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Vrinda S, Abdulaziz A, Abhilash KS, Jasmin C, Kripa V, Bright Singh IS. Neuroendocrine and immunotoxicity of polyaromatic hydrocarbon, chrysene in crustacean post larvae. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2019; 28:964-972. [PMID: 31414340 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02094-2] [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] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polyaromatic hydrocarbons are a group of chemical pollutants which cause a significant threat to the living organisms in estuaries and marine ecosystems. We report the effect of chrysene, a major PAH pollutant found in Cochin Estuary along the southwest coast of India, on the neuroendocrine and immune gene expression of the post larvae (PL-25) of Penaeus monodon. The PL- 25 of P. monodon were administered with feed coated with increasing concentrations of chrysene (1, 2 and 3 µg/g) for 10 days and the gene expression was studied on 7th, 11th and 15th day. The PL exposed to chrysene showed moulting stress and changes in the levels of moult-inhibiting hormone I (MIH I) indicated by irregular moulting in the experimental tanks. At the molecular level, the higher concentration of chrysene induced two-fold upregulation of neuroendocrine (MIH I) and downregulation of immune (ProPO and crustin) gene on the 7th day of exposure. The expression of MIH I gene reduced on withdrawing the experimental feed (on 11th day), while continued downregulation of ProPO and crustin were observed on the 11th day. The results of the present study indicate that the microgram levels of PAH can impinge the neuroendocrine and immune system of the P. monodon, which may induce morbidity and mortality to the larvae in polluted coastal ecosystems. Therefore, more attention may be given to avoid PAH pollution in the estuaries to maintain a healthy ecosystem and to protect the animals from extinction.
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- S Vrinda
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Regional Centre Cochin, Cochin, 682018, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Regional Centre Cochin, Cochin, 682018, India.
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- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Cochin, 682018, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Regional Centre Cochin, Cochin, 682018, India
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- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Cochin, 682018, India
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, 682012, India
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Pinckney JL, Thompson L, Hylton S. Triclosan alterations of estuarine phytoplankton community structure. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 119:162-168. [PMID: 28363428 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Antimicrobial additives in pharmaceutical and personal care products are a major environmental concern due to their potential ecological impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Triclosan (TCS) has been used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and preservative in various media. The sublethal and lethal effects of TCS on estuarine phytoplankton community composition were investigated using bioassays of natural phytoplankton communities to measure phytoplankton responses to different concentrations of TCS ranging from 1 to 200μgl-1. The EC50 (the concentration of an inhibitor where the growth is reduced by half) for phytoplankton groups (diatoms, chlorophytes, cryptophytes) examined in this ranged from 10.7 to 113.8μg TCS l-1. Exposures resulted in major shifts in phytoplankton community composition at concentrations as low as 1.0μg TCS l-1. This study demonstrates estuarine ecosystem sensitivity to TCS exposure and highlights potential alterations in phytoplankton community composition at what are typically environmental concentrations of TCS in urbanized estuaries.
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- James L Pinckney
- Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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- Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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Kline A, Pinckney JL. Size-selective toxicity effects of the antimicrobial tylosin on estuarine phytoplankton communities. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 216:806-810. [PMID: 27376985 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the lethal and sublethal effects of the antimicrobial tylosin on natural estuarine phytoplankton communities. Bioassays were used in experimental treatments with final concentrations of 5 to 1000 μg tylosin l(-1). Maximum percent inhibition ranged from 57 to 85% at concentrations of 200-400 μg tylosin l(-1). Half maximum inhibition concentrations of tylosin were ca. 5x lower for small phytoplankton (<20 μm) relative to larger phytoplankton (>20 μm) and suggests that small phytoplankton are more sensitive to tylosin exposure. Sublethal effects occurred at concentrations as low as 5 μg tylosin l(-1). Environmental concentrations of tylosin (e.g., 0.2-3 μg l(-1)) may have a significant sublethal effect that alters the size structure and composition of phytoplankton communities. The results of this study highlight the potential importance of cell size on toxicity responses of estuarine phytoplankton.
