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Kong L, Pan YJ, Hwang JS. Multigenerational effects of glyphosate-based herbicide and emamectin benzoate insecticide on the reproduction and gene expression of the copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei (Sewell, 1919). CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 361:142423. [PMID: 38830461 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142423] [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: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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This study investigates the effects of glyphosate-based herbicide (GLY) and pure emamectin benzoate (EB) insecticide on the brackish copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei. The 96h median lethal concentration (96 h LC50) was higher in the GLY exposure (male: 3420.96 ± 394.67 μg/L; female: 3093.46 ± 240.67 μg/L) than in the EB (male: 79.10 ± 7.30 μg/L; female: 6.38 ± 0.72 μg/L). Based on the result of 96h LC50, we further examined the effects of GLY and EB exposures at sub-lethal concentrations on the naupliar production of P. annandalei. Subsequently, a multigenerational experiment was conducted to assess the long-term impact of GLY and EB at concentrations 375 μg/L, and 0.025 μg/L respectively determined by sub-lethal exposure testing. During four consecutive generations, population growth, clutch size, prosome length and width, and sex ratio were measured. The copepods exposed to GLY and EB showed lower population growth but higher clutch size than the control group in most generations. Gene expression analysis indicated that GLY and EB exposures resulted in the downregulation of reproduction-related (vitellogenin) and growth-related (myosin heavy chain) genes, whereas a stress-related gene (heat shock protein 70) was upregulated after multigenerational exposure. The results of the toxicity test after post-multigenerational exposure indicated that the long-term GLY-exposed P. annandalei displayed greater vulnerability towards GLY toxicity compared to newly-exposed individuals. Whereas, the tolerance of EB was significantly higher in the long-term exposed copepod than in newly-exposed individuals. This suggests that P. annandalei might have greater adaptability towards EB toxicity than towards GLY toxicity. This study reports for the first time the impacts of common pesticides on the copepod P. annandalei, which have implications for environmental risk assessment and contributes to a better understanding of copepod physiological responses towards pesticide contaminations.
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- Lam Kong
- Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan; Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan; Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.
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Viana TS, Campos D, Bartilotti M, Leite FG, Zanoni MVB, Dorta DJ, Oliveira DP, Pestana JLT. Magnetized vermiculite as a tool for the treatment of produced water generated by oil companies: Effects on aquatic organisms before and after treatment. J Appl Toxicol 2023; 43:1393-1405. [PMID: 37055923 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Produced water (PW) generated by oil companies is a highly impacting waste that contains chemicals such as metals and organic and inorganic compounds. Given its polluting potential, PW requires effective treatment before being discharged into the environment. Conventional treatments have limited efficiency in removing PW toxicity, so alternative approaches must be developed and standardized. In this context, treatment with adsorbent materials like magnetized vermiculite (VMT-mag) is highlighted. This work aimed to evaluate the efficiency of treatment with VMT-mag in reducing PW toxicity to aquatic biota. For this purpose, three aquatic species (the midge Chironomus riparius, the planarian Girardia tigrina, and the crustacean Daphnia magna) were exposed to untreated PW and to PW treated with VMT-mag at laboratory conditions. The assessed endpoints included mortality, growth, emergence, and developmental time of C. riparius; mortality, locomotion, feeding, and head regeneration of G. tigrina; and intrinsic population growth rate (r) and reproductive output of D. magna. The results showed that all the species exposed to raw PW were impaired: C. riparius had delayed development, G. tigrina had reduced locomotor activity and delayed head regeneration, and D. magna had reduced reproduction and delayed intrinsic population growth rate (r). Most of the analyzed parameters showed that treatment with VMT-mag diminished PW toxicity. Therefore, using VMT-mag to treat PW may be the key to reducing the PW effects on aquatic organisms.
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- Tais S Viana
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactive Substances (INCT-DATREM), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactive Substances (INCT-DATREM), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
- Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactive Substances (INCT-DATREM), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Redondo-López S, González-Ortegón E, Mena F, Araújo CVM. Dissimilar behavioral and spatial avoidance responses by shrimps from tropical and temperate environments exposed to copper. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:28023-28034. [PMID: 36385343 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23825-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Behavioral changes associated with exposure to pollutants represent the earliest response for organisms confronted by perceivable chemical signals. This study was carried out with the objective of evaluating behavioral responses associated with different scenarios of exposure to pollutants (non-forced vs forced) in two shrimp species (Penaeus vannamei and Palaemon varians), representative of different latitudes and using copper as a model contaminant. The effects on locomotion were evaluated by exposing the shrimps to a range of copper concentrations (0, 0.5, 5, 50, and 250 µg/L) in the forced scenario. After exposure, the movement patterns for each shrimp were recorded and used to estimate changes in the shrimps' locomotion. For the non-forced scenario, the avoidance response was assessed by placing shrimps in a multi-compartment system where they were able to move freely along a gradient of copper (0, 0.5, 5, 50, and 250 µg/L). In terms of locomotion, an opposite trend was observed between the species: movements were significantly reduced in P. varians with concentrations above 50 µg/L, while hyperactivity was observed for P. vannamei. When exposed to a gradient of copper in the multi-compartment system, both species significantly avoided the highest concentrations of copper, although the repellence of copper was stronger for P. vannamei. In summary, both species of shrimps were able to recognize and avoid copper; however, in terms of locomotion, they showed an opposite behavioral reaction. These results show that a contamination event can have different behavioral outcomes depending on the species and complementing forced and non-forced exposure with species-specific information can be helpful to characterize and predict the effects of contaminants at higher biological levels.
