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Chen Z, Cameron TC, Couce E, Garcia C, Hicks N, Thomas GE, Thompson MSA, Whitby C, O'Gorman EJ. Oil and gas platforms degrade benthic invertebrate diversity and food web structure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 929:172536. [PMID: 38643886 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172536] [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: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Oil and gas exploitation introduces toxic contaminants such as hydrocarbons and heavy metals to the surrounding sediment, resulting in deleterious impacts on marine benthic communities. This study combines benthic monitoring data over a 30-year period in the North Sea with dietary information on >1400 taxa to quantify the effects of active oil and gas platforms on benthic food webs using a multiple before-after control-impact experiment. Contamination from oil and gas platforms caused declines in benthic food web complexity, community abundance, and biodiversity. Fewer trophic interactions and increased connectance indicated that the community became dominated by generalists adapting to alternative resources, leading to simpler but more connected food webs in contaminated environments. Decreased mean body mass, shorter food chains, and the dominance of small detritivores such as Capitella capitata near to structures suggested a disproportionate loss of larger organisms from higher trophic levels. These patterns were associated with concentrations of hydrocarbons and heavy metals that exceed OSPAR's guideline thresholds of sediment toxicity. This study provides new evidence to better quantify and manage the environmental consequences of oil and gas exploitation at sea.
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- Zelin Chen
- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom; Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5HD, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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Mulik J, Sukumaran S, Jisna MJ, Rao MN. Tracing the impact and recovery trajectory of oil spill affected tropical rocky intertidal macrobenthic communities using the BOPA index. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 186:114435. [PMID: 36493517 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A yearlong study was conducted to assess the impact of an oil spill on macrobenthos of rocky intertidal zone of Uran, India and its recovery processes, by comparing impacted site with a reference. Immediate acute effects observed were elevated sediment hydrocarbons, absence of macroalgae and amphipods, mass mortality of macrofauna and dominance of the opportunistic nereid, Namalycastis senegalensis. As the hydrocarbons reduced at the impacted site by ~50 % within three months, gradual re-appearance of macroalgae and re-colonization of amphipods (51.4 %) and sensitive polychaetes (7 %) indicated that the recovery was well underway. The amphipod, Allomelita pellucida proved to be a potential indicator of oil contamination. BOPA correlated with sediment hydrocarbons and performed effectively as the extant macrobenthic communities had sufficient representation of Polychaeta and Amphipoda. Notwithstanding the distinct initial impacts of the oil spill, comparable macrobenthic assemblages comprised of sensitive species at both sites after a year confirmed complete recovery.
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- Jyoti Mulik
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053, India.
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053, India
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Ryzhik IV, Pugovkin DV, Salakhov DO, Klindukh MP, Voskoboynikov GM. Physiological changes and rate of resistance of Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain upon exposure to diesel fuel. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10177. [PMID: 36033327 PMCID: PMC9404261 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The changes in the morpho-physiological state of green alga Acrosiphonia arcta upon exposure to diesel fuel (DF) at concentrations of 20; 100; 1,000; 2,000; 3,000 of maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) were studied. The main physiological stress markers, such as enzymes of the antioxidant system (AOS), non-enzymatic antioxidants (carotenoids) and free amino acids (as components of plant metabolome) were measured. In general, all concentrations of the petroleum product used changed the activity of the antioxidant system, changed the intensity of physiological processes (photosynthesis, free amino acid synthesis) and also affected the structure of microbiomes inhabiting the surface of algae. It was shown that the concentration of DF within 1 mg/l (20 MPC) was not lethal as plants were able to maintain physiological activity and the observed changes were reversible. Although DF exposure caused decreases in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, proline concentration and photosynthetic rate, increases in catalase activity and pigment concentration were observed. After the effects of stress disappeared, most physiological parameters were restored, except for carotenoid content. Higher DF concentrations (100 MPC and higher) caused injury to cell structures and damage to the pigment apparatus. The restoration of functions after the termination of exposure to stress was not achieved. Epiphytic bacterial communities actively responded both to the introduction of a toxicant and to the changing physiological parameters of algae by the change in the numbers of cultured heterotrophic bacteria. The results of this study showed that the concentration of petroleum products in the water decreased to values not exceeding MPC in the presence of algae in the environment.
