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Redžović Z, Erk M, Gottstein S, Sertić Perić M, Dautović J, Fiket Ž, Brkić AL, Cindrić M. Metal bioaccumulation in stygophilous amphipod Synurella ambulans in the hyporheic zone: The influence of environmental factors. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 866:161350. [PMID: 36603643 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161350] [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: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Given the increasing need to protect vulnerable freshwater ecosystems and make them more resilient to human use and climate change, biomonitoring of the hyporheic zone (HZ), which plays a critical role in pollution attenuation, is essential. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential of the amphipod species Synurella ambulans as a bioindicator of metal contamination in the HZ of the Sava River (Croatia). Amphipods were collected during the four seasons at two sampling sites (average sampling depth 55 cm) differing in type (agricultural and urban) and intensity (diffuse and point source contamination) of anthropogenic influence, one located upstream (Medsave), and the other downstream (Jarun) of the wastewater treatment plant discharge. Concentrations of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sn, Zn, Ca, K, Mg and Na were measured in the interstitial water, sediments and specimens of S. ambulans by HR ICP-MS. Physicochemical parameters (temperature, DO, O2 saturation, pH, conductivity, alkalinity, total water hardness, CODKMnO4, nutrients) were measured in the interstitial water, while organic carbon was measured in the interstitial water and sediments. Metal concentrations in interstitial water and sediments were below thresholds set by environmental quality standards. Metal concentrations in S. ambulans were classified as follows: higher at the Jarun site (Al, Cr, Fe, Ni, Pb, Sn), higher at the Medsave site (Cd, Cu, Rb) and mostly comparable at both sites (Co, Mn, Zn). Bioaccumulation factors were generally higher at Jarun, with average values ranging from 322 to 143,278 L kg-1. Bioaccumulation of metals in S. ambulans depended on various environmental factors, with metal exposure level and dissolved macro elements showing the strongest association with metals accumulated in S. ambulans. The findings provided the first evidence on the suitability of S. ambulans as a good bioindicator of chronic metal contamination in the HZ.
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- Zuzana Redžović
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Science, Division of Zoology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Science, Division of Zoology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Chen X, Cao S, Wen D, Geng Y, Duan X. Sentinel animals for monitoring the environmental lead exposure: combination of traditional review and visualization analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:561-584. [PMID: 35348990 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In nature, certain animals share a common living environment with humans, thus these animals have become biomonitors of health effects related to various environmental exposures. As one of the most toxic environmental chemicals, lead (Pb) can cause detriment health effects to animals, plants, and even humans through different exposure pathways such as atmosphere, soil, food, water, and dust, etc. Sentinel animals played an "indicative" role in the researches of environmental pollution monitoring and human health. In order to comprehend the usage of sentinel animals in the indication of environmental Pb pollution and human Pb exposure completely, a combination of traditional review and visualization analysis based on CiteSpace literature was used to review earlier researches in this study. In the first instance, present researches on exposure sources and exposure pathways of Pb were summarized briefly, and then the studies using sentinel animals to monitor environmental heavy metal pollution and human health were combed. Finally, visualization software CiteSpace 5.8.R3 was used to explore and analyze the hotspots and frontiers of lead exposure and sentinel animals researches at home and abroad. The results showed that certain mammals were good indicators for human lead exposure. Sentinel animals had been widely used to monitor the ecological environment and human lead exposure. Among them, the blood lead levels of small mammals, particularly for domestic dogs and cats, had a significant correlation with the blood lead levels of human living in the same environment. It indicated that certain biological indicators in animals can be used as surrogates to monitor human body exposure to heavy metals. This study also explored the challenges and perspectives that may be faced in sentinel animal research, in order to provide a certain theoretical basis and train of thought guidance for future research.
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- Xing Chen
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Gestin O, Lacoue-Labarthe T, Delorme N, Garnero L, Geffard O, Lopes C. Influence of the exposure concentration of dissolved cadmium on its organotropism, toxicokinetic and fate in Gammarus fossarum. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 171:107673. [PMID: 36580734 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Information on the relationship between the exposure concentrations of metals and their biodistribution among organs remained scarce in invertebrates. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Cd concentration on the organotropism, toxico-kinetic and fate of this metal in different organs of gammarids exposed to dissolved radioisotope 109Cd. Gammarids male were exposed for 7 days to three environmental Cd concentrations (i.e. 4, 52 and 350 ng.L-1) before being placed in depuration conditions (i.e. uncontaminated water). At several sampling times, Cd concentrations were determined by 109Cd γ-counting in water, caeca, cephalon, gills, intestine and remaining tissues. Bioconcentration Factors (BCF) and Cd relative proportions in organs were calculated to assess the exposure concentration effect on the bioaccumulation capacities. The dependance of the organ-specific kinetic parameters to Cd water concentrations were estimated by fitting nested one-compartment toxico-kinetic (TK) models to both the accumulation and depuration data, by Bayesian inference. Then, for each Cd concentrations, the metal exchanges among organs over time were formalized by a multi-compartments TK model fitted to all organ data simultaneously. Our results highlighted that, at the end of the exposure phase, BCF and Cd relative proportions, in each organ, were not significantly modulated by water concentrations. Kinetically, Cd accumulation rates in all organs (except intestines) were depended on the exposure concentration, but not the elimination rates. The in vivo management of Cd (i.e. metal exchanges among organs) remained qualitatively unchanged according to exposure concentration. All these results also highlighted key role of that organs in the management of Cd: bioconcentration by caeca, storage by gills and main entry pathway by intestine. This study shows the interest of implementing TK approaches to test the effect of environmental factors on bioaccumulation, inter-organ exchanges and fate of contaminants in invertebrate body to enhance the understanding of the toxicity risk.
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- Ophélia Gestin
- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, 69622 Villeurbanne, France; Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université de la Rochelle, 2, rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France; INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université de la Rochelle, 2, rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France.
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- INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, 69622 Villeurbanne, France.