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- Sergei Redondo-López
- Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET), Universidad Nacional, 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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- Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET), Universidad Nacional, 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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Uc-Castillo JL, Cervantes-Martínez A, Gutiérrez-Aguirre MA. Evaluation of arsenic effects on Paracyclops novenarius Reid, 1987: a cyclopoid copepod in central-north of Mexico. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:61674-61684. [PMID: 35107733 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18959-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Description and morphological analysis of copepods inhabiting a water body with high arsenic concentrations (32.79 to 62.29 mg L-1) were performed to identify some effect on the development of individuals due to the arsenic concentrations. Detailed morphology of prosomal and urosomal appendages along the development of the specimens was considered. The results showed that the freshwater copepod Paracyclops novenarius Reid, 1987 inhabits this water body, and previously, it was recorded as Paracyclops chiltoni (Thomson GM, 1882) on this site. Moreover, this becomes the first record of P. novenarius in Mexico. Morphological analysis showed a normal and stable development along the different instars, different arsenic concentrations in the media, and different sampled dates between the analyzed specimens, suggesting that the high arsenic concentrations do not affect the morphology of P. novenarius, including all its development and adult instars, which differs from other copepods and other groups such as Cladocera and Rotifera, where morphological changes due to metals and metalloids have been observed but in low concentrations of these elements. The results of this study contribute to the existing reports of the genus Paracyclops (Claus 1893) in Mexico and could provide information for environmental impact assessments on aquatic systems.
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- José Luis Uc-Castillo
- Departamento de Ciencias Y Humanidades, Unidad Académica Cozumel, Universidad de Quintana Roo, Av. Andrés Quintana Roo, Calle 11 con calle 110 sur s/n, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, 77600, México.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Y Humanidades, Unidad Académica Cozumel, Universidad de Quintana Roo, Av. Andrés Quintana Roo, Calle 11 con calle 110 sur s/n, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, 77600, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Y Humanidades, Unidad Académica Cozumel, Universidad de Quintana Roo, Av. Andrés Quintana Roo, Calle 11 con calle 110 sur s/n, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, 77600, México
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Lares BA, Vignatti AM, Echaniz SA, Gutiérrez MF. Effects of glyphosate on cladocera: A synthetic review. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 249:106232. [PMID: 35809430 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine] is currently the most widely used herbicide worldwide. Its application in agricultural and urban areas can lead to the dispersion and arrival to aquatic systems causing environmental deterioration with detrimental effects on the inhabiting biota. This is triggered not only by the herbicide per se but also its metabolite aminomethyl-phosphonic acid (AMPA), which can be highly toxic to many aquatic organisms. Water fleas are some of the key components in aquatic food webs, being one of the most sensitive groups to pollutants. Although being often used in standardized toxicity tests, they are comparatively less studied in relation to glyphosate exposition. Here we examine the current scientific literature regarding the acute and sublethal toxicity of glyphosate in the Cladocera taxonomic group, with special comparisons between the active ingredient (A.I) and formulations. Our results document a high variation in the lethal concentrations reported for different cladoceran species, due to the high diversity of products used in the toxicity tests. Most articles accounting for sublethal effects were performed on the standard Daphnia magna species. Reproduction, including decreased fecundity and delayed age of first reproduction, is usually one of the most severely affected individual traits. Although still scarce, studies documenting metabolic and genetic alterations might provide accurate information on the mechanisms of action of the herbicide.
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- Betsabé Ailén Lares
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología, CONICET-UNL, Paraje El Pozo, Ciudad Universitaria UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina; Escuela Superior de Sanidad "Dr. Ramón Carrillo" (FBCB-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Salvatierra D, Rodríguez-Ruiz Á, Cordero A, López-Doval J, Baldó F, Blasco J, Araújo CVM. Experimental evidence of contamination driven shrimp population dynamics: Susceptibility of populations to spatial isolation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153225. [PMID: 35063515 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153225] [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: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Contamination is likely to affect the composition of an ecological landscape, leading to the rupture of ecological connectivity among habitats (ecological fragmentation), which may impact on the distribution, persistence and abundance of populations. In the current study, different scenarios within a spatially heterogeneous landscape were simulated in the Heterogeneous Multi-Habitat Assay System (HeMHAS) to evaluate the potential effect that contamination (copper at 0.5 and 25 μg/L) might have on habitat selection by the estuarine shrimp Palaemon varians in combination with two other ecological factors: predator presence and food availability. As a result, P. varians detected and avoided copper; however, in the presence of the predation signal, shrimps shifted their response by moving to previously avoided regions, even if this resulted in a higher exposure to contamination. When encouraged to move towards environments with a high availability of food, a lower connectivity among the shrimp populations isolated by both contamination and predation risk simultaneously was evidenced, when compared to populations isolated only by the risk of predation. These results indicate that contamination might: (i) trigger avoidance in shrimps, (ii) prevent colonization of attractive foraging areas, (iii) enhance populations' isolation and (iv), make populations more susceptible to local extinction.