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- I V Ryzhik
- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimirskaya Str., 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia.,Murmansk Arctic State University, Kapitana Egorova Str., 15, Murmansk, 183038, Russia
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimirskaya Str., 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimirskaya Str., 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimirskaya Str., 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimirskaya Str., 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia
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Gu Y, You Y, Thrush S, Brustolin M, Liu Y, Tian S, Ye J, Jia H, Liu G. Responses of the macrobenthic community to the Dalian Bay oil spill based on co-occurrence patterns and interaction networks. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 171:112662. [PMID: 34242955 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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On July 16, 2010, a pipeline explosion spilled 1500 tons of crude oil into the Port of Dalian, China. To identify taxa responses to the spill, we exploited seven years of monitoring data to examine the co-occurrence of taxon pairs and the variation of the macrobenthic community. Non-parametric correlation analysis was used to construct interaction networks of relationships between oil spill contaminants and macrobenthic taxa. We observed that the impacted macrobenthic community not restored before 2016. The tolerance/sensitivity of taxa was inconsistent with the studies of oil impacts in other locations. We suggest revision of the ecological group classification of Sabellidae, Lumbrineridae, Terebellidae, Sternaspidae, and Spionidae. The variation in the frequency of coexistence indicates the potential impact of oil spill pollution on resource occupation. The interaction network involving macrobenthic families and stressors associated with the oil spill highlights how different macrobenthic families respond to different combinations of stressors.
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- Yanbin Gu
- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China
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- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China
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- PetroChina Shandong Marketing Company, Qingdao 266003, China
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- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China.
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Tangherlini M, Corinaldesi C, Rastelli E, Musco L, Armiento G, Danovaro R, Dell'Anno A. Chemical contamination can promote turnover diversity of benthic prokaryotic assemblages: The case study of the Bagnoli-Coroglio bay (southern Tyrrhenian Sea). MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 160:105040. [PMID: 32907739 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chemical contamination of marine ecosystems represents a major concern for the detrimental consequences at different levels of biological organization. However, the impact of chronic contamination on the diversity and assemblage composition of benthic prokaryotes is still largely unknown, and this limits our understanding of the potential implications on ecosystem functioning. The Bagnoli-Coroglio bay (Gulf of Naples, Tyrrhenian Sea) is a typical example of coastal area heavily contaminated by metals and hydrocarbons, released for decades by industrial activities, which ceased at the beginning of nineties. In the present study we analyzed the abundance, diversity and assemblage composition of benthic prokaryotic assemblages at increasing distance from the historical source of contamination in relation to the heavy hydrocarbons (C > 12), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metal concentrations in the sediments. Prokaryotic abundance in the sediments differed among sites, and was mostly driven by environmental factors rather than by contamination levels. Conversely, the richness of prokaryotic taxa was relatively high in all samples, was driven by contamination levels and decreased significantly with increasing contamination (15-38%). Moreover, our results indicate large variations in the composition of the benthic prokaryotic assemblages among sites, mostly explained by the different levels and types of chemical contaminants found in the sediments. Overall, our findings suggest that chemical contaminants, even after decades from the end of their release, can profoundly influence the richness and turnover diversity of the benthic prokaryotic assemblages, in turn promoting a high diversification of the benthic bacterial and archaeal assemblages by selecting those lineages more adapted to specific mixtures of different contaminants. Our results open new perspectives for understanding of the long-term effects of chemical contamination on the benthic prokaryotic assemblages and the ecological processes they mediate.
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- M Tangherlini
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria Della Materia, Dell'Ambiente Ed Urbanistica, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- ENEA - Agenzia per le Nuove Tecnologie, L'Energia e Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Roma, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Della Vita e Dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Della Vita e Dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy.
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Wegeberg S, Hansson SV, van Beest FM, Fritt-Rasmussen J, Gustavson K. Smooth or smothering? The self-cleaning potential and photosynthetic effects of oil spill on arctic macro-algae Fucus distichus. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 150:110604. [PMID: 31671350 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Due to increased sea transport and offshore gas and oil exploration, the Arctic is facing an unprecedented risk of marine oil spills. Although beached oil spills can lead to acute and chronic impacts on intertidal ecosystems, the effects of oil spills on macro-algae in Arctic ecosystems is lacking. Here, we assessed the effect and response of the tidal macro-algae Fucus distichus to oiling, i.e. self-cleaning potential by seawater wash and photosynthetic activity. Oiling with four oil types (ANS, Grane, IFO30 and MGO) was simulated by exposing F. distichus tips to oil. Oil removal half-times ranged between 0.8 - 4.5 days, indicating that oiling of macro-algae with the tested oils was short-term. Further, Grane oil mostly inhibited photosynthetic activity whereas oil from ANS, IFO30 and MGO stimulated it. The photosynthetic activity of F. distichus continued to be affected (inhibited or stimulated), even after oil on the tip surface was washed off.
