% even more resulting in a higher C:N ratio. The stoichiometric responses to nZnO at the higher temperature did not differ between the two sets of clones, indicating experimental thermal evolution did not change the effects of nZnO under warming. Studying the stoichiometric responses to nZnO and warming of this keystone species may provide novel insights on the toxic effects of contaminants under warming. Moreover, understanding the influence of thermal evolution on the toxicity of contaminants is important for ecological risk assessment especially in a warming world.
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- Chao Zhang
- Environmental Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Reed EMX, Serr ME, Maurer AS, Burford Reiskind MO. Gridlock and beltways: the genetic context of urban invasions. Oecologia 2020; 192:615-628. [PMID: 32056021 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04614-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The rapid expansion of urban land across the globe presents new and numerous opportunities for invasive species to spread and flourish. Ecologists historically rejected urban ecosystems as important environments for ecology and evolution research but are beginning to recognize the importance of these systems in shaping the biology of invasion. Urbanization can aid the introduction, establishment, and spread of invaders, and these processes have substantial consequences on native species and ecosystems. Therefore, it is valuable to understand how urban areas influence populations at all stages in the invasion process. Population genetic tools are essential to explore the driving forces of invasive species dispersal, connectivity, and adaptation within cities. In this review, we synthesize current research about the influence of urban landscapes on invasion genetics dynamics. We conclude that urban areas are not only points of entry for many invasive species, they also facilitate population establishment, are pools for genetic diversity, and provide corridors for further spread both within and out of cities. We recommend the continued use of genetic studies to inform invasive species management and to understand the underlying ecological and evolutionary processes governing successful invasion.
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- E M X Reed
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Teets NM, Gantz JD, Kawarasaki Y. Rapid cold hardening: ecological relevance, physiological mechanisms and new perspectives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 223:223/3/jeb203448. [PMID: 32051174 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.203448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rapid cold hardening (RCH) is a type of phenotypic plasticity that allows ectotherms to quickly enhance cold tolerance in response to brief chilling (lasting minutes to hours). In this Review, we summarize the current state of knowledge of this important phenotype and provide new directions for research. As one of the fastest adaptive responses to temperature known, RCH allows ectotherms to cope with sudden cold snaps and to optimize their performance during diurnal cooling cycles. RCH and similar phenotypes have been observed across a diversity of ectotherms, including crustaceans, terrestrial arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. In addition to its well-defined role in enhancing survival to extreme cold, RCH also protects against nonlethal cold injury by preserving essential functions following cold stress, such as locomotion, reproduction, and energy balance. The capacity for RCH varies across species and across genotypes of the same species, indicating that RCH can be shaped by selection and is likely favored in thermally variable environments. Mechanistically, RCH is distinct from other rapid stress responses in that it typically does not involve synthesis of new gene products; rather, the existing cellular machinery regulates RCH through post-translational signaling mechanisms. However, the protective mechanisms that enhance cold hardiness are largely unknown. We provide evidence that RCH can be induced by multiple triggers in addition to low temperature, and that rapidly induced tolerance and cross-tolerance to a variety of environmental stressors may be a general feature of stress responses that requires further investigation.
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- Nicholas M Teets
- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Biology Department, Hendrix College, Conway, AK 72032, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 56082, USA
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Muñiz-González AB, Martínez-Guitarte JL. Combined effects of benzophenone-3 and temperature on gene expression and enzymatic activity in the aquatic larvae Chironomus riparius. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 698:134292. [PMID: 31514035 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Climate change and pollution are two of the main environmental problems living organisms currently face. Temperature can modify a toxicant's effects and the organism's response to it. Global warming is expected to increase the temperature of freshwater ecosystems. In this work, we analyzed the effect of a mild temperature increase on the acute response of the aquatic larvae Chironomus riparius to the ultraviolet filter benzophenone-3 (BP3). This substance is commonly used in sunscreens and other commercial products and can reach the environment in different ways. We exposed larvae to BP3 at 18.5 or 23 °C for 8 or 24 h and analyzed the acute response at the molecular level. By quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), we studied altered messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of genes related to the endocrine system (EcR, InR and Met), detoxification mechanisms (Cyp4d2, Cyp6b7, GST d6, GST o1 and MRP-1) and stress response (Hsp22, Hsp27, Hsp70, HYOU and Gp93). Moreover, enzyme activity was evaluated, with a focus on glutathione-S-transferase (GST), phenoloxidase (PO) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Results showed that temperature affected the acute response of this organism by modifying the expression of EcR, Cyp6b7, GST d6, GST o1, MRP-1, Hsp22, Hsp27 and Hsp70 genes. These results suggest that even mild temperature change can affect the response of this organism to BP3 influencing short-term progress of the population. Although longer exposures are required to determine the ability of C. riparius to manage the pollutants in this novel environmental conditions, in order to know the possible mechanisms of detoxification or adaptation that may develop. This research represents a first step in the analysis of multi-stress response in this animal, and opens new possibilities in the toxicity evaluation of this organism in line with the real scenario that organisms face today.
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- Ana-Belén Muñiz-González
- Grupo de Biología y Toxicología Ambiental, Departamento de Física Matemática y de Fluidos, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED, Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Biología y Toxicología Ambiental, Departamento de Física Matemática y de Fluidos, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED, Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Beresford NA, Horemans N, Copplestone D, Raines KE, Orizaola G, Wood MD, Laanen P, Whitehead HC, Burrows JE, Tinsley MC, Smith JT, Bonzom JM, Gagnaire B, Adam-Guillermin C, Gashchak S, Jha AN, de Menezes A, Willey N, Spurgeon D. Towards solving a scientific controversy - The effects of ionising radiation on the environment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2020; 211:106033. [PMID: 31451195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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- N A Beresford
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, CEH Lancaster, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Av., Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, United Kingdom; School of Science, Engineering & Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK●CEN), Boeretang 200, 2400, Mol, Belgium
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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- Universidad de Oviedo - Campus de Mieres, Edificio de Investigación 5a Planta, C/ Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n, 33600, Mieres-Asturias, Spain
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- School of Science, Engineering & Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK●CEN), Boeretang 200, 2400, Mol, Belgium; University of Hasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium
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- School of Science, Engineering & Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3QL, United Kingdom
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- IRSN, Centre de Cadarache, 13115, St Paul Lez Durance, France
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- IRSN, Centre de Cadarache, 13115, St Paul Lez Durance, France
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- Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste & Radioecology, International Radioecology Laboratory, 77th Gvardiiska Dyviiya Str.11, P.O. Box 151, 07100, Slavutych, Kiev Region, Ukraine
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
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- Ryan Institute, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Dept. of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay, BS16 1QY, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
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Spurgeon DJ. Higher than … or lower than ….? Evidence for the validity of the extrapolation of laboratory toxicity test results to predict the effects of chemicals and ionising radiation in the field. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2020; 211:105757. [PMID: 29970267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Single species laboratory tests and associated species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) that utilise the resulting data can make a key contribution to efforts to prospective hazard assessments for pesticides, biocides, metals and ionising radiation for research and regulatory risk assessment. An assumption that underlies the single species based toxicity testing approach when combined in SSD models is that the assessments of sensitivities to chemical and ionising radiation measured across a range of species in the laboratory can inform on the likely effects on communities present in the field. Potential issues with the validity of this assumption were already recognised by Van Straalen and Denneman (1989) in their landmark paper on the SSD methodology. In this work, they identified eight major factors that could potentially compromise the extrapolation of laboratory toxicity data to the field. Factors covered a range of issues related to differences in chemistry (e.g. bioavailability, mixtures); environmental conditions (optimal, variable), ecological (compensatory, time-scale) and population genetic structure (adaptation, meta-population dynamics). This paper outlines the evidence pertaining to the influence of these different factors on toxicity in the laboratory as compared to the field focussing especially on terrestrial ecosystems. Through radiological and ecotoxicological research, evidence of the influence of each factor on the translation of observed toxicity from the laboratory to field is available in all cases. The importance of some factors, such as differences in chemical bioavailability between laboratory tests and the field and the ubiquity of exposure to mixtures is clearly established and has some relevance to radiological protection. However, other factors such as the differences in test conditions (optimal vs sub-optimal) and the development of tolerance may be relevant on a case by case basis. When SSDs generated from laboratory tests have been used to predict chemical and ionising radiation effects in the field, results have indicated that they may often seem to under-predict impacts, although this may also be due to other factors such as the effects of other non-chemical stressors also affecting communities at polluted sites. A better understanding of the main factors affecting this extrapolation can help to reduce uncertainty during risk assessment.