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Gestin O, Lopes C, Delorme N, Garnero L, Geffard O, Lacoue-Labarthe T. Organ-specific accumulation of cadmium and zinc in Gammarus fossarum exposed to environmentally relevant metal concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 308:119625. [PMID: 35714792 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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One of the best approaches for improving the assessment of metal toxicity in aquatic organisms is to study their organotropism (i.e., the distribution of metals among organs) through a dynamical approach (i.e., via kinetic experiments of metal bioaccumulation), to identify the tissues/organs that play a key role in metal regulation (e.g., storage or excretion). This study aims at comparing the organ-specific metal accumulation of a non-essential (Cd) and an essential metal (Zn), at their environmentally relevant exposure concentrations, in the gammarid Gammarus fossarum. Gammarids were exposed for 7 days to 109Cd- or 65Zn-radiolabeled water at a concentration of 52.1 and 416 ng.L-1 (stable equivalent), respectively, and then placed in clean water for 21 days. At different time intervals, the target organs (i.e., caeca, cephalons, intestines, gills, and remaining tissues) were collected and 109Cd or 65Zn contents were quantified by gamma-spectrometry. A one-compartment toxicokinetic (TK) model was fitted by Bayesian inference to each organ/metal dataset in order to establish TK parameters. Our results indicate: i) a contrasting distribution pattern of concentrations at the end of the accumulation phase (7th day): gills > caeca ≈ intestines > cephalons > remaining tissues for Cd and intestines > caeca > gills > cephalons > remaining tissues for Zn; ii) a slower elimination of Cd than of Zn by all organs, especially in the gills in which the Cd concentration remained constant during the 21-day depuration phase, whereas Zn concentrations decreased sharply in all organs after 24 h in the depuration phase; iii) a major role of intestines in the uptake of waterborne Cd and Zn at environmentally relevant concentrations.
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- Ophélia Gestin
- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, 69622, Villeurbanne, France; Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université de la Rochelle, 2 Rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000, La Rochelle, France; INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France.
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, 69622, Villeurbanne, France.
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- INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France.
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- INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France.
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- INRAE, RiverLy, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, 5 Avenue de la Doua, CS20244, 69625, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France.
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université de la Rochelle, 2 Rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000, La Rochelle, France.
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Maraschi AC, Marques JA, Costa SR, Vieira CED, Geihs MA, Costa PG, Martins CDMG, Sandrini JZ, Bianchini A, Souza MM. Marine shrimps as biomonitors of the Fundão (Brazil) mine dam disaster: A multi-biomarker approach. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119245. [PMID: 35381303 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The disruption of the Fundão dam released 43 million m3 of mine tailings into the Doce River until it flowed into the ocean through the estuary. The mine tailing changed the composition of metals in water and sediment, creating a challenging scenario for the local biota. We used multivariate analyzes and the integrated biomarker response index (IBR) to assess the impact of mine tailings on the bioaccumulation profile (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) as well as the biomarkers response in gills, hepatopancreas and muscle of shrimps sampled from different sectors during two dry seasons (dry1 and dry2) (Sep/Oct 2018; 2019) and two wet seasons (wet1 and wet2) (Jan/feb 2019; 2020). There was seasonal and local effect under bioaccumulation and biomarker response revealing that the pattern responses seen in each sector sampled changed according to the season. The greater IBR added to the strong association among the most metals tissue content (Cd, Cr, Cu and Mn) and sectors sampled during dry 1 suggests greater bioavailability of these metals to the environment in this period. Estuarine sectors stand out for high Fe bioavailability, especially during wet1, which seems to be associated with greater metallothionein content in hepatopancreas of shrimps. Native species of marine shrimps proved to be successful indicators of sediment quality besides being sensitive to water contamination by metals. The multi-biomarkers approach added to multivariate analysis supports the temporal and seasonal effects, signalizing the importance of continuous monitoring of the estuarine region to better know about the bioavailability of these metals, mainly Fe, and their long-term effects on the local biota.
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- Anieli C Maraschi
- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande (FURG). Av. Itália, S/n, Carreiros, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil; Fundação Espírito-santense de Tecnologia - FEST. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 845 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, Brazil
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Laderriere V, Le Faucheur S, Fortin C. Exploring the role of water chemistry on metal accumulation in biofilms from streams in mining areas. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 784:146986. [PMID: 33894602 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biofilms play a key role in aquatic ecosystems. They are ubiquitous, even in the most contaminated ecosystems, and have great potential as biomonitors of exposure to contaminants such as metals. Freshwater biofilms and surface waters were sampled in two active mining areas of Canada: in the northern part of Nunavik (Quebec) and in the Greater Sudbury area (Ontario). Significant linear relationships were found between both total dissolved and free metal ion concentrations with biofilm metal contents for Cu and Ni, but not for Cd. When pH was below 6, biofilms accumulated less metals than at higher pHs. These results confirm that protons have a protective effect, leading to lower internalized metal concentrations. When considering only the sites where pH was above 6, the linear relationships between metal concentrations in water and in biofilms were improved for all three studied metals. The presence of metal ions could also modify the internalization of a given metal. To further study the role of cations as competitors to Cu, Ni and Cd uptake, relationships between the ratio of biofilm metal contents (Cu, Ni and Cd) on the ambient free metal ion concentrations were built as a function of potential cation competitors, such as major cations and metals. Surprisingly, our data suggest that calcium plays a minor role in preventing metal accumulation as compared to magnesium and possibly other metals. At a global scale, metal accumulation remained highly consistent between the two studied regions and over the sampling period, despite differences in ambient physicochemical water characteristics, climate or types of ecosystems. Metal bioaccumulation is thus a promising biomarker to assess metal bioavailability in a mining context. Nevertheless, more data are still required to further highlight the contribution of each competitor in metal accumulation by biofilms and to be able to build a unifying predictive model.
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- Vincent Laderriere
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec, Canada
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, e2s-UPPA, IPREM, 2 avenue Pierre Angot, Pau, France
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- Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec, Canada.
