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Romero-Freire A, De Marchi L, Freitas R, Velo A, Babarro JMF, Cobelo-García A. Ocean acidification impact on the uptake of trace elements by mussels and their biochemical effects. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 269:106882. [PMID: 38442506 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.106882] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Abstract
This study delves into the intricate interplay between ocean acidification (OA), metal bioaccumulation, and cellular responses using mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) as bioindicators. For this purpose, environmentally realistic concentrations of isotopically labelled metals (Cd, Cu, Ag, Ce) were added to investigate whether the OA increase would modify metal bioaccumulation and induce adverse effects at the cellular level. The study reveals that while certain elements like Cd and Ag might remain unaffected by OA, the bioavailability of Cu and Ce could potentially escalate, leading to amplified accumulation in marine organisms. The present findings highlight a significant rise in Ce concentrations within different mussel organs under elevated pCO2 conditions, accompanied by an increased isotopic fractionation of Ce (140/142Ce), suggesting a heightened potential for metal accumulation under OA. The results suggested that OA influenced metal accumulation in the gills of mussels. Conversely, metal accumulation in the digestive gland was unaffected by OA. The exposure to both trace metals and OA affects the biochemical responses of M. galloprovincialis, leading to increased metabolic capacity, changes in energy reserves, and alterations in oxidative stress markers, but the specific effects on other biomarkers (e.g., lipid peroxidation, some enzymatic responses or acetylcholinesterase activity) were not uniform, suggesting complex interactions between the stressors and the biochemical pathways in the mussels.
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- A Romero-Freire
- Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, University of Granada (UGR), Granada, Spain; Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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- Department of Biology & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Veterinary, University of Pisa, Via Derna 1 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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Hossain MA, Chowdhury T, Chowdhury G, Schneider P, Hussain M, Das B, Iqbal MM. Impact of Pb Toxicity on the Freshwater Pearl Mussel, Lamellidens marginalis: Growth Metrics, Hemocyto-Immunology, and Histological Alterations in Gill, Kidney, and Muscle Tissue. TOXICS 2023; 11:475. [PMID: 37368575 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11060475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Pb is one of the most extensively used harmful heavy metals in Bangladesh, and its occurrence in waters affects aquatic organisms significantly. The tropical pearl mussel, Lamellidens marginalis, was exposed to different concentrations (T1 21.93 mgL-1, T2 43.86 mgL-1, and T3 87.72 mgL-1) of Pb(NO3)2 and was evaluated against a control C 0 mgL-1 of Pb(NO3)2, followed by a 96 h acute toxicity test. The LC50 value was recorded as 219.32 mgL-1. The physicochemical parameters were documented regularly for each treatment unit. The values of % SGR, shell weight, soft tissue wet weight, and weight gain remained statistically higher for the control group in comparison with the treatment. No mortality was noted for control units, while a gradually decreased survival rate was recorded for the different treatment groups. Fulton's condition factor was recorded as highest in the control and lowest in the T3 unit, while the condition indices did not vary between the control and treatment groups. The hemocyte was accounted as maximum in the control and T1, while minimum in T2 and T3. The serum lysosomal parameters also followed a similar pattern, and a significantly low level of lysosomal membrane stability, and serum lysosome activity was noted for T3 and T2 units in comparison to the control group. The histology of the gill, kidney, and muscle was well structured in the control group, while distinct pathologies were observed in the gill, kidney, and muscle tissue of different treatment groups. The quantitative comparison revealed that the intensity of pathological alteration increased as the dosage of Pb increased. The current study, therefore, indicated that intrusion of Pb(NO3)2 in the living medium significantly alters growth performance and hemocyte counts, and chronic toxicity induces histomorphological abnormalities in vital organs.
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- Mohammad Amzad Hossain
- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department for Water, Environment, Civil Engineering and Safety, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Breitscheidstraße 2, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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Canli EG, Baykose A, Uslu LH, Canli M. Changes in energy reserves and responses of some biomarkers in freshwater mussels exposed to metal-oxide nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 98:104077. [PMID: 36740086 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104077] [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: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In this study, responses of various biomarkers in the digestive gland and foot muscle of freshwater mussels (Unio tigridis) were investigated following exposure to Al2O3, CuO and TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) for 14 days at different concentrations (0, 1, 3 and 9 mg NP/L). Mussels were fed on unicellular algae (Chlorella vulgaris) cultured in the laboratory. NP exposures caused significant increases (p < 0.05) in the levels of total glutathione (GSH), reduced-glutathione (rGSH), oxidized-glutathione (GSSG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the digestive gland. Oppositely, there were significant (p < 0.05) decreases in acetylcholinesterase activity in the foot muscles. Total energy reserves of the digestive gland and foot muscle significantly (p < 0.05) decreased, but only at the highest NP exposures. Nevertheless, NP exposures did not alter (p > 0.05) the algae filtering capacity of mussels. This study demonstrated that the biomarkers belonging to different metabolic systems responded to NP exposures, suggesting their usage in the monitoring studies for freshwater systems.
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- Esin G Canli
- University of Cukurova, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Adana, Turkey
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- University of Cukurova, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Department of Biology, Adana, Turkey
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- University of Cukurova, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Basic Sciences, Adana, Turkey
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- University of Cukurova, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Department of Biology, Adana, Turkey.
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Castro JM, Bianchi VA, Felici E, De Anna JS, Venturino A, Luquet CM. Effects of Dietary Copper and Escherichia coli Challenge on the Immune Response and Gill Oxidative Balance in the Freshwater Mussel Diplodon chilensis. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2023; 42:154-165. [PMID: 36282013 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5507] [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: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Copper is a water and sediment pollutant that can be biomagnified by phytoplankton, and it often co-occurs with fecal bacteria. We addressed the combined effects of copper and Escherichia coli on the immune response and gill oxidative balance of the freshwater mussel Diplodon chilensis. Bivalves were sorted into four groups fed with 1) control algae, 2) bacteria (E. coli), 3) copper-enriched algae (Cu2+ ) algae, and 4) copper-enriched algae followed by bacteria (Cu2+ + E. coli). Cellular and humoral immune and cytotoxic variables were analyzed in hemolymph, and detoxifying/antioxidant enzyme activities (glutathione S-transferase [GST] and catalase [CAT]) and lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances [TBARS]) were studied in gill tissue. The total hemocyte number increased after Cu2+ exposure, independently of the E. coli challenge. The proportion of hyalinocytes significantly diminished in the E. coli and Cu2+ groups but not in Cu2+ + E. coli groups; granulocytes significantly increased with E. coli but not with Cu2+ + E. coli treatments. Phagocytic activity was higher in all treatments than in control mussels. Acid phosphatase activity was increased by E. coli and inhibited by Cu2+ and Cu2+ + E. coli. Both E. coli and Cu2+ but not Cu2+ + E. coli augmented alkaline phosphatase activity. The Cu2+ and Cu2+ + E. coli treatments reduced the lysosomal membrane stability and cell viability. Humoral bacteriolytic and phenol oxidase activities were not affected by any treatment. The Cu2+ treatment induced gill CAT and GST activities and increased TBARS levels. The Cu2+ + E. coli treatment reversed this CAT and GST stimulation and increased the Cu2+ effect on TBARS. Dietary Cu2+ affects bivalves' immunological and oxidative status and impairs defensive responses against bacteria. In turn, E. coli potentiates the gill oxidative effects of Cu2+ . Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;42:154-165. © 2022 SETAC.
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- Juan M Castro
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Subsede Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Subsede Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química de San Luis, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Subsede Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnica-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Subsede Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina
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Tagliaferro M, Rocha C, Marques JC, Gonçalves AMM. Assessment of metal exposure (uranium and copper) in fatty acids and carbohydrate profiles of Calamoceras marsupus larvae (Trichoptera) and Alnus glutinosa leaf litter. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 836:155613. [PMID: 35523349 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Physiological changes were explored in fatty acids (FA) and carbohydrate (CHO) composition in the shredder Calamoceras marsupus larvae (Trichoptera) and leaf litter (C. marsupus food) exposed to copper and uranium under natural and experimental conditions. We measured FA and CHO content in leaf litter and larvae specimens from reference and impacted streams, and exposed for 5 weeks to four realistic environmental concentrations of copper (35 μg L-1 and 70 μg L-1) and uranium (25 μg L-1 and 50 μg L-1). Regarding FA, (1) leaf litter had a reduced polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) content in metal treatments, s (14 to 33% of total FA), compared to natural conditions (≥39% of total FA). Leaf litter exposed to uranium also differed in saturated FA (SFA) composition, with lower values in natural conditions and higher values under low uranium concentrations. (2) C. marsupus had/showed low PUFA content under Cu and U exposure, particularly in high uranium concentrations. Detritivores also decreased in PUFA under exposure to both metals, particularly in high uranium concentrations. On the other hand, (1) microorganisms of the biofilm colonizing leaf litter differed in CHO composition between natural (impacted and reference) and experimental conditions, with glucose and galactose being consistently the most abundant sugars, found in different amounts under copper or uranium exposure; (2) CHO of detritivores showed similar high galactose and fucose concentrations in contaminated streams and high copper treatments, whereas low copper treatment showed distinct CHO profiles, with higher mannose, glucose, arabinose, and fucose concentrations. Our study provides evidence of metal exposure effects on FA and CHO contents at different trophic levels, which might alter the quality of food flow in trophic webs.
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- Marina Tagliaferro
- IDEA - Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba - CONICET), Av, Vélez Sarsfield 299, X5000 JJC Córdoba, Argentina.
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- University of Coimbra, MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, 3001-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, 3001-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, 3001-456 Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Thunnissen NW, Geurts KAG, Hoeks S, Hendriks AJ. The impact of imidacloprid and thiacloprid on the mean species abundance in aquatic ecosystems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 822:153626. [PMID: 35124047 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Neonicotinoids are currently the most widely used and sold insecticides in the world, providing effective pest control. Risk assessment of these and other pesticides by lab-based indicators is common. Yet, empirically and theoretically underpinning of extrapolation to indicators used in field surveys is severely limited. Consequently, the aim of our study was to quantify the toxicological and ecological impact of the neonicotinoids imidacloprid and thiacloprid to aquatic invertebrates. We derived Species Sensitivity Distributions (SSDs) based on chronic LC50 data and Mean Species Abundance Relationships (MSARs), comparing these lab-based approaches to field data as well. MSARs are changes in mean species abundance (MSA) as a function of chemical exposure, providing insight into the overall decline of a community. The MSA expresses the mean abundance of species in disturbed conditions relative to their abundance in undisturbed habitat. The medians of the SSD of imidacloprid and thiacloprid for the different species were 16.45 μg/L and 26.40 μg/L, respectively. HC50s of the MSAR of imidacloprid and thiacloprid were 4.25 μg/L and 5.12 μg/L, respectively. The three taxonomic groups tested (insects, crustaceans and mollusks) did not differ significantly in sensitivity for imidacloprid and thiacloprid, both according to the SSDs and MSARs derived. Quantile exposure-response curves (99%-tile) were plotted showing the relative abundance (RA) of aquatic invertebrate species at increasing imidacloprid levels. The 99%-tile of the Relative Abundances (RA99) of species and corresponding imidacloprid concentrations monitored in field surveys in the Netherlands was significantly lower than the Potentially Affected Fraction (PAF) calculated from the SSD. Yet, the MSA was similar to the RA99, suggesting that MSAR is an ecologically meaningful relationship for toxic stress estimated from lab data. Future efforts should be directed to additional empirical underpinning as well as determining the relationship of PAF to other metrics for ecosystem diversity and productivity.