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- David J Spurgeon
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, MacLean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8BB, UK.
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Bai C, Tang M. Toxicological study of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in zebrafish. J Appl Toxicol 2019; 40:37-63. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.3910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Changcun Bai
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering, Ministry of Education; School of Public HealthSoutheast University Nanjing People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering, Ministry of Education; School of Public HealthSoutheast University Nanjing People's Republic of China
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Pellizzari ED, Woodruff TJ, Boyles RR, Kannan K, Beamer PI, Buckley JP, Wang A, Zhu Y, Bennett DH. Identifying and Prioritizing Chemicals with Uncertain Burden of Exposure: Opportunities for Biomonitoring and Health-Related Research. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2019; 127:126001. [PMID: 31850800 PMCID: PMC6957289 DOI: 10.1289/ehp5133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) initiative aims to understand the impact of environmental factors on childhood disease. Over 40,000 chemicals are approved for commercial use. The challenge is to prioritize chemicals for biomonitoring that may present health risk concerns. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to prioritize chemicals that may elicit child health effects of interest to ECHO but that have not been biomonitored nationwide and to identify gaps needing additional research. METHODS We searched databases and the literature for chemicals in environmental media and in consumer products that were potentially toxic. We selected chemicals that were not measured in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. From over 700 chemicals, we chose 155 chemicals and created eight chemical panels. For each chemical, we compiled biomonitoring and toxicity data, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exposure predictions, and annual production usage. We also applied predictive modeling to estimate toxicity. Using these data, we recommended chemicals either for biomonitoring, to be deferred pending additional data, or as low priority for biomonitoring. RESULTS For the 155 chemicals, 97 were measured in food or water, 67 in air or house dust, and 52 in biospecimens. We found in vivo endocrine, developmental, reproductive, and neurotoxic effects for 61, 74, 47, and 32 chemicals, respectively. Eighty-six had data from high-throughput in vitro assays. Positive results for endocrine, developmental, neurotoxicity, and obesity were observed for 32, 11, 35, and 60 chemicals, respectively. Predictive modeling results suggested 90% are toxicants. Biomarkers were reported for 76 chemicals. Thirty-six were recommended for biomonitoring, 108 deferred pending additional research, and 11 as low priority for biomonitoring. DISCUSSION The 108 deferred chemicals included those lacking biomonitoring methods or toxicity data, representing an opportunity for future research. Our evaluation was, in general, limited by the large number of unmeasured or untested chemicals. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP5133.
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- Edo D. Pellizzari
- Fellow Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Data Science, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Community, Environment and Policy, Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heath, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Northern California Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Fellow Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Bioinformatics and Data Science, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Community, Environment and Policy, Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heath, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Northern California Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Heye K, Graumnitz S, Rybicki M, Schür C, Völker J, Wick A, Oehlmann J, Jungmann D, Oetken M. Laboratory-to-field extrapolation: Increase in carbamazepine toxicity in a higher tier, multiple-stress experiment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 183:109481. [PMID: 31442800 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The toxicity and environmental risk of chemicals, such as the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine (CBZ), is commonly assessed using standardized laboratory tests and laboratory-to-field extrapolation. To investigate the toxicity of CBZ to aquatic key organisms in a more complex and environmentally relevant scenario, we conducted a 32-day multiple-stress experiment in artificial indoor streams. We exposed the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius, the blackworm Lumbriculus variegatus, and the New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum to 80 and 400 μg CBZ/L in six artificial indoor streams. In addition to hydraulic stress, species' interaction, and low organic content in the sediment, organisms were co-exposed to the herbicide terbutryn (TBY) as a second chemical stressor at a concentration of 6 μg/L. The exposure to CBZ under multiple stress conditions resulted in a 10- to more than 25-fold higher toxicity in C. riparius and P. antipodarum when compared to a previous, standardized laboratory experiment. The co-exposure to TBY enhanced the adverse effects of CBZ on snails (reduced production of embryos). This effect was additive as the single exposure to TBY also reduced the reproduction of snails, most likely through the reduction of biofilm biomass. The emergence of C. riparius declined at a CBZ concentration of 400 μg/L (without the co-exposure to TBY) and at 80 μg/L in combination with TBY. The difference in sensitivity between laboratory and indoor stream experiments is indicative of a potential underestimation of risk when toxicity data are extrapolated to field conditions. The present results suggest the inclusion of non-chemical and chemical stressors in environmental hazard and risk assessments.
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- Katharina Heye
- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Vali Consulting GmbH, Im Technologiepark 5, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zellescher Weg 40, 01217, Dresden, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zellescher Weg 40, 01217, Dresden, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Norwegien University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Biology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068, Koblenz, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zellescher Weg 40, 01217, Dresden, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Shahid N, Liess M, Knillmann S. Environmental Stress Increases Synergistic Effects of Pesticide Mixtures on Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:12586-12593. [PMID: 31584266 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Some widely used pesticide mixtures produce more than additive effects according to conventional combined effect models. However, synergistic effects have been so far generally observed at unrealistically high pesticide concentrations. Here, we used Daphnia magna as a test organism and investigated how food limitation-a common ecological stressor-affects the mixture toxicity of a pyrethroid insecticide and azole fungicide. We also compared three models regarding the prediction of mixture effects, including concentration addition (CA), effect addition (EA), and stress addition model (SAM). We revealed that especially under low food, the strength of synergism between esfenvalerate and prochloraz increased with an increasing concentration of prochloraz independent of the null model. Under high food conditions and at concentrations of prochloraz ≥32 μg/L, we observed a marginal synergistic effect with a model deviation ratio (MDR) = 2.1 at 32 μg/L prochloraz and 2.2 at 100 μg/L prochloraz when using CA as the null model. In contrast, the combination of both pesticides and food stress caused synergistic effects shown by an MDR = 10.9 even at 1 μg/L of prochloraz that is frequently detected in the environment. The combined effects of pesticides and food stress could be predicted best with the SAM that showed the lowest mean deviation between effect observation and prediction (mean deviation SAM = 16 [SD = 28], EA = 1072 [2105], CA = 1345 [2644]). We conclude that common environmental stressors can strongly increase the synergistic effects of toxicants. This knowledge is especially relevant considering current efforts to include the additional risk of pesticide mixtures and environmental stressors into the environmental risk assessment of pesticides.