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Kontchou JA, Nachev M, Sures B. Ecotoxicological effects of traffic-related metal sediment pollution in Lumbriculus variegatus and Gammarus sp. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 268:115884. [PMID: 33120146 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115884] [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: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To reduce direct discharges of surface runoff to receiving waters, separate sewer systems have been implemented, with runoff retention basins (RRB) for pollutant pretreatment by sedimentation and infiltration. However, due to frequent and intense precipitation events, most RRBs are overwhelmed by runoff resulting in overflow into the receiving freshwater bodies. Hence, the present study evaluates the impact of traffic-related runoff overflow on metal concentrations in sediment and Gammarus sp. Downstream of the RRB outfall in the receiving stream. Samples were collected from the RRB, upstream (reference site) and at different distances downstream from the RRB outfall in the stream. The samples were analyzed for the presence and distribution of metals using ICP-MS. Furthermore, ecotoxicological effects of the overflow on benthic species were assessed using Lumbriculus variegatus exposed to the field sediments. Our findings reveal that overflow of the RRB results in elevated traffic-related metal concentrations in sediment and biota of the stream. Within the first 50 m downstream increased sediment metal concentrations were found. The gammarids downstream of the RRB outfall showed an increased accumulation of several metals. Similarly, the metals were found to be taken up by the endobenthic L. variegatus under laboratory conditions and the bioaccumulation pattern was related to the sediment concentrations. Bioaccumulation by both organisms is an indication that overflow of the RRB also leads to uptake of increased element amounts in organisms downstream. Laboratory-based studies addressing standard toxicity endpoints showed no clear toxic effects on growth and reproduction. However, elevated levels of metallothioneins were measured in the annelids during the test period. This indicates a physiological response induced by increased metal concentrations due to RRB overflow. Hence, the results of this study show that discharges by the RRB increase the metal concentration in the receiving stream with the possibility of adverse effects on organisms.
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- Julios A Kontchou
- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45144, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45144, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45144, Essen, Germany.
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Lebrun JD, Gismondi E. Behavioural and biochemical alterations in gammarids as induced by chronic metallic exposures (Cd, Cu and Pb): Implications for freshwater biomonitoring. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 257:127253. [PMID: 32531488 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127253] [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: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In freshwater species, metal toxicity is usually assessed through short-term exposures, hence limiting the practical usefulness of biomarkers for monitoring long-term impacts on wildlife populations. This study investigates the biological alterations elicited by chronic metallic exposures in Gammarus fossarum using multi-level biomarkers. In aquaria, gammarids were exposed for 10 weeks to field-realistic concentrations of Cd, Cu or Pb (0.25, 1.5 or 5.0 μg/L). At the individual level, behavioural traits (respiration, locomotion and feeding) were compared between naive and chronically-exposed gammarids. At the cellular level, enzymatic activities involved in digestion, moult and cell stress were monitored after 2, 6 and 10 weeks of exposure in males and females to consider the temporal feature of their responses. Results showed that the inhibitory effects of Cd and Pb on respiration and locomotion disappeared in chronically-exposed gammarids, reflecting acclimation to maintain these processes, unlike Cu. Chronic Cu- and Pb-elicited feeding inhibition was associated with the inhibitions of digestion enzymes. Chitobiase was inhibited by Cu in males and, by Cd and Pb in females, suggesting gender-dependent disturbances in moulting. In both genders, Cd generated cellular stress by stimulating acidic phosphatase and peroxidase activities. To conclude, such cellular impairments and alterations in individual performances are likely to disturb individual growth, population dynamics and litter decomposition in the long-term. Besides, obtaining biological responses, common to metals or specific to a metal or a gender, supports the development of biomarkers highlighting long-term impacts of metals on the health of organisms and their associated ecological functions in natural environments.
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- J D Lebrun
- University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UR HYCAR - Artemhys, 92761, Antony, France; Federation Ile-de-France for Research on the Environment, FIRE, FR-3020, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Freshwater and Oceanic Sciences Unit of ReSearch (FOCUS), Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE), University of Liège B6c, 11 allée du 6 Août, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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Jaegers J, Gismondi E. Gammarid exposure to pyriproxyfen and/or cadmium: what effects on the methylfarnesoate signalling pathway? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:31330-31338. [PMID: 32488711 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09419-3] [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: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Due to expected changes in climate, it is predicted that disease-carrying mosquitoes will expand their geographical range, resulting in increased use of insect growth regulators (IGRs) to face their proliferation. Among IGRs, pyriproxyfen (PXF) is widely used and has been shown to prevent larvae from developing into adults, rendering them unable to reproduce. However, because of the similarity of crustacean and insect endocrine systems, PXF could also impact aquatic crustaceans. In addition, when spreading in the environment, PXF is found in a mixture with other pollutants such as metallic trace elements, which could alter its effect. Consequently, the present work was devoted to analysing the effects of PXF on the methylfarnesoate (MF) hormonal pathway of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex, as well as its combined binary effects with cadmium (Cd), by measuring MF concentration, as well as the relative transcriptional expression of the farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase (FAMeT) (enzyme limiting the MF production), the methoprene-tolerant receptor (Met), and the broad-complex (BrC) as a transcription factor. Results revealed that single exposures to PXF or Cd have mainly overexpressed FAMeT, Met, and BrC but did not significantly affect MF concentration. Conversely, the mixture exposures seemed to suppress these effects and even achieve antagonistic effects. This work confirmed that PXF single exposure could impact non-target organisms such as amphipods through changes in hormonal pathways of MF. In the same way, it highlighted that Cd could also impair the endocrine system of exposed organisms. However, antagonistic effects have been observed in exposure to mixtures, suggesting different long-term consequences on the growth of amphipods under realistic exposure conditions.
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- Jeremy Jaegers
- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE) - Freshwater and OceaniC sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Chemistry Institute, University of Liège, Bât. B6C, 11 allée du 6 Août, B-4000, Sart-Tilman, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE) - Freshwater and OceaniC sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Chemistry Institute, University of Liège, Bât. B6C, 11 allée du 6 Août, B-4000, Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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Gallão M, Gnocchi KG, Carvalho LR, Silva BF, Barbosa AN, Chippari-Gomes AR. The Impact of Sublethal Concentrations of Treated Leachate on Nile tilápia (Oreochromis niloticus). BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 102:519-524. [PMID: 30770961 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02566-5] [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: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of sublethal concentrations of treated landfill leachate on Oreochromis niloticus individuals after exposure for 96 h, by assessing biochemical, genotoxic and immunologic biomarkers. Among biochemical biomarkers (activities of ALT, AST and GST enzymes), the treated landfill leachate did not cause significant alterations on O. niloticus and did not significantly affect leukocytes used as an immunologic biomarker. On the other hand, treated leachate induced genotoxic damages, since an increase in erythrocytic micronuclei and in DNA damage (comet assay) were observed in fish exposed to all treatment (2, 4 and 6 mL L-1). Acute toxicity of treated leachate in O. niloticus caused only genotoxic changes in blood cells, showing that micronuclei and comet assay, together, are effective biomarkers in determining the acute toxicity of treated leachate in aquatic environments. This work also shows that leachate, although treated, caused some damages to O. niloticus, which indicates the employed treatment was not efficient in eliminating all genotoxic substances from the leachate.