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- N W Thunnissen
- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Environmental Science, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Ekelund Ugge GMO, Jonsson A, Walstad A, Berglund O. Evaluation of transcriptional biomarkers using a high-resolution regression approach: Concentration-dependence of selected transcripts in copper-exposed freshwater mussels (Anodonta anatina). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 90:103795. [PMID: 34971800 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We tested concentration-dependence of selected gene transcripts (cat, gst, hsp70, hsp90, mt and sod) for evaluation as biomarkers of chemical stress. Contrary to the common approach of factorial designs and few exposure concentrations, we used regression across a high-resolution concentration series. Specifically, freshwater mussels (Anodonta anatina) were acutely (96 h) exposed to Cu (13 nominal concentrations, measuring 0.13-1 600 µg/L), and transcripts were measured by RT-qPCR. In digestive glands, cat, hsp90 and mt decreased with water Cu (p < 0.05), but response magnitudes saturated at < 2-fold decreases. In gills, gst, hsp70, hsp90 and mt increased with water Cu (p < 0.05). While hsp70, hsp90 and mt exceeded 2-fold increases within the exposure range, high Cu concentrations were required (38-160 µg/L). Although gill responses were generally more robust compared to digestive glands, overall small response magnitudes and moderate sensitivity may set limit for potential application as general biomarkers of chemical stress.
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- Gustaf M O Ekelund Ugge
- Department of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 37, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden; School of Bioscience, University of Skövde, Högskolevägen 3, SE-541 46 Skövde, Sweden.
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- School of Bioscience, University of Skövde, Högskolevägen 3, SE-541 46 Skövde, Sweden
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- ALS Scandinavia Toxicon AB, Rosenhällsvägen 29, SE-261 92 Härslöv, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 37, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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Khabib MNH, Sivasanku Y, Lee HB, Kumar S, Kue CS. Alternative animal models in predictive toxicology. Toxicology 2022; 465:153053. [PMID: 34838596 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2021.153053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Toxicity testing relies heavily on animals, especially rodents as part of the non-clinical laboratory testing of substances. However, the use of mammalians and the number of animals employed in research has become a concern for institutional ethics committees. Toxicity testing involving rodents and other mammals is laborious and costly. Alternatively, non-rodent models are used as replacement, as they have less ethical considerations and are cost-effective. Of the many alternative models that can be used as replacement models, which ones can be used in predictive toxicology? What is the correlation between these models and rodents? Are there standardized protocols governing the toxicity testing of these commonly used predictive models? This review outlines the common alternative animal models for predictive toxicology to address the importance of these models, the challenges, and their standard testing protocols.
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- Muhammad Nur Hamizan Khabib
- Faculty of Health and Life Science, Management and Science University, Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health and Life Science, Management and Science University, Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Biosciences, Taylor's University Lakesike Campus, 47500, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health and Life Science, Management and Science University, Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health and Life Science, Management and Science University, Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Harayashiki CAY, Sadauskas-Henrique H, de Souza-Bastos LR, Gouveia N, Luna AJ, Ostrensky A, Castro IB. Contamination gradient affects differently carbonic anhydrase activity of mollusks depending on their feeding habits. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 31:124-133. [PMID: 34748161 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02496-1] [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] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Aquatic organisms that inhabit coastal areas are often exposed to several contaminants. It is known that the bioaccumulation of contaminants can be amplified according to the species feeding habits and contaminant properties. As a consequence, species can experience different effects to contaminant exposure even if they inhabit the same area. The present study aimed to investigate the activities of carbonic anhydrase (CA), Ca2+-ATPase, and Mg2+-ATPase in different tissues (soft tissue, mantle, and gill) of three mollusk species (Lottia subrugosa, Stramonita brasiliensis, and Crassostrea brasiliana) with different feeding habits (herbivore, carnivore, and filter-feeder, respectively) which were sampled within a known contamination gradient at Santos Estuarine System (Southeastern Brazil). From the three enzymes tested, only CA was affected by the presence of contaminants within the contamination gradient evaluated. In general, the CA activity from the three species were lower in contaminated sites when compared to the reference site. The contrasting CA activity response observed in S. brasiliensis compared to L. subrugosa and C. brasiliana could be related to the tissue-specificity of this enzyme activity and species feeding habits (filter-feeders can accumulate more contaminants than herbivores and even carnivores). Results indicated that C. brasiliana mantle is the most suitable tissue for the use of CA analysis as a biomarker.
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- Laboratório de Organismos Marinhos e Costeiros (LABOMAC), Universidade Santa Cecília (Unisanta), Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia e Avaliação Ambiental, Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento - LACTEC, Rodovia BR-116, km 98, n° 8813 - Jardim das Américas, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Grupo Integrado de Aquicultura e Estudos Ambientais - GIA, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, n° 1540, Juvevê, 80035-050, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Santos, SP, Brazil
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Le TTY, Nachev M, Grabner D, Garcia MR, Balsa-Canto E, Hendriks AJ, Peijnenburg WJGM, Sures B. Modelling chronic toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of copper in mussels considering ionoregulatory homeostasis and oxidative stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117645. [PMID: 34426373 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117645] [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: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Chronic toxicity of copper (Cu) at sublethal levels is associated with ionoregulatory disturbance and oxidative stress. These factors were considered in a toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic model in the present study. The ionoregulatory disturbance was evaluated by the activity of the Na+/K+-ATPase enzyme (NKA), while oxidative stress was presented by lipid peroxidation (LPO) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity. NKA activity was related to the binding of Cu2+ and Na + to NKA. LPO and GST activity were linked with the simulated concentration of unbound Cu. The model was calibrated using previously reported data and empirical data generated when zebra mussels were exposed to Cu. The model clearly demonstrated that Cu might inhibit NKA activity by reducing the number of functional pump sites and the limited Cu-bound NKA turnover rate. An ordinary differential equation was used to describe the relationship between the simulated concentration of unbound Cu and LPO/GST activity. Although this method could not explain the fluctuations in these biomarkers during the experiment, the measurements were within the confidence interval of estimations. Model simulation consistently shows non-significant differences in LPO and GST activity at two exposure levels, similar to the empirical observation.
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- T T Yen Le
- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45141, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45141, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45141, Essen, Germany
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- Process Engineering Group, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, IIM-CSIC, 36208, Vigo, Spain
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- Process Engineering Group, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, IIM-CSIC, 36208, Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HP, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Center for Safety of Substances and Products, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, 3720 BA, the Netherlands; Institute for Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, 2311 EZ, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45141, Essen, Germany
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Barbour MT, Schueller JR, Severson TJ, Wise JK, Meulemans MJ, Luoma JA, Waller DL. Concentration addition and independent action assessments of the binary mixtures of four toxicants on zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) mortality. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 238:105934. [PMID: 34399323 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Researchers most often focus on individual toxicants when identifying effective chemical control agents for aquatic invasive species; however, toxicant mixtures may elicit synergistic effects. Synergistic effects may decrease required concentrations and shorten exposure durations for treatments. We investigated four toxicants (EarthTec QZ, Clam-Trol CT-2, niclosamide, and potassium chloride) that have been considered to control invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha Pallas, 1771). We determined the toxicity of binary mixtures for five different mixture ratios to adult mussels. We compared our observations to predictions made with concentration addition and independent action paradigms, as based on the dose-response relationships of each individual toxicant. We calculated the model deviation ratio for each combination at the LC50 and LC90 and identified three possible interactions: synergy, antagonism, and additivity. We found that mixtures of niclosamide and Clam-Trol CT-2 were the most synergistic while mixtures that included potassium chloride were largely additive to antagonistic. The use of synergistic combinations has potential to decrease the overall volume and concentration of individual toxicants required for dreissenid mussel treatments, thereby decreasing cost.
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- Matthew T Barbour
- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603, USA.
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Le TTY, Grabner D, Nachev M, Peijnenburg WJGM, Hendriks AJ, Sures B. Modelling copper toxicokinetics in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, under chronic exposures at various pH and sodium concentrations. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 267:129278. [PMID: 33341731 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129278] [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: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The stenohaline zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, is uniquely sensitive to the ionic composition of its aquatic environment. Waterborne copper (Cu) uptake and accumulation in zebra mussels were examined at various conditions in an environmentally relevant range in freshwater, i.e. Cu exposure levels (nominal concentrations of 25 and 50 μg/L), pH (5.8-8.3), and sodium (Na+) concentrations (up to 4.0 mM). Copper accumulation was simulated by a kinetic model covering two compartments, the gills and the remaining tissues. The Cu uptake rate constant decreased with decreasing pH from 8.3 down to 6.5, indicating interactions between H+ and Cu at uptake sites. The kinetic simulation showed dose-dependent effects of Na+ on Cu uptake. At 25 μg/L Cu, addition of Na+ at 0.5 mM significantly inhibited the Cu uptake rate, while no significant differences were found in the uptake rate upon further addition of Na+ up to a concentration of 4.0 mM. At 50 μg/L Cu, the Cu uptake rate was not influenced by Na+ addition. Calibration results exhibited dose-dependent elimination rates with more profound elimination with increasing exposure levels. With kinetic parameters calibrated at environmentally relevant conditions, in terms of pH and Na+ concentrations, the model performed well in predicting Cu accumulation based on independent data sets. Estimates of the Cu concentration in mussels were within a factor of 2 of the measurements. This demonstrates potential application of kinetic models that are calibrated in environmentally relevant freshwater conditions.
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- T T Yen Le
- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, D-45141, Germany.
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, D-45141, Germany
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, D-45141, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands; National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Safety of Substances and Products, 3720, BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, 6525, HP, the Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, D-45141, Germany
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Harayashiki CAY, Sadauskas-Henrique H, de Souza-Bastos LR, Gouveia N, Pont GD, Ostrensky A, Castro IB. Shell form and enzymatic alterations in Lottia subrugosa (Gastropoda, Lotiidae) transplanted to a contaminated site. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 164:112075. [PMID: 33515815 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112075] [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: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Studies have shown that shell morphology and enzymatic activities in mollusks are affected by contaminants exposure. However, the correlation between enzymatic activities and the biomineralization process are not fully understood. The present study used a transplant bioassay and field sampling to evaluate shell measurements and the activities of carbonic anhydrase, Ca2+-ATPase, and Mg2+-ATPase in Lottia subrugosa sampled in Brazilian sites under different contamination levels. Results showed that, in general, shells from the reference site (Palmas) were more rounded than the ones from the contaminated site (Balsa). Effects in enzymatic activities in specimens from transplant bioassay were attributed to the known high contaminant levels present at Balsa. While the lack of enzymatic activity alterations during field sampling was attributed to physiological adaptation to contaminants exposure. Enzymatic activities were not correlated to shell biometric parameters in field sampling, indicating that these enzymes were not related to shell alterations detected in the present study.
