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Zhao Y, Li X, Xu G, Nan J. Multilevel investigation of the ecotoxicological effects of sewage sludge biochar on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 360:142455. [PMID: 38810797 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142455] [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: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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The ecological risks of sewage sludge biochar (SSB) after land use is still not truly reflected. Herein, the ecological risks of SSB prepared at different temperature were investigated using the earthworm E. fetida as a model organism from the perspectives of organismal, tissue, cellular, and molecular level. The findings revealed that the ecological risk associated with low-temperature SSB (SSB300) was more pronounced compared to medium- and high-temperature SSB (SSB500 and SSB700), and the ecological risk intensified with increasing SSB addition rates, as revealed by an increase in the integrated biomarker response v2 (IBRv2) value by 2.59-25.41 compared to those of SSB500 and SSB700. Among them, 10% SSB300 application caused significant oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in earthworms compared to CK (p < 0.001). The weight growth rate and cocoon production rate of earthworms were observed to decrease by 25.06% and 69.29%, respectively, while the mortality rate exhibited a significant increase of 33.34% following a 10% SSB300 application, as compared to the CK. Moreover, 10% SSB300 application also resulted in extensive stratum corneum injury and significant longitudinal muscle damage in earthworms, while also inducing severe collapse of intestinal epithelial cells and disruption of intestinal integrity. In addition, 10% SSB300 caused abnormal expression of earthworm detoxification and cocoon production genes (p < 0.001). These results may improve our understanding of the ecotoxicity of biochar, especially in the long term application, and contribute to providing the guidelines for applying biochar as a soil amendment.
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- Yue Zhao
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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Chen H, Yang L, Zhao S, Xu H, Zhang Z. Long-term toxic effects of iron-based metal-organic framework nanopesticides on earthworm-soil microorganism interactions in the soil environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170146. [PMID: 38278247 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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With the widespread use of controlled-release nanopesticides in field conditions, the interactions between these nanopesticides and biological systems are complex and highly uncertain. The toxicity of iron-based metal organic frameworks (CF@MIL-101-SL) loaded with chlorfenapyr (CF) to terrestrial invertebrate earthworms in filter paper and soil environments and the potential mechanisms of interactions in the nanopesticide-earthworm-cornfield soil microorganism system were investigated for the first time. The results showed that CF@MIL-101-SL was more poisonous to earthworms in the contact filter paper test than suspension concentrate of CF (CF-SC), and conversely, CF@MIL-101-SL was less poisonous to earthworms in the soil test. In the soil environment, the CF@MIL-101-SL treatment reduced oxidative stress and the inhibition of detoxifying enzymes, and reduced tissue and cellular substructural damage in earthworms compared to the CF-SC treatment. Long-term treatment with CF@MIL-101-SL altered the composition and abundance of microbial communities with degradative functions in the earthworm intestine and soil and affected the soil nitrogen cycle by modulating the composition and abundance of nitrifying and denitrifying bacterial communities in the earthworm intestine and soil, confirming that soil microorganisms play an important role in reducing the toxicity of CF@MIL-101-SL to earthworms. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into the ecological risks of nanopesticides to soil organisms.
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- Huiya Chen
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Çakır B, Klobučar G, Akat Çömden E. Investigating the toxic effects of ethoprophos on Eisenia fetida: Integrating light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and biochemical analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 350:141019. [PMID: 38141679 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141019] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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This research investigated the ecological impact of exposing Eisenia fetida, an essential component of soil ecosystems, to the organophosphate pesticide ethoprophos, widely used in agriculture. With a focus on understanding the specific effects on earthworms, we employed three concentrations (7.5, 15, and 30 mg/kg) over 28 days, considering the pesticide's short half-life and existing data on environmental concentrations. We aimed to contribute to a broader understanding of how these pesticides affect soil health. Histological analysis, including staining with Hematoxylin-eosin, Mallory Trichrome, Periodic acid-Schiff, and Alcian blue methods, was conducted on control and treatment groups. The histological and histopathological results were evaluated using the light microscopy, revealing various degenerations in the epithelial and muscle layers. Scanning electron microscopy analysis detected concentration-related notable compaction of the body surface, asymmetry, and distortion in the body segments. In the exposed groups, especially those subjected to higher ethoprophos concentrations, the grid-like appearance of the clitellum was visibly disturbed. This disturbance in the grid-like pattern is indicative of structural changes and disruptions at the microscopic level. Furthermore, total protein, carbohydrate, lipid analyses, as well as acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase enzyme activities, were also evaluated for earthworms from each experimental group. The analyses showed a concentration-related decrease in all biochemical measurements, except acid phosphatase enzyme activity. In conclusion, our study reveals that the environmentally realistic concentrations of ethoprophos, an effective and widely used pesticide in pest control, have detrimental effects on the health and physiology of E. fetida. These effects are manifested through histological deformities, altered biochemical profiles, and observable physiological disturbances. These results shed light on the harmful effects of ethoprophos on earthworms, underlining the necessity to restrict its usage in agricultural practices and thereby support environmental sustainability.
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- Berna Çakır
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35040, İzmir, Turkey; Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35040, İzmir, Turkey.
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Montalvão MF, Gomes AR, Guimarães ATB, Rodrigues ASDL, Matos LPD, Mendonça JDS, da Luz TM, Matos SGDS, Rahman MS, Ragavendran C, Senthil-Nathan S, Guru A, Rakib MRJ, Mubarak NM, Rahman MM, Rocha TL, Islam ARMT, Malafaia G. Toxicity of carbon nanofibers in earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) naturally infected with Monocystis sp. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167712. [PMID: 37832683 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Although the ecotoxicity of carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) is known, the potential effect of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on edaphic organisms has been insufficiently explored. Thus, we aimed at the ecotoxicity of CNFs (at 10 and 100 mg/kg) in Lumbricus terrestris earthworms naturally infected with Monocystis sp. After 28 days of exposure, treatments did not affect the survival rate. However, we observed a significant loss of body biomass, and Monocystis sp. infection in seminal vesicles was potentiated by exposure to CNFs. Earthworms exposed to CNFs showed a redox imbalance in the seminal vesicle, muscle, and intestine and an alteration in nitric oxide production in these organs. In muscles, we also noticed a significant reduction in AChE activity in earthworms exposed to CNFs. The histopathological analyses revealed the treatments' significant effect on the structures of the different evaluated tissues. Although we did not notice a concentration-response for several of the biomarkers, when taken together and after the application of Integrated Biomarker Response (IBR) and principal component analysis (PCA), we noticed that the response of earthworms to CNFs at 100 mg/kg showed a more significant deviation from the unexposed group. This was mainly determined by inhibiting antioxidant activity in the seminal vesicle, biochemical biomarkers assessed in muscle and intestine, and histomorphometric muscle biomarkers from earthworms exposed to CNFs at 100 mg/kg. Thus, we demonstrate that CNFs increase the parasite load of Monocystis sp. of adult L. terrestris earthworms and induce biochemical and histopathological changes, especially at 100 mg/kg. Our results point to the additional impact these nanomaterials can have on the health of earthworms, signaling the need for greater attention to their disposal and ecotoxicological effects on soil organisms.
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- Mateus Flores Montalvão
- Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Post-Graduation Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh.
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- Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals (SIMATS), Saveetha University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Biopesticides and Environmental Toxicology, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Excellence in Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627 412, India.
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- Department of Cariology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, SIMATS, Chennai 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan BE1410, Brunei Darussalam; Department of Biosciences, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiania, Goiás, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute - Urutaí Campus. Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, 2,5 km, Zona Rural, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Post-Graduation Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Mastella MH, Roggia I, Turra BO, de Afonso Bonotto NC, Teixeira CF, Pulcinelli DLF, Meira GM, Azzolin VF, de Morais-Pinto L, Barbisan F, da Cruz IBM. The Protective Effect of Lithium Against Rotenone may be Evolutionarily Conserved: Evidence from Eisenia fetida, a Primitive Animal with a Ganglionic Brain. Neurochem Res 2023; 48:3538-3559. [PMID: 37526866 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-023-04001-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Chronic exposure to stress is a non-adaptive situation that is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially superoxide anion (SA). This accumulation of ROS produces damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which activate chronic inflammatory states and behavioral changes found in several mood disorders. In a previous study, we observed that an imbalance of SA triggered by rotenone (Ro) exposure caused evolutionarily conserved oxi-inflammatory disturbances and behavioral changes in Eisenia fetida earthworms. These results supported our hypothesis that SA imbalance triggered by Ro exposure could be attenuated by lithium carbonate (LC), which has anti-inflammatory properties. The initial protocol exposed earthworms to Ro (30 nM) and four different LC concentrations. LC at a concentration of 12.85 mg/L decreased SA and nitric oxide (NO) levels and was chosen to perform complementary assays: (1) neuromuscular damage evaluated by optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), (2) innate immune inefficiency by analysis of Eisenia spp. extracellular neutrophil traps (eNETs), and (3) behavioral changes. Gene expression was also evaluated involving mitochondrial (COII, ND1), inflammatory (EaTLR, AMP), and neuronal transmission (nAchR α5). LC attenuated the high melanized deposits in the circular musculature, fiber disarrangement, destruction of secretory glands, immune inefficiency, and impulsive behavior pattern triggered by Ro exposure. However, the effects of LC and Ro on gene expression were more heterogeneous. In summary, SA imbalance, potentially associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, appears to be an evolutionary component triggering oxidative, inflammatory, and behavioral changes observed in psychiatric disorders that are inhibited by LC exposure.