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- Susse Wegeberg
- (a)Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark.
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- (a)Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark; EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Université de Toulouse, UMR-CNRS 5245, Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- (a)Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- (a)Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- (a)Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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Tian S, Tong Y, Hou Y. The effect of bioturbation by polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis on release and distribution of buried hydrocarbon pollutants in coastal muddy sediment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 149:110487. [PMID: 31421563 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As a headdown deposit feeder, polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis may transport particles from the deep sediment layers to the surface enhancing sediment resuspension, which influences the fate of sediment-associated pollutants. The impact of P. aibuhitensis on the remobilization of buried hydrocarbons was investigated through a 30 day laboratory microcosm experiment with hydrocarbon spiked sediment buried in different layers. The bioturbation of P. aibuhitensis enhanced sediment resuspension by approximately fourfold suspended particulate matters (SPM) and twofold dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in bioturbation (BI) microcosms (added P. aibuhitensis) than control (CL) microcosms (without P. aibuhitensis). The release of buried hydrocarbons were also enhanced with significantly higher hydrocarbon concentrations in BI microcosms than CL and blank (BK) microcosms (without spiked hydrocarbons). The presence of P. aibuhitensis led to the transport of buried spiked hydrocarbons in sediment and enhanced the loss of buried hydrocarbons.
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- Shengyan Tian
- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Marine Environmental Protection and Restoration Technology Engineering Center, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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Nwipie GN, Hart AI, Zabbey N, Sam K, Prpich G, Kika PE. Recovery of infauna macrobenthic invertebrates in oil-polluted tropical soft-bottom tidal flats: 7 years post spill. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:22407-22420. [PMID: 31154642 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05352-2] [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: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Coastal oil spills constitute significant threat to biotic energy distribution, and biodiversity integrity amongst others. This study monitored the recovery of low-intertidal, soft-bottom infauna macrobenthic invertebrates in Bodo Creek intermittently over a 7-year period post oil spill. Samples were taken twice a month (spring and neap low tides) for 6 months (September 2015-February 2016) at sites previously studied (pre-spill baseline studies, 3-year and 5-year post-spill studies) for the effects of oil pollution using the same sampling methods used during initial studies of the same area. Comparatively, the initial studies reported Polychaeta as the dominant class against the dominant Crustacea reported in this 7-year post-spill study, indicating a change in the community structure of the study area. Infauna macro-invertebrate communities recorded showed an improvement (that is, increased species richness and number of individuals) over the initial 3-year and 5-year post-spill studies. However, relating the results to the initial baseline pre-spill studies, an annual average of 9.7% recovery rate was observed. Analysis of results showed that the total hydrocarbon content (THC) of the sediment remained high (90.08-12,184 mg/kg) but was markedly lower than levels observed during the initial post-spill study (6422-7186 mg/kg). Tidal flushing and biodegradation processes were deemed responsible for the reduction in THC. This study provides a rare dataset that describes the effects of oil pollution on a previously near-pristine estuarine environment in the tropics.
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- Goodluck Nakaima Nwipie
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, East-West Road, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, East-West Road, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Environment and Conservation Unit, Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, Legacy Centre, Abuja Lane, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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- Environment and Conservation Unit, Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, Legacy Centre, Abuja Lane, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- Department of Marine Environment and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Management, Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
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- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Sturla Lompré J, Nievas M, Franco M, Grossi V, Ferrando A, Militon C, Gilbert F, Cuny P, Stora G, Sepúlveda M, Esteves J, Commendatore M. Fate of petroleum hydrocarbons in bioturbated pristine sediments from Caleta Valdés (Patagonia Argentina): An ex situ bioassay. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 162:673-682. [PMID: 30025591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.069] [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: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Petroleum can pollute pristine shorelines as a consequence of accidental spills or chronic leaks. In this study, the fate of petroleum hydrocarbons in soft pristine sediment of Caleta Valdés (Argentina) subject to ex situ simulated oil pollution was assessed. Sedimentary columns were exposed to medium and high concentrations of Escalante Crude Oil (ECO) and incubated in the laboratory during 30 days. Levels of aliphatic hydrocarbons at different depths of the sedimentary column were determined by gas chromatography. Oil penetration was limited to the first three centimetres in both treatments, and under this depth, hydrocarbons were clearly biogenic (terrestrial plants) as in the whole sedimentary column of the control assay. Bioturbation by macrobenthic infauna was strongly impacted by oil pollution which resulted in reduced sediment oxygenation and low burial of petroleum hydrocarbons. This may partly explain the limited hydrocarbon biodegradation observed, as indicated by the relatively high values of the ratios nC17/pristane, nC18/phytane, and total resolved aliphatic hydrocarbons/unresolved complex mixture. Correspondingly, at the end of the experiment the most probable number of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria reached ~ 103 MPN g-1 dry weight. These values were lower than those found in chronically polluted coastal sediments, reflecting a low activity level of the oil-degrading community. The results highlight the low attenuation capacities of Caleta Valdés pristine sediments to recover its original characteristics in a short time period if an oil spill occurs. In this work, we present a novel and integrative tool to evaluate the fate of petroleum hydrocarbons and their potential damage on pristine sediments.