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- David Salvatierra
- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN - CSIC), Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN - CSIC), Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN - CSIC), Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Oceanographic Center of Cadiz (IEO-CSIC), Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN - CSIC), Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN - CSIC), Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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Eluk D, Nagel O, Gagneten A, Reno U, Althaus R. Toxicity of fluoroquinolones on the cladoceran Daphnia magna. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2021; 93:2914-2930. [PMID: 34431154 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1631] [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: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study evaluates the acute and chronic toxicological effects of six fluoroquinolones on the mortality and growth of Daphnia magna. The NOECs calculated with the multivariate Probit regression model for the chronic study were 56 μg/L ciprofloxacin, 63 μg/L enrofloxacin, 78 μg/L levofloxacin, 85 μg/L marbofloxacin, 69 μg/L norfloxacin, and 141 μg/L ofloxacin. The risk quotients were determined using the measure environmental concentrations reported in water sources from different countries. The risks were low and moderate in water samples from rivers and lakes, although concentrations of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin reported in some countries can cause toxicological damage to D. magna. In addition, urban wastewater and hospital wastewater samples constitute a threat to D. magna (high and moderate risks), requiring the treatment of these wastewater. PRACTITIONER POINTS: The NOECs calculated with the multivariate Probit model for the six fluoroquinolonas are between 56 μg/L ciprofloxacin and 141 μg/L ofloxacin. The levels of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin in urban wastewater and hospital wastewater produce moderate and high risks for D. magna. Water and river samples from some countries containing ciprofloxacin, norlfoxacin, and ofloxacin present high risks for D. magna.
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- Dafna Eluk
- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Banerjee S, Saha B, Rietkerk M, Baudena M, Chattopadhyay J. Chemical contamination-mediated regime shifts in planktonic systems. THEOR ECOL-NETH 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12080-021-00516-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Moreira RA, Araújo CVM, Junio da Silva Pinto T, Menezes da Silva LC, Goulart BV, Viana NP, Montagner CC, Fernandes MN, Gaeta Espindola EL. Fipronil and 2,4-D effects on tropical fish: Could avoidance response be explained by changes in swimming behavior and neurotransmission impairments? CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 263:127972. [PMID: 32822938 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane, a crop largely dependent on chemical control for its maintenance. The insecticide fipronil and herbicide 2,4-D stand out among the most commonly used pesticides and, therefore, environmental consequences are a matter of concern. The present study aimed to investigate the toxicity mechanisms of Regent® 800 WG (a.i. fipronil) and DMA® 806 BR (a.i. 2,4-D) pesticides using forced and non-forced exposures through an integrative approach: firstly, to assess whether contamination by fipronil and 2,4-D can trigger the avoidance behavior of the fish Danio rerio (zebrafish) and Hyphessobrycon eques (serpae tetra or mato-grosso). Additionally, the effects on fish were analyzed considering the swimming behavior together with a biomarker of neurotoxicity, the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). In avoidance tests with pesticide gradients, D. rerio avoided the highest concentrations of the two compounds and H. eques avoided only the highest concentration of 2,4-D. The swimming behavior (distance moved) was reduced and AChE was inhibited when D. rerio was exposed to fipronil. The 2,4-D affected the swimming (maximum speed) of H. eques, but AChE was not altered. Avoidance response seemed not to have been affected by possible effects of contaminants on swimming behavior and Ache activity. This study showed the importance of knowing the avoidance capacity, swimming behavior and neurotoxic effects of pesticides on fish in an integrated and realistic context of exposure in environments contaminated with pesticides and can be useful as ecologically relevant tools for ecological risk assessment.
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- Raquel Aparecida Moreira
- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS and PPG-SEA, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS and PPG-SEA, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS and PPG-SEA, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiological Sciences Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Av. Washington Luiz Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiological Sciences Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Av. Washington Luiz Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS and PPG-SEA, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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Jacob RS, Araújo CVM, Santos LVDS, Moreira VR, Lebron YAR, Lange LC. The environmental risks of pharmaceuticals beyond traditional toxic effects: Chemical differences that can repel or entrap aquatic organisms. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 268:115902. [PMID: 33160736 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to assess the risks of four different pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs; diazepam, metformin, omeprazole and simvastatin). Acute and chronic toxicities were studied using the bacterium Aliivibrio fischeri and the microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata; while the repellency and attractiveness were assessed by avoidance tests with juvenile Cypirinus carpio using a multi-compartmented exposure system. Omeprazole was found to be an acutely toxic drug (EC50: 0.015 mg/L), while the other PhACs, except simvastatin, showed some chronic toxicity. Regarding avoidance, simvastatin and omeprazole induced an escape response for 50% of the fish population at 0.032 and 0.144 mg/L, respectively; contrarily, diazepam was attractive, even at lethal concentrations, representing a dangerous trap for organisms. The toxicity of the PhACs seemed not to be directly related to their repellency; and the mode of action seems to determine the repellency or attractiveness of the chemicals. Contamination by PhACs is of concern due to the environmental disturbance they might cause, either due to their acute and chronic toxicity (at the individual level), repellency (at the ecosystem level: loss of local biodiversity) or attraction to potentially lethal levels.