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- Moisés Henrique Mastella
- Graduate Program of Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Center for Research, Teaching and Technological Development (Gerontec/FUnATI), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- Graduate Program of Gerontology, Center for Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Anatomical Design Laboratory, Morphology Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
- Graduate Program of Gerontology, Center for Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Biogenomics Lab, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Roraima 1000, Building 19, 97105-900, Brazil
- Graduate Program of Gerontology, Center for Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Xue Y, Li Z, Liu C, Liu D, Wang J, Liu C, Xia X. Effect of different exposure times and doses of cyantraniliprole on oxidative stress and genotoxicity in earthworms (Eisenia fetida). CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 319:138023. [PMID: 36731673 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138023] [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: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cyantraniliprole, the second generation of diamide insecticides, is widely used to control various pests, which will certainly result in adverse effects on earthworms in soil. In this study, after exposure with six doses of cyantraniliprole (0, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 mg kg-1) by artificial soil method, six biomarkers, four functional genes, and histopathological changes of Eisenia fetida were measured on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th days. The comprehensive toxicity was assessed by the IBR version 2 (IBRv2) method. The results showed that the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was induced significantly. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was activated in 7-28 days. The catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferases (GST) activities were also activated in the initial 14 days. The 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents in the high treatment increased until the late stage of exposure. On the 28th day, the metallothionein (MT) and calreticulin (CRT) genes were up-regulated, the transcriptionally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) gene was down-regulated. The SOD gene showed a good correlation with SOD activity. Extensive histopathological damage was found in the endoderm and ectoderm of E. fetida. The 5 and 10 mg kg-1 treatments showed higher comprehensive toxicity than the 0.5, 1, and 2.5 mg kg-1 treatments on the 28th day. These results suggest that cyantraniliprole exerted certain subchronic toxic effects of oxidative stress, DNA damage, and histopathological changes to E. fetida, which provided theoretical basis for rational use of cyantraniliprole and evaluation of its safety to soil environment.
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- Yannan Xue
- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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Maystrenko T, Rybak A. Radium uptake by earthworms E. fetida after exposure to contaminated soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2023; 257:107085. [PMID: 36538842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107085] [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: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Radium-226 is one of the most important radionuclides for assessing the radiation exposure in terrestrial ecosystems in terms of its significant contribution to the internal and total dose rates. A laboratory culture of Eisenia fetida was exposed to soil contaminated with 226Ra and 238U during two months. These nuclides entered the soil as a result of industrial radium production (Vodny, Komi Republic, Russia). The concentrations of 226Ra and 238U were 89000 ± 9000 and 2130 ± 270 Bq kg-1 of soil. Bioaccumulation of 226Ra was investigated in E. fetida exposed to the radioactive soil or to a mixture containing the same radioactive soil diluted with peat and sand. The activity concentrations of 226Ra in E. fetida were higher after exposure to the contaminated soil compared to the mixture. The literature data on the radium accumulation in earthworms were considered also. Our experiments showed that the concentration ratio (CR) of 226Ra in E. fetida varied from 5.5 × 10-4 to 4.5 × 10-3 Bq kg-1 f.w./Bq kg-1 d.w. The average CRs were (6.7 ± 1.7) × 10-4 for the earthworms E. fetida from the soil mixture and (3.2 ± 1.2) × 10-3 for those from the radioactive soil. These CRs for 226Ra were up to two orders of magnitude lower than the values calculated by us from the results obtained by other researchers for natural earthworm populations in areas with lower levels radioactivity.
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- Tatiana Maystrenko
- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of RAS, Russia.
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of RAS, Russia.
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Gautam K, Seth M, Dwivedi S, Jain V, Vamadevan B, Singh D, Roy SK, Downs CA, Anbumani S. Soil degradation kinetics of oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) and toxicopathological assessment in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 213:113689. [PMID: 35718163 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A preponderance of recent evidence indicates that oxybenzone and other personal-care product chemicals threaten the biota inhabiting various ecological niches. What is understudied is the ecotoxicological impact of oxybenzone, a UV filter in sunscreens and anti-aging products, to terrestrial/soil organisms that are keystone species in these habitats. In the present study, acute exposure (14-day) to oxybenzone resulted in earthworm mortality (LC50 of 364 mg/kg) and growth rate inhibition. Environmentally relevant concentration of oxybenzone (3.64, 7.28 and 36.4 mg/kg) at exposures of 7-day, 14-day, 28-day induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity followed by perturbations in reproduction processes and changes in vital organs. Decreased levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity were statistically lower than controls (p < 0.05) on day 14 for all three concentrations, while glutathione-s-transferase (GST) activity was significantly elevated from controls on days 7 and 14. On day 28, SOD and CAT activities were either not significantly different from the control or were higher, demonstrating a temporal multiphasic response of anti-oxidant enzymes. GST activity on day 28 was significantly reduced compared to controls. Acetylcholinesterase levels across the three-time points exhibited a complicated behaviour, with every exposure concentration being significantly different from the control. Chronic exposure negatively influences earthworm health status with elevated biomarker values analysed using IBRv2 index. This, in turn, impacted higher levels of hierarchical organization, significantly impairing reproduction and organismal homeostasis at the histological level and manifesting as decreasing cocoon formation and successful hatching events. Thus, the overall findings demonstrate that oxybenzone is toxic to Eisenia fetida at low-level, long-term exposure. Based on the concentration verification analysis and application of the EPA PestDF tool, oxybenzone undergoes single first-order kinetics degradation in OECD soil with DT50 and DT90 as 8.7-28.9 days, respectively.
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- Krishna Gautam
- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Central Pathology Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Central Pathology Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, Clifford, VA, 24522, USA
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- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Yang X, Shang G, Wang X. Biochemical, transcriptomic, gut microbiome responses and defense mechanisms of the earthworm Eisenia fetida to salt stress. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 239:113684. [PMID: 35623149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The accumulation of sodium chloride (NaCl) in soil is a worldwide problem with detrimental effects on the survival of soil animals. The effects of NaCl on earthworms remain unclear. Here, we show that the growth rate, cocoon production rate, annetocin precursor (ANN) mRNA level, and superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in earthworms were reduced under NaCl stress, whereas the mortality rate, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde activity level increased. Histological damage to the earthworm body wall and intestine were observed under NaCl stress. NaCl stress increased DNA damage in the seminal vesicle and coelomocytes. The mRNA level of lumbrokinase, 1,3-beta-glucanse, coelomic cytolytic factor (CCF1), and alpha-amylase was significantly down-regulated, whereas that of earthworm excitatory peptides2 (EEP2) was up-regulated. From 16 S rRNA sequencing, the earthworm gut microbiota diversity decreased under NaCl stress. However, Verminephrobacter, Kluyvera, Lactobacillus, and Ochrobactrum increased under NaCl stress. These findings contribute to the risk assessment of the salt stress on soil organisms.
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- Xuelian Yang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou 215128, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, Beijing 100193, China.
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Duo L, Wang Y, Zhao S. Individual and histopathological responses of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) to graphene oxide exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 229:113076. [PMID: 34915218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.113076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The increasing production and applications of graphene oxide (GO) inevitably lead to its entry into the environment. However, its potential toxicity to soil invertebrates is not yet completely known. Herein, the harmful effects of GO on the growth, survival, reproduction, and ultrastructure of earthworms were thoroughly evaluated through acute and chronic toxicity experiments. In the acute toxicity experiments, earthworms were exposed to different concentrations of GO using two test methods: filter paper contact test and natural soil contact test. The lethal concentrations (LC50) for GO at 24-h and 48-h exposure were 2.52 and 2.36 mg mL-1, respectively, in the filter paper contact test and the LC50 on day 14 was 68.8 g kg-1 in the natural soil test. Histopathological observation demonstrated that serious skin and intestinal damage occurred with increasing GO concentrations. In the chronic toxicity test, earthworm growth rate and reproduction were investigated after exposure to 0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 g kg-1 GO in natural soil for 28 and 56 d. Earthworm growth was significantly inhibited after 7, 14, 21 and 28 d of GO exposure. The effect was more significant with increasing GO concentrations and exposure days. Moreover, GO exposure significantly decreased the reproductive capacity of earthworms. When earthworms were exposed to 20 g kg-1 GO for 56 d, the number and hatching rate of cocoons and the number of juveniles decreased by approximately half compared with the control. These findings indicate the potential health risk of GO to E. fetida under high concentrations and long exposure times in soil. Thus, the potential risks associated with the application of GO should receive considerable attention. This study can provide valuable information for assessing the toxicity of carbon nanomaterials in terrestrial ecosystems.