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- J Sturla Lompré
- Centro para el Estudio de Sistema Marinos, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina.
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistema Marinos, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina; Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Chubut, Av. del Trabajo 1536, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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- Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Chubut, Av. del Trabajo 1536, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina; Centro Nacional Patagónico, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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- Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Campus Scientifique de la Doua, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistema Marinos, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina; Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Chubut, Av. del Trabajo 1536, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, INP, UPS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France; CNRS, EcoLab, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistema Marinos, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistema Marinos, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistema Marinos, CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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Perez Calderon LJ, Vossen K, Potts LD, Gallego A, Anderson JA, Witte U. Advective pore-water transport of hydrocarbons in North East Scotland coastal sands. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:28445-28459. [PMID: 30088245 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2815-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Oil spills in the marine environment can cause ecosystem-level impacts. Dispersant application as an oil spill response measure leads to the widespread distribution of hydrocarbons in the water column and marine sediments. The North Sea is an area of intense hydrocarbon production and is at risk of oil spills, which are of concern to its benthic ecosystem due to its sediments' high permeability. Here, entrainment of hydrocarbons via pore-water advection into permeable North Sea sands and the associated effect of Superdispersant-25, a commercial oil dispersant, were evaluated in a laboratory. Centrally stirred chambers that induce advective pore-water fluxes in sediments were filled with sediment, seawater and mixtures of oil and Superdispersant-25. Dispersant application had contrasting effects on hydrocarbon interactions with sediment: (1) it reduced accumulation of hydrocarbons in surface sediments and (2) facilitated the entrainment of hydrocarbons up to 8 cm deep into sediments by increasing hydrocarbon solubility in seawater and its subsequent washout or pumping into sediment by pore-water movement. Results here show that dispersant application can have counter-intuitive effects on hydrocarbon interactions with marine sediments and highlight the need for further research in this area to make better informed decision in an oil spill response scenario.
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- Luis J Perez Calderon
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
- Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Won EJ, Lee Y, Gang Y, Kim MS, Kim CJ, Kim HE, Lee KW, Chung CS, Kim K, Lee JS, Shin KH. Chronic adverse effects of oil dispersed sediments on growth, hatching, and reproduction of benthic copepods: Indirect exposure for long-term tests. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 137:225-233. [PMID: 29685328 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Laboratory-scale sediment exposure was conducted as a preliminary study to assess the long-term effects of sediment contaminated with crude oil. For this purpose, indirect exposure using a glass filter crucible was tested and compared with direct exposure by observing several parameters (e.g., mortality, growth, reproduction, hatching, and uptake) in the benthic copepod Tigriopus japonicus. In direct exposure, short-term exposure caused significant damages to the eggs of ovigerous females, and there were difficulties in observing small oil droplets. However, indirect exposure did not induce any mortality during a 96-h exposure in adults. A 10-day exposure was also possible in an indirect exposure method and caused a decrease in reproduction and consequently a reduction in the hatching rate. In fact, the water phase collected from indirect exposure indicated significant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations, although only a few components were present. The components of PAHs were similar to water-accommodated fractions (WAFs) of crude oil that are associated with the water-soluble part, but the relative portion of high-molecular-weight of PAHs was higher than WAF. In this approach, exposure tests caused reduction in the uptake rate in copepods even in the 24-h exposure. In conclusion, the biological effects of oil droplets from direct exposure were excluded by using a glass filter in indirect exposures, and several parameters could be derived in the long-term exposure. These results indicate that the indirect method could likely assess the chronic effects of oil-contaminated sediments on individual level parameters for deriving the ultimate effects on the population and community.