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- Laboratório de Organismos Marinhos e Costeiros (LABOMAC), Universidade Santa Cecília (Unisanta), Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia e Avaliação Ambiental, Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento - LACTEC, Rodovia BR-116, km 98, n° 8813 - Jardim das Américas, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Grupo Integrado de Aquicultura e Estudos Ambientais, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, 80035-050 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Grupo Integrado de Aquicultura e Estudos Ambientais, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, 80035-050 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Santos, SP, Brazil
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Acute Toxicity of Sodium Chloride, Nitrates, Ortho-Phosphates, Cadmium, Arsenic and Aluminum for Juveniles of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel: Margaritifera Margaritifera (L.1758). ENVIRONMENTS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/environments7060048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The freshwater pearl mussel (FWPM) Margaritifera margaritifera (L.1758) is critically endangered in Europe and ecotoxicological studies on the species are scares. Here, 96 h acute toxicity tests were conducted at 16 °C with sodium chloride (NaCl), nitrates (NO3−), ortho-phosphates (PO43−), cadmium (Cd), aluminum (Al) and arsenic (As) on 13- to 28-month-old post-parasitic juveniles. The experimental protocol was developed according to conditions described in a standard guide and was modified in order to assess toxicity thresholds for the Dronne River. Results showed that juveniles were tolerant to concentrations of Al, Cd, As, PO43−, NO3− and NaCl, largely higher than those found in the Dronne river, since 96 h EC50s (effective concentrations) were >954 µg/L for Al; >110 µg/L for Cd; >127 µg/L for As; >5.01 mg/L for PO43−; between 1000 and 1500 mg/L for NO3− and were 1.19 and 1.33 g/L for NaCl. Moreover, the use of a substrate in experiments was found not to affect juvenile responses and younger juveniles seemed more sensitive than older individuals. This study thus provides new data about the tolerance of FWPM to environmental pollution and suggests that pollutant concentrations in the river are significantly lower than levels affecting them.
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Moore AP, Bringolf RB. Comparative Toxicity of Nitrate to Common and Imperiled Freshwater Mussel Glochidia and Larval Fishes. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 78:536-544. [PMID: 32008050 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-020-00708-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Growing human populations and increasingly intensive agriculture have resulted in widespread aquatic nitrate pollution. Freshwater mussel populations have been in decline for decades but often are underrepresented in data used for the development of ambient water quality criteria and acute toxicity of nitrate to mussel glochidia has not yet been established. Additionally, toxicity testing with aquatic species often is limited to a few model species; however, relatively little is known about how representative model species are of imperiled species. Therefore, to better define the acute toxicity of nitrate to common and rare aquatic species, we conducted 24-h nitrate acute toxicity tests with glochidia of four species of freshwater mussels, including a federally threatened species (Hamiota altilis) and 7-day tests with larval fish of three species: fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), tricolor shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia), and tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), across a range of water hardness. Median effective concentrations (EC50s) in freshwater mussel glochidia ranged from 524 to 904 mg/L NO3-N in moderately hard water. In fish, median lethal concentrations (LC50s) ranged from 228 to 1725 mg/L NO3-N and varied with water hardness. Of the species tested, generally sensitivity of the common species was similar to the rare species, although relative sensitivity varied with water hardness. Based on these results, we can conclude that acute lethal effects are unlikely for the fish and mussel species considered here at current environmental levels, but the results of these standardized tests are useful for the development of ambient water quality criteria and other regulatory and management decisions regarding acute nitrate exposures.
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- Adrian P Moore
- Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 180 E. Green St., Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 180 E. Green St., Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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Salerno J, Gillis PL, Khan H, Burton E, Deeth LE, Bennett CJ, Sibley PK, Prosser RS. Sensitivity of larval and juvenile freshwater mussels (unionidae) to ammonia, chloride, copper, potassium, and selected binary chemical mixtures. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 256:113398. [PMID: 31662250 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In aquatic environments, organisms such as freshwater mussels are likely exposed to complex contaminant mixtures related to industrial, agricultural, and urban activities. With growing interest in understanding the risk that chemical mixtures pose to mussels, this investigation focused on the effects of various waterborne contaminants (ammonia, chloride, copper, and potassium) and selected binary mixtures of these chemicals following a fixed-ratio design to Villosa iris glochidia and juvenile Lampsilis fasciola. In individual exposures, 48-h EC50 values were determined for V. iris glochidia exposed to ammonia chloride (7.4 [95% confidence interval (CI) 6.6-8.2] mg N/L), ammonia sulfate (8.4 [7.6-9.1] mg N/L), copper sulfate (14.2 [12.9-15.4] μg Cu2+/L), potassium chloride (12.8 [11.9-13.7] mg K+/L), potassium sulfate (10.1 [8.9-11.2] mg K+/L), and sodium chloride (480.5 [435.5-525.5] mg Cl-/L). The 7-d LC50 values for juvenile L. fasciola were determined for potassium sulfate (45.0 [18.8-71.2] mg K+/L), and sodium chloride (1738.2 [1418.6-2057.8] mg Cl-/L). In Ontario these waterborne contaminants have been reported to co-occur, with concentrations exceeding the EC10 for both life stages at some locations. Data from binary mixture exposures for V. iris glochidia (chloride-ammonia, chloride-copper, and copper-ammonia) and juvenile L. fasciola (chloride-potassium) were analyzed using a regression-based, dose-response mixture analysis modeling framework. Results from the mixture analysis were used to determine if an additive model for mixture toxicity [concentration addition (CA) or independent action (IA)] best described the toxicity of each mixture and if deviation towards dose-ratio (DR) or dose-level (DL) synergism/antagonism (S/A) occurred. For all glochidia binary mixture exposures, CA was the best fit model with DL deviation reported for the chloride-copper mixture and DR deviation reported for the copper-ammonia mixture. Using the model deviation ratio (MDR), the observed toxicity in all three glochidia mixture exposures were adequately described by both CA (mean = 0.71) and IA (mean = 0.97) whereas the juvenile mixture exposure was only adequately described by CA (mean = 0.64; IA mean = 0.05).
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- J Salerno
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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Montalvão MF, Chagas TQ, Gabriela da Silva Alvarez T, Mesak C, Pereira da Costa Araújo A, Gomes AR, Emmanuela de Andrade Vieira J, Rocha TL, Malafaia G. Cigarette butt leachate as a risk factor to the health of freshwater bivalve. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 234:379-387. [PMID: 31228840 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The toxicity caused by smoking to human health has been demonstrated in several scientific studies. However, little attention has been given to damages caused to aquatic biota when cigarette butts (CB) are disposed of on water surface. Thus, the main aim of the current study is to evaluate the behavioural toxicity of cigarette butt leachates (CBL) in freshwater bivalve species Anodontites trapesialis exposed to different environmentally-relevant dilutions (CBL1x = 1.375%, CBL10x: 13.75%). There were significant CBL effects on the burrowing performance of the evaluated bivalves, after 14 exposure days. Animals exposed to CBL presented higher latency to foot emission and to start the burrowing process, as well as larger number of cycles required for burial. In addition, there were lower burrowing angle and burrowing rate index in CBL-exposed bivalves than in the unexposed ones. Chemical analyses performed on the muscle tissues of animals exposed to both CBL dilutions evidenced the bioaccumulation of several metals at high concentrations in CBL (Cr, Ni, Pb, Mn, Zn and Na); this outcome enabled associating these metals with behavioural changes observed in CBL-exposed groups. Thus, the current study firstly reports that even highly-diluted CBL concentrations can induce behavioural changes in freshwater bivalves, as well as that CBL extrapolation to natural environments can lead to several damages to the fitness of living organisms and to the dynamics of their population.
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- Mateus Flores Montalvão
- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Tropical Pathology and Public Health Institute, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil; Biological Research Laboratory, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil.
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Alak G, Parlak V, Yeltekin AÇ, Ucar A, Çomaklı S, Topal A, Atamanalp M, Özkaraca M, Türkez H. The protective effect exerted by dietary borax on toxicity metabolism in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) tissues. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 216:82-92. [PMID: 30419360 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of borax (BX) against heavy metal exposure on the transcriptional and biochemical reaction in vivo and alleviating effect on gill and liver tissues of rainbow trout. Due to this aim, fish were fed with different level of BX and/or copper (Cu) (1.25, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg of BX; 500 and 1000 mg/kg of Cu) for 21·days in pre- and co-treatment options. The transcriptional parameters [(heat-shock protein 70 (hsp70), and cytochromes P450 (cyp1a), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT))], antioxidant enzyme activities (SOD, CAT and GPx), malondialdehyde (MDA), oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and caspase-3 levels were investigated in different tissues samples of treated and control fish. Our results revealed that antioxidant enzyme activity was increased and levels of 8-OHdG, Caspase-3 and MDA were decreased in the BX and BX combined groups as compared to the copper combination group and to copper-only application during pre- and co-treatment (p < 0.05). Similarly, hsp70 and cyp1a gene expressions were decreased after treatment with BX. As conclusion, we suggest that borax itself is not an antioxidant it supportes antioxidant defense mechanism of fish disrupted by heavy metals.
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- Gonca Alak
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yuzuncu Yıl, TR-65080, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary, Ataturk University, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Faculty of Science, University of Erzurum Technical, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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Salerno J, Gillis PL, Bennett CJ, Sibley PK, Prosser RS. Investigation of clearance rate as an endpoint in toxicity testing with freshwater mussels (Unionidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 163:165-171. [PMID: 30053586 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The implementation of ecologically relevant sub-lethal endpoints in toxicity testing with freshwater mussels can provide valuable information during risk assessment, especially since these organisms are often exposed to low levels of contaminants. This study examined how to optimize quantifying the filtering capacity or clearance rate (CR) of mussels after exposure to a reference toxicant, sodium chloride (NaCl). CR was defined as the number of algal cells an individual mussel can remove from the overlying water by filtration over time and was determined using spectrophotometric absorbance and direct microscopic examination. Optimization included consideration of the following factors: concentration of algae mixture at test initiation, duration of CR assay, and statistical power. Experimental vessels contained either juvenile (ten, ~ 4 months old) or adult (one, ~ 2.5 years old) Lampsilis siliquoidea. To detect a 10% change in filtering capacity, the optimized adult CR assay was run for 48 h with 2.7 × 107 cells/mL of algae added at test initiation and a minimum of 6 replicates per treatment. The optimized juvenile mussel CR assay was run for 48 h with 1.77 × 107 cells/mL of algae added at test initiation; however, 13 replicates would be required to detect a 10% change to satisfy each method. To reduce the number of juvenile mussels used in testing, a minimum of 4 replicates per treatment was recommended to detect a 25% change in CR. After exposure to a reference toxicant (NaCl), EC50s from the optimized CR assay were compared to two other mussel toxicity endpoints: survival and burial (ability of mussels to bury in clean sand). CR by direct microscopic examination was slightly more sensitive than survival and burial in juveniles and only slightly more sensitive than survival in adults. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were detected between the EC/LC50 values determined from CR and the less labour-intensive survival and burial endpoints. The present study suggests the CR for juvenile and adult L. siliquoidea remained largely unaffected in mussels that survived a 7-day NaCl exposure.