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- Raquel Sampaio Jacob
- Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil; Civil Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, ZIP 30.535-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC). Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain
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- Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Department - Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, ZIP 30.535-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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- Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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- Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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Araújo CVM, Rodríguez-Romero A, Fernández M, Sparaventi E, Medina MM, Tovar-Sánchez A. Repellency and mortality effects of sunscreens on the shrimp Palaemon varians: Toxicity dependent on exposure method. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 257:127190. [PMID: 32480091 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Contamination by sunscreens has become a serious environmental problem due to the increasing use of these products in coastal regions. Their complex chemical composition supposes an input of different chemical compounds capable of producing toxic effects and repelling organisms. The aim of the current study was to experimentally check the repellency of three commercial sunscreens [A (lotion), B (gel) and C (milk spray)] by assessing the escape (displacement towards areas with lower sunscreen levels) of the estuarine shrimp Palaemon varians exposed (4 h) to a gradient (0-300 mg/L) of the sunscreens in a heterogeneous non-forced exposure scenario. Additionally, mortality and immobility (72 h) were checked in a traditional forced exposure scenario. Considering that the toxicity of sunscreens is a little controversial regarding their chemical availability in the medium, two different methods of sunscreen solubilisation were tested: complete homogenization and direct immersion. Very low mortality was observed in the highest concentration of sunscreens A and C applied by direct immersion; however, for sunscreen B, the main effect was the loss of motility when homogenization was applied. Repellency was evidenced for two sunscreens (A and B) applied by direct immersion. The homogenization in the medium seemed to lower the degree of repellency of the sunscreens, probably linked to the higher viscosity in the medium, preventing the motility of shrimps. By integrating both short-term responses (avoidance and mortality/immobility), the PID (population immediate decline) calculated showed that avoidance might be the main factor responsible for the reduction of the population at the local scale.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain; Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, Av. República Saharaui, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519, Puerto Real, Spain
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Ehiguese FO, Fernandez MDCC, Lara-Martín PA, Martín-Díaz ML, Araújo CVM. Avoidance behaviour of the shrimp Palaemon varians regarding a contaminant gradient of galaxolide and tonalide in seawater. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 232:113-120. [PMID: 31152895 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.196] [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: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The musk fragrances galaxolide (HHCB) and tonalide (AHTN) are compounds of emerging concern that have been found in various environmental compartments. The present study addressed the ability of HHCB and AHTN to elicit the avoidance response in the estuarine shrimp Palaemon varians and to predict the population immediate decline (PID) of P. varians when exposed to HHCB and AHTN by integrating both avoidance (non-forced exposure) and lethality (forced exposure) responses. The avoidance response was tested in a non-forced multi-compartmented static system, in which the shrimps could move freely among the compartments with different concentrations. The shrimps (n = 3 shrimps per compartment/concentration; 18 shrimps per system) were exposed to a gradient (0, 0.005, 0.05, 0.5, 5 and 50 μg/L) of both substances and their positions were checked at every 20 min for a 3 h period. The results from 24-h forced exposure showed no dose-response relationship and the highest percentage mortality was 17% for HHCB at 0.005 and 0.5 μg/L. In the 3-h non-forced exposure to a gradient of HHCB and AHTN, significant concentration-dependent spatial avoidance was observed for both substances. The shrimps avoided the lowest concentration of HHCB and AHTN (0.005 μg/L) by 15% and 16%. The avoidance increased significantly (p < 0.005) to a 61% and 57%, respectively, for the highest concentration (50 μg/L). The population immediate decline was driven by the avoidance behaviour of the shrimps rather than mortality. These results indicated that the aversiveness of HHCB and AHTN might have serious consequences for habitat selection processes by organisms.
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- Friday Ojie Ehiguese
- Physical Chemical Department, University Institute of Marine Research (INMAR), International Campus of Excellence of the Sea (CEI.MAR), University of Cadiz, República Saharaui s/n, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Physical Chemical Department, University Institute of Marine Research (INMAR), International Campus of Excellence of the Sea (CEI.MAR), University of Cadiz, República Saharaui s/n, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Physical Chemical Department, University Institute of Marine Research (INMAR), International Campus of Excellence of the Sea (CEI.MAR), University of Cadiz, República Saharaui s/n, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Physical Chemical Department, University Institute of Marine Research (INMAR), International Campus of Excellence of the Sea (CEI.MAR), University of Cadiz, República Saharaui s/n, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Banerjee S, Sarkar RR, Chattopadhyay J. Effect of copper contamination on zooplankton epidemics. J Theor Biol 2019; 469:61-74. [PMID: 30817925 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Infectious disease and chemical contamination are increasingly becoming vital issues in many ecosystems. However, studies integrating the two are surprisingly rare. Contamination not only affects the inherent host-resource interaction which influences the epidemic process but may also directly affect epidemiological traits via changes in host's behaviour. The fact that heavy metal such as copper is also an essential trace element for organisms, further increase complexity which make predicting the resultant effect of contamination and disease spread difficult. Motivated by this, we model the effect of copper enrichment on a phytoplankton-zooplankton-fungus system. We show that extremely deficient or toxic copper may have a destabilizing effect on the underlying host-resource dynamics due to increased relative energy fluxes as a result of low host mortality due to fish predation. Further, on incorporating disease into the system, we find that the system can become disease-free for an intermediate range of copper concentration whereas it may persist for very less copper enrichment. Also, we predict that there may exist vulnerable regions of copper concentration near the toxic and deficient levels, where the parasite can invade the system for a comparatively lower spore yield. Overall, our results demonstrate that, the effect of contamination may be fundamental to understanding disease progression in community ecology.
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- Swarnendu Banerjee
- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B. T. Road, Kolkata 700108, India
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- Chemical Engineering and Process Development, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NCL Campus, Pune, India
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B. T. Road, Kolkata 700108, India.