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- Eun-Ji Won
- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Marine Science and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Marine Ecosystem & Biological Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrated Ocean Sciences, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22766, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Ecosystem & Biological Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrated Ocean Sciences, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrated Ocean Sciences, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrated Ocean Sciences, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Science and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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The Public Value of Reducing the Incidence of Oil Spill Accidents in Korean Rivers. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10041172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Duran R, Cuny P, Bonin P, Cravo-Laureau C. Microbial ecology of hydrocarbon-polluted coastal sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:15195-15199. [PMID: 26381785 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5373-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Robert Duran
- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, MELODY group, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IPREM UMR CNRS 5254, BP 1155, 64013, Pau Cedex, France.
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, MELODY group, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IPREM UMR CNRS 5254, BP 1155, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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Cuny P, Gilbert F, Militon C, Stora G, Bonin P, Michotey V, Guasco S, Duboscq K, Cagnon C, Jézéquel R, Cravo-Laureau C, Duran R. Use of dispersant in mudflat oil-contaminated sediment: behavior and effects of dispersed oil on micro- and macrobenthos. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:15370-15376. [PMID: 26062462 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4800-4] [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: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The present study aimed to examine whether the use of dispersant would be suitable for favoring the hydrocarbon degradation in coastal marine sediments without impacting negatively micro- and macrobenthic organisms. Mudflat sediments, maintained during 286 days in mesocosms designed to simulate natural conditions, were contaminated or not with Ural blend crude oil (REBCO) and treated or not with third-generation dispersant (Finasol OSR52). While the dispersant did not lead to an increase of hydrocarbon biodegradation, its use enables an attenuation of more than 55 % of the sediment concentration of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH). Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) correlating T-RFLP patterns with the hydrocarbon content and bacterial abundance indicated weak differences between the different treatments except for the mesocosm treated with oil and dispersant for which a higher bacterial biomass was observed. The use of the dispersant did not significantly decrease the macrobenthic species richness or macroorganisms' densities in uncontaminated or contaminated conditions. However, even if the structure of the macrobenthic communities was not affected, when used in combination with oil, biological sediment reworking coefficient was negatively impacted. Although the use of the dispersant may be worth considering in order to accelerate the attenuation of hydrocarbon-contaminated mudflat sediments, long-term effects on functional aspects of the benthic system such as bioturbation and bacterial activity should be carefully studied before.
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- Philippe Cuny
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France.
- Aix-Marseille Université, Bâtiment Méditerranée, Case 901, 13009, Marseille, Cédex 9, France.
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- INP, UPS; EcoLab (Laboratoire écologie fonctionnelle et environnement), Université de Toulouse, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
- CNRS, EcoLab, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des Eaux, Brest, France
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, MELODY group, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IPREM UMR CNRS 5254, BP 1155, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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- Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des Eaux, Brest, France
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, MELODY group, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IPREM UMR CNRS 5254, BP 1155, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, MELODY group, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IPREM UMR CNRS 5254, BP 1155, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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Gilbert F, Stora G, Cuny P. Functional response of an adapted subtidal macrobenthic community to an oil spill: macrobenthic structure and bioturbation activity over time throughout an 18-month field experiment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:15285-15293. [PMID: 25471721 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3906-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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An experimental oil spill was carried out in order to assess in situ responses of a macrobenthic community of shallow subtidal sediments historically exposed to petroleum contamination. Both structural and functional (bioturbation activity) parameters of the community, subjected or not to a pulse acute contamination (25,000 ppm), were studied for 18 months. No difference in the community structure was detected between contaminated and control sediments, from 6 to 18 months of experimentation. Vertical distributions of organisms, however, were affected by the presence of oil contamination leading to a deeper burial of some polychaete species. In the same time, changes in sediment-reworking activity and more especially a deeper particle burying in sediments subjected to acute oil contamination were shown. These results highlight the need to complete the analysis of community structure by assessing functional aspects, such as bioturbation activity, a process integrating various aspects of benthic behaviour (e.g. feeding, locomotion, burrow building) in order to estimate real (structural and functional) and long-term effects of oil contamination on benthic communities.
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- Franck Gilbert
- INP, UPS, EcoLab (Laboratoire écologie fonctionnelle et environnement), Université de Toulouse, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France.
- CNRS, EcoLab, 31062, Toulouse, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO (Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography) UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, MIO (Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography) UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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