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- Joseph Salerno
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science Technology Directive, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science Technology Directive, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Xu K, Tang Z, Liu S, Liao Z, Xia H, Liu L, Wang Z, Qi P. Effects of low concentrations copper on antioxidant responses, DNA damage and genotoxicity in thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 82:77-83. [PMID: 30098444 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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For the aim to study potential detrimental effects induced by Cu exposure at low, environmentally relevant concentrations, the in vivo activities at different levels of biological organisations of thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus exposed to two levels of copper were assessed. Cu-induced stresses were evaluated through antioxidant responses, DNA damage and genotoxicity. The results revealed significant higher SOD and CAT activities, and MDA concentration in haemocytes of M. coruscus with Cu exposure at 8 μg/L, while only significant accumulation in CAT activity with Cu exposure at 2 μg/L and no significant changes with SOD activity and MDA concentration at this level of Cu exposure. Copper exposure induced DNA damage as induction of OTM value in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. In addition, copper exposure could significantly induced the expressions of MT-10, Hsp70, Hsp90 and C3. The present results deepen the mussels as a suitable model marine invertebrate species to study potential detrimental effects induced by possible toxicants, in combinations at different levels of biological organisations.
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- Kaida Xu
- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources for Key Fishing Grounds, MOA, Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Health Production of Fisheries in Hunan Province, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Hunan, Changde, 415000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources for Key Fishing Grounds, MOA, Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources for Key Fishing Grounds, MOA, Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316004, China.
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Nogueira LS, Bianchini A. Disturbance in Na + regulation in cells rich in mitochondria isolated from gills of the yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides exposed to copper under different osmotic conditions. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 140:152-159. [PMID: 29929735 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.06.004] [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] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cells rich in mitochondria were isolated from gills of the seawater clam Mesodesma mactroides, incubated in isosmotic saline solution (840 mOsmol/kg H2O), and exposed (3 h) to environmentally realistic Cu concentrations (nominally: 0, 5, 9 and 20 μg/L). In cells exposed to 20 μg Cu/L, Cu accumulation, Na+ content reduction and carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity inhibition were observed, without significant changes in cell viability and Na+,K+-ATPase (NKA) activity. In the absence of Cu, cell viability and Cu content were reduced in hyposmotic media respect with the control, without changes in Na+ content and enzyme (CA and NKA) activities. In the presence of 5 or 9 μg/L Cu, cell Cu content was increased, especially at 670 mOsmol/kg H2O. Cell Na+ content and NKA activity were reduced after exposure to 20 μg/L Cu at 670 mOsmol/kg H2O. In turn, CA activity was dependent on Cu concentration, being significantly reduced in cells exposed to 9 and 20 μg/L Cu in both hyposmotic conditions. These findings indicate that Cu also negatively affects Na+ regulation in gill cells of the seawater clam M. mactroides, with Cu toxicity increasing at hyposmotic conditions. Also, they indicate that physiology is more important than water chemistry in predicting Cu toxicity in environments of changing salinity, pointing out CA activity as a potential biomarker of Cu exposure.
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- Lygia S Nogueira
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Itália km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Itália km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Jeffrey JD, Hannan KD, Hasler CT, Suski CD. Hot and bothered: effects of elevated Pco2 and temperature on juvenile freshwater mussels. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018; 315:R115-R127. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00238.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Multiple environmental stressors may interact in complex ways to exceed or diminish the impacts of individual stressors. In the present study, the interactive effects of two ecologically relevant stressors [increased temperature and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2)] were assessed for freshwater mussels, a group of organisms that are among the most sensitive and rapidly declining worldwide. The individual and combined effects of elevated temperature (22°C–34°C) and Pco2 (~230, 58,000 µatm) on juvenile Lampsilis siliquoidea were quantified over a 5- or 14-day period, during which physiological and whole animal responses were measured. Exposure to elevated temperature induced a series of physiological responses, including an increase in oxygen consumption rates following 5 days of exposure at 31°C and an increase in carbonic anhydrase ( ca) and heat shock protein 70 mRNA levels following 14 days of exposure at 28°C and 34°C, respectively. Treatment with elevated Pco2 activated acid-base regulatory responses including increases in CA and Na+-K+-ATPase activity and a novel mechanism for acid-base regulation during Pco2 exposure in freshwater mussels was proposed. Thermal and CO2 stressors also interacted such that responses to the thermal stressor were diminished in mussels exposed to elevated Pco2, resulting in the greatest level of mortality. Additionally, larger mussels were more likely to survive treatment with elevated Pco2 and/or temperature. Together, exposure to elevated Pco2 may compromise the ability of juvenile freshwater mussels to respond to additional stressors, such as increased temperatures, highlighting the importance of considering not only the individual but also the interactive effects of multiple environmental stressors.
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- Jennifer D. Jeffrey
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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Nogueira LS, Bianchini A, Smith S, Jorge MB, Diamond RL, Wood CM. Physiological effects of marine natural organic matter and metals in early life stages of the North Pacific native marine mussel Mytilus trossulus; a comparison with the invasive Mytilus galloprovincialis. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 135:136-144. [PMID: 29449070 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.12.009] [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] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The role of seawater NOM in reducing metal toxicity for marine organisms is not well understood. We investigated the effects of five different marine NOMs (two autochthonous, one allochthonous, two of mixed origin, at 8 mg C/L), three metals (6 μg Cu/L; 20 μg Pb/L; 25 μg Zn/L), and combinations between them, to early life stages of Mytilus trossulus (a North Pacific native) in 48-h tests. Endpoints were whole body Ca2++Mg2+-ATPase activity, carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity and lipid peroxidation. Comparisons were made with previously reported tests (identical conditions) on the invasive M. galloprovincialis. Unexposed M. trossulus had lower Ca2++Mg2+-ATPase but similar baseline CA activity and lipid peroxidation to unexposed M. galloprovincialis. NOMs alone induced increased enzyme activities, and increased lipid peroxidation, but the latter did not occur with NOMs of mixed origin in M. trossulus. There was no clear difference in the sensitivity to various NOMs between species. In M. trossulus, all three metals by themselves caused increases in lipid peroxidation, as did many metal-NOM combinations. The origin of the NOMs influenced the nature of the responses to NOM-metal combinations in both species, but no clear relationship to NOM chemistry was apparent. Overall, M. trossulus was more sensitive to metals and NOM-metal combinations, with a greater number of significant responses (27 versus 22 treatment endpoints, out of a total of 72) and a greater proportion of negative effects (81% versus 50%) than in M. galloprovincialis. Therefore, marine NOMs by themselves, as well as metals by themselves and NOM-metal combinations, can induce both positive and negative physiological responses. Lipid peroxidation appears to be a particularly common negative response. In future studies, NOM quality and mussel species should be considered since native M. trossulus and invasive M. galloprovincialis exhibited markedly different responses after exposure to the same environmental conditions.
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- Lygia Sega Nogueira
- McMaster University, Department of Biology, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada.
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- Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University, Department of Biology, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University, Department of Biology, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada
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B Jorge M, Bianchini A, M Wood C, Gillis PL. Copper uptake, patterns of bioaccumulation, and effects in glochidia (larvae) of the freshwater mussel (Lampsilis cardium). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:1092-1103. [PMID: 29139577 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The early life stages of freshwater mussels are particularly sensitive to copper (Cu) contamination. We measured the acute toxicity, bioaccumulation, and sublethal effects of Cu in glochidia. In addition, we used radiolabeled Cu (64 Cu) to examine the time-dependent kinetics of uptake over 24 h. Uptake of 64 Cu by live and dead glochidia exposed to 0.11 μmol/L exhibited similar hyperbolic patterns over the first 40 min, indicating an adsorptive phase independent of larval metabolism. Thereafter, uptake was linear with time, with a 10-fold lower bioaccumulation rate in live than in dead animals, representing a close to steady state of Cu regulation. In contrast, dead glochidia exhibited a progressively increasing uptake, possibly attributable to the fact that metal-binding sites become more accessible. Mortality was strongly correlated with bioaccumulation (48 h); live glochidia exposed to Cu concentrations >0.27 μmol/L lost their regulatory ability and accumulated Cu to an even greater extent than dead animals. Exposure to Cu induced significant decreases in whole-body Na+ and Mg2+ concentrations; increases in reactive oxygen species concentration, lipid peroxidation, and protein carbonylation; and a decrease in antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals. Overall, these results clarify the patterns of Cu uptake and regulation, emphasize the importance of distinguishing between live and dead larvae, and indicate that toxicity is associated with Cu bioaccumulation, involving both ionoregulatory disturbance and oxidative stress. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:1092-1103. © 2017 SETAC.
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- Marianna B Jorge
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water and Science Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water and Science Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Blakeslee CJ, Silldorff EL, Galbraith HS. Changes in Freshwater Mussel Communities Linked to Legacy Pollution in the Lower Delaware River. Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2018. [DOI: 10.1656/045.025.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Carrie J. Blakeslee
- US Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory, Wellsboro, PA 16901
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- Delaware River Basin Commission, West Trenton, NJ 08628
- Current address - Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Bristol, PA 19007
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- US Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory, Wellsboro, PA 16901
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Valdelamar-Villegas J, Olivero-Verbel J. Bioecological Aspects and Heavy Metal Contamination of the Mollusk Donax denticulatus in the Colombian Caribbean Coastline. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2018; 100:234-239. [PMID: 29149364 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2203-6] [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] [Received: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Donax denticulatus is a key mollusk for the ecology of sandy beaches, serving as a controller of organic matter, microorganisms, and as bioindicator of heavy metals pollution. The goal of this study was to characterize some ecological aspects of D. denticulatus and its relationship with the content of heavy metals in their tissue, in three beaches of the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The results showed the study populations were different in terms of morphological characteristics and density (Berrugas-Sucre < Cartagena-Bolívar < Riohacha-Guajira), but not in sexual proportion; although density was clearly related to beach occupancy by tourists. Analysis of metals revealed tissue concentrations varied depending on the location (Greater means: Hg = 0.018 ± 0.004 in Riohacha; Pb = 0.110 ± 0.060 in Berrugas and Cd = 0.040 ± 0.010 µg/g in Cartagena). No relationships were found between morphometric variables and heavy metals content. Principal components analysis highlighted Riohacha for presenting differences respecting to Bocagrande and Berrugas in terms of physicochemical water parameters such as pH, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and conductivity. Results suggest tourism rather than environmental pollution could be a sensitive factor for biota survival in Caribbean beaches.
