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Liu Y, Wang X, Wu W, Zhang J. Testing the applicability of the Modelling-Ongrowing Fish farms-Monitoring B (MOM-B) investigation system for assessing benthic habitat quality in the manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum aquaculture areas. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 198:106558. [PMID: 38795575 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106558] [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: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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The coastal aquaculture areas have been subject to a variety of anthropogenic pressures in recent studies, and reasonable environmental quality assessment is essential for both ecological conservation and production practices. However, there are significant differences between the results produced from various environmental quality assessment regarding the focus of the evaluation and the fundamental methodology. Furthermore, many of these methods are very specific and difficult to adapt to general applications. Here, we utilized the Modelling-Ongrowing fish farms-Monitoring B investigation system (MOM-B), we assessed the benthic habitat quality of benthic bivalve aquaculture areas in the Xiaoqing River estuary located in Laizhou Bay, China. The aim was to validate the accuracy and practicality of this system. The biological, chemical, and sensory parameters of the MOM-B system, temperature, chlorophyll a (Chl-a), food availability, and planktonic larvae were evaluated throughout the investigation area during the summer of 2021. The MOM-B results indicated that the benthic habitat quality in the survey area was good and lightly disturbed, but the quality in the middle tide area began to deteriorate in August, the hottest month of the summer. Environmental factors indicated that the combined effects of high temperatures and fine sedimentation had led to increased environmental stress in the middle tide area. Food availability and population recruitment also suggested that the benthic habitat quality was better in the high tide and low tide areas than in the middle tide area, and more favorable for the survival of Manila clams. The accuracy, sensitivity, and discriminatory ability of the MOM-B system were demonstrated by environmental and biological indicators. This work showed that the MOM-B system is a practical, simple, and sensitive environmental assessment tool that is easy to implement in estuarine and benthic bivalve aquaculture areas. It can be used for long-term continuous monitoring and as an early warning tool for benthic habitat quality.
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- Yi Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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Dourdin TS, Berthelin C, Guyomard K, Morin A, Morandi N, Elie N, Villain-Naud N, Rivière G, Sussarellu R. The Pacific oyster reproduction is affected by early-life exposure to environmental pesticide mixture: A multigenerational study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 937:173569. [PMID: 38810751 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Pesticides threat marine organisms worldwide. Among them, the Pacific oyster is a bivalve mollusc model in marine ecotoxicology. A large body of literature already stated on the multiple-scale effects pesticides can trigger in the Pacific oyster, throughout its life cycle and in a delayed manner. In particular, reproductive toxicity is of major concern because of its influence on population dynamics. However, past studies mostly investigated pesticide reprotoxicity as a direct effect of exposure during gametogenesis or directly on gametes and little is known about the influence of an early embryo exposure on the breed capacity. Therefore, we studied delayed and multigenerational consequences through gametogenesis features (i.e. sex ratio, glycogen content, gene expression) and reproductive success in two consecutive oyster generations (F0 and F1) exposed to an environmentally-relevant pesticide mixture (sum nominal concentration: 2.85 μg.L-1) during embryo-larval development (0-48 h post fertilization, hpf). In the first generation, glycogen content increased in exposed individuals and the expression of some gametogenesis target genes was modified. The reproductive success measured 48 hpf was higher in exposed individuals. A multigenerational influence was observed in the second generation, with feminisation, acceleration of gametogenesis processes and the sex-specific modification of glycogen metabolism in individuals from exposed parents. This study is the first to highlight the delayed effects on reproduction induced by an early exposure to pesticides, and its multigenerational implications in the Pacific oyster. It suggests that environmental pesticide contamination can have impacts on the recruitment and the dynamics of natural oyster populations exposed during their embryo-larval phase.