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- Michel Gallão
- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha - UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, no. 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha - UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, no. 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha - UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, no. 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha - UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, no. 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha - UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, no. 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha - UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, no. 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil.
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Mehennaoui K, Cambier S, Serchi T, Ziebel J, Lentzen E, Valle N, Guérold F, Thomann JS, Giamberini L, Gutleb AC. Do the pristine physico-chemical properties of silver and gold nanoparticles influence uptake and molecular effects on Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea Amphipoda)? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 643:1200-1215. [PMID: 30189536 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 06/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The specific and unique properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), make them of high interest for different scientific and industrial applications. Their increasing use will inevitably lead to their release in the environment and aquatic ecosystems where they may represent a threat to aquatic organisms. Being a widespread and important component of the aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblage, amphipods and more specifically Gammarus fossarum will certainly be exposed to AgNPs and AuNPs. For these reasons, G. fossarum was selected as model organism for this study. The aim of the present work was the evaluation of the influence of both size (20, 40 and 80 nm) and surface coating (citrate CIT, polyethylene glycol PEG) on the acute toxicity of AgNPs and AuNPs on G. fossarum. We investigated the effects of AgNPs and AuNPs on the uptake by G. fossarum, NP tissue distribution and the expression of stress related genes by the use of ICP-MS, NanoSIMS50, Cytoviva®, and Rt-qPCR, respectively. Ag and Au bioaccumulation revealed a significant surface-coating dependence, with CIT-AgNPs and CIT-AuNPs showing the higher bio-accumulation potential in G. fossarum as compared to PEG-NPs. Opposite to that, no size-dependent effects on the bioaccumulation potential was observed. SIMS imaging and CytoViva® revealed an influence of the type of metal on the tissue distribution after uptake, with AgNPs detected in the cuticle and the gills of G. fossarum, while AuNPs were detected in the gut area. Furthermore, AgNPs were found to up-regulate CuZnSOD gene expression while AuNPs led to its down-regulation. Modulation of SOD may indicate generation of reactive species of oxygen and a possible activation of antioxidant defence in order to prevent and defend the organism from oxidative stress. However, further investigations are still needed to better define the mechanisms underlying the observed AgNPs and AuNPs effects.
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- Kahina Mehennaoui
- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg; Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), CNRS UMR 7360, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Material Research and Technology (MRT) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Material Research and Technology (MRT) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), CNRS UMR 7360, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France
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- Material Research and Technology (MRT) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), CNRS UMR 7360, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France.
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg.
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Li Q, Wang M, Duan L, Qiu Y, Ma T, Chen L, Breitholtz M, Bergman Å, Zhao J, Hecker M, Wu L. Multiple biomarker responses in caged benthic gastropods Bellamya aeruginosa after in situ exposure to Taihu Lake in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE 2018; 30:34. [PMID: 30221106 PMCID: PMC6132844 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-018-0164-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Freshwater sediments have been recognized as a long-term sink and potential source for environmental pollutants released into the aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the sediment quality of Taihu Lake, which is susceptible to anthropogenic contamination, was assessed by a combination of chemical analytical and biological end points. Specifically, the snail Bellamya aeruginosa was caged in situ at two locations representing different pollution levels for different exposure times (7, 14 and 21 days). At each of these time points, biochemical parameters, i.e., phase I biotransformation enzymes ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD), the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase, reactive oxygen species, protein carbonyl content and lipid peroxidation, were evaluated in the hepatopancreas of snails. In addition, surface sediments were collected for analysis of contaminants of concern, including inorganic pollutants, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. RESULTS Chemical analyses revealed that sediments from Taihu Lake were contaminated with trace elements and organic pollutants. Concentrations of trace elements (Cu, Ni and As) and organochlorinated pesticides (4,4'-DDE) exceeded their corresponding threshold effect level according to the sediment quality assessment values for freshwater ecosystems in Canada, indicating that adverse biological effects may occur. All biomarkers, except EROD activity, were induced in snails during all exposure times. The integrated biomarker response index (IBR) indicated that during the initial exposure phase (7 days), B. aeruginosa were subjected to significant environmental stress, which diminished during later sampling time points. CONCLUSIONS Results showed that IBR correlated well with the levels of environmental contaminants, demonstrating the applicability of this biomonitoring approach to complex environmental exposure scenarios.
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- Qian Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 8, SE-11418 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center (Swetox), Forskargatan 20, 15136 Södertälje, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- School of the Environment & Sustainability and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B3 Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China
- School of the Environment & Sustainability and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B3 Canada
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Bertrand L, Monferrán MV, Mouneyrac C, Amé MV. Native crustacean species as a bioindicator of freshwater ecosystem pollution: A multivariate and integrative study of multi-biomarker response in active river monitoring. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 206:265-277. [PMID: 29753289 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of Palaemonetes argentinus to evidence the environmental degradation due to pollutants mixture in a freshwater aquatic ecosystem. For this purpose, an active monitoring (96 h exposure) was carried out in seven sites along the Ctalamochita River basin (Córdoba, Argentina), as a case of study. Our results evidenced sewage discharges impact in the water quality index, as well as metal pollution in water (Ag, Al, B, Pb, Hg) and sediments (Hg) with a potential effect on aquatic biota. The accumulation of total metals measured in exposed P. argentinus showed significant correlation with metals in water. Also, metallothioneins in cephalothorax showed significant changes along the basin, correlating with soluble concentrations of Cr, Zn, Cd, Hg, and V measured in shrimp tissues, which would be reflecting their bioavailability in the environment. In addition, the increase in antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes suggests the occurrence of oxidative stress in exposed shrimps. The integrative biomarker response index (IBR) pointed out the effect of metals on P. argentinus but also the occurrence of others pollutants. Finally, a high consensus was observed for water, sediments, and shrimps through the multivariate analysis (90%), indicating that P. argentinus can reflect changes in the abiotic matrixes. Moreover, studied sites were grouped according to their environmental quality. The use of active biomonitoring and the integration of biological responses through an IBR confirm that native biota could be a useful monitoring tool for bioavailable pollutants in aquatic ecosystems constituting a highly valuable approach.