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- Naeem Shahid
- Department System-Ecotoxicology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ , Permoserstraße 15 , 04318 Leipzig , Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V) , RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 1 , 52074 Aachen , Germany
- Department of Environmental Sciences , COMSATS University Islamabad , Vehari Campus , 61100 Vehari , Pakistan
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- Department System-Ecotoxicology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ , Permoserstraße 15 , 04318 Leipzig , Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V) , RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 1 , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- Department System-Ecotoxicology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ , Permoserstraße 15 , 04318 Leipzig , Germany
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Dai W, Slotsbo S, Damgaard C, Ke X, Wu L, Holmstrup M. Synergistic interaction between effects of phenanthrene and dynamic heat stress cycles in a soil arthropod. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 254:113071. [PMID: 31454566 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Climatic stressors and chemicals should not be treated as isolated problems since they often occur simultaneously, and their combined effects must be evaluated including their possible interactive effects. In the present study we subjected springtails (Folsomia candida) to combined exposure to phenanthrene and dynamic heat cycles in a full factorial experiment. In a microcosm experiment, we studied the population growth of springtails subjected to a range of sub-lethal concentrations of phenanthrene. During the 28-day experiment we further subjected microcosms to varying numbers of repeated dynamic heat cycles (0-5 cycles) simulating repeated heat waves. We found a synergistic interaction between the effects of phenanthrene and the number of heat waves on both body mass of adults and juvenile production of F. candida showing that the negative effects of phenanthrene were intensified when animals were heat stressed, and/or vice versa. This interaction was not related to internal concentrations of phenanthrene in adult springtails, nor was it due to altered degradation of phenanthrene in soil. We argue that both phenanthrene (by its partitioning into membrane bilayers) and heat have detrimental effects on the physical conditions of cellular membranes in a dose-dependent manner, which, under extreme circumstances, can increase membrane fluidity to a level which is sub-optimal for normal membrane functioning. We discuss the possibility that the synergistic interactions subsequently reduce life-history parameters such as growth and reproduction.
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- Wencai Dai
- Section of Soil Fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark; College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Section of Soil Fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Section of Soil Fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Section of Soil Fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Mikkelsen N, Mikkelsen GH, Holmstrup M, Jensen J. Recovery period of Folsomia candida influence the impact of nonylphenol and phenanthrene on the tolerance of drought and heat shock. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 254:113105. [PMID: 31476675 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Soil organisms are exposed to natural and anthropogenic stressors, such as xenobiotics. However, to simplify and make laboratory experiments easily reproducible, natural stressors are often excluded from ecotoxicological studies and risk assessment. This might underestimate the effect of chemicals, since synergistic interactions between chemicals and natural stressors might occur, creating a more severe impact than expected. Several studies have addressed simultaneous exposure to natural and chemical stressors, but very little is known of about the persistence of these interactions during recovery. Here, we examined if recovery after chemical stress exposure was important for the ability of springtails (Folsomia candida) to tolerate subsequent drought- and heat stress. Nonylphenol (NP) and phenanthrene (PHE) was tested and their isolated toxicity resulted in LC50 values of 206 mg NP kg-1 dry soil and 109 mg PHE kg-1 dry soil in a 7-day test. Elimination of NP and PHE was rapid and only trace amounts remained in springtail tissues after 3-7 days of recovery. Isolated studies of drought and heat shock on Folsomia candida resulted in a lethal effect for 50% of the animals (LRH50) at a relative humidity (RH) of 97.9%, and 190 min at 34 °C was shown to be lethal for 50% of the test species (LT50). The results showed, as expected, significant synergistic interactions between the effects of the chemicals and the effects of drought and heat stress. The negative effects of NP and PHE on the drought tolerance disappeared within 7 days post exposure. Springtails exposed to PHE also recovered their heat tolerance within 7 days post exposure, while NP exposed animals had not fully recovered their heat tolerance 14 days after exposure. Overall, a recovery period post chemical exposure was found to be very important for springtails in order to cope with natural stressors like heat and drought.
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- Nanna Mikkelsen
- Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, DK-8600, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, DK-8600, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, DK-8600, Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Lindberg CD, Di Giulio RT. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and hypoxia exposures result in mitochondrial dysfunction in zebrafish. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 216:105298. [PMID: 31586484 PMCID: PMC6917040 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Organisms are routinely subjected to a variety of environmental and chemical perturbations simultaneously. Often, multi-stressor exposures result in unpredictable toxicity that occurs through unidentified mechanisms. Here, we focus on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hypoxia, two environmental and physiological stressors that are known to co-occur in the environment. The aim of this study was to assess whether interactive mitochondrial dysfunction resulted from co-exposures of PAHs and hypoxia. Zebrafish embryos were co-exposed to non-teratogenic concentrations of an environmental PAH mixture and hypoxia beginning at 6 hpf for an acute period of 24 h and afterwards were given either no recovery period, 45 min, 5 -hs, or 18 -hs of recovery time in clean conditions. Mitochondrial function and integrity were assessed through the use of both in ovo and in vitro assays. Hypoxia exposures resulted in drastic reductions in parameters relating to mitochondrial respiration, ATP turnover, and mitochondrial DNA integrity. PAH exposures affected ATP production and content, as well as mitochondrial membrane dynamics and lactate content. While PAH and hypoxia exposures caused a broad range of effects, there appeared to be very little interaction between the two stressors in the co-exposure group. However, because hypoxia significantly altered mitochondrial function, the possibility remains that these effects may limit an individual's ability to respond to PAH toxicity and therefore could cause downstream interactive effects.
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- Casey D Lindberg
- Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Wang M, Chen S, Chen L, Wang D. Saline stress modifies the effect of cadmium toxicity on soil archaeal communities. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 182:109431. [PMID: 31301593 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The objective of this study was to examine the response of soil archaeal communities to saline stress in different types of Cd-contaminated soils from the North China Plain. Increased soil salinity by addition of 0.5% sodium salts (NaCl: Na2SO4: NaHCO3: Na2CO3 = 1:9:9:1) increased available Cd concentration, resulting in decreased ratios of Cd2+/CdT and CdSO4/CdT and increased ratios of CdCln2-n/CdT in soil solution. Soil saline stress decreased archaeal abundance and diversity and changed major soil archaeal taxa. For example, increased saline stress enriched taxa in the archaeal phyla Thaumarchaeota and Euryarchaeota, and these enriched tolerant taxa had much stronger correlations with soil properties, such as soil pH, EC or Na+. In addition, some microbes with low abundances like Bathyarchaeia (no rank) and Candidatus Nitrosotenuis were found to closely correlate with soil pH, EC, Na+, and Cl-, indicating they might play disproportionate roles in regulating ecological functions in stressed habitats. These results suggest that saline stress modified the effect of Cd toxicity on soil archaeal communities in different types of Cd-contaminated soils.
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- Meng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs / Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs / Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Environmental Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, PR China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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Food Shortage Amplifies Negative Sublethal Impacts of Low-Level Exposure to the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid on Stream Mayfly Nymphs. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11102142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Interactions of pesticides with biotic or anthropogenic stressors affecting stream invertebrates are still poorly understood. In a three-factor laboratory experiment, we investigated effects of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, food availability, and population density on the New Zealand mayfly Deleatidium spp. (Leptophlebiidae). Larval mayflies (10 or 20 individuals) were exposed to environmentally realistic concentrations of imidacloprid (controls, 0.97 and 2.67 μg L−1) for nine days following five days during which individuals were either starved or fed with stream algae. Imidacloprid exposure had severe lethal and sublethal effects on Deleatidium, with effects of the lower concentration occurring later in the experiment. The starvation period had delayed interactive effects, with prior starvation amplifying imidacloprid-induced increases in mayfly impairment (inability to swim or right themselves) and immobility (no signs of movement besides twitching appendages). Few studies have investigated interactions with other stressors that may worsen neonicotinoid impacts on non-target freshwater organisms, and experiments manipulating food availability or density-dependent processes are especially rare. Therefore, we encourage longer-term multiple-stressor experiments that build on our study, including mesocosm experiments involving realistic stream food webs.