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- Lian Duo
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Xiao R, Ali A, Xu Y, Abdelrahman H, Li R, Lin Y, Bolan N, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J, Zhang Z. Earthworms as candidates for remediation of potentially toxic elements contaminated soils and mitigating the environmental and human health risks: A review. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 158:106924. [PMID: 34634621 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Global concerns towards potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are steadily increasing due to the significant threats that PTEs pose to human health and environmental quality. This calls for immediate, effective and efficient remediation solutions. Earthworms, the 'ecosystem engineers', can modify and improve soil health and enhance plant productivity. Recently, considerable attention has been paid to the potential of earthworms, alone or combined with other soil organisms and/or soil amendments, to remediate PTEs contaminated soils. However, the use of earthworms in the remediation of PTEs contaminated soil (i.e., vermiremediation) has not been thoroughly reviewed to date. Therefore, this review discusses and provides comprehensive insights into the suitability of earthworms as potential candidates for bioremediation of PTEs contaminated soils and mitigating environmental and human health risks. Specifically, we reviewed and discussed: i) the occurrence and abundance of earthworms in PTEs contaminated soils; ii) the influence of PTEs on earthworm communities in contaminated soils; iii) factors affecting earthworm PTEs accumulation and elimination, and iv) the dynamics and fate of PTEs in earthworm amended soils. The technical feasibility, knowledge gaps, and practical challenges have been worked out and critically discussed. Therefore, this review could provide a reference and guidance for bio-restoration of PTEs contaminated soils and shall also help developing innovative and applicable solutions for controlling PTEs bioavailability for the remediation of contaminated soils and the mitigation of the environment and human risks.
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- Ran Xiao
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture, Soil Science Department, Giza 12613, Egypt
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- School of Agriculture and Environment, Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009, Australia
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Zhong Q, Li L, He M, Ouyang W, Lin C, Liu X. Toxicity and bioavailability of antimony to the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) in different agricultural soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 291:118215. [PMID: 34740293 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118215] [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: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Laboratory experiments in which earthworms were exposed to four different Sb spiked agricultural soils (acidic, neutral, alkaline and calcareous alkaline soil) were conducted in a climate-controlled room. The study surveyed the toxicity of Sb to the Eisenia fetida at the individual (mortality, growth inhibition, Sb accumulation), physiological (enzymatic activities), subcellular and tissue levels (histological damage), and for the induction of an avoidance response of Sb. The results showed that earthworms clearly avoided Sb spiked soil, and the avoidance response tended to be correlated to the exposure dose. The EC50 values of the net avoidance response in the four soils were as followed: S1 (acidic soil, 135 ± 37 mg kg-1) < S3 (alkaline soil, 430 ± 114 mg kg-1) < S4 (calcareous alkaline soil, 455 ± 29 mg kg-1) < S2 (neutral soil, 946 ± 151 mg kg-1). Different toxic effects of Sb to earthworms cultivated in the four types of soils were observed. Antimony was more toxic in a sandy alkaline soil than that in the other three soils tested. The LC50 of the 28 d mortality ranged as follows: S3 (22.2 ± 0.1 mg kg-1) < S2 (372 ± 177 mg kg-1) < S4 (491 ± 140 mg kg-1) < S1 (497 ± 29 mg kg-1). Changes in oxidative stress and the subcellular distribution of Sb in earthworms induced by Sb exposure differed between soil types. Additionally, histological damage in earthworm's epidermis and intestine were observed under Sb stress. Mortality, growth inhibition and Sb accumulation in the earthworms tended to increase with Sb exposure regardless of soil type and were all significantly correlated with the exposure dose. The growth inhibition and Sb concentration in tissues of earthworms were sensitive indicators of Sb bioavailability. The relatively comprehensive toxicological data provided herein can contribute to the toxicity threshold and assessment of bioavailability of Sb contaminated agricultural soil, and then to the ecological risk assessments.
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- Qianyun Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875, China
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Sun N, Liu Q, Wang J, He F, Jing M, Chu S, Zong W, Liu R, Gao C. Probing the biological toxicity of pyrene to the earthworm Eisenia fetida and the toxicity pathways of oxidative damage: A systematic study at the animal and molecular levels. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117936. [PMID: 34391044 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117936] [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: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pyrene (Pyr), a widely used tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, enters soil in large quantities and causes environmental pollution due to its production and mining. In order to systematically study the biotoxicity of pyrene to model organisms Eisenia fetida in soil, experiments were carried out from four dimensions: animal, tissue, cell and molecule. Experimental results proved that the mortality rate increased with increasing concentration and time of exposure to pyrene, while the mean body weight and spawning rate decreased. Meanwhile, when the pyrene concentration reached 900 mg/kg, the seminal vesicle and longitudinal muscle of the earthworm showed obvious atrophy. Experimental results at the cellular level showed that pyrene induced cell membrane damage and Ca2+ influx triggered mitochondrial membrane depolarization and a surge in ROS levels. Oxidative stress causes damage to proteins and lipids and DNA inside cells. When the mortality rate was 91.67 %, the Olive Tail Movement (OTM) of the comet experiment reached 15. The results of molecular level tests showed that pyrene inhibited the activity of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) mainly by changing the microenvironment and secondary structure of amino acid Tyr 108. The weakened function of direct antioxidant enzymes may be the root cause of the excessive increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells. The systematic approach used in this study enriches the network of toxic pathways in toxicological studies, and basic data on the biological toxicity of pyrene can provide support for future soil contamination detection.
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- Ning Sun
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- Solid Waste and Hazardous Chemicals Pollution Prevention and Control Center of Shandong Province, 145# Jingshi West Road, Jinan, 250117, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, 277160, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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Yan X, Wang J, Zhu L, Wang J, Li S, Kim YM. Oxidative stress, growth inhibition, and DNA damage in earthworms induced by the combined pollution of typical neonicotinoid insecticides and heavy metals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 754:141873. [PMID: 32911142 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heavy metals pollution of soil and widespread application of neonicotinoid insecticides have caused environmental problems worldwide. To evaluate ecological toxicity resulting from the combined pollution of neonicotinoids and heavy metals, typical representatives of neonicotinoid insecticides (imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran) and heavy metals (cadmium, copper, zinc) were selected as soil pollutants; earthworms were used as test organisms. Analysis of the main and interaction effects of a combined pollution process were performed using a uniform design method. Results showed that the reactive oxygen species (ROS) content of earthworms in most treatment groups was higher during exposure than that of the control group. The malondialdehyde (MDA) and ROS content of earthworms demonstrated relatively low values on the 21st day and increased by the 28th day. The interaction between dinotefuran and Cd had significant antagonistic effects on ROS and MDA. The combined pollution adversely affected both the growth and genes of earthworms and also caused damage to the epidermis, midgut, and DNA. The interaction between imidacloprid and Cd was synergistic to ROS, weight inhibition rate, and Olive tail moment (OTM), but was antagonistic to MDA. Of all the single and combined exposures, Zn as a single chemical affected ROS and DNA damage the most, and MDA was significantly enhanced by imidacloprid. Composite pollutants may create different primary effects and interactions causing potential harm to soil organisms.
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- Xiaojing Yan
- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Fernandes S, Nogueira V, Lourenço J, Mendo S, Pereira R. Inter-species bystander effect: Eisenia fetida and Enchytraeus albidus exposed to uranium and cadmium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 399:122972. [PMID: 32526440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The bystander effect is commonly defined as the observation of effects in nonirradiated cells and tissues when the later are in contact with irradiated cells/ tissues. More recently the occurrence of bystander effect between organisms of the same species has been also demonstrated. Nevertheless, there is limited knowledge about this effect between soil dwelling organisms from different taxonomic groups, as well as in response to stressors other than ionizing radiation. Moreover, data reporting this phenomenon for soil invertebrates are scarce. The results herein presented contribute for the understanding of the impacts of cadmium and uranium in the DNA integrity of two terrestrial oligochaetes species (Eisenia fetida and Enchytraeus albidus). The evaluation was based on the quantification of the effects in the DNA integrity of the coelomocytes using the alkaline comet assay technique. This work reports the existence of bystander signaling from terrestrial earthworms to enchytraeids and from enchytraeids to earthworms when the organisms were exposed to Cd. These results reinforce that the bystander effect seems to be related with the genotoxic activity of stressors, and not exclusive of radiotoxic contaminants. Further, the bystander effect occurs between different species and under real environmental conditions, even in complex matrices, as the soil.