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Islam MA, Blasco J, Araújo CVM. Spatial avoidance, inhibition of recolonization and population isolation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) caused by copper exposure under a non-forced approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 653:504-511. [PMID: 30414580 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Aquatic ecosystems receive run-off and discharges from different sources that lead to the accumulation of contaminants such as copper. Besides producing lethal and sub-lethal effects, copper has shown to be aversive to zebrafish (Danio rerio) by triggering avoidance response. The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate how a copper gradient could affect the spatial distribution of D. rerio by triggering avoidance, preventing recolonization and isolating populations. Secondly, to what extent the food availability in a previously avoided environment could make it a less aversive environment was assessed. A non-forced, multi-compartmented exposure system with a copper gradient (0-300 μg·L-1), through which fish could move, was used for the avoidance and recolonization assays. To test the effect of copper on population isolation, two uncontaminated connected zones were separated by a chemical barrier with a copper concentration of 90 μg·L-1 (a concentration producing an avoidance of 50% - AC50). Zebrafish avoided copper and the 2 h-AC50 was 90.8 μg·L-1. The recolonization was in accordance with avoidance and the relationship ACx/RC100-x (RC: recolonization concentration) was around 2.5. When food was provided in the highest copper concentration, the recolonization pattern was altered, although the distribution of the fish was not statistically different from the scenario without food. The chemical barrier formed by copper (90 μg·L-1) impaired the migratory potential of the fish population by 41.3%; when food was provided in the last compartment, no statistically significant trend of fish moving towards that concentration was observed. Copper might act as an environmental disruptor by triggering spatial avoidance, preventing recolonization and isolating populations in zebrafish. The present study allows simultaneously including three ecological concepts to ecotoxicological studies that have received little attention: habitat selection, recolonization and habitat chemical fragmentation.
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- Mohammed Ariful Islam
- Department of Aquatic Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh; Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Río S. Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Río S. Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Río S. Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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Araújo CVM, Moreira-Santos M, Ribeiro R. Stressor-driven emigration and recolonisation patterns in disturbed habitats. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 643:884-889. [PMID: 29960225 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although essential to conservation, little is known about how stress intensity can provoke emigration from disturbed habitats and allow recolonisation of those same environments. To demonstrate the applicability of laboratory experiments, we tested two hypotheses empirically using zebrafish response to artificially polluted environments that exhibited a linear gradient of stressor (acid mine drainage) levels. We hypothesized that emigration is distance-independent but time-correlated (spacelessness hypothesis). Additionally, we hypothesized that stressor-driven emigration could predict the extent of population growth in recovering habitats (avoidance-recolonisation hypothesis). For example, if half the organisms emigrate at a given stressor level, then the remainder should be able to recolonise a habitat experiencing the same stressor intensity. Comparisons of the small-scale experiment with a larger-scale simulation suggested that controlled laboratory results can be extrapolated to field populations (although time to perceive the contamination gradient may pose differential individual effects) because AC50 (median avoidance concentration) values of an acid mine drainage sample (AMD) were not statistically different when fish were exposed to the same gradient in 3-m long [0.50% (0.43-0.57)] or 30-m long [0.73% (0.30-2.2)] systems. Regarding the avoidance-recolonisation hypothesis, the number of recolonisers was inversely proportional to the number of avoiders (ACx = RC100-x). In particular, the similar distribution of fish along the 0-3% AMD gradient in both avoidance and recolonisation experiments resulted in identical AC50 and RC50 values: 0.55% (0.34-0.87) and 0.55% (0.45-0.67) AMD, respectively. The inclusion of avoidance and recolonisation responses in the environmental risk assessments provides a novel perspective of risk based on the emigration of organisms and contributes to the understanding and prediction of biological invasions and ecosystem recovery after restoration.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- CFE - Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain.
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- CFE - Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CFE - Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Silva DCVR, Araújo CVM, López-Doval JC, Neto MB, Silva FT, Paiva TCB, Pompêo MLM. Potential effects of triclosan on spatial displacement and local population decline of the fish Poecilia reticulata using a non-forced system. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 184:329-336. [PMID: 28605703 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Triclosan (TCS) is an emerging contaminant of concern in environmental studies due to its potential adverse effects on fish behavior. Since avoidance has been shown to be a relevant behavioral endpoint, our aims were: (i) to determine if TCS is able to trigger an avoidance response in Poecilia reticulata; (ii) to predict the population immediate decline (PID) caused by TCS exposure, by integrating lethality and avoidance responses; and (iii) to verify the overestimation of risk when mortality is assessed under forced exposure. Fish were exposed to TCS in a forced exposure system, to assess mortality, and to a TCS gradient in a non-forced exposure (NFE) system. Two NFE scenarios were simulated: (#1) a spatially permanent gradient, including low and high concentrations; and (#2) a scenario with high concentrations, simulating a local discharge. The fish avoided TCS concentrations as low as 0.2 μg L-1 (avoidance of 22%). The AC50 obtained from scenario #1 (8.04 μg L-1) was about 15 times more sensitive than that from scenario #2 (118.4 μg L-1). In general, up to the highest concentration tested (2000 μg L-1), the PID was determined by the avoidance. Mortality from the forced exposure was overestimated (48 h-LC50 of 1650 mg L-1), relative to the NFE. The reduced mortality in a non-forced environment does not imply a lower effect, because part of the population is expected to disappear by moving towards favorable environments. TCS is a potential environmental disturber, since at environmentally relevant concentrations (<2 μg L-1) it could cause a decline in the fish population.