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- Allison Kline
- Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
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Lotufo GR, Farrar JD, Biedenbach JM, Laird JG, Krasnec MO, Lay C, Morris JM, Gielazyn ML. Effects of sediment amended with Deepwater Horizon incident slick oil on the infaunal amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 109:253-258. [PMID: 27267114 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Crude oil released from the Deepwater Horizon disaster into the Gulf of Mexico posed potential impacts to infaunal invertebrates inhabiting near shore habitats. The effects of sediment-associated weathered slick oil on the amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus was assessed using 28-d exposures to total PAH sediment concentrations ranging from 0.3 to 24mg/kg (sum of 50 PAHs or tPAH50). Survival and growth rate were significantly decreased in the 2.6, 11.4 and 24.2mg/kg treatments, but only growth in 5.5mg/kg. Offspring production was dramatically decreased but was variable and significantly different only for 24.2mg/kg. The concentrations associated with 20% decreases relative to reference were 1.05 (95% CI=0-2.89) mg/kg tPAH50 for growth rate and 0.632 (95% CI=0.11-2.15) mg/kg tPAH50 for offspring production. The concentrations of PAHs affecting amphipods are within the range of concentrations measured in marsh areas reportedly impacted by DWH oil after its release.
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- Guilherme R Lotufo
- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA.
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Assessment & Restoration Division, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
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Lesueur T, Boulangé-Lecomte C, Restoux G, Deloffre J, Xuereb B, Le Menach K, Budzinski H, Petrucciani N, Marie S, Petit F, Forget-Leray J. Toxicity of sediment-bound pollutants in the Seine estuary, France, using a Eurytemora affinis larval bioassay. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 113:169-75. [PMID: 25499049 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Coastal urbanisation exposes surrounding estuarine environments to urban-related contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and pesticide mixtures. Hydrophobic contaminants can adsorb on estuarine sediments. They can subsequently be released on a massive scale in the aquatic environment due to artificial or natural phenomena (e.g. dredging, tides), thereby threatening living organisms. The contamination of sediment is a significant ecological issue in the Seine estuary, France. However, few relevant methods have been developed to assess sediment toxicity and its ecological impacts in a cost-effective way. In this context, we aimed to assess the toxicity of natural sediments from the Seine estuary on the development of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis using a previously developed larval bioassay. This assay involves direct exposure of nauplii to elutriates of sediments for six days. Sediments were collected along the Seine estuary from six polluted sites and one reference site. Pollutants in this estuary included PAHs, PCBs and OCPs (organochlorine pesticides). Nauplius survival was significantly more affected by exposure to all contaminated sediment elutriates, than by exposure to sediment from Yville-sur-Seine (the reference site), whereas nauplius growth was significantly reduced after exposure to contaminated sediment elutriates from four of the six contaminated sites. We identified two distinct site clusters, one including both the sand-rich and the least polluted sediments (Oissel, Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Caudebec-en-Caux) and the other including both the clay- and silt-rich, and the most polluted sediments (La Bouille, Poses, Pont de Normandie). As expected, survival was significantly more impacted after exposure to elutriates from the second cluster than from the first. This work enables (i) assessment of the toxicity of natural sediments in the Seine estuary and (ii) validation of the larval bioassay previously developed using sorbed sediment with model molecules.
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- Teddy Lesueur
- UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FED 4116, ULH, Normandie University, BP 1123F-76063 Le Havre, France
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- UMR 8079 UPS CNRS ENGREF, University Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- UMR CNRS 6143 M2C, FED 4116, UR, Normandie University, F-76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FED 4116, ULH, Normandie University, BP 1123F-76063 Le Havre, France
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- UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC-LPTC, Bordeaux University, F-33405 Talence, France
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- UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC-LPTC, Bordeaux University, F-33405 Talence, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FED 4116, ULH, Normandie University, BP 1123F-76063 Le Havre, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FED 4116, ULH, Normandie University, BP 1123F-76063 Le Havre, France
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- UMR CNRS 6143 M2C, FED 4116, UR, Normandie University, F-76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FED 4116, ULH, Normandie University, BP 1123F-76063 Le Havre, France.