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- S Fernandes
- GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Center & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research and Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Center & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto, Portugal
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Tirado-Ballestas I, Caballero-Gallardo K, Olivero-Verbel J. Toxicological effects of bituminous coal dust on the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:1422-1430. [PMID: 32797392 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02263-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The exploitation of coal is an important resource to generate energy worldwide. However, during the processes of coal extraction, transport, and cargo, dust particles are released into the environment. The aim of this study was to determine the toxicological effects of bituminous coal dust (<38 µm), obtained from a sample collected in a coal mine in Colombia, on the annelid Eisenia fetida. The earthworm culture was standardized under laboratory conditions to evaluate mortality, as well as morphological, physiological and histological changes using concentrations varying from 1 to 4% w/w coal dust in artificial soil, after 7, 14, and 28 days of exposure. In addition, an avoidance assay was carried out after 48-h treatment. Histopathological analysis was performed at the end of the experiment. After the sub-chronic exposure, an increase in mortality was observed at the highest coal dust concentration compared to the untreated group. Alterations in morphology and physiology of the exposed annelids were mostly evidenced at the greatest tested concentrations (3-4%) and exposure times (≥14 days). Changes included loss of weight and color, abundant mucus production, constriction, peeling of the epidermis, clitellum involution, violent movements and lethargy. Avoidance of coal dust-polluted soil followed a concentration-response relationship. Histopathological findings revealed changes on the cuticle, as well as in the circular and longitudinal muscle layers in animals living in soils containing 3 and 4% coal particles. In short, E. fetida exposed to coal dust experienced several pathological changes, suggesting that this pollutant may induce population problems in macroinvertebrates present in coal mining areas.
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- I Tirado-Ballestas
- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, 130015, Colombia
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- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, 130015, Colombia
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- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, 130015, Colombia.
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Campos A, Pereira R, Vaz A, Caetano T, Malta M, Oliveira J, Carvalho FP, Mendo S, Lourenço J. Metals and low dose IR: Molecular effects of combined exposures using HepG2 cells as a biological model. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 396:122634. [PMID: 32304850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122634] [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: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Uranium mining sites produce residues rich in metals and radionuclides, that may contaminate all environmental matrices, exposing human and non-human biota to low doses of ionizing radiation (LDIR) and to the chemical toxicity of several metals. To date, experimental and radio-epidemiological studies do not provide conclusive evidence of LDIR induced cancer. However, co-exposures (LDIR plus other contaminants), may increase the risks. To determine the potential for genotoxic effects in human cells induced by the exposure to LDIR plus metals, HEPG2 cells were exposed to different concentrations of a uranium mine effluent for 96 h. DNA damage was evaluated using the comet assay and changes in the expression of tumor suppressor and oncogenes were determined using qPCR. Results show that effluent concentrations higher than 5%, induce significant DNA damage. Also, a significant under-expression of ATM and TP53 genes and a significant overexpression of GADD45a gene was observed. Results show that the exposure to complex mixtures cannot be disregarded, as effects were detected at very low doses. This study highlights the need for further studies to clarify the risks of exposure to LDIR along with other stressors, to fully review the IR exposure risk limits established for human and non-human biota.
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- A Campos
- ICBAS & Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- ICBAS & Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal; GreenUPorto- Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Instituto Superior Técnico/Laboratório de Proteccão e Segurança Radiológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, Km 139, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal.
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- Instituto Superior Técnico/Laboratório de Proteccão e Segurança Radiológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, Km 139, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal.
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- Instituto Superior Técnico/Laboratório de Proteccão e Segurança Radiológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, Km 139, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Li Y, Wang X, Sun Z. Ecotoxicological effects of petroleum-contaminated soil on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 393:122384. [PMID: 32209493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Petroleum is an important industrial raw material that enters the soil during production and use and is harmful to soil organisms. To evaluate the toxicity of petroleum-contaminated soil, earthworms (Eisenia fetida) were used as model organisms for soil ecotoxicity studies. We found that earthworm weight and cocoon production decreased significantly after exposure to petroleum-contaminated soil. In addition, soil contaminated with high concentrations of petroleum can cause damage to the DNA within earthworm seminal vesicles. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and peroxidase activities were significantly inhibited when earthworms were exposed to petroleum-contaminated soil, indicating that oxidative stress was induced by petroleum pollutants. The mRNA levels of annetocin precursor, a reproduction-related gene, was significantly inhibited after petroleum exposure. The mRNA levels of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) and SOD exhibited a concentration-dependent relationship, and their relative expression increased with petroleum concentration.
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- Yuanbo Li
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, Beijing, 100193, China
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Świątek ZM, Woźnicka O, Bednarska AJ. Unravelling the ZnO-NPs mechanistic pathway: Cellular changes and altered morphology in the gastrointestinal tract of the earthworm Eisenia andrei. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 196:110532. [PMID: 32247243 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A major uptake route of nanoparticles (NPs) occurs via the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. When GI tract cells are exposed, NPs cytotoxic effects are observed that subsequently adversely affect the GI tract morphology and have consequences for the whole organism. The aim of this study was to understand the mechanism of effects caused by ZnO-NPs compared to Zn ions on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. The following aspects of individually exposed earthworms were investigated: 1) qualitative structural alterations in the gut epithelium and chloragogen cells of the GI tract, 2) quantitative changes within chloragogen tissues after 48 h of exposure (using morphometric analysis), and 3) the ADP/ATP ratio in homogenized tissue of the whole organism after 21 days of exposure to contaminated soil (contamination phase) followed by 14 days of elimination in clean soil (decontamination phase) to identify possible recovery. Both ZnO-NPs and Zn ions adversely affect the gut epithelium and chloragogen tissue of earthworms after 48 h of exposure to contaminated soil. Morphometric measurements revealed that the proportions of debris vesicles in the chloragocytes were significantly lower in worms exposed to ZnO-NPs than in worms exposed to Zn ions. Moreover, numerous spherite granules were observed in the chloragocytes of ionic Zn-treated worms, but not the ZnO-NPs-treated worms, suggesting differential regulation of these Zn forms. The Zn cytotoxic effect was not reflected in ADP/ATP ratio measurements. Our study provides new insights into nano-specific effects that are distinctive from ion regulation inside the GI tract and furthers our understanding of the relationship between effects at the cellular and whole-body levels.
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- Zuzanna M Świątek
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
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- Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Mickiewicza 33, 31-120, Kraków, Poland.
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Gowri S, Thangaraj R. Studies on the toxic effects of agrochemical pesticide (Monocrotophos) on physiological and reproductive behavior of indigenous and exotic earthworm species. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2020; 30:212-225. [PMID: 30897939 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1590538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Earthworms are an ideal biological model in toxicity assays and environmental monitoring studies. In the present study, the reproductive toxicity and histopathological effects of Monocrotophos pesticide on an exotic epigeic Eudrilus eugeniae and an indigenous epigeic Perionyx barotensis earthworm were studied. Earthworm species were exposed to different concentrations of pesticide like 450 ppm, 500 ppm, and 650 ppm for 45 days and the mortality rate and reproductive activity was recorded every 15 days of exposure. There was an increase in mortality and abnormal sperm (asthenospermia, necrospermia, and oligospermia) and defective cocoons in earthworms with increasing concentrations of the pesticide. Histopathological changes like rupture of chloragogenous tissue, longitudinal muscle, fused and extra-villous growth and necrotic cell rupture in earthworm's body wall (epidermis, circular and longitudinal muscles) were observed. Fluorescent probes have detected cell death in pesticide-treated earthworms when compared to the control group after 45 days. The present findings show that Monocrotophos pesticide on exposure to epigeic earthworm species causes significant reproductive toxicity and histopathological abnormalities and these changes could be used as a tool in environmental risk assessment of pesticides.Abbreviations: DDT: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; MCP: Monocrotophos; EPA: Environment Protection Act; SL: Soluble Liquid; C: N (Carbon: Nitrogen); C: P (Carbon: Phosphorus); LC: Lethal Concentration; PBS: Phosphate Buffer Solution; WHO: World Health Organization; H&E: Hematoxylin and Eosin; SV: seminal vesicles; O: ovary; GP: genital papillae; Ch: chloragogenous tissue; EL: epithelial layer; CM: circular muscle; LM: longitudinal muscle; CD: cell debris.