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- Juan Valdelamar-Villegas
- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, 130015, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, 130015, Cartagena, Colombia.
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Jeffrey JD, Hannan KD, Hasler CT, Suski CD. Chronic exposure of a freshwater mussel to elevated pCO 2 : Effects on the control of biomineralization and ion-regulatory responses. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:538-550. [PMID: 28971536 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3991] [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] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Freshwater mussels may be exposed to elevations in mean partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2 ) caused by both natural and anthropogenic factors. The goal of the present study was to assess the effects of a 28-d elevation in pCO2 at 15 000 and 50 000 μatm on processes associated with biomineralization, ion regulation, and cellular stress in adult Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823). In addition, the capacity for mussels to compensate for acid-base disturbances experienced after exposure to elevated pCO2 was assessed over a 14-d recovery period. Overall, exposure to 50 000 μatm pCO2 had more pronounced physiological consequences compared with 15 000 μatm pCO2 . Over the first 7 d of exposure to 50 000 μatm pCO2 , the mRNA abundance of chitin synthase (cs), calmodulin (cam), and calmodulin-like protein (calp) were significantly affected, suggesting that shell formation and integrity may be altered during pCO2 exposure. After the removal of the pCO2 treatment, mussels may compensate for the acid-base and ion disturbances experienced during pCO2 exposure, and transcript levels of some regulators of biomineralization (carbonic anhydrase [ca], cs, cam, calp) as well as ion regulation (na+ -k+ -ATPase [nka]) were modulated. Effects of elevated pCO2 on heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) were limited in the present study. Overall, adult L. siliquoidea appeared to regulate factors associated with the control of biomineralization and ion regulation during and/or after the removal of pCO2 exposure. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:538-550. © 2017 SETAC.
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- Jennifer D Jeffrey
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Ruppert K, Geiß C, Askem C, Benstead R, Brown R, Coke M, Ducrot V, Egeler P, Holbech H, Hutchinson TH, Kinnberg KL, Lagadic L, Le Page G, Macken A, Matthiessen P, Ostermann S, Schimera A, Schmitt C, Seeland-Fremer A, Smith AJ, Weltje L, Oehlmann J. Development and validation of an OECD reproductive toxicity test guideline with the mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Mollusca, Gastropoda). CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 181:589-599. [PMID: 28472747 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.114] [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: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mollusks are known to be uniquely sensitive to a number of reproductive toxicants including some vertebrate endocrine disrupting chemicals. However, they have widely been ignored in environmental risk assessment procedures for chemicals. This study describes the validation of the Potamopyrgus antipodarum reproduction test within the OECD Conceptual Framework for Endocrine Disrupters Testing and Assessment. The number of embryos in the brood pouch and adult mortality serve as main endpoints. The experiments are conducted as static systems in beakers filled with artificial medium, which is aerated trough glass pipettes. The test chemical is dispersed into the medium, and adult snails are subsequently introduced into the beakers. After 28 days the reproductive success is determined by opening the brood pouch and embryo counting. This study presents the results of two validation studies of the reproduction test with eleven laboratories and the chemicals tributyltin (TBT) with nominal concentrations ranging from 10 to 1000 ng TBT-Sn/L and cadmium with concentrations from 1.56 to 25 μg/L. The test design could be implemented by all laboratories resulting in comparable effect concentrations for the endpoint number of embryos in the brood pouch. After TBT exposure mean EC10, EC50, NOEC and LOEC were 35.6, 127, 39.2 and 75.7 ng Sn/L, respectively. Mean effect concentrations in cadmium exposed snails were, respectively, 6.53, 14.2, 6.45 and 12.6 μg/L. The effect concentrations are in good accordance with already published data. Both validation studies show that the reproduction test with P. antipodarum is a well-suited tool to assess reproductive effects of chemicals.
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- Katharina Ruppert
- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences Division, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60348, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences Division, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60348, Frankfurt, Germany
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- CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
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- AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Ecotoxicology, Freshwater Quarry, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8BA, United Kingdom
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- INRA, Unité Expérimentale d'Ecologie et d'Ecotoxicologie, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, CS 84215, F-35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- UMR Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, CS 84215, F-35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Böttgerstraße 2 - 14, 65439, Flörsheim, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- UMR Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, CS 84215, F-35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Ecotoxicology, Freshwater Quarry, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8BA, United Kingdom
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Gaustadalléen 21, Oslo, Norway
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- Independent Consultant, Dolfan Barn, Beulah, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, LD5 4UE, United Kingdom
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences Division, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60348, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences Division, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60348, Frankfurt, Germany
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- University of Antwerp, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Ibacon GmbH, Institut für Biologische Analytik und Consulting, Arheilger Weg 17, 64380, Rossdorf, Germany
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- CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
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- BASF SE, Crop Protection - Ecotoxicology, Speyerer Strasse 2, D-67117, Limburgerhof, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences Division, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60348, Frankfurt, Germany
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Gilroy ÈAM, Gillis PL, King LE, Bendo NA, Salerno J, Giacomin M, de Solla SR. The effects of pharmaceuticals on a unionid mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea): An examination of acute and chronic endpoints of toxicity across life stages. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2017; 36:1572-1583. [PMID: 27859528 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The toxicity and bioconcentration of 3 pharmaceuticals (amitriptyline, iopamidol, and sertraline) were examined using multiple life stages (larval, juvenile, and adult) of the unionid mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea. The endpoints examined varied with life stage but included survival, behavior (algal clearance rate, filtering frequency), and oxidative stress. Iopamidol was not toxic at concentrations up to 101 mg/L. Sertraline was the most toxic chemical (50% lethal concentrations [LC50] and effect concentrations [EC50] = 0.02-0.04 mg/L), but exposure did not induce oxidative stress. Glochidia and juveniles were more sensitive than adult mussels. Algal clearance rate in juvenile mussels was the most sensitive endpoint assessed, similar to or lower than the LC50 values for glochidia. However, the compounds examined were not toxic at concentrations detected in the environment. The relative bioconcentration factors were sertraline > amitriptyline > iopamidol. These results suggest that glochidia toxicity could be a screening tool for rapidly assessing the toxicity of chemicals of concern to freshwater mussels. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:1572-1583. © 2016 SETAC.
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- Ève A M Gilroy
- Green House Science, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Nogueira LS, Bianchini A, Smith S, Jorge MB, Diamond RL, Wood CM. Physiological effects of five different marine natural organic matters (NOMs) and three different metals (Cu, Pb, Zn) on early life stages of the blue mussel ( Mytilus galloprovincialis). PeerJ 2017; 5:e3141. [PMID: 28413723 PMCID: PMC5391792 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Metals are present in aquatic environments as a result of natural and anthropogenic inputs, and may induce toxicity to organisms. One of the main factors that influence this toxicity in fresh water is natural organic matter (NOM) but all NOMs are not the same in this regard. In sea water, possible protection by marine NOMs is not well understood. Thus, our study isolated marine NOMs by solid-phase extraction from five different sites and characterized them by excitation-emission fluorescence analysis—one inshore (terrigenous origin), two offshore (autochthonous origin), and two intermediate in composition (indicative of a mixed origin). The physiological effects of these five NOMS alone (at 8 mg/L), of three metals alone (copper, lead and zinc at 6 µg Cu/L, 20 µg Pb/L, and 25 µg Zn/L respectively), and of each metal in combination with each NOM, were evaluated in 48-h exposures of mussel larvae. Endpoints were whole body Ca2++Mg2+-ATPase activity, carbonic anhydrase activity and lipid peroxidation. By themselves, NOMs increased lipid peroxidation, Ca2++Mg2+-ATPase, and/or carbonic anhydrase activities (significant in seven of 15 NOM-endpoint combinations), whereas metals by themselves did not affect the first two endpoints, but Cu and Pb increased carbonic anhydrase activities. In combination, the effects of NOMs predominated, with the metal exerting no additional effect in 33 out of 45 combinations. While NOM effects varied amongst different isolates, there was no clear pattern with respect to optical or chemical properties. When NOMs were treated as a single source by data averaging, NOM had no effect on Ca2++Mg2+-ATPase activity but markedly stimulated carbonic anhydrase activity and lipid peroxidation, and there were no additional effects of any metal. Our results indicate that marine NOMs may have direct effects on this model marine organism, as well as protective effects against metal toxicity, and the quality of marine NOMs may be an important factor in these actions.
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- Lygia Sega Nogueira
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada.,Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada.,Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada.,Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada
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García-Navarro JA, Franco L, Romero D. Differences in the accumulation and tissue distribution of Pb, Cd, and Cu in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) exposed to single, binary, and ternary metal mixtures. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:6599-6610. [PMID: 28083738 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8349-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Heavy metals often accumulate in complex mixtures in the environment and are currently a source of concern in many marine ecosystems. Pb, Cd, and Cu are regarded as priority hazardous metals due to their great persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the tissue accumulation and distribution of these heavy metals in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) exposed to binary and ternary mixtures of metals as opposed to only single exposures. Heavy metal concentrations in the digestive gland, gills, and the other soft tissues were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and the distribution of each metal was analyzed according to compartments. The concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Cu increased significantly in the group exposed to the ternary mixture; however, there was no common response pattern to exposure in single and binary mixtures. Above all, the metals concentrated in the digestive gland, although the percentages of each element varied between compartments and varied between tissues according to the treatment.
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- José A García-Navarro
- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus Regional de Excelencia Internacional Campus Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, Espinardo, 30071, Murcia, Spain
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- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus Regional de Excelencia Internacional Campus Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, Espinardo, 30071, Murcia, Spain
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- Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus Regional de Excelencia Internacional Campus Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, Espinardo, 30071, Murcia, Spain.
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Fellous A, Andrade S, Vidal-Ramirez F, Calderón R, Beltran J, Correa JA. Modulatory effect of the exudates released by the brown kelp Lessonia spicata on the toxicity of copper in early developmental stages of ecologically related organisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:3900-3911. [PMID: 27905044 PMCID: PMC5348571 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8120-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lessonia spicata is a key dominant species along the Pacific coast of South America, providing a habitat for many organisms. However, this role can be affected by abiotic stress, such as metals. To counteract the toxic effect, L. spicata, among other seaweeds, releases exudates that bind metals. In this study, tolerances to copper of organisms related to the kelp forest (spores of Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyceae) and L. spicata (Phaeophyceae) and Zoea I of Taliepus dentatus (Milne-Edwards, Crustacea)) were studied; then, exudates are assessed by their protective effect. Exudates increase the 48-h 50% effective concentration (EC50) of the germination of spores from 8 to 23 μg Cu L-1 for U. lactuca and from 119 to 213 μg Cu L-1 for L. spicata and the survival of the larvae Zoea I 48-h 50% of lethal concentration (LC50) from 144 to 249 μg Cu L-1. Results indicated that exudates had a protective effect. Each species is specifically sensitive to copper. Crab larvae Zoea I were able to support higher doses, and exposure before hatching increased their tolerance.