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Kielland ØN, Bech C, Einum S. Warm and out of breath: Thermal phenotypic plasticity in oxygen supply. Funct Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Øystein Nordeide Kielland
- Department of Natural History Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology NTNU University Museum Trondheim Norway
- Department of Biology Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology NTNU Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Biology Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology NTNU Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Biology Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology NTNU Trondheim Norway
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Mlouka R, Cachot J, Boukadida K, Clérandeau C, Gourves PY, Banni M. Compared responses to copper and increased temperatures of hybrid and pure offspring of two mussel species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 685:795-805. [PMID: 31238283 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study investigates the combined effects of increased temperatures and copper on the early live stages of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the blue mussel Mytilus edulis as well as their hybrids. For this purpose, developmental abnormalities was measured after 48 h of exposure as well as a battery of oxidative stress markers such as, antioxidant enzyme activities, lipid peroxidation measured as malondialdehyde accumulation (MDA) and metallothionein contents (MT) and related gene expression pattern. Embryotoxicity and metal accumulation in tissues of mussel larvae exposed to a sublethal concentration of copper (10 μg/L) along with a slight temperature increase from 18 °C to22 °C were significantly increased after 48 h of exposure. Co-exposure to Cu and elevated temperatures significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activities termed as, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and being maintained at 22 °C only in pure M. galloprovincialis (PG) larvae and female galloprovincialis x male edulis hybrid larvae (HFG). A significant decrease in mRNA abundance of cat, sod, gst gene transcription levels was showed in the same species. Furthermore, metallothionein accumulation increased significantly in PG D-larvae exposed to copper at 22 °C. The same pattern was observed in term of gene expression of MTs cognates (mt-10 and mt-20). Significant increase of MDA levels in pure M. edulis (PE) larvae and their female M. edulis x male M. galloprovincialis hybrid larvae (HFE) combined with a low MTs content were observed. Overall, this study provides clues about the relatively higher resistance and resilience of M. galloprovincialis species compared to M. edulis species under environmental pollution and future climate change scenarios.
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- Rania Mlouka
- University of Bordeaux, Laboratory EPOC, UMR 5805, allée Geoffoy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, ISA, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia
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- University of Bordeaux, Laboratory EPOC, UMR 5805, allée Geoffoy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Laboratory EPOC, UMR 5805, allée Geoffoy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, ISA, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia
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- University of Bordeaux, Laboratory EPOC, UMR 5805, allée Geoffoy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Laboratory EPOC, UMR 5805, allée Geoffoy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, ISA, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia.
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Petitjean Q, Jean S, Gandar A, Côte J, Laffaille P, Jacquin L. Stress responses in fish: From molecular to evolutionary processes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 684:371-380. [PMID: 31154210 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the context of global changes, fish are increasingly exposed to multiple stressors that have cascading effects from molecules to the whole individual, thereby affecting wild fish populations through selective processes. In this review, we synthetize recent advances in molecular biology and evolutionary biology to outline some potentially important effects of stressors on fish across biological levels. Given the burgeoning literature, we highlight four promising avenues of research. First, (1) the exposure to multiple stressors can lead to unexpected synergistic or antagonistic effects, which should be better taken into account to improve our predictions of the effects of actual and future human activities on aquatic organisms. Second, (2) we argue that such interactive effects might be due to switches in energy metabolism leading to threshold effects. Under multiple stress exposure, fish could switch from a "compensation" strategy, i.e. a reallocation of energy to defenses and repair to a "conservation" strategy, i.e. blocking of stress responses leading to strong deleterious effects and high mortality. Third, (3) this could have cascading effects on fish survival and population persistence but multiscale studies are still rare. We propose emerging tools merging different levels of biological organization to better predict population resilience under multiple stressors. Fourth (4), there are strong variations in sensitivity among populations, which might arise from transgenerational effects of stressors through plastic, genetic, and epigenetic mechanisms. This can lead to local adaptation or maladaptation, with strong impacts on the evolutionary trajectories of wild fish populations. With this review, we hope to encourage future research to bridge the gap between molecular ecology, ecotoxicology and evolutionary biology to better understand the evolution of responses of fishes to current and future multiple stressors in the context of global changes.
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- Quentin Petitjean
- Laboratoire EDB Évolution & Diversité Biologique UMR 5174, Université de Toulouse, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, UPS, CNRS, IRD, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire ECOLAB UMR 5245, CNRS, INPT-ENSAT, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier; avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire ECOLAB UMR 5245, CNRS, INPT-ENSAT, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier; avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire ECOLAB UMR 5245, CNRS, INPT-ENSAT, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier; avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire EDB Évolution & Diversité Biologique UMR 5174, Université de Toulouse, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, UPS, CNRS, IRD, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire ECOLAB UMR 5245, CNRS, INPT-ENSAT, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier; avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire EDB Évolution & Diversité Biologique UMR 5174, Université de Toulouse, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, UPS, CNRS, IRD, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France.
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Capparelli MV, Bordon IC, Araujo G, Gusso-Choueri PK, de Souza Abessa DM, McNamara JC. Combined effects of temperature and copper on oxygen consumption and antioxidant responses in the mudflat fiddler crab Minuca rapax (Brachyura, Ocypodidae). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 223:35-41. [PMID: 31085294 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study investigates the combined effects of waterborne copper exposure and acute temperature change on oxygen consumption and the oxidative stress biomarkers, glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), in the gills and hepatopancreas of the fiddler crab Minuca rapax. Crabs held at 25 °C were acclimated to 0 (control), 50, 250 or 500 μg Cu L-1 for 21 days, and were then subjected to 15, 25 and 35 °C for 24 h. Aerial oxygen consumption rates of crabs in copper free media increased with increasing temperature from 15 to 35 °C, Q10 values reaching ≈3. Crabs exposed to increasing copper concentrations exhibited variable responses, Q10 values falling to ≈1.5. Copper had no effect on oxygen consumption at 25 °C. However, at 35 °C, rates decreased in a clear concentration-response manner in the copper exposed crabs, revealing impaired aerobic capability. At 15 °C, oxygen consumption rates increased with copper concentration, except for a decrease at 500 μg Cu L-1. Gill GST activity was ≈2-fold that of the hepatopancreas, while hepatopancreas GPx activity was 3-fold that of the gills. Gill GST activities were reduced by copper exposure only at 25 °C while hepatopancreas GST activities were altered by copper at all temperatures. Hepatopancreas GST and GPx activities increased in crabs exposed to copper at 35 °C, revealing oxidative stress induction. Hepatopancreas GST and GPx activities were reduced in copper exposed crabs at 15 °C, suggesting a diminished capability to mitigate the effects of copper exposure at low temperature. These findings reveal that copper exposure increases oxygen consumption at low temperatures but decreases consumption at high temperature. Hepatopancreas GPx activities decreased at low temperature and increased at high temperature. These novel findings demonstrate that the interaction between copper exposure and temperature should be considered when evaluating biomarker activities in semi-terrestrial crabs.
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- Mariana Vellosa Capparelli
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil; Universidad Regional Amazónica-IKIAM, Via Tena, Muyuna kilómetro 7, Ecuador.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de São Vicente, São Vicente 11380-972, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de São Vicente, São Vicente 11380-972, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil; Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião 11600-000, SP, Brazil
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Gergs A, Rakel KJ, Liesy D, Zenker A, Classen S. Mechanistic Effect Modeling Approach for the Extrapolation of Species Sensitivity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:9818-9825. [PMID: 31356070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In the higher-tier environmental risk assessment of chemicals, species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) are used to statistically describe differences in sensitivity between species and derive community level endpoints. SSDs are usually based on the results from short-term laboratory experiments performed under constant environmental conditions. However, different species may be kept at different "optimal" temperatures, which influence their apparent sensitivity and thus the derivation of endpoints. Also, the extrapolation capacity of SSDs is largely limited to the tested species and conditions. Time-variable exposures and effects at higher levels of biological organization, including biological interactions, are not considered. The quantitative effect prediction at higher tiers would ultimately require the extrapolation of toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics to untested species and the involvement of population and community modeling. In this regard, we tested a toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic modeling approach to mechanistically consider and correct endpoints for ambient temperature and demonstrate the significance for SSDs. We explored correlations in toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic model parameters which would allow for the extrapolation of sensitivities to untested species. Finally, we illustrate the applicability of the approach for higher level effect predictions using an individual-based model. Our results suggest that mechanistic effect modeling approaches can reduce the uncertainties in higher tier effect assessments related to knowledge gaps.