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- Sekar Gowri
- Vermitechnology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Vermitechnology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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Wang G, Xia X, Yang J, Tariq M, Zhao J, Zhang M, Huang K, Lin K, Zhang W. Exploring the bioavailability of nickel in a soil system: Physiological and histopathological toxicity study to the earthworms (Eisenia fetida). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 383:121169. [PMID: 31520931 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nickel (Ni) contamination in soils, at high concentrations, is considered to be very common. Knowledge of the total content of Ni is frequently insufficient to estimate environmental risk. Our explored findings showed that the earthworms adding reduced the available Ni, along with the superior performance of HCl than CaCl2. The bioaccumulation of Ni in earthworms was aggravated with increasing Ni dosage and exposure time. Bioaccumulation factor was significantly correlated with the extractable Ni, which was the most suitable predicting the variations of Ni bioavailability. LC50 of earthworms on 7 and 14 days were 1202.444 mg kg-1 and 1069.324 mg kg-1, respectively along with the recovery rate in 500 mg kg-1 Ni polluted soil reached up to 92.5%. Earthworms' respiration was sensitive presenting a significant dose-effect relationship with the Ni concentration. Five biochemical indices in earthworms were induced along with the relevance of a dose- and time-response pattern. Additionally, histological damage in earthworm's body wall, intestine and seminal vesicles were observed under high level of Ni exposure. Overall, we believe that our current study will open a new window for deeper insights into the potential availability of Ni along with other associated metals on the function of soil ecosystem.
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- Gehui Wang
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Yuvaraj A, Karmegam N, Tripathi S, Kannan S, Thangaraj R. Environment-friendly management of textile mill wastewater sludge using epigeic earthworms: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals and metallothionein production. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 254:109813. [PMID: 31739094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the present study, Eudrilus eugeniae and Perionyx excavatus were used for vermistabilization of textile mill sludge in different combinations with cowdung for 60 days. A higher percentage of metal removal was observed in earthworm treated mixtures for cadmium (54.5%) followed by copper (36.0%), chromium (37.0%) and zinc (35.9%). Vermistabilized textile mill sludge + cowdung (1:1) showed a maximum percentage increase in total NPK, a significant (P < 0.05) increase in bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes with a better earthworm survival rate. A higher amount of metallothionein protein was produced by E. eugeniae than P. excavatus. Further, 100% textile mill sludge showed a number of histological abnormalities like degeneration of cells, cellular debris, and uneven cellular compartmentation while textile mill sludge with cowdung showed normal earthworm histology. Results suggest that textile mill sludge + cowdung (1:1) combination is suitable for vermistabilization of textile mill sludge.
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- Ananthanarayanan Yuvaraj
- Vermitechnology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem, 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Salem, 636 007, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, Baruipur, Kolkata, 700 144, West Bengal, India
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- Proteomics and Molecular Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem, 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Vermitechnology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem, 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Ng B, Chanabun R, Panha S. Biological and physiological responses of Perionyx excavatus to abamectin. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:28309-28318. [PMID: 31368070 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06013-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biological and behavioral responses of the tropical earthworm Perionyx excavatus towards different concentrations of abamectin were evaluated. Abamectin significantly reduced the biomass and reproduction (cocoon production) of P. excavatus as well as inducing histopathological alterations in the cuticle. Biomass loss was recorded in P. excavatus exposed to abamectin at a concentration as low as 0.1 mg active ingredient (a.i.) kg-1, while atrophy, another physiological response, was observed at an abamectin concentration of 0.21 μg cm-2 in a filter paper test. Cocoon production was significantly reduced in the presence of abamectin, and no cocoons were produced at doses of 20 mg a.i. kg-1 or higher, while abamectin at 50 mg a.i. kg-1 induced extreme pathology, characterized by the loss of the integrity of the whole body wall and intestine of P. excavatus. Histopathological alterations can be used as a biomarker to evaluate the toxicological impact of exposure to abamectin.
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- Beewah Ng
- Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Program in Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture Technology, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University, Sakon Nakhon, 47000, Thailand
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- Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Ofoegbu PU, Lourenço J, Mendo S, Soares AMVM, Pestana JLT. Effects of low concentrations of psychiatric drugs (carbamazepine and fluoxetine) on the freshwater planarian, Schmidtea mediterranea. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 217:542-549. [PMID: 30445399 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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There is increasing knowledge about the presence of psychiatric pharmaceutical substances in the aquatic environment due to increasing number of ecotoxicological studies with sensitive species in addition to improved methods of analysis. Here, we assessed the effects of two psychiatric substances carbamazepine and fluoxetine in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea using endpoints such as survival, behaviour (feeding, locomotion), DNA damage and regeneration. Also, planarian asexual reproduction by fissioning was used to assess the reproductive effects of these compounds. Whereas for survival, no effect was observed for carbamazepine exposure, fluoxetine exposure was toxic to planarians with an LC50 of 357.93 and 160.01 μg L-1 at 48 and 96 h, respectively. Time for head regeneration in decapitated planarians was not affected by either fluoxetine or carbamazepine exposures. Fluoxetine was more toxic than carbamazepine and caused concentration dependent increase in locomotor activity and DNA damage (LOEC's of 0.1-1.0 μg L-1), and decrease in feeding and fissioning. Despite some alteration on planarian locomotion observed under exposure to intermediate concentrations, no significant effects were observed in the other endpoints in response to carbamazepine. The observations in the present study showed that freshwater planarians such as Schmidtea mediterranea, animal models in neuropharmacology, are sensitive to low concentrations of psychiatric drugs, displaying an array of sensitive sub-lethal endpoints that can be used for the ecological risk assessment of psychiatric substances. Future studies to determine effects of these psychiatric drugs on the levels of neurotransmitters and other biochemical biomarkers in planarians are recommended.
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- Pearl U Ofoegbu
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Albañil Sánchez JA, da Costa Klosterhoff M, Romano LA, De Martinez Gaspar Martins C. Histological evaluation of vital organs of the livebearer Jenynsia multidentata (Jenyns, 1842) exposed to glyphosate: A comparative analysis of Roundup ® formulations. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 217:914-924. [PMID: 30471482 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.020] [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: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Roundup formulations are herbicides whose active principle is glyphosate. However, these formulations are potentially more toxic to non-target organisms than pure glyphosate. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the toxic potential of the Roundup formulations through histological alterations in fish. Thus, males and females of the neotropical fish species Jenynsia multidentata (Jenyns, 1842) were exposed for 24 or 96 h to the Roundup Original® (RO), Roundup Transorb® (RT) or Roundup WG® (RWG) formulations, at a fixed concentration of 0.5 mg/L of glyphosate. This concentration is close to the maximum glyphosate limits found in the environment and is non-lethal to J. multidentata. The three formulations caused histological damage to the liver, gills and brain of J. multidentata, which increased over the exposure time. Differences in the histological alterations between females and males were observed in the liver and brain. Females were more tolerant to RO and RT than RWG. Males did not exhibit these differences in sensitiveness with formulations. The RWG caused more damage in the liver and gills and RT in the brain. Overall, there were differences in the toxicity of RO, RT and RWG and the toxic effect was presented through histological damage, reinforcing the usefulness of histological biomarkers for Roundup® toxicity. The comparison of the toxic potential of glyphosate-based herbicides is important because it could give support to the governmental organizations to set protective rules for the water ecosystems and human health, as well as to reduce the use of highly toxic formulations in agriculture.
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- Jessica Andrea Albañil Sánchez
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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Chen X, Gu X, Zhao X, Ma X, Pan Y, Wang X, Ji R. Species-dependent toxicity, accumulation, and subcellular partitioning of cadmium in combination with tetrabromobisphenol A in earthworms. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 210:1042-1050. [PMID: 30208529 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.106] [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: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) are two ubiquitous pollutants in soils and are often found together at electronic waste recycling sites. In this study, their toxicity as well as the accumulation and subcellular partitioning of Cd were determined in two ecologically different earthworms Eisenia fetida and Metaphire guillelmi exposed for 14 days to Cd (1 mg kg-1) and TBBPA (10, 50, 100, and 500 mg kg-1) alone and in combination. In general, Cd-TBBPA co-exposure resulted in synergistic effects in terms of acute toxicity, growth inhibition, histopathological changes in body walls, and oxidative stress responses to earthworms, moreover, M. guillelmi showed higher sensitivity than E. fetida. Principal component analysis showed that the two earthworm species differed in their biomarker expression patterns. In addition, Cd accumulation was significantly (P < 0.01) reduced in E. fetida co-exposed to TBBPA but significantly (P < 0.05 and 0.01) enhanced in M. guillelmi. The difference in bioaccumulation between the two earthworm species may be made by their different exposure routes despite the decrease of Cd bioavailability (assessed by the diffusive gradients in thin films technique) in the soils. High doses of TBBPA also altered the subcellular distribution of Cd in the earthworms. These findings demonstrate the need to include more ecologically relevant earthworm species, represented in this study by M. guillelmi, in soil risk assessments of Cd and TBBPA co-exposure.