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- Thomas Sol Dourdin
- Ifremer, CCEM Contamination Chimique des Écosystèmes Marins, F-44000, France
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), UMR8067, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche et Développement (IRD), Sorbonne Université (SU), Université de Caen Normandie (UCN), Université des Antilles (UA), 75231 Paris CEDEX, France
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- Ifremer, EMMA Plateforme Expérimentale Mollusques Marins Atlantique, F-85230, France
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- Ifremer, CCEM Contamination Chimique des Écosystèmes Marins, F-44000, France
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), UMR8067, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche et Développement (IRD), Sorbonne Université (SU), Université de Caen Normandie (UCN), Université des Antilles (UA), 75231 Paris CEDEX, France
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- Université de Caen Normandie, Structure Federative 4207 'Normandie Oncologie', PLATON Services Unit, Virtual'His, F-14000 Caen, France
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), UMR8067, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche et Développement (IRD), Sorbonne Université (SU), Université de Caen Normandie (UCN), Université des Antilles (UA), 75231 Paris CEDEX, France
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), UMR8067, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche et Développement (IRD), Sorbonne Université (SU), Université de Caen Normandie (UCN), Université des Antilles (UA), 75231 Paris CEDEX, France
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Sol Dourdin T, Rivière G, Cormier A, Di Poi C, Guyomard K, Rabiller M, Akcha F, Bah Sadialiou T, Le Monier P, Sussarellu R. Molecular and phenotypic effects of early exposure to an environmentally relevant pesticide mixture in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 326:121472. [PMID: 36965683 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Early life stages are crucial for organism development, especially for those displaying external fertilization, whose gametes and early stages face environmental stressors such as xenobiotics. The pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, is considered a model species in ecotoxicology because of its ecological characteristics (benthic, sessile, filter feeding). So far studies have investigated the impact of xenobiotics at embryotoxic, genotoxic and physiological endpoints, sometimes at the multigenerational scale, highlighting the role of epigenetic mechanisms in transmitting alterations induced by exposure to single xenobiotics. However, to date, little is known about the impact of environmentally-mimicking contaminants cocktails. Thus, we examined the impact of an early exposure to environmentally relevant mixture on the Pacific oyster life history. We studied transcriptomic, epigenetic and physiological alterations induced in oysters exposed to 18 pesticides and metals at environmental concentration (nominal sum concentration: 2.85 μg.L-1, measured sum concentration: 3.74 ± 0.013 μg.L-1) during embryo-larval stage (0-48 h post fertilization, hpf). No significant differences in embryo-larval abnormalities at 24 hpf were observed during larval and spat rearing; the swimming behaviour of exposed individuals was disturbed, while they were longer and heavier at specific time points, and exhibited a lower epinephrine-induced metamorphosis rate as well as a higher survival rate in the field. In addition, RNA-seq analyses of gastrula embryos revealed the differential expression of development-related genes (e.g. Hox orthologues and cell cycle regulators) between control and exposed oysters. Whole-genome DNA methylation analyses demonstrated a significant modification of DNA methylation in exposed larvae marked by a demethylation trend. Those findings suggest that early exposure to an environmentally relevant pesticide mixture induces multi-scale latent effects possibly affecting life history traits in the Pacific oyster.
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- Thomas Sol Dourdin
- Ifremer, Unité Contamination Chimique des Ecosystèmes Marins, Nantes, France.
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), UMR8067, Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche et Développement (IRD), Sorbonne Université (SU), Université de Caen Normandie (UCN), Université des Antilles (UA), 75231, Paris, CEDEX, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR), France
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- Ifremer, Unité Contamination Chimique des Ecosystèmes Marins, Nantes, France
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- Ifremer, Unité Contamination Chimique des Ecosystèmes Marins, Nantes, France
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- Ifremer, Physiologie et Toxines des Microalgues Toxiques, Nantes, France
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Belamy T, Legeay A, Cachot J, Clérandeau C, Baudrimont M. Locomotion behavior of juveniles of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera: A new non-invasive tool for the evaluation of stress effects. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 327:138521. [PMID: 36990359 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138521] [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: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The lack of knowledge about the sensitivity of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel (FWPM) Margaritifera margaritifera to environmental pollution and the rapid decline of its populations in Europe, have led to the need of developing non-destructive experimental protocols in order to assess the impact of such pollution. This species has a complex life cycle and the early life stages are considered the most sensitive. This study deals with the development of a methodology for the assessment of juvenile mussels' locomotor behavior using an automated video tracking system. Different parameters were determined such as the duration of the video recording and light exposure as a stimulus during the experiment. Locomotion behavior pattern of juveniles was assessed in control condition and also following exposure to sodium chloride as a positive control in order to validate the experimental protocol developed in this study. Results showed that juveniles locomotion behavior was stimulated under light exposure. Moreover, exposure to sublethal concentrations of sodium chloride (0.8 and 1.2 g/L) for 24 h was found to decrease juveniles' locomotion by almost three-times, thus validating our experimental methodology. This study allowed to provide a new tool for the assessment of stress condition impacts on the juveniles of the endangered FWPM, highlighting the interest of such non-destructive biomarker of health for protected species. Consequently, this will help in the improvement of our knowledge on M. margaritifera sensitivity to environmental pollution.