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van der Ham JL, de Mutsert K. Abundance and size of Gulf shrimp in Louisiana's coastal estuaries following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108884. [PMID: 25272142 PMCID: PMC4182747 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted Louisiana's coastal estuaries physically, chemically, and biologically. To better understand the ecological consequences of this oil spill on Louisiana estuaries, we compared the abundance and size of two Gulf shrimp species (Farfantepeneus aztecus and Litopeneus setiferus) in heavily affected and relatively unaffected estuaries, before and after the oil spill. Two datasets were used to conduct this study: data on shrimp abundance and size before the spill were available from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). Data on shrimp abundance and size from after the spill were independently collected by the authors and by LDWF. Using a Before-After-Control-Impact with Paired sampling (BACIP) design with monthly samples of two selected basins, we found brown shrimp to become more abundant and the mean size of white shrimp to become smaller. Using a BACIP with data on successive shrimp year-classes of multiple basins, we found both species to become more abundant in basins that were affected by the spill, while mean shrimp size either not change after the spill, or increased in both affected and unaffected basins. We conclude that following the oil spill abundances of both species increased within affected estuaries, whereas mean size may have been unaffected. We propose two factors that may have caused these results: 1) exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may have reduced the growth rate of shrimp, resulting in a delayed movement of shrimp to offshore habitats, and an increase of within-estuary shrimp abundance, and 2) fishing closures established immediately after the spill, may have resulted in decreased fishing effort and an increase in shrimp abundance. This study accentuates the complexities in determining ecological effects of oil spills, and the need of studies on the organismal level to reveal cause-and-effect relationships of such events.
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- Joris L. van der Ham
- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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Lesueur T, Boulangé-Lecomte C, Xuereb B, Budzinski H, Cachot J, Vicquelin L, Giusti-Petrucciani N, Marie S, Petit F, Forget-Leray J. Development of a larval bioassay using the calanoid copepod, Eurytemora affinis to assess the toxicity of sediment-bound pollutants. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 94:60-66. [PMID: 23731865 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Hydrophobic pollutants, in particular sediment-sorbed organic compounds, are widespread in the aquatic environment and could represent a threat to living organisms. Estuarine species, which live in turbulent ecosystems, are particularly exposed to this mode of contamination. For precise evaluation of the toxicity of hydrophobic contaminants desorbed from particles, a new larval assay using nauplii of the estuarine calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis was developed. It consists of the direct exposure of copepods during naupliar development to elutriates of an unpolluted sediment spiked with different model contaminants. This bioassay measures the toxicity of the bioavailable fraction of particle-sorbed pollutants on the naupliar stage of copepods. Mortality and growth (non-invasive endpoints) in nauplii were analysed after six days of exposure. This approach was validated using six pollutants with different modes of action: benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), dimethylbenzo[a]anthracene (DMBA), phenanthrene (PHE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB 126, PCB 153) and 4-nonylphenol (4-NP). All these compounds induced a dose-dependent increase in toxic effects. Lethal effects only occurred at the highest tested concentrations: 58,541 and 6092 ng g(-1) dry weight sediment (dws), for PHE and DMBA, respectively. Sublethal effects (growth inhibition) were observed at lower concentrations for all tested compounds except PCB 153, from 8, 142, 297, 6092 and 8453 ng g(-1) dws for PCB 126, BaP, PHE, DMBA and 4-NP, respectively.