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- Lidwina Bertrand
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Université Catholique de l'Ouest, MMS EA2160, LUNAM université, 3 place André Leroy, BP10808, 49008 Angers Cedex 01, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Barjhoux I, Fechner LC, Lebrun JD, Anzil A, Ayrault S, Budzinski H, Cachot J, Charron L, Chaumot A, Clérandeau C, Dedourge-Geffard O, Faburé J, François A, Geffard O, George I, Labadie P, Lévi Y, Munoz G, Noury P, Oziol L, Quéau H, Servais P, Uher E, Urien N, Geffard A. Application of a multidisciplinary and integrative weight-of-evidence approach to a 1-year monitoring survey of the Seine River. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:23404-23429. [PMID: 27272921 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6993-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Quality assessment of environments under high anthropogenic pressures such as the Seine Basin, subjected to complex and chronic inputs, can only be based on combined chemical and biological analyses. The present study integrates and summarizes a multidisciplinary dataset acquired throughout a 1-year monitoring survey conducted at three workshop sites along the Seine River (PIREN-Seine program), upstream and downstream of the Paris conurbation, during four seasonal campaigns using a weight-of-evidence approach. Sediment and water column chemical analyses, bioaccumulation levels and biomarker responses in caged gammarids, and laboratory (eco)toxicity bioassays were integrated into four lines of evidence (LOEs). Results from each LOE clearly reflected an anthropogenic gradient, with contamination levels and biological effects increasing from upstream to downstream of Paris, in good agreement with the variations in the structure and composition of bacterial communities from the water column. Based on annual average data, the global hazard was summarized as "moderate" at the upstream station and as "major" at the two downstream ones. Seasonal variability was also highlighted; the winter campaign was least impacted. The model was notably improved using previously established reference and threshold values from national-scale studies. It undoubtedly represents a powerful practical tool to facilitate the decision-making processes of environment managers within the framework of an environmental risk assessment strategy.
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- Iris Barjhoux
- UMR-I 02 Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques (SEBIO), UFR SEN, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, Reims, France.
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- UR Hydrosystèmes et bioprocédés Antony (HBAN), Irstea, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, 97261, Antony Cedex, France
- AgroParisTech, 75005, Paris, France
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- UR Hydrosystèmes et bioprocédés Antony (HBAN), Irstea, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, 97261, Antony Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie des Systèmes Aquatiques (ESA), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- UMR 8212 CNRS CEA UVSQ Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UMR 5805 Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- UMR 5805 Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- UMR-I 02 Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques (SEBIO), UFR SEN, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, Reims, France
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- UR Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions (MAEP), Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Irstea, Villeurbanne, France
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- UMR 5805 Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- UMR-I 02 Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques (SEBIO), UFR SEN, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, Reims, France
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- UR Hydrosystèmes et bioprocédés Antony (HBAN), Irstea, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, 97261, Antony Cedex, France
- AgroParisTech, 75005, Paris, France
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- UR Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions (MAEP), Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Irstea, Villeurbanne, France
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- UR Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions (MAEP), Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Irstea, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie des Systèmes Aquatiques (ESA), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- UMR 5805 Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, University Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- UMR 5805 Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- UR Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions (MAEP), Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Irstea, Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, University Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- UR Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions (MAEP), Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Irstea, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie des Systèmes Aquatiques (ESA), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- UR Hydrosystèmes et bioprocédés Antony (HBAN), Irstea, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, 97261, Antony Cedex, France
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- UR Hydrosystèmes et bioprocédés Antony (HBAN), Irstea, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, 97261, Antony Cedex, France
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- UMR-I 02 Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques (SEBIO), UFR SEN, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, Reims, France
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Lebrun JD, Uher E, Fechner LC. Behavioural and biochemical responses to metals tested alone or in mixture (Cd-Cu-Ni-Pb-Zn) in Gammarus fossarum: From a multi-biomarker approach to modelling metal mixture toxicity. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 193:160-167. [PMID: 29096089 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metals are usually present as mixtures at low concentrations in aquatic ecosystems. However, the toxicity and sub-lethal effects of metal mixtures on organisms are still poorly addressed in environmental risk assessment. Here we investigated the biochemical and behavioural responses of Gammarus fossarum to Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb and Zn tested individually or in mixture (M2X) at concentrations twice the levels of environmental quality standards (EQSs) from the European Water Framework Directive. The same metal mixture was also tested with concentrations equivalent to EQSs (M1X), thus in a regulatory context, as EQSs are proposed to protect aquatic biota. For each exposure condition, mortality, locomotion, respiration and enzymatic activities involved in digestive metabolism and moult were monitored over a 120h exposure period. Multi-metric variations were summarized by the integrated biomarker response index (IBR). Mono-metallic exposures shed light on biological alterations occurring at environmental exposure levels in gammarids and depending on the considered metal and gender. As regards mixtures, biomarkers were altered for both M2X and M1X. However, no additive or synergistic effect of metals was observed comparing to mono-metallic exposures. Indeed, bioaccumulation data highlighted competitive interactions between metals in M2X, decreasing subsequently their internalisation and toxicity. IBR values indicated that the health of gammarids was more impacted by M1X than M2X, because of reduced competitions and enhanced uptakes of metals for the mixture at lower, EQS-like concentrations. Models using bioconcentration data obtained from mono-metallic exposures generated successful predictions of global toxicity both for M1X and M2X. We conclude that sub-lethal effects of mixtures identified by the multi-biomarker approach can lead to disturbances in population dynamics of gammarids. Although IBR-based models offer promising lines of enquiry to predict metal mixture toxicity, further studies are needed to confirm their predictive quality on larger ranges of metallic combinations before their use in field conditions.