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- André Gergs
- Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment (gaiac) , Kackertstrasse 10 , 52072 Aachen , Germany
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- Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment (gaiac) , Kackertstrasse 10 , 52072 Aachen , Germany
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- Institute for Environmental Sciences , University of Koblenz-Landau , Fortstraße 7 , 76829 Landau , Germany
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- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences , University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland , Hofackerstrasse 30 , 4132 Muttenz , Switzerland
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- Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment (gaiac) , Kackertstrasse 10 , 52072 Aachen , Germany
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Mihajlović V, Tomić T, Tubić A, Molnar Jazić J, Ivančev Tumbas I, Šunjka D, Lazić S, Teodorović I. The impact of humic acid on toxicity of individual herbicides and their mixtures to aquatic macrophytes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:23571-23582. [PMID: 31203541 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05629-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study investigates the impact of humic acid (HA) on the toxicity of selected herbicides and their binary mixtures to aquatic plants. The focus was on two auxin simulators (2,4-D and dicamba) and two photosynthetic inhibitors (atrazine and isoproturon). The results suggested that the addition of HA to the standard synthetic medium does not affect Lemna minor growth nor the toxicity of atrazine, but increases the toxicity of 2,4-D and the binary mixture of atrazine and 2,4-D. The addition of HA to the standard synthetic medium reversibly decreased the growth (biomass) of Myriophyllum aquaticum and enhanced the toxicity of individually tested herbicides (isoproturon and dicamba) as well as their binary mixture. The results showed delayed toxic effects of auxin simulators, especially 2,4-D in the Lemna test. The recovery after the exposure to individual photosystem II inhibitors (atrazine and isoproturon) is fast in both plant species, regardless of the presence of HA. In the case of selected mixtures (atrazine + 2,4-D and isoproturon + dicamba), recovery of both plant species was noted, while the efficiency depended on the herbicide concentration in the mixture rather than the presence or absence of HA.
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- Varja Mihajlović
- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia
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Barranger A, Langan LM, Sharma V, Rance GA, Aminot Y, Weston NJ, Akcha F, Moore MN, Arlt VM, Khlobystov AN, Readman JW, Jha AN. Antagonistic Interactions between Benzo[a]pyrene and Fullerene (C 60) in Toxicological Response of Marine Mussels. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E987. [PMID: 31288459 PMCID: PMC6669530 DOI: 10.3390/nano9070987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the ecotoxicological effects of the interaction of fullerene (C60) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) on the marine mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. The uptake of nC60, B[a]P and mixtures of nC60 and B[a]P into tissues was confirmed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). Biomarkers of DNA damage as well as proteomics analysis were applied to unravel the interactive effect of B[a]P and C60. Antagonistic responses were observed at the genotoxic and proteomic level. Differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were only identified in the B[a]P single exposure and the B[a]P mixture exposure groups containing 1 mg/L of C60, the majority of which were downregulated (~52%). No DEPs were identified at any of the concentrations of nC60 (p < 0.05, 1% FDR). Using DEPs identified at a threshold of (p < 0.05; B[a]P and B[a]P mixture with nC60), gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis indicated that these proteins were enriched with a broad spectrum of biological processes and pathways, including those broadly associated with protein processing, cellular processes and environmental information processing. Among those significantly enriched pathways, the ribosome was consistently the top enriched term irrespective of treatment or concentration and plays an important role as the site of biological protein synthesis and translation. Our results demonstrate the complex multi-modal response to environmental stressors in M. galloprovincialis.
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- Audrey Barranger
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre for Chemical Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Ifremer, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, F-44311, CEDEX 03 Nantes, France
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 3HD, UK
- European Centre for Environment & Human Health (ECEHH), University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK
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- Department of Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, King's College London, MRC-PHE Centre for Environmental & Health, London SE1 9NH, UK
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards at King's College London in partnership with Public Health England and Imperial College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre for Chemical Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
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Van Dievel M, Janssens L, Stoks R. Additive bioenergetic responses to a pesticide and predation risk in an aquatic insect. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 212:205-213. [PMID: 31132738 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ignoring natural stressors such as predation risk may contribute to the failure of ecological risk assessment of pesticides to protect freshwater biodiversity. To better understand combined effects of multiple stressors, bioenergetic responses are important as these inform about the balance between energy input and consumption, and provide a unifying mechanism to integrate the impact of multiple stressors with different modes of action. We studied in Enallagma cyathigerum damselfly larvae the single and combined effects of exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos and predation risk on life history (survival and growth rate) and bioenergetic response variables at the organismal level (assimilation and conversion efficiency) and the cellular level (cellular energy allocation CEA, energy storage Ea, and energy consumption Ec). Chlorpyrifos exposure almost halved the survival of the damselfly larvae, while predation risk had no effect on survival. Both exposure to the pesticide and to predation risk reduced larval growth rates. This was caused by a reduced conversion efficiency under chlorpyrifos exposure, and by a reduced assimilation efficiency under predation risk. Both chlorpyrifos and predation risk reduced the CEA because of a decreased Ea, and for chlorpyrifos also an increased Ec. The lower Ea was driven by reductions in the fat and glycogen contents. Effects of the pesticide and predation risk were consistently additive and for most variables the strongest response was detected when both stressors were present. The absence of any synergisms may be explained by the high mortality and hypometabolism caused by the pesticide. Our results indicate that CEA can be a sensitive biomarker to evaluate effects of not only contaminants but also natural stressors, such as predation risk, and their combined impact on organisms.
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- Marie Van Dievel
- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Lv Y, Ezemaduka AN, Wang Y, Xu J, Li X. AgsA response to cadmium and copper effects at different temperatures in Escherichia coli. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2019; 33:e22344. [PMID: 31211484 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps), present from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, are a highly conserved molecular chaperone family. They play a crucial role in protecting organisms against cellular insults from single or multiple environmental stressors including heavy metal exposure, heat or cold shock, oxidative stress, desiccation, etc. Here, the toxicity of cadmium and copper, and their ability to modify the cellular growth rate at different temperatures in Escherichia coli cells were tested. Also, the response mechanism of the sHSP aggregation-suppressing protein (AgsA) in such multiple stress conditions was investigated. The results showed that the half effect concentration (EC50 ) of cadmium in AgsA-transformed E. coli cells at 37°C, 42°C, and 50°C were 11.106, 29.50, and 4.35 mg/L, respectively, and that of the control cells lacking AgsA were 5.05, 0.93, and 0.18 mg/L, respectively, while the half effect concentration (EC50 ) of copper in AgsA-transformed E. coli cells at 37°C, 42°C, and 50°C were 27.3, 3.40, and 1.28 mg/L, respectively, and that of the control cells lacking AgsA were 27.7, 5.93, and 0.134 mg/L, respectively. The toxicities of cadmium and copper at different temperatures as observed by their modification of the cellular growth rate and inhibitory effects were in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, biochemical characterization of AgsA protein in cells subjected to cadmium and copper stresses at different temperatures implicated suppressed aggregation of cellular proteins in AgsA-transformed E. coli cells. Altogether, our data implicate the AgsA protein as a sensitive protein-based biomarker for metal-induced toxicity monitoring.