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- Teddy Lesueur
- Normandie University, ULH, LEMA EA 3222, F-76600 Le Havre, France
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Pinckney JL, Hagenbuch IM, Long RA, Lovell CR. Sublethal effects of the antibiotic tylosin on estuarine benthic microalgal communities. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2013; 68:8-12. [PMID: 23398744 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals are common chemical contaminants in estuaries receiving effluent from wastewater and sewage treatment facilities. The purpose of this research was to examine benthic microalgal (BMA) community responses to sublethal exposures to tylosin, a common and environmentally persistent antibiotic. Bioassays, using concentrations of 0.011-218 μmol tylosin l(-1), were performed on intertidal muddy sediments from North Inlet Estuary, SC. Exposure to tylosin resulted in a reduction in total BMA biomass and primary productivity. Furthermore, exposure seemed to retard diatom growth while having a minimal effect on cyanobacteria biomass. Estuarine systems receiving chronic inputs of trace concentrations of tylosin, as well as other antibiotics, may experience significant reductions in BMA biomass and primary productivity. Given the well-documented role of BMA in the trophodynamics of estuaries, these impacts will likely be manifested in higher trophic levels with possible impairments of the structure and function of these sensitive systems.
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- James L Pinckney
- Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Tumburu L, Shepard EF, Strand AE, Browdy CL. Effects of endosulfan exposure and Taura Syndrome Virus infection on the survival and molting of the marine penaeid shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 86:912-918. [PMID: 22119282 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.10.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 10/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Molting in crustaceans is an important endocrine-controlled biological process that plays a critical role in growth and reproduction. Many factors can affect this physiological cycle in crustaceans including environmental stressors and disease agents. For example the pathology of Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) of shrimp is closely related to molting cycle. Similarly, endosulfan, a commonly used pesticide is a potential endocrine disruptor. This study explores interrelationships between pesticide exposure, virus infection and their interactions with physiology and susceptibility of the shrimp. Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) were challenged with increasing doses of endosulfan and TSV (TSV-C, a Belize reference strain) to determine the respective median lethal concentrations (LC(50)s). The 96-h endosulfan LC(50) was 5.32 μg L(-1), while the 7-d TSV LC(50) was 54.74 mg L(-1). Subsequently, based on their respective LC(50) values, a 20-d interaction experiment with sublethal concentrations of endosulfan (2 μg L(-1)) and TSV (30 mg L(-1)) confirmed a significant interaction (p<0.05, χ(2)=5.29), and thereby the susceptibility of the shrimp. Concurrently, molt-stage of animals, both at the time of exposure and death, was compared with mortality. For animals challenged with TSV, no strong correlation between molt-stage and mortality was observed (p>0.05). For animals exposed to endosulfan, animals in the postmolt stage were shown to be more susceptible to acute toxicity (p<0.05). For animals exposed to both TSV and endosulfan, interference of endosulfan-associated stress lead to increasingly higher susceptibility at postmolt (p<0.05) during the acute phase of the TSV disease cycle.
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- Laxminath Tumburu
- Environmental Studies Masters Program, University of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA.
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Key PB, Wirth EF, Fulton MH. A Review of Grass Shrimp,Palaemonetesspp., as a Bioindicator of Anthropogenic Impacts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/15555270600685115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wirth EF, Lund SA, Fulton MH, Scott GI. Reproductive alterations in adult grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, following sublethal, chronic endosulfan exposure. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2002; 59:93-99. [PMID: 12088636 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-445x(01)00241-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) populations exposed to anthropogenic contaminant sources in South Carolina (SC) have reduced densities when compared with populations at SC-reference sites. This laboratory study examined the effects of a commonly used agricultural insecticide, endosulfan, on grass shrimp reproduction. Reproductively active grass shrimp were chronically exposed to sublethal concentrations of endosulfan (200 or 400 ng/l) for 43 days. The cumulative number of females that became gravid and the rate at which they became gravid were measured. Endosulfan exposure reduced the cumulative number of gravid females by 31% in the 200 ng/l exposure and 39% in the 400 ng/l exposure. The first appearance of gravid females in the population was significantly delayed in treated populations compared with the control treatment in a dose dependent manner. Clutch size in these gravid females was not significantly different among the treatments. Additionally, there was no difference in the onset of reproduction in the treated populations. These results implicate a population reduction due to a decrease in the overall number of females becoming gravid in a population over time, not a reduction in clutch size per individual. While the mechanisms of action have yet to be defined, these results indicate that sublethal endosulfan concentrations may have a negative effect on grass shrimp reproductive biology.
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- E F Wirth
- Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, USA
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