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- Alexandre Fellous
- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Lib. B. O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile.
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Sorbonne-Universités, Paris VI), 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Lib. B. O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile
- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Lib. B. O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas La Cruces, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Osvaldo Marín 1672, Las Cruces, Comuna El Tabo, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
- School of Biological Sciences and Australian Research Council Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas La Cruces, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Osvaldo Marín 1672, Las Cruces, Comuna El Tabo, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Lib. B. O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Lib. B. O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile
- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Lib. B. O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile
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Leonard JA, Cope WG, Hammer EJ, Barnhart MC, Bringolf RB. Extending the toxicity-testing paradigm for freshwater mussels: Assessing chronic reproductive effects of the synthetic estrogen 17α-ethinylestradiol on the unionid mussel Elliptio complanata. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 191:14-25. [PMID: 27612666 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Surface water concentrations of the synthetic estrogen 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) as low as 1ng/L can cause adverse reproductive effects in fish under acute and chronic exposure conditions, whereas higher concentrations (> 5ng/L) in acute studies are necessary to elicit adverse effects in freshwater mussels. Prolonged chronic exposures of freshwater mussels to EE2 remain un-evaluated. An extended duration testing paradigm was used to examine reproductive and biochemical (carbohydrate, lipid, protein) effects of EE2 on the unionid mussel, Elliptio complanata, throughout its reproductive cycle. Mussels were exposed to a control and EE2 concentrations (5 and 50ng/L) in six discrete and sequential 28 d tests, and in one discrete and simultaneous 180 d test, from February through August. Foot protrusion and siphoning behavior were recorded daily, along with conglutinate releases and larval (glochidia) mortality. Gonad, hemolymph, and gonad fluid samples were taken for biochemical and vitellogenin-like protein (Vtg) analysis post-exposure. Female mussels released eggs and conglutinates during the months of April to June, indicating sexual maturation during this time. Conglutinates released in the 5ng/L treatment in 28 d exposures contained fewer glochidia and more eggs, and increased concentrations of Vtg in hemolymph were observed from April to August in the 5ng/L treatment during the 180 d exposure. Results indicate that the 180 d test approach, concurrent with the sequence of 28 d tests, enabled a more robust evaluation of mussel behavior and physiology than would have been possible with a single short-term (28 d) test.
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- Jeremy A Leonard
- Department of Applied Ecology, Box 7617, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Applied Ecology, Box 7617, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, USA
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- Department of Biology, 901 South Avenue, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 180 East Green Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Yeung JWY, Zhou GJ, Leung KMY. Sub-lethal effects of cadmium and copper on RNA/DNA ratio and energy reserves in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 132:59-67. [PMID: 27262215 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.05.023] [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] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study aims to test if RNA/DNA ratio and various energy reserve parameters (i.e., glycogen, lipid, protein content and total energy reserves) are sensitive biomarkers for indicating stresses induced by metal contaminants in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis, a common organism for biomonitoring in Southeast Asia. This study was, therefore, designed to examine the effects of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) on these potential biomarkers in two major energy storage tissues, adductor muscle (AM) and hepatopancreas (HP), of P. viridis after sub-lethal exposure to either metal for 10 days. The results showed that neither Cd nor Cu treatments affected the RNA/DNA ratio, glycogen and protein contents in AM and HP. As the most sensitive biomarker in P. viridis, the total lipid content in both AM and HP was significantly decreased in the treatment of 5μg Cu/L and 0.01-0.1μgCd/L, respectively. However, soft-tissue body burdens of Cu or Cd did not significantly correlate with each of the four biomarkers regardless of the tissue type. In addition, AM generally stored more glycogen than HP, whereas HP stored more lipids than AM. We proposed that multiple biomarkers may be employed as an integrated diagnostic tool for monitoring the health condition of the mussels.
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- Jamius W Y Yeung
- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Ruppert K, Geiß C, Ostermann S, Theis C, Oehlmann J. Comparative sensitivity of juvenile and adult Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Mollusca: Hydrobiidae) under chronic exposure to cadmium and tributyltin. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2016; 51:736-743. [PMID: 27129114 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1170443] [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] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To investigate a potential extension of a partial life cycle test protocol to a full life cycle test design, a comparative sensitivity analysis with juvenile and adult Potamopyrgus antipodarum was performed. Neonates and adult snails were exposed to the metal cadmium (Cd) and the endocrine disruptor tributyltin (TBT) at nominal concentrations ranging from 1.56 to 50 μg Cd/L and from 25 to 1,000 ng TBT-Sn/L. The experiments were performed over 28 days at 16°C in a semi-static test design. Mortality was assessed for both life stages. Juvenile snails' specific growth rate and reproduction of adults were investigated as main endpoints. We determined effects on snails' survival, juvenile growth and embryo numbers in the brood pouch of adult snails under exposure to both chemicals. Juvenile control mortality was between 25% and 30% and significantly higher than in the control groups with adult snails. A higher sensitivity of juvenile snails compared to adults was observed for the endpoint mortality. Calculated LC50 in Cd exposed snails was 38.2 μg/L for adults and 15.0 μg/L for juvenile snails. Significant effects on mortality in TBT exposed adult snails occurred at the highest test concentration only with a LC50 of 535 ng Sn/L. Juvenile survival was significantly affected at 50.8 ng Sn/L and higher concentrations. Effect concentrations for the main endpoints reproduction and juvenile growth show comparable sensitivities. For Cd exposed groups, EC50 values were 11.3 μg/L for the endpoint reproduction in adult snails and 3.82 μg/L for juvenile growth with overlapping confidence intervals. TBT also significantly affected juvenile snails' growth (EC50: 178 ng Sn /L). EC50 for embryo numbers was 125 ng TBT-Sn/L. Results indicate the manageability of a FLC test starting with newly hatched snails. Precautions have to be taken to guarantee a sufficient number of surviving snails until adulthood so that reproduction can be assessed. For final decision for the practicability of a FLC, further tests are needed.
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- Katharina Ruppert
- a Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Goethe University , Frankfurt , Germany
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- a Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Goethe University , Frankfurt , Germany
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- a Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Goethe University , Frankfurt , Germany
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- a Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Goethe University , Frankfurt , Germany
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- a Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Goethe University , Frankfurt , Germany
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Jorge MB, Lauer MM, Martins CDMG, Bianchini A. Impaired regulation of divalent cations with acute copper exposure in the marine clam Mesodesma mactroides. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 179:79-86. [PMID: 26393763 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The mechanism of copper (Cu) toxicity in marine invertebrates remains unclear. Therefore, marine clams (Mesodesma mactroides) were exposed (96h) to a concentration of dissolved Cu (1.6μmolL(-1)) inducing 10% mortality in sea water (30ppt). After in vivo exposure, tissue Cu accumulation (hemolymph, gill and digestive gland); hemolymph ionic (Na(+), K(+), Mg(2+) and Ca(2+)) and osmotic concentrations; tissue (gill and digestive gland) ionic concentration, enzyme (Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase) activity, and oxygen consumption; and whole-body oxygen consumption were analyzed. Succinate dehydrogenase activity was evaluated in mitochondria isolated from gills and digestive gland and exposed (1h) in vitro to different concentrations of dissolved Cu (0.8, 7.7 and 78.7μmolL(-1)). In vivo exposure induced Cu accumulation in hemolymph, gills and digestive gland; increased Mg(2+) and decreased Ca(2+) concentration in hemolymph; decreased Mg(2+) concentration, increased Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity and reduced carbonic anhydrase activity in gills; decreased Mg(2+) concentration, increased Ca(2+) concentration and increased Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity in digestive gland; and reduced gill, digestive gland and whole-body oxygen consumption. Succinate dehydrogenase activity was inhibited after in vitro exposure to 78.7μmolL(-1) Cu. These findings indicate that Cu is an ionoregulatory toxicant in the marine clam M. mactroides. However, toxicity is related to disturbances in regulation of divalent cations (Mg(2+) and Ca(2+)) without effect on regulation of major monovalent cations (Na(+) and K(+)), as opposed to that observed in osmoregulating invertebrates exposed to Cu. However, other mechanism(s) of toxicity cannot be ruled out. Future studies must be performed to evaluate the consequence of the Cu-induced respiratory disturbances observed in M. mactroides.
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- Marianna Basso Jorge
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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Ciparis S, Phipps A, Soucek DJ, Zipper CE, Jones JW. Effects of environmentally relevant mixtures of major ions on a freshwater mussel. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2015; 207:280-287. [PMID: 26412268 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The Clinch and Powell Rivers (Virginia, USA) support diverse mussel assemblages. Extensive coal mining occurs in both watersheds. In large reaches of both rivers, major ion concentrations are elevated and mussels have been extirpated or are declining. We conducted a laboratory study to assess major ion effects on growth and survival of juvenile Villosa iris. Mussels were exposed to pond water and diluted pond water with environmentally relevant major ion mixtures for 55 days. Two treatments were tested to mimic low-flow concentrations of Ca(2+), Mg(2+), [Formula: see text] , [Formula: see text] , K(+) and Cl(-) in the Clinch and Powell Rivers, total ion concentrations of 419 mg/L and 942 mg/L, respectively. Mussel survival (>90%) and growth in the two treatments showed little variation, and were not significantly different than in diluted pond water (control). Results suggest that major ion chronic toxicity is not the primary cause for mussel declines in the Clinch and Powell Rivers.
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- Serena Ciparis
- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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Yologlu E, Ozmen M. Low concentrations of metal mixture exposures have adverse effects on selected biomarkers of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 168:19-27. [PMID: 26415005 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Polluted ecosystems may contain mixtures of metals, such that the combinations of metals, even in low concentrations, may cause adverse effects. In the present study, we focused on toxic effects of mixtures of selected metals, the LC50 values, and also their safety limit in aquatic systems imposed by the European legislation using a model organism. Xenopus laevis tadpoles were used as test organisms. They were exposed to metals or their combinations due to 96-h LC50 values. Glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), carboxylesterase (CaE), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT) levels were evaluated. Metallothionein concentrations were also determined. The LC50s for Cd, Pb, and Cu were calculated as 5.81mg AI/L, 123.05mg AI/L, and 0.85mg AI/L, respectively. Low lethality ratios were observed with unary exposure of each metal in lower concentrations. Double or triple combinations of LC50 and LC50/2 concentrations caused 100% lethality with Cd+Cu and Pb+Cd+Cu mixtures, while the Pb+Cu mixture also caused high lethal ratios. The selected enzyme activities were significantly affected by metals or mixtures, and dose-related effects were determined. The metallothionein levels generally increased as related to concentration in unary metals and mixtures. Acceptable limit values of unary metals and mixtures did not significantly change metallothionein levels. The results suggest that oxidative stress-related mechanisms are involved in the toxicity induced by selected metals with combinations of very low concentrations.