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- Xian Chen
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, 1801 Zhongwu Avenue, Changzhou, 213001, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, 1801 Zhongwu Avenue, Changzhou, 213001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, 1801 Zhongwu Avenue, Changzhou, 213001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Nusair SD, Abu Zarour YS. Molecular and cellular response of earthworm Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) to PCDD/Fs exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:902-910. [PMID: 27761860 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7893-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The acute toxicity of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) was investigated in the earthworm Eisenia andrei using filter paper toxicity test. Protein content, catalase (CAT) activity, and histology of intestinal wall (chloragogen cells and intestinal epithelium) were investigated in earthworms exposed for 48 h to 0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 ng/cm2 PCDD/Fs. The results showed an increase in the total protein content 1.56- (p = 0.104), 1.66- (p = 0.042), and 2.26-fold (p < 0.001), respectively, compared to control. The average ± standard deviation of tissular CAT activity showed no significant differences; it was 36.01 ± 7.65, 36.17 ± 9.45, 36.08 ± 9.80, and 40.01 ± 6.98 U/g tissue, respectively. However, the average specific activity of CAT ± standard deviation was significantly decreased (p < 0.001) at all doses compared to control; it was 2.93 ± 0.42, 1.93 ± 0.53, 1.80 ± 0.38, and 1.53 ± 0.44 U/mg protein, respectively. There was a progressive damage in both of the intestinal villi and the chloragogenous tissue associated with the incrementing doses. Since the toxic mixture altered the investigated biomarkers of E. andrei within 48 h, the cellular and molecular alterations resulted from the filter paper contact test could be utilized as a rapid toxicity assessment tool of environmental contamination with dioxins/furans and to assess consequent potential adverse effects on soil biota and other organisms in the ecosystem.
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- Shreen Deeb Nusair
- Department of Applied Biology/Toxicology Unit, Faculty of Science and Art, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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Babić S, Barišić J, Bielen A, Bošnjak I, Sauerborn Klobučar R, Ujević I, Strunjak-Perović I, Topić Popović N, Čož-Rakovac R. Multilevel ecotoxicity assessment of environmentally relevant bisphenol A concentrations using the soil invertebrate Eisenia fetida. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 318:477-486. [PMID: 27450340 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) presents a serious threat to soil ecosystems, yet its effects on soil-inhabiting organisms are mostly unexplored. Therefore, the impact of environmentally relevant BPA concentrations on a terrestrial model organism, the earthworm Eisenia fetida, was assessed. Animals were cutaneously exposed to 100nM and 10μM BPA up to 10days (10-d). Next, a battery of biomarkers was used for ecotoxicological evaluation on a cellular, tissue and behavioural level. HPLC analysis showed that after a 10-d exposure, BPA accumulation reached a maximum of 2.50μg BPA per g of wet tissue weight. On the cellular level, up to 3-d BPA exposure caused increased lipid oxidation indicating oxidative stress. Histopathological assessment of cell wall and ovaries after 7- and 10-d BPA exposure showed multiple abnormalities, i.e. hyperplasia of epidermis, increased body wall thickness and ovarian atrophy. Detection of these changes was facilitated by a newly proposed semi-quantitative scoring system. Finally, behavioural changes were detected after only 3days of exposure to 100nM BPA. Altogether, the presented multilevel toxicity evaluation indicates high sensitivity of earthworms to low BPA doses.
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- Sanja Babić
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Materials Chemistry, Laboratory for Biotechnology in Aquaculture, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Materials Chemistry, Laboratory for Biotechnology in Aquaculture, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Department of Biochemical Engineering, Laboratory for Biology and Microbial Genetics, Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Laboratory of Plankton and Shellfish toxicity, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, Split, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Materials Chemistry, Laboratory for Biotechnology in Aquaculture, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Materials Chemistry, Laboratory for Biotechnology in Aquaculture, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Materials Chemistry, Laboratory for Biotechnology in Aquaculture, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia
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Lourenço J, Mendo S, Pereira R. Radioactively contaminated areas: Bioindicator species and biomarkers of effect in an early warning scheme for a preliminary risk assessment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 317:503-542. [PMID: 27343869 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Concerns about the impacts on public health and on the natural environment have been raised regarding the full range of operational activities related to uranium mining and the rest of the nuclear fuel cycle (including nuclear accidents), nuclear tests and depleted uranium from military ammunitions. However, the environmental impacts of such activities, as well as their ecotoxicological/toxicological profile, are still poorly studied. Herein, it is discussed if organisms can be used as bioindicators of human health effects, posed by lifetime exposure to radioactively contaminated areas. To do so, information was gathered from several studies performed on vertebrates, invertebrate species and humans, living in these contaminated areas. The retrieved information was compared, to determine which are the most used bioindicators and biomarkers and also the similarities between human and non-human biota responses. The data evaluated are used to support the proposal for an early warning scheme, based on bioindicator species and on the most sensitive and commonly shared biomarkers, to perform a screening evaluation of radioactively contaminated sites. This scheme could be used to support decision-making for a deeper evaluation of risks to human health, making it possible to screen a large number of areas, without disturbing and alarming local populations.
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- Joana Lourenço
- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto & CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research & GreenUP/CITAB-UP, Porto, Portugal
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Babić S, Barišić J, Malev O, Klobučar G, Popović NT, Strunjak-Perović I, Krasnići N, Čož-Rakovac R, Klobučar RS. Sewage sludge toxicity assessment using earthworm Eisenia fetida: can biochemical and histopathological analysis provide fast and accurate insight? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:12150-12163. [PMID: 26971513 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sewage sludge (SS) is a complex organic by-product of wastewater treatment plants. Deposition of large amounts of SS can increase the risk of soil contamination. Therefore, there is an increasing need for fast and accurate assessment of SS toxic potential. Toxic effects of SS were tested on earthworm Eisenia fetida tissue, at the subcellular and biochemical level. Earthworms were exposed to depot sludge (DS) concentration ratio of 30 or 70 %, to undiluted and to 100 and 10 times diluted active sludge (AS). The exposure to DS lasted for 24/48 h (acute exposure), 96 h (semi-acute exposure) and 7/14/28 days (sub-chronic exposure) and 48 h for AS. Toxic effects were tested by the measurements of multixenobiotic resistance mechanism (MXR) activity and lipid peroxidation levels, as well as the observation of morphological alterations and behavioural changes. Biochemical markers confirmed the presence of MXR inhibitors in the tested AS and DS and highlighted the presence of SS-induced oxidative stress. The MXR inhibition and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) concentration in the whole earthworm's body were higher after the exposition to lower concentration of the DS. Furthermore, histopathological changes revealed damage to earthworm body wall tissue layers as well as to the epithelial and chloragogen cells in the typhlosole region. These changes were proportional to SS concentration in tested soils and to exposure duration. Obtained results may contribute to the understanding of SS-induced toxic effects on terrestrial invertebrates exposed through soil contact and to identify defence mechanisms of earthworms.
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- S Babić
- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
- PathCon Laboratories EU, Prilaz Ivana Visina 1-3, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Zhang W, Liu K, Li J, Liang J, Lin K. Impacts of BDE209 addition on Pb uptake, subcellular partitioning and gene toxicity in earthworm (Eisenia fetida). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 300:737-744. [PMID: 26311194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Lead (Pb) and decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) are the mainly co-existed contaminants at e-waste recycling sites. The potential toxicity of Pb (250 μg g(-1)) to earthworm Eisenia fetida in the presence of BDE209 (1, 10 and 100 μg g(-1)) was determined during 14-d incubation period. Compared to Pb treatment alone, the co-exposure with 1 μg g(-1) BDE209 barely affected Pb uptake, subcellular partitioning and gene expression; however, histopathological changes in earthworms' body wall (epidermal, circular and longitudinal muscles) demonstrated that 10 and 100 μg g(-1) BDE209 additions enhanced Pb uptake and altered its subcellular partitioning, indicating that Pb redistributed from fractions E (cell debris) and D (metal-rich granules) to fraction C (cytosols); Additionally, BDE209 supply significantly inhibited (p<0.05) the induction of SOD (superoxide dismutase) and CAT (catalase) gene expressions (maximum down-regulation 59% for SOD gene at Pb+100 μg g(-1) BDE209 and 89% for CAT gene at Pb+10 μg g(-1) BDE209), while facilitated (p<0.05) Hsp90 (heat shock protein 90) gene expression with maximum induction rate of 120% after exposure to Pb+10 μg g(-1) BDE209. These findings illustrate the importance of considering environmental BDE209 co-exposure when assessing Pb bioaccumulation and toxicity in multi-contaminated soil ecosystems.