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- Daniel C V R Silva
- Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (CSIC), Campus Río S. Pedro, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Basic and Environmental Sciences, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil
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Araújo CVM, Martinez-Haro M, Pais-Costa AJ, Marques JC, Ribeiro R. Patchy sediment contamination scenario and the habitat selection by an estuarine mudsnail. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2016; 25:412-418. [PMID: 26680766 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-015-1599-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Since mudsnails are able to avoid contaminated sediment and that the contaminants in sediment are not uniformly distributed, the mudsnail Peringia ulvae was exposed to cadmium (Cd) spiked sediment and assessed for avoidance response in a heterogeneous contamination scenario. Four Cd concentrations were prepared and disposed in patches on dishes, which were divided in 25 fields (six fields for each sediment concentration); 24 organisms were deployed in the central field, with no sediment. Observations were made at 2, 4 and 6 h (corresponding to immediate response), 8, 10 and 12 h (very short term), and 24 h (short term). A trend to avoid contaminated patches was observed in the immediate and very short term. After 24 h exposure, the organisms exposed to the highest level of contamination seemed to have lost the ability to move and avoid contaminated patches. In a contamination scenario in which non- and contaminated sediment patches are heterogeneously distributed, local mudsnail populations can simply rearrange their locality without needing to move to a different habitat. Such less contaminated patches can become donor areas in a future recolonization scenario.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Central Department of Research (DCI), Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology (ECUACTOX) Group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), Ciudadela Universitaria, vía San Mateo, Manta, Ecuador.
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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Araújo CVM, Cedeño-Macías LA, Vera-Vera VC, Salvatierra D, Rodríguez ENV, Zambrano U, Kuri S. Predicting the effects of copper on local population decline of 2 marine organisms, cobia fish and whiteleg shrimp, based on avoidance response. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2016; 35:405-410. [PMID: 26250074 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3192] [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: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 07/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The present study focuses on avoidance response to predict population decline of the marine fish Rachycentron canadum (cobia) and larvae of the estuarine shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (whiteleg shrimp). Avoidance of approximately 60% was recorded for the cobia fry exposed to 1.0 mg Cu/L, 1.60 mg Cu/L, and 1.80 mg Cu/L. For the shrimp larvae, avoidance was approximately 80% for all Cu concentrations. The population decline of cobia fry was conditioned by avoidance in lower concentrations. However, in higher concentrations mortality begins to play an important role. The displacement toward uncontaminated habitats might determine shrimp population decline. A Cu-contaminated environment can determine the habitat selection of both species and, therefore, their local population decline.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- Central Department of Research, Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Manta, Ecuador
- Centre of Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Central Department of Research, Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Manta, Ecuador
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- Central Department of Research, Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Manta, Ecuador
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- Central Department of Research, Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Manta, Ecuador
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- Central Department of Research, Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Manta, Ecuador
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- Ocean Farm, Punta Blanca, Manta, Ecuador
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Zhang H, Liu L, Chang Q, Wang H, Yang K. Biosorption of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solutions by a newly isolated Bosea sp. strain Zer-1 from soil samples of a refuse processing plant. Can J Microbiol 2015; 61:399-408. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2014-0719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The adsorption behavior of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solution by a chromium-tolerant strain was studied through batch experiments. An isolate designated Zer-1 was identified as a species of Bosea on the basis of 16S rRNA results. It showed a maximum resistance to 550 mg·L−1 Cr(VI). The effects of 3 important operating parameters, initial solution pH, initial Cr(VI) concentration, and biomass dose, were investigated by central composite design. On the basis of response surface methodology results, maximal removal efficiency of Cr(VI) was achieved under the following conditions: pH, 2.0; initial concentration of metal ions, 55 mg·L−1; and biomass dose, 2.0 g·L−1. Under the optimal conditions, the maximum removal efficiency of Cr(VI) ions was found to be nearly 98%. The experimental data exhibited a better fit with the Langmuir model than the Freundlich model. The biosorption mechanisms were investigated with pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion kinetics models. These results revealed that biosorption of Cr(VI) onto bacterial biomass could be an alternative method for the removal of metal ions from aqueous solution.
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- Huining Zhang
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, East Lake South Road 8, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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Prosnier L, Loreau M, Hulot FD. Modeling the direct and indirect effects of copper on phytoplankton-zooplankton interactions. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 162:73-81. [PMID: 25781394 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Predicting the effects of pollution at the community level is difficult because of the complex impacts of ecosystem dynamics and properties. To predict the effects of copper on a plant-herbivore interaction in a freshwater ecosystem, we built a model that focuses on the interaction between an alga, Scenedesmus sp., and a herbivore, Daphnia sp. The model assumes logistic growth for Scenedesmus and a type II functional response for Daphnia. Internal copper concentrations in Scenedesmus and Daphnia are calculated using a biodynamic model. We include two types of direct effects of copper on Scenedesmus and Daphnia that results from hormesis: a deficiency effect at low concentration and a toxic effect at high concentration. We perform a numerical analysis to predict the combined effects of copper and nutrient enrichment on the Scenedesmus-Daphnia interaction. Results show three types of outcomes depending on copper concentration. First, low (4 μg L(-1)) and high (50 μg L(-1)) copper concentrations cause deficiency and toxicity, respectively, leading to the extinction of all populations; for less extreme concentrations (between 4 and 5 μg L(-1) and between 16.5 and 50 μg L(-1)), only the consumer population becomes extinct. The two populations survive with intermediate concentrations. Second, when population dynamics present oscillations, copper has a stabilizing effect and reduces or suppresses oscillations. Third, copper, on account of its stabilizing effect, opposes the destabilizing effect of nutrient enrichment. Our model shows that (1) Daphnia is affected by copper at lower concentrations when community interactions are taken into account than when analyzed alone, and (2) counterintuitive effects may arise from the interaction between copper pollution and nutrient enrichment. Our model also suggests that single-value parameters such as NOEC and LOEC, which do not take community interactions into account to characterize pollutants effects, are unable to determine pollutant effects in complex ecosystems. More generally, our model underscores the importance of ecosystem-scale studies to predict the effects of pollutants.