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- Tiare Belamy
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France; University of French Polynesia, EIO, UMR 241, F-98702, Faa'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France.
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Czaja R, Holmberg R, Pales Espinosa E, Hennen D, Cerrato R, Lwiza K, O'Dwyer J, Beal B, Root K, Zuklie H, Allam B. Behavioral and physiological effects of ocean acidification and warming on larvae of a continental shelf bivalve. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 192:115048. [PMID: 37236091 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The negative impacts of ocean warming and acidification on bivalve fisheries are well documented but few studies investigate parameters relevant to energy budgets and larval dispersal. This study used laboratory experiments to assess developmental, physiological and behavioral responses to projected climate change scenarios using larval Atlantic surfclams Spisula solidissima solidissima, found in northwest Atlantic Ocean continental shelf waters. Ocean warming increased feeding, scope for growth, and biomineralization, but decreased swimming speed and pelagic larval duration. Ocean acidification increased respiration but reduced immune performance and biomineralization. Growth increased under ocean warming only, but decreased under combined ocean warming and acidification. These results suggest that ocean warming increases metabolic activity and affects larval behavior, while ocean acidification negatively impacts development and physiology. Additionally, principal component analysis demonstrated that growth and biomineralization showed similar response profiles, but inverse response profiles to respiration and swimming speed, suggesting alterations in energy allocation under climate change.
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- Raymond Czaja
- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790-5000, United States
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- Downeast Institute, 39 Wildflower Lane, P.O. Box 83, Beals, ME 04611, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790-5000, United States
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- Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790-5000, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790-5000, United States
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- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, East Setauket, NY 1173, United States
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- Downeast Institute, 39 Wildflower Lane, P.O. Box 83, Beals, ME 04611, United States; University of Maine at Machias, 116 O'Brien Avenue, Machias, ME 04654, United States
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- Downeast Institute, 39 Wildflower Lane, P.O. Box 83, Beals, ME 04611, United States
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- Downeast Institute, 39 Wildflower Lane, P.O. Box 83, Beals, ME 04611, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790-5000, United States.
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Defense System of the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum under High-Temperature and Hydrogen Sulfide Conditions. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12020278. [PMID: 36829555 PMCID: PMC9953514 DOI: 10.3390/biology12020278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) acts as an environmental toxin. Despite its toxicity, little is known about the defense strategies of marine bivalves against it. Thus, the tolerance, behavioral characteristics, and physiological response strategies against H2S treatment in the sentinel organism Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum were examined. We monitored the survival and behavioral status of Manila clams exposed to different combinations of temperature and H2S. The physiological response strategies were examined by measuring the enzymatic activity of cytochrome C oxidase (CCO), fumarate reductase (FRD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase enzymes (CAT). Moreover, adverse effects of H2S on the tissue and cell structure of Manila clams were also examined under a transmission electron microscope. Manila clams responded to H2S stress through behavioral and chemical defenses. With exposure to H2S alone, Manila clams primarily enhanced aerobic respiratory metabolic pathways in the beginning stages by opening the shell and increasing the CCO activity to obtain more oxygen; with increasing exposure time, when aerobic respiration was inhibited, the shell was closed, and FRD, CAT, and SOD were activated. At this point, Manila clams responded to H2S stress through the anaerobic metabolism and antioxidant defense systems. However, high temperatures (≥28 °C) altered the defense strategy of Manila clams. With co-exposure to high temperatures and high H2S concentrations (≥20 μmol/L), the Manila clams immediately closed their shells and changed from aerobic respiration to anaerobic metabolism while immediately activating antioxidant defense systems. Nevertheless, this defense strategy was short lived. In addition to this, apparent damage to tissue and cell structures, including mitochondrial ridge dissolution and many vacuoles, was observed in Manila clams exposed to high temperatures and high H2S concentrations. Thus, prolonged exposure to high temperature and H2S damages the tissue structure of Manila clams, affecting their behavioral capacity and future survival. In summary, profiling Manila clams' physiological response strategies to H2S exposure provided ecological behavioral support for our current understanding of H2S detrimental toxicity on marine bivalves.