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- Wei Zhang
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, Shanghai 200237, China; School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, Shanghai 200237, China; School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, Shanghai 200237, China; School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, Shanghai 200237, China; School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, Shanghai 200237, China; School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Markad VL, Gaupale TC, Bhargava S, Kodam KM, Ghole VS. Biomarker responses in the earthworm, Dichogaster curgensis exposed to fly ash polluted soils. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 118:62-70. [PMID: 25910689 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Earthworms are globally accepted as a model organism in terrestrial ecotoxicology for assessment of environmental pollution. This study evaluated and compared effects of fly ash polluted soils collected from two geographically different thermal power plants on biomarker responses in the earthworm, Dichogaster curgensis. To evaluate relationship between distance sampling and biomarker responses in the earthworm D. curgensis, soil samples at 0.5, 1 and 3km from thermal plant were analyzed for physico-chemical properties and metal concentrations. Biochemical alterations, lysosomal membrane stability, genotoxic effects, and histological changes were examined on 1, 7, and 14 d of exposure to fly ash contaminated soils collected from different thermal power plants. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were significantly increased, while glutathione reductase (GR) activity was found to be decreased in treated animals. Catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S- transferase (GST) activities were found to be increased initially up to 7d exposure and further decreased on 14d exposure. D. curgensis exposed to fly ash contaminated soils showed significant lysosomal membrane destabilization and DNA damage. Extensive histopathological changes were observed in the tissues of the body wall and intestinal tract of the exposed D. curgensis along with accumulation of heavy metals. These results demonstrate that soil pollution around thermal power plants has adverse biological effects of on the indicator organism D. curgensis and no correlation was found between distance and extent of biological biochemical responses.
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- Vijaykumar L Markad
- Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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- Department of Zoology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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- Department of Zoology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India.
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- Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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Fernando VK, Perera IC, Dangalle CD, Premawansa S, Wijesinghe MR. Histological Alterations in the Body Wall of the Tropical Earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae Exposed to Hexavalent Chromium. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 94:744-748. [PMID: 25634325 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1480-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The tropical earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae was chronically exposed to hexavalent chromium (Cr) in its substrate over a concentration range from 0.24 to 893 mg kg(-1). Histological alterations in the body wall epithelium included cell fusion, reduction in thickness of the epithelial layer, a marked increase in pyknotic nuclei and epithelial sloughing. Similar changes were noted in the circular and longitudinal muscles with damage being indicated by the prominent inter-muscular cell spaces and disintegration. Many of these noted alterations intensified with increasing levels of exposure. It is significant that some of the changes recorded here were evident even at the lowest concentration of 0.24 mg kg(-1), an environmentally relevant concentration. Hence, the observed trends could be taken as an early warning to the imminent threats of heavy metal pollution to epigeic earthworm species.
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- V K Fernando
- Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Augustine S, Pereira S, Floriani M, Camilleri V, Kooijman SALM, Gagnaire B, Adam-Guillermin C. Effects of chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of waterborne depleted uranium on the digestive tract of zebrafish, Danio rerio. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2015; 142:45-53. [PMID: 25633624 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Uranium is a naturally occurring element, but activities linked to the nuclear fuel cycle can increase background levels in the surrounding waters. For this reason it is important to understand how this affects organisms residing in the water column. The objective of this study was to assess histopathological effects of uranium on the gut wall of a widely used model organism: zebrafish, Danio rerio. To this end we exposed zebrafish to 84 and 420 nM depleted uranium for over a month and then examined the histology of intestines of exposed individuals compared to controls. The gut wall of individuals exposed to 84 and 420 nM of uranium had large regions of degraded mucosa. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy microanalysis (EDX) we found that uranium induced a decrease in the amount of calcium containing mitochondrial matrix granules per mitochondria. This is suggestive of perturbations to cellular metabolism and more specifically to cellular calcium homeostasis. TEM-EDX of the gut wall tissue further showed that some uranium was internalized in the nucleus of epithelial cells in the 420 nM treatment. Fluorescent in situ hybridization using specific probes to detect all eubacteria was performed on frozen sections of 6 individual fish in the 84 nM and 420 nM treatments. Bacterial colonization of the gut of individuals in the 420 nM seemed to differ from that of the controls and 84 nM individuals. We suggest that host-microbiota interactions are potentially disturbed in response to uranium induced stress. The damage induced by waterborne uranium to the gut wall did not seem to depend on the concentration of uranium in the media. We measure whole body residues of uranium at the end of the experiment and compute the mean dose rate absorbed for each condition. We discuss why effects might be uncoupled from external concentration and highlight that it is not so much the external concentration but the dynamics of internalization which are important players in the game.
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- Starrlight Augustine
- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-ENV, SERIS, LECO, Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance 13115, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-ENV, SERIS, LECO, Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance 13115, France; CRCL, UMR INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286 Equipe de Radiobiologie, Cheney A- 1er étage, 28 Rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-ENV, SERIS, LECO, Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance 13115, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-ENV, SERIS, LECO, Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance 13115, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-ENV, SERIS, LECO, Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance 13115, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-ENV, SERIS, LECO, Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance 13115, France
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Freitas AC, Rodrigues D, Rocha-Santos TAP, Gonçalves F, Duarte AC, Pereira R. The impact of uranium mine contamination of soils on plant litter decomposition. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2014; 67:601-616. [PMID: 24823679 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-014-0035-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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As part of a tier 3 risk assessment performed for a uranium mining area, the ability of soils with different degrees of metal contamination to degrade organic matter was assessed using litter bags filled with leaves of Quercus robur, Pinus pinaster, Salix atrocinerea, or a mixture of the three species. Litter bags were exposed at different sites within the mine area and at a reference area for 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Biomass loss, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), carbon (C) and total fatty acid, total phenolic, and ergosterol contents were assessed for each litter bag retrieved from the field. The decomposition of litter at each site seemed to be governed by a complex interaction of many different factors. After 12 months of exposure, leaves from the most contaminated sites were distinguishable from those from the reference site. In the reference site, the greatest percentages of biomass loss were attained by Q. robur and P. pinaster leaves. These species displayed the second highest and the lowest C-to-N ratios, respectively. In addition, the high P content of the litter from these two species may have favored microbial colonization. The results suggest that the decomposition of P. pinaster and Q. robur leaves may have been favored at the reference site by the high abundance of both species at this site and the subsequent adaptation of the microbial community to their litter. Our study shows that different species of leaf litter should be used to discriminate between contaminated sites with different levels of contamination.
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- Ana C Freitas
- ISEIT/Viseu, Instituto Piaget, Estrada do Alto do Gaio, Galifonge, 3515-776, Lordosa, Viseu, Portugal,
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Caetano AL, Marques CR, Gavina A, Carvalho F, Gonçalves F, da Silva EF, Pereira R. Contribution for the derivation of a soil screening value (SSV) for uranium, using a natural reference soil. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108041. [PMID: 25353962 PMCID: PMC4212963 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In order to regulate the management of contaminated land, many countries have been deriving soil screening values (SSV). However, the ecotoxicological data available for uranium is still insufficient and incapable to generate SSVs for European soils. In this sense, and so as to make up for this shortcoming, a battery of ecotoxicological assays focusing on soil functions and organisms, and a wide range of endpoints was carried out, using a natural soil artificially spiked with uranium. In terrestrial ecotoxicology, it is widely recognized that soils have different properties that can influence the bioavailability and the toxicity of chemicals. In this context, SSVs derived for artificial soils or for other types of natural soils, may lead to unfeasible environmental risk assessment. Hence, the use of natural regional representative soils is of great importance in the derivation of SSVs. A Portuguese natural reference soil PTRS1, from a granitic region, was thereby applied as test substrate. This study allowed the determination of NOEC, LOEC, EC20 and EC50 values for uranium. Dehydrogenase and urease enzymes displayed the lowest values (34.9 and <134.5 mg U Kg, respectively). Eisenia andrei and Enchytraeus crypticus revealed to be more sensitive to uranium than Folsomia candida. EC50 values of 631.00, 518.65 and 851.64 mg U Kg were recorded for the three species, respectively. Concerning plants, only Lactuca sativa was affected by U at concentrations up to 1000 mg U kg1. The outcomes of the study may in part be constrained by physical and chemical characteristics of soils, hence contributing to the discrepancy between the toxicity data generated in this study and that available in the literature. Following the assessment factor method, a predicted no effect concentration (PNEC) value of 15.5 mg kg−1dw was obtained for U. This PNEC value is proposed as a SSV for soils similar to the PTRS1.