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- Ertan Yologlu
- Adiyaman University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education, 02040 Adiyaman, Turkey.
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- Inonu University, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
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Santovito G, Boldrin F, Irato P. Metal and metallothionein distribution in different tissues of the Mediterranean clam Venerupis philippinarum during copper treatment and detoxification. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2015; 174-175:46-53. [PMID: 26122313 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Filter feeding animals can accumulate large amount of contaminants in their body through particles filtered from seawater. In particular, copper is interesting since it plays important roles as co-factor of numerous proteins but its toxicity is well established, also because it can readily generate free radicals or oxidize cellular components through their redox activity. Its availability is tightly regulated within cells: it is immediately transferred to metallothionein (MT) that in turn provides efficient and specific mechanisms for its intracellular storage and transport. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effect of sublethal copper concentrations in Venerupis philippinarum, by studying the kinetics of copper, zinc (for its interactions at the sites of intake or elimination with the accumulation of other essential and not essential trace metals) and metallothionein accumulation under laboratory conditions. The time-course of metal accumulation/elimination is similar in digestive gland and gills and importantly it is dose-dependent. Both copper and zinc increase slowly within cells, reaching a maximum concentration at the end of the exposure period. During the detoxification period, the metal levels in digestive gland and gills rapidly decrease, with different kinetics in the two tissues. Positive correlations between metallothionein accumulation and copper or zinc concentrations have been verified in both treated groups. The obtained data demonstrated the involvement of MTs in detoxification strategies after a recovery period in clean seawater.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Italy.
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Oliveira BL, Fernandes LFL, Bianchini A, Chippari-Gomes AR, Silva BF, Brandão GP, Gomes LC. Acute copper toxicity in juvenile fat snook Centropomus parallelus (Teleostei: Centropomidae) in sea water. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Three experiments were designed to assess the accumulation and acute toxicity of copper (Cu) in juvenile fat snook Centropomusparallelus. The first experiment was performed to determine the 96-h lethal concentration (LC50) of Cu. The second experiment was designed to assess the effects of sublethal concentrations of Cu (0.47 and 0.94 mg/L), while the third one allowed us to test the recovery capacity of fish exposed to the sublethal concentrations Cu and kept in sea water without Cu addition. The LC50value for Cu was found to be 1.88 mg/L Cu. Fish exposed to the sublethal concentrations of Cu showed a significant accumulation of Cu in gills at 96 h respect to the control ones (0.43 µg/g Cu). No significant difference was observed in the accumulation of Cu in gills between fish exposed to 0.47 mg/L (1.09 µg/g Cu) and 0.94 mg/L (1.26 µg/g Cu). Exposure (24 and 96 h) to the sublethal concentrations of Cu tested induced DNA damage in the erythrocytes. The results show that acute exposure to sublethal concentrations induces Cu accumulation and DNA damage in fish, these effects being recovered after 240 h in sea water without Cu addition.
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Okamoto A, Yamamuro M, Tatarazako N. Acute toxicity of 50 metals to Daphnia magna. J Appl Toxicol 2014; 35:824-30. [PMID: 25382633 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 09/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Metals are essential for human life and physiological functions but may sometimes cause disorders. Therefore, we conducted acute toxicity testing of 50 metals in Daphnia magna: EC50s of seven elements (Be, Cu, Ag, Cd, Os, Au and Hg) were < 100 µg l(-1) ; EC50s of 13 elements (Al, Sc, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, Se, Rb, Y, Rh, Pt, Tl and Pb) were between 100 and 1000 µg l(-1) ; EC50s of 14 elements (Li, V, Mn, Fe, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Te, Cs, Ba, W and Ir) were between 1,001 and 100,000 µg l(-1) ; EC50s of six elements (Na, Mg, K, Ca, Sr and Mo) were > 100,000 µg l(-1) ; and. 7 elements (Ti, Zr, Bi, Nb, Hf, Re and Ta) did not show EC50 at the upper limit of respective aqueous solubility, and EC50s were not obtained. Ga, Ru and Pd adhered to the body of D. magna and physically retarded the movement of D. magna. These metals formed hydroxides after adjusting the pH. Therefore, here, we distinguished this physical effect from the physiological toxic effect. The acute toxicity results of 40 elements obtained in this study were not correlated with electronegativity. Similarly, the acute toxicity results of metals including the rare metals were also not correlated with first ionization energy, atomic weight, atomic number, covalent radius, atomic radius or ionic radius.
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- Akira Okamoto
- Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan.,Environmental Quality Measurement Section, Research Center for Environmental Risk, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Ogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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Gauthier PT, Norwood WP, Prepas EE, Pyle GG. Metal-PAH mixtures in the aquatic environment: a review of co-toxic mechanisms leading to more-than-additive outcomes. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 154:253-69. [PMID: 24929353 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Mixtures of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occur ubiquitously in aquatic environments, yet relatively little is known regarding their combined toxicities. Emerging reports investigating the additive mortality in metal-PAH mixtures have indicated that more-than-additive effects are equally as common as strictly-additive effects, raising concern for ecological risk assessment typically based on the summation of individual toxicities. Moreover, the current separation of focus between in vivo and in vitro studies, and fine- and coarse-scale endpoints, creates uncertainty regarding the mechanisms of co-toxicity involved in more-than-additive effects on whole organisms. Drawing from literature on metal and PAH toxicity in bacteria, protozoa, invertebrates, fish, and mammalian models, this review outlines several key mechanistic interactions likely to promote more-than-additive toxicity in metal-PAH mixtures. Namely, the deleterious effects of PAHs on membrane integrity and permeability to metals, the potential for metal-PAH complexation, the inhibitory nature of metals to the detoxification of PAHs via the cytochrome P450 pathway, the inhibitory nature of PAHs towards the detoxification of metals via metallothionein, and the potentiated production of reactive oxygenated species (ROS) in certain metal (e.g. Cu) and PAH (e.g., phenanthrenequinone) mixtures. Moreover, the mutual inhibition of detoxification suggests the possibility of positive feedback among these mechanisms. The individual toxicities and interactive aspects of contaminant transport, detoxification, and the production of ROS are herein discussed.
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- Patrick T Gauthier
- Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada P7B 5E1.
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada L7R 4A6
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- Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada P7B 5E1
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1K 3M4
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Machado AADS, Wood CM, Bianchini A, Gillis PL. Responses of biomarkers in wild freshwater mussels chronically exposed to complex contaminant mixtures. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2014; 23:1345-1358. [PMID: 24996530 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1277-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Subcellular biochemical biomarkers are valuable early warning indicators of environmental contaminant effects. Thus, the present study evaluated several biomarkers and the relationships among them in wild freshwater mussels (Lasmigona costata) from a gradient of metal exposure and differential levels of other urban-related influences in the Grand River (ON, Canada). The biomarkers examined are related to metal exposure [gill ion and metal concentrations (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn)], oxidative status [reactive oxygen species (ROS), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), antioxidant capacity (ACAP)], sulfhydryl (SH) metabolism [glutathione (GSH), protein sulfhydryl groups (SH protein), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR)], and lipid peroxidation. Gill metal concentration increased proportionally to waterborne metal concentration and disturbances in osmotic and divalent cations (Ca and Mg) concentrations were observed. This suggests that the observed effects are associated with metal exposure, although simultaneous relationships with other contaminants are also possible. Oxidative status biomarkers (ROS, SOD, CAT and ACAP) were more sensitive to urban-influences than gill metal concentration. In contrast, biomarkers involving SH metabolism (GSH, SH protein, total SH, GR and GST) were more correlated with gill metal concentration. Oxidative damage occurred when both metal and urban-related influences were high. Mechanistically, the way of dealing with oxidative stress changed when mussels were exposed to high levels of contaminants. The reduction in ROS content, SOD and CAT activity, and ACAP accompanying the stimulation of detoxification metabolism via SH (GSH and SH protein contents, GST and GR activities) and their association with gill metal concentration are discussed.
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Gilroy EAM, Klinck JS, Campbell SD, McInnis R, Gillis PL, de Solla SR. Toxicity and bioconcentration of the pharmaceuticals moxifloxacin, rosuvastatin, and drospirenone to the unionid mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 487:537-44. [PMID: 24813769 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and their metabolites are continually released from wastewater treatment plants into the aquatic environment; however, their impact on aquatic biota is poorly understood. This study examined the toxicity and bioconcentration of three pharmaceuticals: moxifloxacin, rosuvastatin, and drospirenone to the unionid mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea. Effects of moxifloxacin and rosuvastatin were assessed through aqueous 21-d static-renewal tests using 2-year-old mussels, at 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100mg/L (nominal concentrations). Following exposure, survival, behavior, algal clearance rate, hemocyte viability and density, and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity were assessed. In addition, the acute (48 h) toxicity of moxifloxacin (0-100mg/L) and drospirenone (0-3mg/L) to glochidia (larval mussels) were examined. In 21 day exposures (2-yr old mussels), there were no differences in survival, oxygen consumption, hemocyte density, or GST activity over the range of concentrations examined; however, the proportion of time mussels spent filtering, and consequently the algal clearance rate, decreased at the higher moxifloxacin and rosuvastatin concentrations. Bioconcentration factors (BCFs) ranged between 0.03 and 70 for moxifloxacin, and between 0 and 0.05 for rosuvastatin for exposures up to 100mg/L. The BCF for moxifloxacin at the highest exposure concentration was lower than that at the mid-level concentrations, likely due to decreased filtering activity at the higher exposure levels. The feeding rates declined and the amount of time the subadult mussels spent with their valves closed increased at the higher moxifloxacin and rosuvastatin exposures. Glochidia viability did not vary with exposure to drospirenone, but declined at the highest moxifloxacin concentration, resulting in an EC50 of 120 mg/L. Overall, observed sublethal and lethal effects occurred at concentrations which exceed expected environmental concentrations through aqueous exposure, suggesting a low risk to freshwater mussels from these particular PPCPs.
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- Eve A M Gilroy
- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water, Science, and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water, Science, and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada.