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- Loïc Prosnier
- Laboratoire Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079, Univ. Paris-Sud Bât. 362, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
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- Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling, Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS, 09200 Moulis, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079, Univ. Paris-Sud Bât. 362, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Araújo CVM, Moreira-Santos M, Sousa JP, Ochoa-Herrera V, Encalada AC, Ribeiro R. Contaminants as habitat disturbers: PAH-driven drift by Andean paramo stream insects. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 108:89-94. [PMID: 25042250 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.06.034] [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: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Contaminants can behave as toxicants, when toxic effects are observed in organisms, as well as habitat disturbers and fragmentors, by triggering avoidance responses and generating less- or uninhabited zones. Drift by stream insects has long been considered a mechanism to avoid contamination by moving to most favorable habitats. Given that exploration and transportation of crude oil represent a threat for surrounding ecosystems, the key goal of the present study was to assess the ability of autochthonous groups of aquatic insects from the Ecuadorian paramo streams to avoid by drift different concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) contained in the soluble fraction of locally transported crude oil. In the laboratory, different groups of insects were exposed to PAH for 12h. Three different assays, which varied in taxa and origin of the organisms, concentrations of PAH (0.6-38.8µgL(-1)), and environment settings (different levels of refuge and flow) were performed. For Anomalocosmoecus palugillensis (Limnephilidae), drift was a major cause of population decline in low concentration treatments but at higher concentrations mortality dominated. PAH was highly lethal, even at lower concentrations, for Chironomidae, Grypopterygidae (Claudioperla sp.) and Hydrobiosidae (Atopsyche sp.), and, therefore, no conclusion about drift can be drawn for these insects. Contamination by PAH showed to be a threat for benthic aquatic insects from Ecuadorian paramo streams as it can cause a population decline due to avoidance by drift and mortality.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal; Central Department of Research (DCI), Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), Ciudadela Universitaria, vía San Mateo, Manta, Ecuador.
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, 17-1200-841 Quito, Ecuador
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal; Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, 17-1200-841 Quito, Ecuador
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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Gutierrez MF, Negro CL. Predator-prey imbalances due to a pesticide: density and applicability timing as determining factors for experimental assessments. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2014; 23:1210-1219. [PMID: 24903805 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1264-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Predator-prey relationships are determining factors in sustaining community structure but xenobiotics, including pesticides, have the potential to alter them, causing imbalances at the ecosystem level. Although invertebrate predation on zooplankton is of high importance in shallow lakes, there is still little information regarding disturbances on this trophic interaction. This work assessed the potential effects of a chlorpyrifos-based pesticide (CLP) on the interaction between prawns Macrobrachium borellii and cladocerans Ceriodaphnia dubia, taking into account prey densities, specific time of exposure and contamination level. The analysis was focused on the specific sensitivity of both species and, especially, on the predation rate of M. borellii on C. dubia. The latter was evaluated through different treatments that combined predator and/or prey exposure to the insecticide, before (lapse of 12 h) or during the interaction. Under low prey density, when prawns were previously exposed to the insecticide, their consumption rate was lower than that of controls. Conversely, when cladocerans or both species were previously exposed, the prawns' feeding rate was higher. Under high prey density, there were no substantial differences among treatments. Comparatively, cladocerans were significantly more consumed when the exposure of both species was performed before rather than during the interaction. From the results obtained, it can be assumed that the trophic interaction under study is sensitive to CLP and that individual density and specific time of exposure are important variables to be considered in similar studies in order to obtain realistic results.
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Araújo CVM, Shinn C, Mendes LB, Delello-Schneider D, Sanchez AL, Espíndola ELG. Avoidance response of Danio rerio to a fungicide in a linear contamination gradient. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 484:36-42. [PMID: 24686143 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study examines the ability of juvenile Danio rerio to avoid pyrimethanil-contaminated water. An avoidance assay system was used with a contamination gradient formed by seven compartments, through which the fish could move and choose the preferred compartment(s). Additionally, the influence of fish movements in promoting the mixing between compartments and thus disruption of the gradient over time was also examined by testing sodium chloride (NaCl) at sublethal concentrations. Samples with pyrimethanil were obtained from the commercial formulation Mythos®, which was applied to mesocosm systems. Samples of the pyrimethanil-contaminated mesocosms water were collected and a series of seven concentrations (0.2 to 1.4mgL(-1) plus a control) diluted with reference (uncontaminated) mesocosm water were added to the system to form the gradient. After 4h exposure, fish avoidance in the three highest pyrimethanil concentrations ranged from 29 to 66%. The 4h-AC50 (concentration at which 50% of the fish avoided pyrimethanil after 4h exposure) was 1.10 (confidence interval: 1.07 to 1.12)mgL(-1). However, the avoidance pattern after 12h was strongly reduced and it was not possible to calculate the AC50. This is explained by the results of the NaCl experiment, which showed that the movement of fish in the system accelerates the mixing of the solutions between compartments. As pyrimethanil can trigger avoidance response in D. rerio, this fungicide, even at non-lethal concentrations, could be considered an environmental disturber.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal; Central Department of Research, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), Ciudadela Universitaria, vía San Mateo, Manta, Ecuador.