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- Ana Luisa Caetano
- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
- CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
- CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nuclear and Technological Institute (ITN) Department of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, Sacavém, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
- CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, GeoBioTec Research Center, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Pereira R, Barbosa S, Carvalho FP. Uranium mining in Portugal: a review of the environmental legacies of the largest mines and environmental and human health impacts. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2014; 36:285-301. [PMID: 24030454 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-013-9563-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The history of uranium mining in Portugal during almost one century has followed international demand peaks of both radium and uranium, which in turn were driven by medical, military, and civil applications. Nowadays, following price drop in the 1980s, mining activities decreased and ceased in 2001. The current challenge is to deal with environmental legacies left by old uranium mines, mainly located in Viseu and Guarda districts. In 2001, based on several radiological surveys carried out, the Portuguese government assumed the remediation costs of abandoned mine areas for environmental safety and public health protection. Detailed environmental and public health risk assessments were performed under the scope of studies both requested by the government and by funded research projects. It was found that the existing risks, due to radiological and chemical exposures to metals and radionuclide's, were particularly high at the old milling facilities and mines where in situ and heap leaching of low-grade ore occurred. The different studies, involving both humans and non-human species from different trophic levels, demonstrated the existence of effects at different levels of biological organization (molecular, cellular, tissues, individuals, and populations) and on ecosystem services. To mitigate the risks, the environmental rehabilitation works at the Urgeiriça mine complex are almost complete, while at Cunha Baixa mine, they are presently in progress. These works and environmental improvements achieved and expected are described herein.
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- R Pereira
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal,
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Irizar A, Izagirre U, Diaz de Cerio O, Marigómez I, Soto M. Zonation in the digestive tract of Eisenia fetida: implications in biomarker measurements for toxicity assessment. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2014; 160:42-53. [PMID: 24291736 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Eisenia fetida is a model species for soil health assessment and different biomarkers that detect either the presence of bioavailable contaminants or their biological effect have been developed. These parameters are performed in a target tissue or whole earthworm, without considering the marked zonation in histological organisation, enzyme activities and gene expression pattern existing along the body. Thus, the present work was aimed at (a) characterising the morphofunctional heterogeneity along the digestive tract of E. fetida in tissue morphology and turnover, lysosomal enzyme markers (β-glucuronidase, β-GUS; hexosaminidase, HEX), lipofuscin contents (LPF) and metallothionein (MT) and catalase (CAT) gene expression; and (b) determining whether the responsiveness to Cd exposure varies among tissues and along the digestive tract. HEX and β-GUS exhibited a heterogeneous distribution pattern along and across the digestive tract and Cd exposure caused a marked decrease of HEX and an increase of β-GUS activity. Likewise, the significant decrease of cell turnover and the induction of MT transcription were was zone-dependent. Therefore, in was concluded that the consideration of the zonation when applying biomarker for toxicity assessment would reduce the intrinsic variability that results from overlooking the marked morphofunctional heterogeneity that exists in annelids along their body axis.
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- A Irizar
- Cell Biology & Environmental Toxicology Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology (PIE) & Zoology & Animal Cell Biology Department (Faculty of Science & Technology), University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, E-48080 Bilbo, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology & Environmental Toxicology Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology (PIE) & Zoology & Animal Cell Biology Department (Faculty of Science & Technology), University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, E-48080 Bilbo, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology & Environmental Toxicology Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology (PIE) & Zoology & Animal Cell Biology Department (Faculty of Science & Technology), University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, E-48080 Bilbo, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology & Environmental Toxicology Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology (PIE) & Zoology & Animal Cell Biology Department (Faculty of Science & Technology), University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, E-48080 Bilbo, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology & Environmental Toxicology Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology (PIE) & Zoology & Animal Cell Biology Department (Faculty of Science & Technology), University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, E-48080 Bilbo, Basque Country, Spain.
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Saxena PN, Gupta SK, Murthy RC. Comparative toxicity of carbaryl, carbofuran, cypermethrin and fenvalerate in Metaphire posthuma and Eisenia fetida -a possible mechanism. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 100:218-225. [PMID: 24321850 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To establish the use of Metaphire posthuma as a sensitive test model for ecotoxicological studies, acute toxicity testing of carbaryl, carbofuran, cypermethrin and fenvalerate on Eisenia fetida and Metaphire posthuma were carried out. Two different types of bioassays, contact filter paper toxicity and soil toxicity bioassays were used to determine LC50 values for these insecticides. Among the tested chemicals, carbofuran was the most toxic to both the earthworm species. In paper contact method, 72 h-LC50 values of carbofuran in M. posthuma and E. fetida were found to be 0.08 μg/cm(2) and 1.55 μg/cm(2) respectively while in soil test, 14-d LC50 values were 0.49 mg/kg and 21.15 mg/kg respectively. On comparing the toxicity data of these chemicals for both the earthworm species, M. posthuma was found to be more sensitive than E. fetida. Based on the acute toxicity data, the order of toxicity of insecticides in both the test procedures was carbofuran>cypermethrin>carbaryl>fenvalerate for M. posthuma whereas for E. fetida it was carbofuran>carbaryl>fenvalerate>cypermethrin. Morphological changes also appeared in the organisms exposed to these chemicals which were more pronounced in M. posthuma at lower concentrations than E. fetida in both the test procedures. The results of the present study advocates the use of M. posthuma for ecotoxicity studies, being a more sensitive and reliable model than E. fetida. Based on the data on partial atomic charges, structural features and spectroscopic studies on carbaryl and carbofuran, a possible mechanism of toxicity of carbamate insecticides in earthworm was proposed.
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- Cell Biology Division CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Cell Biology Division CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Cell Biology Division CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226001, India.
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Lourenço J, Pereira R, Gonçalves F, Mendo S. SSH gene expression profile of Eisenia andrei exposed in situ to a naturally contaminated soil from an abandoned uranium mine. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 88:16-25. [PMID: 23164450 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/13/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The effects of the exposure of earthworms (Eisenia andrei) to contaminated soil from an abandoned uranium mine, were assessed through gene expression profile evaluation by Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH). Organisms were exposed in situ for 56 days, in containers placed both in a contaminated and in a non-contaminated site (reference). Organisms were sampled after 14 and 56 days of exposure. Results showed that the main physiological functions affected by the exposure to metals and radionuclides were: metabolism, oxireductase activity, redox homeostasis and response to chemical stimulus and stress. The relative expression of NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 and elongation factor 1 alpha was also affected, since the genes encoding these enzymes were significantly up and down-regulated, after 14 and 56 days of exposure, respectively. Also, an EST with homology for SET oncogene was found to be up-regulated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that this gene was identified in earthworms and thus, further studies are required, to clarify its involvement in the toxicity of metals and radionuclides. Considering the results herein presented, gene expression profiling proved to be a very useful tool to detect earthworms underlying responses to metals and radionuclides exposure, pointing out for the detection and development of potential new biomarkers.
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- Joana Lourenço
- Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Lourenço J, Pereira R, Gonçalves F, Mendo S. Metal bioaccumulation, genotoxicity and gene expression in the European wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) inhabiting an abandoned uranium mining area. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 443:673-680. [PMID: 23220759 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Genotoxic effects caused by the exposure to wastes containing metals and radionuclides were investigated in the European wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus). The animals were captured in the surroundings of an abandoned uranium mining site. DNA damage was assessed by comet assay; gene expression and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were assessed, respectively, by Real-Time PCR and melt curve analysis. The bioaccumulation of metals in the liver, kidney and bones was also determined to help clarify cause-effect relationships. Results confirmed the bioaccumulation of cadmium and uranium in organisms exposed to uranium mining wastes. P53 gene was found to be significantly up-regulated in the liver of those organisms and SNPs in the Rb gene were also detected in the kidney. Our results showed that uranium mining wastes caused serious DNA damage resulting in genomic instability, disclosed by the significant increase in DNA strand breaks and P53 gene expression disturbance. These effects can have severe consequences, since they may contribute for the emergence of serious genetic diseases. The fact that mice are often used as bioindicator species for the evaluation of risks of environmental exposure to humans, raises concerns on the risks for human populations living near uranium mining areas.
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- Joana Lourenço
- Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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