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Boukadida K, Banni M, Romero-Ramirez A, Clerandeau C, Gourves PY, Cachot J. Metal contamination and heat stress impair swimming behavior and acetylcholinesterase activity in embryo-larval stages of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 179:105677. [PMID: 35738152 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105677] [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: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Behavioral parameters are increasingly considered sensitive and early bioindicators of toxicity in aquatic organisms. A video-tracking tool was specifically developed to monitor the swimming behaviour of D-larvae of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, in controlled laboratory conditions. Both maximum and average swimming speeds and trajectories were recorded. We then investigated the impact of copper and silver with or without a moderate rise of temperature on swimming behavior and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of mussel D-larvae and the possible mechanistic link between both biological responses. Our results showed that copper and/or silver exposure, as well as temperature increase, disrupts the swimming behavior of mussel larvae which could compromise their dispersal and survival. In addition, the combined effect of temperature and metals significantly (p < 0.05) increased AChE activity in mussel larvae. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed and results showed that the AChE activity is positively correlated with maximum speeds (r = 0.71, p < 0.01). This study demonstrates the value of behavioral analyzes of aquatic invertebrates as a sensitive and integrate marker of the effects of stressors.
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- Khouloud Boukadida
- Laboratory of Oceanic and Continental Environments and Paleoenvironments, University of Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France; Laboratory of Agrobiodiversity and Ecotoxicology, ISA, Chott-Mariem, 4042, Sousse, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Agrobiodiversity and Ecotoxicology, ISA, Chott-Mariem, 4042, Sousse, Tunisia; Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Oceanic and Continental Environments and Paleoenvironments, University of Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Laboratory of Oceanic and Continental Environments and Paleoenvironments, University of Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Laboratory of Oceanic and Continental Environments and Paleoenvironments, University of Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Laboratory of Oceanic and Continental Environments and Paleoenvironments, University of Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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Bringer A, Cachot J, Dubillot E, Lalot B, Thomas H. Evidence of deleterious effects of microplastics from aquaculture materials on pediveliger larva settlement and oyster spat growth of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 794:148708. [PMID: 34198086 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plastic is currently used in aquaculture as a material for settlement and magnification of oyster spats. Plastic weathering and fragmentation under natural conditions can lead to the production of micro and nanoparticles and additive leakage, with potential toxic effects on marine life. This study investigates the effects of the exposure to microplastic (MPs) cocktail derived from aged aquaculture material on oyster pediveliger larvae (Crassostrea gigas). The cocktail was made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The concentrations tested were 0, 0.1, and 10 mg MP·L-1. During the 7-day fixation phase, pediveliger larvae (17 days) were exposed to the MP cocktail in laboratory-controlled conditions. After exposure, the success of settlement was significantly lower for larvae exposed to 10 mg MP·L-1 (49 ± 0.9%) compared to control ones (61.8 ± 1.6%). No malformations or metamorphosis abnormalities were observed. Growth of pediveliger and spat stages was monitored up to 11 months. During the first twenty-eight days of development, spat growth was significantly lower for the two MPs exposure conditions (0.1 and 10 mg MP·L-1; respectively -51.8% and -44.4%) compared to control group. Subsequently, the previously exposed oysters grew faster than the control condition, resulting in a significantly greater growth (0.1 and 10 mg MP·L-1: +18.3% and +19.7%) than the control group at the end of follow-up. The nearly one-year follow-up highlighted the potential effects of MPs from aquaculture on larvae and spat of C. gigas.
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- Arno Bringer
- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France.
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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Bringer A, Thomas H, Prunier G, Dubillot E, Clérandeau C, Pageaud M, Cachot J. Toxicity and risk assessment of six widely used pesticides on embryo-larval development of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 779:146343. [PMID: 33744579 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146343] [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: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aims to assess the toxic effects and the potential risk of widely used agricultural pesticides on the development (malformations and developmental arrest), growth and swimming activity of oyster D-larvae (Crassostrea gigas). Freshly fertilized oyster embryos were exposed for 24 h at 24 °C to different concentrations (0, 0.01, 0.1, 1 and 10 μg.L-1) of six different pesticides: Glyphosate and its commercial solution (Roundup), Isoproturon, Nicosulfuron, Chlortoluron and Boscalid. The six pesticides tested induced a significant increase in larval malformations and developmental arrests. All pesticides except Glyphosate and Isoproturon affected larval growth. Roundup, Nicosulfuron, Chlortoluron and Boscalid also affected the swimming behaviour of the D-larvae, with a significant decrease recorded in their maximum swimming speed. Comparison of the LOEC (Lowest-Observed-Effect Concentration) of each compound led to the following toxicity classification: Boscalid > Chlortoluron = Nicosulfuron > Glyphosate > Roundup > Isoproturon, with respectively LOEC of 0.0028; 0.015; 0.017; 0.11; 0.3 and 0.78 μg.L-1. By comparison of the maximum concentrations in the Pertuis Charentais (South West, France) and LOEC of each pesticide, the following risk scale was obtained: Chlortoluron > Boscalid > Glyphosate > Roundup > Nicosulfuron > Isoproturon. Our results revealed that Chlortoluron, Boscalid and to a lesser extent Glyphosate represent a potential threat to early life stages of oyster living in the Pertuis Charentais marine area.