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- Yanchun Lv
- Environmental Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Environmental Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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Delnat V, Janssens L, Stoks R. Whether warming magnifies the toxicity of a pesticide is strongly dependent on the concentration and the null model. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 211:38-45. [PMID: 30921756 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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How global warming changes the toxicity of contaminants is a research priority at the intersection of global change biology and ecotoxicology. While many pesticides are more toxic at higher temperatures this is not always detected. We studied whether deviations from this general pattern can be explained by concentration-dependent interaction effects and by testing the interaction against the inappropriate null model. We exposed larvae of the mosquito Culex pipiens to three concentrations of the pesticide chlorpyrifos (absence, low and high) in the absence and presence of 4 °C warming. Both the low and high chlorpyrifos concentration were lethal and generated negative sublethal effects: activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and total fat content decreased, and oxidative damage to lipids increased, yet growth rate increased. Warming was slightly lethal, yet had positive sublethal effects: growth rate, total fat content and metabolic rate increased, and oxidative damage decreased. For four out of seven response variables the independent action model identified the expected synergistic interaction between chlorpyrifos and warming. Notably, for three variables (survival, AChE and fat content) this was strongly dependent on the chlorpyrifos concentration, and for two of these (AChE and fat content) not associated with a significant interaction in the general(ized) linear models. For survival and fat content, warming only potentiated chlorpyrifos (CPF) toxicity at the low CPF concentration, while the opposite was true for AChE. Our results highlight that taking into account concentration-dependence and appropriate null model testing is crucial to improve our understanding of the toxicity of contaminants in a warming world.
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- Vienna Delnat
- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Lee J, Hwang S. Single and combined inhibition of Methanosaeta concilii by ammonia, sodium ion and hydrogen sulfide. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 281:401-411. [PMID: 30844642 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Single and combined inhibition of lag time λ and specific methanogenic activity RCH4 of Methanosaeta concilii by NH3, Na+ and H2S were investigated using inhibition tests with a single inhibitor and a 33 full-factorial experiment of NH3, Na+ and H2S concentrations (1.5 ≤ total ammonia nitrogen (TAN)/L ≤ 4.5 g, 1 ≤ Na+/L ≤ 4.3 g, 14.2 ≤ total hydrogen sulfide sulfur (THSS)/L ≤ 836 mg). All three inhibitors significantly increased λ and reduced RCH4 of M. concilii. The half-maximal inhibitory concentrations of NH3, Na+ and H2S for M. concilii were 6.4 g TAN/L, 5.2 g Na+/L and 1.6 g THSS/L. Partial cubic models adequately approximated the corresponding response surfaces of λ and RCH4 from the 33 full-factorial experiment. The inhibitors inhibited RCH4 synergistically, but inhibited λ in a complex manner. The combination of NH3 and Na+ showed the strongest synergistic inhibition of both λ and RCH4.
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- Joonyeob Lee
- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea.
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Heye K, Lotz T, Wick A, Oehlmann J. Interactive effects of biotic and abiotic environmental stressors on carbamazepine toxicity in the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 156:92-101. [PMID: 30904714 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The toxicity of contaminants in freshwater ecosystems can increase in combination with environmental stress, leading to a potential underestimation of risk in conventional assessments. The number of multiple-stress experiments in ecotoxicology is growing constantly, but pharmaceuticals have mostly been disregarded. As an omnipresent pharmaceutical in the water cycle, the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine (CBZ) was chosen as test substance for our 28-day binary stress experiments with the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. Elevated population densities, food limitation, temperature, and a reduction of organic matter (OM) were chosen as relevant environmental stressors. In five stress intensities, they were combined with the 10% lethal concentration (LC10) of CBZ to investigate the joint effect of stress and CBZ exposure. We were able to demonstrate that the toxicity of CBZ increased with higher larval densities and reduced OM. Mortality of the midges exposed to CBZ increased by a factor of 1.69 with 100 larvae per vessel and by a factor of 2.87 at 0.25% OM compared to the conventional test protocol, while the stressors alone did not reduce survival. Conventional low-stress laboratory tests as conducted for the risk assessment of chemicals would have underestimated the toxicity of CBZ. Even though it is necessary that more than binary stressor combinations are included in future experiments, the present results extend our knowledge about the toxicity of pharmaceuticals, such as CBZ, in stressful environments and emphasize the importance of including pharmaceuticals in multiple stress experiments.
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- Katharina Heye
- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068, Koblenz, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Abdel-Wareth MTA, Sayed SSM. Reprotoxicity of 4-nonylphenol to Biomphalaria alexandrina snails at certain temperatures. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:18533-18540. [PMID: 31044380 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05142-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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One of the most common compounds in pesticide formulations, plastics, and papers is 4-nonylphenol (4-NP). It is contained in agricultural, industrial, and wastewater effluents, which when discharged into surface waters affect aquatic fauna. Therefore, the present study aimed to use Biomphalaria alexandrina snails to evaluate the chronic toxicity of 4-NP. Its concentrations in collected water samples from Giza Governorate ranged from 400 to 1600 μg/l. Based on these environmentally relevant concentrations, laboratory experiments were carried out using standard 4-NP to investigate the effect of three concentrations; namely 400, 750, and 1600 μg/l. Survival rate of the exposed snails to 4-NP concentrations was affected after 4 weeks. Reproduction of the exposed snails to 4-NP concentrations was lower than that of the control at 30 °C, while the exposed snails to 400 μg/l of 4-NP showed maximum reproduction at 15 °C. The lowest hatchability percentage was recorded with egg masses laid by the exposed snails to 400 and 1600 μg/l of 4-NP at 15 and 30 °C, respectively. Furthermore, the results showed fluctuated levels of progesterone, estradiol, and testosterone depending upon the concentration and the temperature, which played a key role in determining the degree of 4-NP toxicity.
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- Marwa T A Abdel-Wareth
- Environmental Research and Medical Malacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, 11635, Egypt.
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- Environmental Research and Medical Malacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, 11635, Egypt
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Zhang C, Jansen M, De Meester L, Stoks R. Rapid evolution in response to warming does not affect the toxicity of a pollutant: Insights from experimental evolution in heated mesocosms. Evol Appl 2019; 12:977-988. [PMID: 31080509 PMCID: PMC6503828 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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While human-induced stressors such as warming and pollutants may co-occur and interact, evolutionary studies typically focus on single stressors. Rapid thermal evolution may help organisms better deal with warming, yet it remains an open question whether thermal evolution changes the toxicity of pollutants under warming. We investigated the effects of exposure to a novel pollutant (zinc oxide nanoparticles, nZnO) and 4°C warming (20°C vs. 24°C) on key life history and physiological traits of the water flea Daphnia magna, a keystone species in aquatic ecosystems. To address the role of thermal evolution, we compared these effects between clones from an experimental evolution trial where animals were kept for two years in outdoor mesocosms at ambient temperatures or ambient +4°C. The nZnO was more toxic at 20°C than at 24°C: only at 20°C, it caused reductions in early fecundity, intrinsic growth rate and metabolic activity. This was due to a higher accumulated zinc burden at 20°C than at 24°C, which was associated with an upregulation of a metallothionein gene at 20°C but not at 24°C. Clones from the heated mesocosms better dealt with warming than clones from the ambient mesocosms, indicating rapid thermal evolution. Notably, rapid thermal evolution did not change the toxicity of nZnO, neither at 20°C nor at 24°C, suggesting no pleiotropy or metabolic trade-offs were at work under the current experimental design. Evaluating whether thermal evolution influences the toxicity of pollutants is important for ecological risk assessment. It provides key information to extrapolate laboratory-derived toxicity estimates of pollutants both in space to warmer regions and in time under future global warming scenarios. In general, studying how the evolution of tolerance to one anthropogenic stressor influence tolerance to other anthropogenic stressors should get more attention in a rapidly changing world where animals increasingly face combinations of stressors.