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Giacomin M, Jorge MB, Bianchini A. Effects of copper exposure on the energy metabolism in juveniles of the marine clam Mesodesma mactroides. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 152:30-37. [PMID: 24727213 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In freshwater osmoregulating mollusks, Cu can cause toxicity by inducing ionoregulatory disturbances. In mussels, it inhibits the activity of key enzymes involved in Na(+) uptake and consequently induces ionic and osmotic disturbances. In snails, Cu induces disruption of the Ca(2+) homeostasis leading to effects in shell deposition and snail growth. However, the mechanisms involved in Cu toxicity in osmoconforming sweater mollusks remain unclear. Recent findings from our laboratory have suggested that Cu toxicity in marine invertebrates can be associated with both ionic and respiratory disturbances. In the present study, metabolic changes induced by waterborne Cu exposure were evaluated in the osmoconforming clam Mesodesma mactroides, a bivalve species widely distributed along the South American sandy beaches. Juvenile clams were kept under control conditions (no Cu addition in the water) or acutely (96h) exposed to Cu (96-h LC10=150μgL(-1)) in artificial seawater (30ppt). ATP, protein, lipid, glycogen and glucose contents were analyzed in gills, digestive gland, pedal muscle and hemolymph. Dinucleotide (NAD(+) and NADH) content was also analyzed in gills, digestive gland and pedal muscle while pyruvate and lactate content was determined in pedal muscle and hemolymph. In all tissues analyzed, Cu exposure did not affect ATP content and NAD(+)/NADH ratio, except in the hemolymph, where a decrease in ATP content was observed. These findings indicate that clam cells, except those from hemolymph, were able to maintain a constant level of free energy. A significant increase in total protein content was observed in the digestive gland, which could be a compensatory mechanism to counteract the higher level of protein oxidation previously observed in M. mactroides exposed to Cu under the same experimental conditions. Finally, reduced glucose content in the pedal muscle paralleled by increased lactate content in the pedal muscle and hemolymph was observed in Cu-exposed clams. Overall, these findings indicate that Cu exposure is leading to an increased reliance upon the anaerobic energy production to maintain the overall cellular ATP production in the clam M. mactroides.
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- Marina Giacomin
- Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas: Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas: Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas: Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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Zhao L, Zhang Y, Liang J, Xu X, Wang H, Yang F, Yan X. Environmental cadmium exposure impacts physiological responses in Manila clams. Biol Trace Elem Res 2014; 159:241-53. [PMID: 24771311 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-9975-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The physiological responses of marine bivalves to chronic cadmium (Cd) exposure at sub-lethal concentrations have been well documented. As of now, few studies have examined the effect of Cd exposure and subsequent recovery period at environmentally realistic concentrations. In this study, environmentally, Cd exposures were performed to assess the physiological responses of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum. The clams were exposed to waterborne Cd at two environmentally realistic concentrations (4 and 40 μg L(-1)) for 35 days and then allowed to recover for another 35 days. The accumulation and elimination of Cd in R. philippinarum were tissue-specific and dose- and time-dependent. Cd accumulation increased sharply in the digestive gland, and Cd elimination was rapid in the gill. Major physiological responses, including clearance rate, absorption efficiency, respiration rate, excretion rate, oxygen to nitrogen ratio, and scope for growth, were significantly affected by Cd exposure. Yet, the clams exposed to 4-μg L(-1) Cd were able to quickly recover their normal physiological processes and clearly exhibited catch-up growth once they were transferred to clean seawater. Hence, R. philippinarum can exhibit good physiological plasticity when confronted with moderately environmental Cd exposure. All physiological responses measured exhibited a highly significant and generally predictable correlation with tissue Cd concentration, which in turn, reflected environmentally realistic exposure conditions. Our results further confirm that the measurement of physiological responses is a sensitive method for assessing stress at environmentally realistic metal concentrations.
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- Liqiang Zhao
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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The bactericidal effect of dendritic copper microparticles, contained in an alginate matrix, on Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96225. [PMID: 24831035 PMCID: PMC4022509 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Although the bactericidal effect of copper has been known for centuries, there is a current resurgence of interest in the use of this element as an antimicrobial agent. During this study the use of dendritic copper microparticles embedded in an alginate matrix as a rapid method for the deactivation of Escherichia coli ATCC 11775 was investigated. The copper/alginate produced a decrease in the minimum inhibitory concentration from free copper powder dispersed in the media from 0.25 to 0.065 mg/ml. Beads loaded with 4% Cu deactivated 99.97% of bacteria after 90 minutes, compared to a 44.2% reduction in viability in the equivalent free copper powder treatment. There was no observed loss in the efficacy of this method with increasing bacterial loading up to 10(6) cells/ml, however only 88.2% of E. coli were deactivated after 90 minutes at a loading of 10(8) cells/ml. The efficacy of this method was highly dependent on the oxygen content of the media, with a 4.01% increase in viable bacteria observed under anoxic conditions compared to a >99% reduction in bacterial viability in oxygen tensions above 50% of saturation. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of the beads indicated that the dendritic copper particles sit as discrete clusters within a layered alginate matrix, and that the external surface of the beads has a scale-like appearance with dendritic copper particles extruding. E. coli cells visualised using SEM indicated a loss of cellular integrity upon Cu bead treatment with obvious visible blebbing. This study indicates the use of microscale dendritic particles of Cu embedded in an alginate matrix to effectively deactivate E. coli cells and opens the possibility of their application within effective water treatment processes, especially in high particulate waste streams where conventional methods, such as UV treatment or chlorination, are ineffective or inappropriate.
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Gagnon C, Turcotte P, Trépanier S, Gagné F, Cejka PJ. Impacts of municipal wastewater oxidative treatments: changes in metal physical speciation and bioavailability. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 97:86-91. [PMID: 24315137 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The environmental repercussions of the discharge of disinfected effluents are still poorly understood. This study assessed the impact of ozonation and UV oxidative treatment processes on metal forms - particulate, colloidal and permeable fractions - and bioavailability in disinfected wastewaters. In addition to wastewater analyses, mussels were placed in continuous flow-through aquaria and exposed for 4wk to wastewater, then metals in their tissues were analysed in parallel with exposure biomarkers. Metal size distribution was affected by oxidative processes; results showed that ozonation treatment generally increases the permeable fraction of some metals, particularly Cd and Cu, in treated waters, whereas UV treatment fosters the formation of permeable Zn. Ozone treatment of wastewater generally increased the bioavailability of specific metals. Metal bioaccumulation was in most cases significantly higher in mussels exposed to ozone-treated effluent compared to the UV treatment: 58%, 32%, 42% and 47% higher, respectively, for Ag, Cd, Cr and Cu. Physical metal speciation in these wastewaters comparatively measured the permeable fraction of metals to relate them to the bioaccumulation results for the exposed mussels. The levels of lipid peroxidation were significantly increased in gills but not in the digestive gland. The levels of metallothionein in the digestive gland were also significantly reduced suggest decreased input of particulate metals. Results of bioaccumulation in mussels suggested that metal bioavailability can be modified by the different oxidative processes. Despite this disadvantage, ozonation still represents a great choice of treatment considering the overall environmental benefits.
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- C Gagnon
- Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 105 McGill st., 7th floor, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E7, Canada.
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- Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 105 McGill st., 7th floor, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 105 McGill st., 7th floor, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 105 McGill st., 7th floor, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- City of Montreal, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Canada
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Clearwater SJ, Thompson KJ, Hickey CW. Acute toxicity of copper, zinc, and ammonia to larvae (Glochidia) of a native freshwater mussel Echyridella menziesii in New Zealand. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2014; 66:213-226. [PMID: 24292771 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9972-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Adult New Zealand freshwater mussel Echyridella menziesii were collected from three locations in the North Island of New Zealand. In a series of tests that followed standard test guidance, glochidia were exposed to either dissolved copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), or total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) for 6, 24, or 48 h (20 °C, pH 7.8, water hardness 30 mg L(-1) as CaCO3, dissolved organic carbon [DOC] 2.0-2.9 mg L(-1)). Of the three contaminants and tests that met control survival criteria, mussel larvae (glochidia) were most sensitive to Cu exposure (48-h EC50 = 1.7-3.4 μg L(-1), 48-h no observed effect concentrations (NOEC) of 1.3-2.6 μg L(-1)). The Zn 48-h EC50 concentrations were 229-337 μg L(-1) and the 48-h NOEC values were 128-240 μg L(-1). Compared with other native New Zealand species, glochidia were also relatively sensitive to TAN exposure (48-h EC50 12-15 mg TAN L(-1) [pH 7.8], 48-h NOEC 8-10 mg TAN L(-1)). Comparison of our data with those of previous studies on North American freshwater mussels indicates that (1) E. menziesii are among those aquatic species most sensitive to acute Cu or TAN exposure; and (2) E. menziesii juveniles would not be adequately protected by current ANZECC water quality guidelines for TAN or Cu. Inclusion of North American juvenile mussel data in a revision of the current ANZECC water-quality guideline (95th percentile) for chronic ammonia exposure results in a decrease from 0.9 mg to 0.2 mg TAN L(-1) (pH 8).
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- Susan J Clearwater
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd., Gate 10 Silverdale Road, P.O. Box 11115, Hamilton, New Zealand,
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Giacomin M, Gillis PL, Bianchini A, Wood CM. Interactive effects of copper and dissolved organic matter on sodium uptake, copper bioaccumulation, and oxidative stress in juvenile freshwater mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 144-145:105-115. [PMID: 24177213 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Freshwater mussels are exceptionally sensitive to many contaminants including metals, but the mechanisms of toxicity are not fully understood. Similarly, our understanding of the protective effects of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is also undergoing revision, since recent studies have found that DOM may also directly affect organism physiology, in addition to its well known capability in complexing and reducing bioavailability of metals. In the present study, these issues were investigated in juvenile (6-12 months old) freshwater mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea) in moderately-hard reconstituted water (Ca(2+)=0.406 mmol/L; Mg(2+)=0.537 mmol/L; Na(+)=1.261 mmol/L;K(+)=0.077 mmol/L; hardness=80-100mg/L CaCO3; pH=8.02 and DOM=0.3 mgC/L). Mussels were acutely exposed (24 and 96 h) to Cu (0, 2 or 12 μg Cu/L) combined with three concentrations (0, 3 or 6 mgC/L) of DOM of terrigenous origin (Luther Marsh). We analyzed unidirectional Na(+) influx, whole-body ion content (Na(+), K(+), Ca(2+) and Mg(2+)), enzyme (Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase, H(+)-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase) activities, copper bioaccumulation and oxidative stress-related parameters. Exposure to DOM alone caused a marked increase in the unidirectional Na(+) influx rate and a decrease in v-type H(+)-ATPase activity, suggesting that DOM alone can cause alterations in membrane transport functions and therefore, whole-body Na(+) metabolism. Unidirectional Na(+) influx rate and Na(+)K(+)-ATPase activity were inhibited when mussels were exposed to the higher Cu concentration tested (12 μg Cu/L). The influx inhibition was ameliorated by the simultaneous presence of DOM. At this same Cu concentration, DOM also significantly protected mussels against whole-body Na(+) and K(+) losses associated with Cu exposure, as well as against Cu bioaccumulation. Oxidative stress parameters did not show clear trends across treatments. Overall, our results indicate that Cu is a potent ionoregulatory toxicant to freshwater mussels. They also demonstrate that natural DOM protects against both Cu bioaccumulation and ionoregulatory toxicity, and that at least part of this protection results from direct positive effects of DOM on Na(+) metabolism.
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- Marina Giacomin
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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