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- Arno Bringer
- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- Qualyse, 5 allée de l'Océan, F-17000 La Rochelle, France
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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Kuchovská E, Gonzalez P, Bláhová L, Barré M, Gouffier C, Cachot J, Roméro-Ramirez A, Bláha L, Morin B. Pesticide mixture toxicity assessment through in situ and laboratory approaches using embryo-larval stages of the pacific oyster (Magallana gigas). MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 169:105390. [PMID: 34174543 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Worsened state of oysters in French Arcachon Bay, demand an investigation of possible causes. This study evaluated the effects of an environmentally relevant mixture of five common pesticides on the early-life stages of the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas). Laboratory assays with artificial mixture and in situ transplantation were complementarily used to investigate a series of sublethal endpoints. The laboratory exposure revealed developmental toxicity at 0.32 μg/L, which corresponds to mixture concentrations in Arcachon Bay. Downregulation of some gene transcriptions was observed at environmental level. No difference in larvae development was revealed among the three sites in Arcachon Bay. This study was the first to evaluate locomotion of oyster larvae exposed in situ. Suspected poor water quality in the inner part of Arcachon Bay was reflected by impairment at the molecular level. In conclusion, current concentrations of the tested pesticides in Arcachon Bay hinder larval development and affect several biological functions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eliška Kuchovská
- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic; Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600, Pessac, France.
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Kuchovská E, Morin B, López-Cabeza R, Barré M, Gouffier C, Bláhová L, Cachot J, Bláha L, Gonzalez P. Comparison of imidacloprid, propiconazole, and nanopropiconazole effects on the development, behavior, and gene expression biomarkers of the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 764:142921. [PMID: 33757243 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Coastal areas are final recipients of various contaminants including pesticides. The effects of pesticides on non-target organisms are often unclear, especially at environmentally relevant concentrations. This study investigated the impacts of insecticide imidacloprid (IMI) and fungicide propiconazole (PRO), some of the most detected pesticides in the Arcachon Bay in France. This work also included the research of propiconazole nanoformulation (nanoPRO). The effects were assessed studying the development of the early life stages of the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas). Oyster embryos were exposed for 24, 30, and 42 h (depending on the endpoint) at 24 °C to environmentally relevant concentrations of the two pesticides as well as to nanoPRO. The research focused on sublethal endpoints such as the presence of developmental malformations, alterations of locomotion patterns, or changes in the gene expression levels. No developmental abnormalities were observed after exposure to environmental concentrations detected in the Arcachon Bay in recent years (maximal detected concentration of IMI and PRO were 174 ng/L and 29 ng/L, respectively). EC50 of PRO and nanoPRO were comparable, 2.93 ± 1.35 and 2.26 ± 1.36 mg/L, while EC50 of IMI exceeded 200 mg/L. IMI did not affect larval behavior. PRO affected larval movement trajectory and decreased average larvae swimming speed (2 μg/L), while nanoPRO increased the maximal larvae swimming speed (0.02 μg/L). PRO upregulated especially genes linked to reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and detoxification. NanoPRO effects on gene expression were less pronounced - half of the genes were altered in comparison with PRO. IMI induced a strong dose-response impact on the genes linked to the detoxification, ROS production, cell cycle, and apoptosis regulation. In conclusion, our results suggest that current pesticide concentrations detected in the Arcachon Bay are safe for the Pacific oyster early development, but they might have a small direct effect via altered gene expressions, whose longer-term impacts cannot be ruled out.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eliška Kuchovská
- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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