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- Jérémie D Lebrun
- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, CS 10030, 92761 Antony cedex, France; Federation of Research FIRE, FR-3020, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, CS 10030, 92761 Antony cedex, France; Federation of Research FIRE, FR-3020, 75005 Paris, France
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Urien N, Farfarana A, Uher E, Fechner LC, Chaumot A, Geffard O, Lebrun JD. Comparison in waterborne Cu, Ni and Pb bioaccumulation kinetics between different gammarid species and populations: Natural variability and influence of metal exposure history. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 193:245-255. [PMID: 29107926 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Kinetic parameters (uptake from solution and elimination rate constants) of Cu, Ni and Pb bioaccumulation were determined from two Gammarus pulex and three Gammarus fossrum wild populations collected from reference sites throughout France in order to assess the inter-species and the natural inter-population variability of metal bioaccumulation kinetics in that sentinel organism. For that, each population was independently exposed for seven days to either 2.5μgL-1 Cu (39.3nM), 40μgL-1 Ni (681nM) or 10μgL-1 Pb (48.3nM) in laboratory controlled conditions, and then placed in unexposed microcosms for a 7-day depuration period. In the same way, the possible influence of metal exposure history on subsequent metal bioaccumulation kinetics was addressed by collecting wild gammarids from three populations inhabiting stations contaminated either by Cd, Pb or both Pb and Ni (named pre-exposed thereafter). In these pre-exposed organisms, assessment of any changes in metal bioaccumulation kinetics was achieved by comparison with the natural variability of kinetic parameters defined from reference populations. Results showed that in all studied populations (reference and pre-exposed) no significant Cu bioaccumulation was observed at the exposure concentration of 2.5μgL-1. Concerning the reference populations, no significant differences in Ni and Pb bioaccumulation kinetics between the two species (G. pulex and G. fossarum) was observed allowing us to consider all the five reference populations to determine the inter-population natural variability, which was found to be relatively low (kinetic parameters determined for each population remained within a factor of 2 of the minimum and maximum values). Organisms from the population exhibiting a Pb exposure history presented reduced Ni uptake and elimination rate constants, whereas no influence on Ni kinetic parameters was observed in organisms from the population exhibiting an exposure history to both Ni and Pb. Furthermore Pb bioaccumulation kinetics were unaffected whatever the condition of pre-exposure in natural environment. Finally, these results highlight the complexity of confounding factors, such as metal exposure history, that influence metal bioaccumulation processes and showed that pre-exposure to one metal can cause changes in the bioaccumulation kinetics of other metals. These results also address the question of the underlying mechanisms developed by organisms to cope with metal contamination.
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- N Urien
- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France.
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR MALY, Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, F-69625 Villeurbanne, France
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- Irstea, UR MALY, Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, F-69625 Villeurbanne, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Artemhys, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE FR-3020,4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Lu Q, Jürgens MD, Johnson AC, Graf C, Sweetman A, Crosse J, Whitehead P. Persistent Organic Pollutants in sediment and fish in the River Thames Catchment (UK). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 576:78-84. [PMID: 27780102 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Some organic pollutants including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) have been banned from production and use in the UK for >30years but due to their toxicity and persistence are still of concern. However, due to their hydrophobicity they are present at very low concentrations and are difficult to measure in water, and so other matrices need to be sampled in order to best assess contamination. This study measured concentrations of ΣICES 7 PCBs (PCB congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180) and Σ6 PBDEs (PBDE congeners 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154) and HCB in both bed-sediments and wild roach (a common pelagic fish) in the Thames Basin. The highest sediment concentrations were detected in an urbanised tributary of the Thames, The Cut at Bracknell (HCB: 0.03-0.40μg/kg dw; ICES 7 PCBs: 4.83-7.42μg/kg dw; 6 BDEs: 5.82-23.10μg/kg dw). When concentrations were expressed on a dry weight basis, the fish were much more contaminated than the sediments, but when sediment concentrations were normalised to organic carbon concentration they were comparable to the fish lipid normalised concentrations. Thus, despite the variability in the system, both sediments and wild fish can be considered suitable for representing the level of POPs contamination of the river system given sufficient sample numbers.
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- Qiong Lu
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK
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- Centre of Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre of Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK.
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LEC Building, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LEC Building, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LEC Building, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK.
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Bigot-Clivot A, Palos Ladeiro M, Lepoutre A, Bastien F, Bonnard I, Dubey JP, Villena I, Aubert D, Geffard O, François A, Geffard A. Bioaccumulation of Toxoplasma and Cryptosporidium by the freshwater crustacean Gammarus fossarum: Involvement in biomonitoring surveys and trophic transfer. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 133:188-194. [PMID: 27454203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum are public health priorities because their oocysts can persist in recreational, surface, drinking, river, and sea water sources for a long time. To evaluate the capacity of the freshwater crustacean Gammarus fossarum to accumulate T. gondii and C. parvum oocysts, gammarids were exposed to 200, 2000 or 20,000 oocysts per gammarid and per day for 21 days followed by 5 days of depuration. C. parvum DNA was detected by qPCR in G. fossarum in only one out of four pools for the highest concentration and after 14 days of exposure, and T. gondii DNA was detected after 7 days of exposure to the two highest concentrations. Our results document the capacity of G. fossarum to accumulate T. gondii in its tissues proportionally to the ambient concentration; the maximum number of oocysts was detected in gammarid tissues after exposure to 20,000 oocysts per day. Mean values of 3.26 (±3), 21.71 (±15.18), and 17.41 (±10.89) oocysts were detected in gammarids after 7, 14, and 21 days, respectively, and after 5 days of depuration, T. gondii oocysts were still present in gammarid tissues. These results show for the first time that a freshwater crustacean can bioaccumulate T. gondii oocysts, suggesting that G. fossarum is a potential effective bioindicator of protozoan contamination in biomonitoring studies. Moreover, due to its key position in freshwater food webs, G. fossarum could also play a role in the trophic transfer of protozoa.