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- Chao Zhang
- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and EcotoxicologyKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and ConservationKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and ConservationKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and ConservationKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and EcotoxicologyKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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Finlayson KA, Leusch FDL, Limpus CJ, van de Merwe JP. Towards the development of standardised sea turtle primary cell cultures for toxicity testing. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 173:63-70. [PMID: 30769204 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.01.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Chemical contaminants are known to accumulate in marine megafauna globally, but little is known about how this impacts animal health. In vitro assays offer an ethical, reproducible and cost-effective alternative to live animal toxicity testing on large, long-lived or threatened species, such as sea turtles. However, using a cell culture from a single animal raise the question of whether the toxicity observed adequately represents the toxicity in that species. This study examined variation in the cytotoxic response of primary skin fibroblasts established from seven green (Chelonia mydas) and five loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. Cell viability using resazurin dye was examined in response to exposure to five contaminants. The variation in cytotoxicity was generally low (within a factor of five) for both independent analyses of the same cell culture, and cell cultures from different individuals. This low within and between cell culture variation indicates that primary sea turtle cell cultures can provide a suitable approach to understanding toxicity in sea turtles. In addition, green and loggerhead turtle cells showed similar toxicity to the compounds tested, indicating that only subtle differences in chemical sensitivity may exist between sea turtle species. This study provides a framework for using species-specific cell cultures in future toxicological studies on sea turtles. Although in vivo studies are the gold standard for toxicological studies and species-specific risk assessments, the development of in vitro tools can provide important information when in vivo studies are not possible or practical. For large, endangered species such as sea turtles that are exposed to, and accumulate, a large number of contaminants, using validated cell cultures may facilitate the rapid assessment of chemical risk to these animals.
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- Kimberly A Finlayson
- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Science, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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Lacaze É, Gendron AD, Miller JL, Colson TLL, Sherry JP, Giraudo M, Marcogliese DJ, Houde M. Cumulative effects of municipal effluent and parasite infection in yellow perch: A field study using high-throughput RNA-sequencing. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 665:797-809. [PMID: 30790752 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Multiple metabolic, immune and reproductive effects have been reported in fish residing in effluent-impacted sites. Natural stressors such as parasites also have been shown to impact the responses of organisms to chronic exposure to municipal effluent in the St. Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada). In order to comprehensively evaluate the cumulative impacts of anthropogenic and natural stressors on the health of yellow perch, differential mRNA transcription profiles were examined in juvenile females collected from effluent-impacted and upstream sites with low or high infection levels of the larval trematode Apophallus brevis. Transcriptomics was used to identify biological pathways associated with environmental exposure. In total, 3463 isoforms were differentially transcribed between sites. Patterns reflecting the combined effects of stressors were numerically dominant, with a majority of downregulated transcripts (68%). The differentially expressed transcripts were associated with 27 molecular and cellular functions ranging from cellular development to xenobiotic metabolism and were involved in the development and function of 13 organ systems including hematological, hepatic, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems. Based on RNA-seq results, sixteen genes were measured by qPCR. Significant differences were observed for six genes in fish exposed to both stressors combined, whereas parasites and effluent individually impacted the transcription of one gene. Lysozyme activity, lipid peroxidation, retinol-binding protein and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were selected as potential biomarkers of effects to study specific pathways of interest. Lipid peroxidation in perch liver was different between sites, parasite loads, and for combined stressors. Overall, results indicated that juvenile yellow perch responded strongly to combined parasite and effluent exposure, suggesting cumulative effects on immune responses, inflammation and lipid metabolism mediated by retinoid receptors. The present study highlight the importance of using a comprehensive approach combining transcriptomics and endpoints measured at higher levels of biological organization to better understand cumulative risks of contaminants and pathogens in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Émilie Lacaze
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada.
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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Salbu B, Teien HC, Lind OC, Tollefsen KE. Why is the multiple stressor concept of relevance to radioecology? Int J Radiat Biol 2019; 95:1015-1024. [DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1605463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- B. Salbu
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
- CERAD Centre for Environmental Radioactivity, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
- CERAD Centre for Environmental Radioactivity, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
- CERAD Centre for Environmental Radioactivity, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
- CERAD Centre for Environmental Radioactivity, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
- Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Norwegian Institute of Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway
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Verheyen J, Stoks R. Current and future daily temperature fluctuations make a pesticide more toxic: Contrasting effects on life history and physiology. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 248:209-218. [PMID: 30798022 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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There is increasing concern that climate change may make organisms more sensitive to chemical pollution. Many pesticides are indeed more toxic at higher mean temperatures. Yet, we know next to nothing about the effect of another key component of climate change, the increase of daily temperature fluctuations (DTFs), on pesticide toxicity. Therefore, we tested the effect of the pesticide chlorpyrifos under different levels of DTF (constant = 0 °C, low = 5 °C (current maximum level) and high = 10 °C (predicted maximum level under global warming)) around the same mean temperature on key life history and physiological traits of Ischnura elegans damselfly larvae in a common-garden experiment. At all levels of DTF, chlorpyrifos exposure was stressful: it reduced energy storage (fat content) and the activity of its target enzyme acetylcholinesterase, while it increased the activity of the detoxification enzyme cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. Notably, chlorpyrifos did not cause mortality or reduced growth rate at the constant temperature (0 °C DTF), yet increased mortality 6x and reduced growth rate with ca. 115% in the presence of DTF. This indicates that daily short-term exposures to higher temperatures can increase pesticide toxicity. Our data suggest that when 5 °C DTF will become more common in the studied high-latitude populations, this will increase the toxicity of CPF, and that a further increase from 5° DTF to 10 °C DTF may not result in a further increase of pesticide toxicity. Our results highlight the biological importance of including daily temperature fluctuations in ecological risk assessment of pesticides and as an extra dimension in the climate-induced toxicant sensitivity concept.
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- Julie Verheyen
- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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González-Alcaraz MN, Malheiro C, Cardoso DN, Loureiro S. Soil moisture influences the avoidance behavior of invertebrate species in anthropogenic metal(loid)-contaminated soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 248:546-554. [PMID: 30831351 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Water availability is paramount in the response of soil invertebrates towards stress situations. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of forecasted soil moisture scenarios on the avoidance behavior of two invertebrate species (the arthropod Folsomia candida and the soft-bodied oligochaete Enchytraeus crypticus) in soils degraded by different types of anthropogenic metal(loid) contamination (mining soil and agricultural soil affected by industrial chemical wastes). Different soil moisture contents (expressed as % of the soil water holding capacity, WHC) were evaluated: 50% (standard soil moisture conditions for soil invertebrates' tests); 75% (to simulate increasing soil water availability after intense rainfalls and/or floods); 40%, 30%, 25% and 20% (to simulate decreasing soil water availability during droughts). Invertebrates' avoidance behavior and changes in soil porewater major ions and metal(loid)s were assessed after 48 h exposure. Soil incubations induced a general solubilization/mobilization of porewater major ions, while higher soil acidity favored the solubilization/mobilization of porewater metal(loid)s, especially at 75% WHC. Folsomia candida preferred soils moistened at 50% WHC, regardless the soils were contaminated or not and the changing soil porewater characteristics. Enchytraeus crypticus avoided metal(loid) contamination, but this depended on the soil moisture conditions and the corresponding changes in porewater characteristics: enchytraeids lost their capacity to avoid contaminated soils under water stress situations (75% and 20-25% WHC), but also when contaminated soils had greater water availability than control soils. Therefore, forecasted soil moisture scenarios induced by global warming changed soil porewater composition and invertebrates capacity to avoid metal(loid)-contaminated soils.