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- NEEA-Núcleo de Estudos em Ecossistemas Aquáticos, CRHEA, USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- NEEA-Núcleo de Estudos em Ecossistemas Aquáticos, CRHEA, USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- NEEA-Núcleo de Estudos em Ecossistemas Aquáticos, CRHEA, USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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Yu XZ, Zhang XH. Kinetics for adsorptive removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions by ferri hydroxide/oxohydroxides. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2014; 23:734-741. [PMID: 24414988 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Adsorption behaviors of chromate(VI) on two different iron oxides were investigated through batch experiments under different operational conditions. The operational variables studied included sorbent doses, sorbent species, solution pH, contact time, and initial metal ion concentrations. Both ferri hydroxide and ferri oxohydroxides were capable of removing Cr(VI) from aqueous solution effectively. The extent of metal ion removed from aqueous solution by both sorbents increased with increasing contact time and initial metal ion concentrations, while decreased with elevating solution pH initially. Sorption equilibrium time was observed in 150 min. Equilibrium isotherm data were analyzed using the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The Freundlich model yields a better fit than the Langmuir model. Although kinetic measurements with both sorbents had a similar pattern, ferri hydroxide always showed higher sorptive potential for Cr(VI) than ferri oxohydroxides. Results also indicated that sorptive removal of Cr(VI) by both sorbents was observed to be negative in response to solution pH, due to changes in speciation of Cr(VI) in aqueous solution. At pH lower than 3.0, both iron oxides exhibited much greater capacities of removing Cr(VI) from aqueous solution than other treatments. Therefore, it is to conclude that adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) by both iron oxides is effective. Adsorption capacity is mainly determined by speciation of Cr(VI) in solutions, which is controlled and driven by solution pH.
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- Xiao-Zhang Yu
- Guangxi Scientific Experiment Center of Mining, Metallurgy & Environment, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China,
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Araújo CVM, Shinn C, Moreira-Santos M, Lopes I, Espíndola ELG, Ribeiro R. Copper-driven avoidance and mortality in temperate and tropical tadpoles. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 146:70-75. [PMID: 24291082 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Amphibians have experienced an accentuated population decline in the whole world due to many factors, one of them being anthropogenic contamination. The present study aimed to assess the potential effect of copper, as a worldwide and reference contaminant, on the immediate decline of exposed population due to avoidance and mortality responses in tadpoles of three species of amphibians across climatic zones: a South American species, Leptodactylus latrans, a North American species, Lithobates catesbeianus, and a European species, Pelophylax perezi. A non-forced exposure system with a copper gradient along seven compartments through which organisms could freely move was used to assess the ability of tadpoles to detect and avoid copper contamination. All species were able to avoid copper at a concentration as low as 100 μg L(-1). At the lowest (sublethal) concentrations (up to 200 μg L(-1)) avoidance played an exclusive role for the population decline, whereas at the highest concentrations (> 450 μg L(-1)) mortality was the response determining population decline. The median concentrations causing exposed population immediate decline were 93, 106 and 180 μg L(-1) for Le. latrans, Li. catesbeianus and P. perezi, respectively. Contaminants might, therefore, act as environmental disruptors both by generating low-quality habitats and by triggering avoidance of tadpoles, which could be an important response contributing to dispersion patterns, susceptibility to future stressors and decline of amphibian populations (together with mortality).
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- NEEA-Núcleo de Estudos em Ecossistemas Aquáticos, CRHEA, USP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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Gutierrez MF, Paggi JC, Gagneten AM. Infodisruptions in predator-prey interactions: xenobiotics alter microcrustaceans responses to fish infochemicals. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2012; 81:11-16. [PMID: 22551684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Chemical communication is one of the most important ecological phenomena promoting the maintenance of ecosystem dynamics. In predator-prey interactions, mediation signals allow prey to detect their predators and can be crucial in the process of avoiding them. Since organisms in many natural waterbodies are often subjected to anthropogenic stressors, it is hypothesised that low concentrations of xenobiotic compounds can disturb this chemical communication, acting as infodisruptors. This study analyzes whether two anthropogenic pollutants (chromium and an insecticide) interfere in two freshwater predator-prey interactions, by altering the behavioural responses of a cladoceran and a copepod species to a fish chemical cue. The concentrations tested were lower than those considered innocuous under international water quality guidelines, and two types of behaviour were analysed: escape ability and depth selection in an artificial water column. Both species tested demonstrated a higher escape ability when exposed to the cue than when they were not exposed. Xenobiotics modified the responses of the copepod in opposite ways: chromium inhibited this behaviour and the insecticide prompted a higher than expected level of escape ability. The depth selection patterns were different between N. conifer and C. dubia. Fish kairomones did not modify them, however chromium and the insecticide caused important alterations in both cases. Such disruptions would be detrimental to the organisms' life cycle trajectories, which, in natural systems, would cause longterm damage in trophic structure and in evolutionary processes.
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