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- Aurélie Bigot-Clivot
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOSurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques, UMR-I 02 (SEBIO), Reims, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOSurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques, UMR-I 02 (SEBIO), Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOSurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques, UMR-I 02 (SEBIO), Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOSurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques, UMR-I 02 (SEBIO), Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOSurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques, UMR-I 02 (SEBIO), Reims, France
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, EA 3800, SFR CAP-Santé FED 4231, Hôpital Maison Blanche Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, EA 3800, SFR CAP-Santé FED 4231, Hôpital Maison Blanche Reims, France
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- Institut National de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture, Unité de Recherche Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions, Ecotoxicologie, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Institut National de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture, Unité de Recherche Milieux Aquatiques, Ecologie et Pollutions, Ecotoxicologie, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOSurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques, UMR-I 02 (SEBIO), Reims, France
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Prygiel E, Billon G, François A, Dumoulin D, Chaumot A, Geffard O, Criquet J, Prygiel J. Active biomonitoring for assessing effects of metal polluted sediment resuspension on gammarid amphipods during fluvial traffic. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 218:129-139. [PMID: 27552046 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The resuspension of polluted sediments by boat traffic could release substantial amounts of metals to the water column, affecting at the same time their bioavailability. In order to characterize the impact of sediment resuspensions on biota, caged amphipods have been deployed on three different channelized watercourses in Northern France. Firstly, the biological responses of transplanted freshwater gammarid amphipods, Gammarus fossarum, described by trace metal accumulation, feeding and reproduction activities were quite similar for the three water courses despite the differences of metal contamination and navigability. Secondly, the concentrations of metals accumulated in gammarids never exceeded the contamination thresholds previously defined for Co, Cu, Cr and Zn. Values were in the same order of magnitude whatever the studied site despite: (i) large differences noticed in the sediment quality and (ii) some concentrations in the overlying waters exceeding the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) defined by the Water Framework Directive. Conversely, Pb was highly bioaccumulated with values systematically exceeding the threshold value whatever the site. Therefore, the impact of navigation cannot be proved and the difference between the 3 monitoring periods is rather attributed to environmental variability, probably linked to the seasonality. Moreover, this study also confirms that organisms sampled from a local population in the vicinity of the three studied watercourses could be used as test organisms, leading to similar results than the ones obtained with reference gammarids initially used for developing all the biological responses. This would simplify and then promote the development of studies based on gammarid amphipod, G. fossarum, as bioindicators.
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- E Prygiel
- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France; CEREMA, Direction Territoriale Nord-Picardie, 151 rue de Paris, 02100 Saint-Quentin, France
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- IRSTEA, UR MAEP Ecotoxicology, 5 rue de la Doua, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- IRSTEA, UR MAEP Ecotoxicology, 5 rue de la Doua, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- IRSTEA, UR MAEP Ecotoxicology, 5 rue de la Doua, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France; Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie, 200 rue Marceline, 59500 Douai, France
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Hadji R, Urien N, Uher E, Fechner LC, Lebrun JD. Contribution of aqueous and dietary uptakes to lead (Pb) bioaccumulation in Gammarus pulex: From multipathway modeling to in situ validation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 129:257-263. [PMID: 27057993 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although dynamic approaches are nowadays used increasingly to describe metal bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms, the validation of such laboratory-derived modeling is rarely assessed under environmental conditions. Furthermore, information on bioaccumulation kinetics of Pb and the significance of its uptake by dietary route is scarce in freshwater species. This study aims at modeling aqueous and dietary uptakes of Pb in the litter-degrader Gammarus pulex and assessing the predictive quality of multipathway modeling from in situ bioaccumulation data. In microcosms, G. pulex were exposed to environmentally realistic concentrations of Pb (from 0.1 to 10µg/L) in the presence of Pb-contaminated poplar leaves, which were enclosed or not in a net to distinguish aqueous and dietary uptakes. Results show that water and food both constitute contamination sources for gammarids. Establishing biodynamic parameters involved in Pb aqueous and dietary uptake and elimination rates enabled to construct a multipathway model to describe Pb bioaccumulation in gammarids. This laboratory-derived model successfully predicted bioaccumulation measured in native populations of G. pulex collected in situ when local litter was used as dietary exposure source. This study demonstrates not only the suitable applicability of biodynamic parameters for predicting Pb bioaccumulation but also the necessity of taking dietary uptake into account for a better interpretation of the gammarids' contamination in natural conditions.
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- Rym Hadji
- Irstea, UR HBAN - Ecotoxicology, CS 10030, 92761 Antony, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Ecotoxicology, CS 10030, 92761 Antony, France; Federation of Research FIRE, FR-3020, 75005 Paris, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Ecotoxicology, CS 10030, 92761 Antony, France; Federation of Research FIRE, FR-3020, 75005 Paris, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Ecotoxicology, CS 10030, 92761 Antony, France; Federation of Research FIRE, FR-3020, 75005 Paris, France; AgroParisTech, 75005 Paris, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN - Ecotoxicology, CS 10030, 92761 Antony, France; Federation of Research FIRE, FR-3020, 75005 Paris, France.
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Urien N, Lebrun JD, Fechner LC, Uher E, François A, Quéau H, Coquery M, Chaumot A, Geffard O. Environmental relevance of laboratory-derived kinetic models to predict trace metal bioaccumulation in gammarids: Field experimentation at a large spatial scale (France). WATER RESEARCH 2016; 95:330-339. [PMID: 27016643 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Kinetic models have become established tools for describing trace metal bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms and offer a promising approach for linking water contamination to trace metal bioaccumulation in biota. Nevertheless, models are based on laboratory-derived kinetic parameters, and the question of their relevance to predict trace metal bioaccumulation in the field is poorly addressed. In the present study, we propose to assess the capacity of kinetic models to predict trace metal bioaccumulation in gammarids in the field at a wide spatial scale. The field validation consisted of measuring dissolved Cd, Cu, Ni and Pb concentrations in the water column at 141 sites in France, running the models with laboratory-derived kinetic parameters, and comparing model predictions and measurements of trace metal concentrations in gammarids caged for 7 days to the same sites. We observed that gammarids poorly accumulated Cu showing the limited relevance of that species to monitor Cu contamination. Therefore, Cu was not considered for model predictions. In contrast, gammarids significantly accumulated Pb, Cd, and Ni over a wide range of exposure concentrations. These results highlight the relevance of using gammarids for active biomonitoring to detect spatial trends of bioavailable Pb, Cd, and Ni contamination in freshwaters. The best agreements between model predictions and field measurements were observed for Cd with 71% of good estimations (i.e. field measurements were predicted within a factor of two), which highlighted the potential for kinetic models to link Cd contamination to bioaccumulation in the field. The poorest agreements were observed for Ni and Pb (39% and 48% of good estimations, respectively). However, models developed for Ni, Pb, and to a lesser extent for Cd, globally underestimated bioaccumulation in caged gammarids. These results showed that the link between trace metal concentration in water and in biota remains complex, and underlined the limits of these models, in their present form, to assess trace metal bioavailability in the field. We suggest that to improve model predictions, kinetic models need to be complemented, particularly by further assessing the influence of abiotic factors on trace metal uptake, and the relative contribution of the trophic route in the contamination of gammarids.