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- M Nazaret González-Alcaraz
- Department of Biology & CESAM, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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Heuschele J, Lode T, Andersen T, Borgå K, Titelman J. An affordable and automated imaging approach to acquire highly resolved individual data-an example of copepod growth in response to multiple stressors. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6776. [PMID: 31041153 PMCID: PMC6476288 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Individual trait variation is essential for populations to cope with multiple stressors and continuously changing environments. The immense number of possible stressor combinations and the influence of phenotypic variation makes experimental testing for effects on organisms challenging. The acquisition of such data requires many replicates and is notoriously laborious. It is further complicated when responses occur over short time periods. To overcome such challenges, we developed an automated imaging platform to acquire temporally highly resolved individual data. We tested this platform by exposing copepods to a combination of a biotic stressor (predator cues) and a toxicant (copper) and measured the growth response of individual copepods. We tested the automatically acquired data against published manually acquired data with much lower temporal resolution. We find the same general potentiating effects of predator cues on the adverse effects of copper, and the influence of an individual’s clutch identity on its ability to resist stress, between the data obtained from low and high temporal resolution. However, when using the high temporal resolution, we also uncovered effects of clutch ID on the timing and duration of stage transitions, which highlights the importance of considering phenotypic variation in ecotoxicological testing. Phenotypic variation is usually not acknowledged in ecotoxicological testing. Our approach is scalable, affordable, and adjustable to accommodate both aquatic and terrestrial organisms, and a wide range of visually detectable endpoints. We discuss future extensions that would further widen its applicability.
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- Jan Heuschele
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Verheyen J, Delnat V, Stoks R. Increased Daily Temperature Fluctuations Overrule the Ability of Gradual Thermal Evolution to Offset the Increased Pesticide Toxicity under Global Warming. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:4600-4608. [PMID: 30921514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b07166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The widespread evidence that global warming can increase species sensitivities to chemical toxicants, and vice versa, and the recent insight that thermal evolution may mitigate these effects is crucial to predict the future impact of toxicants in a warming world. Nevertheless, a major component of global warming, the predicted increase in daily temperature fluctuations (DTFs), has been ignored at the interface of evolutionary ecotoxicology and global change biology. We studied whether 4 °C warming and a 5 °C DTF increase (to 10 °C DTF) magnified the negative impact of the insecticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) in larvae of low- and high-latitude populations of the damselfly Ischnura elegans. While 4 °C warming only increased CPF-induced mortality in high-latitude larvae, the high (10 °C) DTF increased CPF-induced larval mortality at both latitudes. CPF reduced the heat tolerance; however, this was buffered by latitude-specific thermal adaptation to both mean temperature and DTF. Integrating our results in a space-for-time substitution indicated that gradual thermal evolution in high-latitude larvae may offset the negative effects of CPF on heat tolerance under warming, unless the expected DTF increase is taken into account. Our results highlight the crucial importance of jointly integrating DTFs and thermal evolution to improve risk assessment of toxicants under global warming.
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- Julie Verheyen
- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology , University of Leuven , Charles Deberiotstraat 32 , B-3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology , University of Leuven , Charles Deberiotstraat 32 , B-3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology , University of Leuven , Charles Deberiotstraat 32 , B-3000 Leuven , Belgium
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Suszek-Łopatka B, Maliszewska-Kordybach B, Klimkowicz-Pawlas A, Smreczak B. The drought and high wet soil condition impact on PAH (phenanthrene) toxicity towards nitrifying bacteria. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 368:274-280. [PMID: 30685715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A few previous studies showed that the low soil moisture could interact with the toxic effect of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) towards animals (mostly invertebrates). In the present research the impact of the soil moisture in the wide range (from the drought to high moisture conditions) in three different soil materials on toxic effect of the PAH (phenanthrene) towards soil microorganisms (nitrifying bacteria activity) was evaluated. The three dry soil materials were artificially contaminated with phenanthrene (0, 1, 10, 100 and 1000 mg kg-1 dry mass of soil) and moistened to the varied levels of the soil moisture (30% WHC (dry), 55% WHC (optimal) and 80% WHC (highly wet conditions)). After 7 days incubation, the nitrification potential was measured. The results of the proposed ANCOVA multiple regression model (adjusted R2 = 0.91), showed that the increase of soil moisture enhanced the toxicity of the phenanthrene towards nitrification potential and this combined moisture-phenanthrene effect was soil dependent. Therefore, the effect of the soil moisture in combination with the soil diversity should not be missed in the ecotoxicological risk assessment of the PAHs.
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- Beata Suszek-Łopatka
- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Czartoryskich 8, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland.
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- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Czartoryskich 8, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland.
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- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Czartoryskich 8, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland.
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- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Czartoryskich 8, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland.
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Delnat V, Tran TT, Janssens L, Stoks R. Daily temperature variation magnifies the toxicity of a mixture consisting of a chemical pesticide and a biopesticide in a vector mosquito. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 659:33-40. [PMID: 30594859 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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While many studies on the toxicity of pesticides looked at the effects of a higher mean temperature, effects of the realistic scenario of daily temperature variation are understudied. Moreover, despite the increasing interest for the toxicity of pesticide mixtures how this is influenced by temperature has been largely ignored. We tested whether daily temperature variation (DTV) magnifies the toxicity of two pesticides with a different mode of action, the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) and the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti), and of their mixture in the vector mosquito Culex pipiens. Single exposure to CPF and Bti increased mortality and reduced female development time, and exposure to CPF also increased female wing length. DTV was not lethal and did not change the toxicity of the individual pesticides. Yet, a key novel finding was that high DTV increased the mortality of the mixture by changing the interaction between both pesticides from additive to synergistic. Given that in nature daily temperature variation is omnipresent, this is important both for vector control and for ecological risk assessment. The higher toxicity of the mixture at high DTV compared to the typically used constant test temperatures in the laboratory urges caution when evaluating the environmental impact of pesticide mixtures.
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- Vienna Delnat
- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium; Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Institute of Aquaculture, Nha Trang University, Nha Trang, Viet Nam.
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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Bradley PM, Journey CA, Berninger JP, Button DT, Clark JM, Corsi SR, DeCicco LA, Hopkins KG, Huffman BJ, Nakagaki N, Norman JE, Nowell LH, Qi SL, VanMetre PC, Waite IR. Mixed-chemical exposure and predicted effects potential in wadeable southeastern USA streams. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 655:70-83. [PMID: 30469070 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Complex chemical mixtures have been widely reported in larger streams but relatively little work has been done to characterize them and assess their potential effects in headwater streams. In 2014, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) sampled 54 Piedmont streams over ten weeks and measured 475 unique organic compounds using five analytical methods. Maximum and median exposure conditions were evaluated in relation to watershed characteristics and for potential biological effects using multiple lines of evidence. Results demonstrate that mixed-contaminant exposures are ubiquitous and varied in sampled headwater streams. Approximately 56% (264) of the 475 compounds were detected at least once across all sites. Cumulative maximum concentrations ranged 1,922-162,346ngL-1 per site. Chemical occurrence significantly correlated to urban land use but was not related to presence/absence of wastewater treatment facility discharges. Designed bioactive chemicals represent about 2/3rd of chemicals detected, notably pharmaceuticals and pesticides, qualitative evidence for possible adverse biological effects. Comparative Toxicogenomics Database chemical-gene associations applied to maximum exposure conditions indicate >12,000 and 2,900 potential gene targets were predicted at least once across all sites for fish and invertebrates, respectively. Analysis of cumulative exposure-activity ratios provided additional evidence that, at a minimum, transient exposures with high probability of molecular effects to vertebrates were common. Finally, cumulative detections and concentrations correlated inversely with invertebrate metrics from in-stream surveys. The results demonstrate widespread instream exposure to extensive contaminant mixtures and compelling multiple lines of evidence for adverse effects on aquatic communities.
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