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- N Urien
- Irstea, UR HBAN Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE FR-3020, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Irstea, UR HBAN Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE FR-3020, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE FR-3020, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; AgroParisTech, 19 Avenue du Maine, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Irstea, UR HBAN Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, F-92761 Antony Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR MAEP Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution, F-69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR MAEP Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution, F-69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR MAEP Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution, F-69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR MAEP Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution, F-69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Irstea, UR MAEP Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution, F-69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Ronci L, Meccoli L, Iannilli V, Menegoni P, De Matthaeis E, Setini A. Comparison between active and passive biomonitoring strategies for the assessment of genotoxicity and metal bioaccumulation in Echinogammarus veneris (Crustacea: Amphipoda). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2016.1169321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- L. Ronci
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability Department, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy
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- Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability Department, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Chen HY, Grabner DS, Nachev M, Shih HH, Sures B. Effects of the acanthocephalan Polymorphus minutus and the microsporidian Dictyocoela duebenum on energy reserves and stress response of cadmium exposed Gammarus fossarum. PeerJ 2015; 3:e1353. [PMID: 26539331 PMCID: PMC4631464 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Amphipods are commonly parasitized by acanthocephalans and microsporidians and co-infections are found frequently. Both groups of parasites are known to have severe effects on their host. For example, microsporidians can modify host sex ratio and acanthocephalans can manipulate the behavior of the amphipod to promote transmission to the final host. These effects influence host metabolism in general and will also affect the ability of amphipods to cope with additional stressors such as environmental pollution, e.g., by toxic metals. Here we tested the effects of sub-lethal concentrations of cadmium on glycogen and lipid levels, as well as on the 70kDa heat shock protein (hsp70) response of field collected Gammarus fossarum, which were naturally infected with microsporidians and the acanthocephalan Polymorphus minutus. Infected and uninfected G. fossarum were exposed to a nominal Cd concentration of 4 µg/L, which resembled measured aqueous Cd concentration of 2.9 µg/L in reconstituted water for 7 d at 15 °C in parallel to an unexposed control. After exposure gammarids were snap frozen, weighed, sexed and tested for microsporidian infection by PCR. Only individuals containing the microsporidian Dictyocoela duebenum were used for the further biochemical and metal analyses. P. minutus infected amphipods were significantly smaller than their uninfected conspecifics. Mortality was insignificantly increased due to cadmium exposure, but not due to parasite infection. Microsporidian infection in combination with cadmium exposure led to increased glycogen levels in female gammarids. An increase of glycogen was also found due to interaction of acanthocephalan and microsporidian infection. Elevated lipid levels were observed in all groups infected with microsporidians, while acanthocephalans had the opposite effect. A positive correlation of lipid and glycogen levels was observed. The general stress response measured in form of hsp70 was significantly increased in microsporidian infected gammarids exposed to cadmium. P. minutus did not affect the stress response of its host. Lipid levels were correlated negatively with hsp70 response, and indicated a possible increased stress susceptibility of individuals with depleted energy reserves. The results of our study clearly demonstrate the importance of parasitic infections, especially of microsporidians, for ecotoxicological research.
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- Hui-Yu Chen
- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Faburé J, Dufour M, Autret A, Uher E, Fechner LC. Impact of an urban multi-metal contamination gradient: metal bioaccumulation and tolerance of river biofilms collected in different seasons. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 159:276-289. [PMID: 25576823 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the repeatability and seasonal variability of the biological response of river biofilms chronically exposed to a multi-metal pressure in an urban contamination gradient. Biofilms were grown on immersed plastic membranes at three sites on the Seine river upstream (site 1) and downstream (sites 2 and 3) from Paris (France). They were collected in four different seasons (autumn, spring, summer and winter). Biofilm tolerance to Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn was measured using a PICT (Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance) approach with a previously developed short-term toxicity test based on β-glucosidase (heterotrophic) activity. Metal concentrations in the river and also in the biofilm samples (total and non-exchangeable bioaccumulated metals) were also monitored. Biofilm-accumulated metal concentrations reflected the increase of the multi-metal exposure along the urban gradient. These concentrations were strongly correlated with dissolved and particulate organic carbon and with the total metal fraction in the river water, which recalls the significant influence of the environmental parameters on metal uptake processes in river biofilms. Overall, natural biofilms allow monitoring water quality by integrating the variations of a diffuse metal contamination overtime. Tolerance levels globally increased from site 1 to site 3 reflecting the metal pollution gradient measured in the river water collected at the three sites. Cu tolerance tended to increase during warm seasons but no clear seasonal tendency could be found for Ni, Pb and Zn. Furthermore, principal component analysis clearly discriminated samples collected upstream (site 1) from samples collected downstream (sites 2 and 3) along the first principal component which was correlated to the metal gradient. Samples collected in winter were also separated from the others along the second principal component correlated to parameters like water temperature and Total Suspended Solids concentration. This study shows that chronic in situ exposure to environmental metal concentrations has a significant impact on natural biofilms. Biofilm tolerance to metals and biofilm metal bioaccumulation both reflect metal exposure levels although they remain low when compared to Environmental Quality Standards from the European Water Framework Directive. Yet temperature appears as an important environmental variable shaping community structure and response to toxic exposure which shows that the sampling date is an important parameter to consider when using natural river biofilms to assess the impacts of urban pressure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Juliette Faburé
- Irstea Antony - Unité de Recherche Hydrosystèmes et Bioprocédés, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F 92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE, FR-3020, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; AgroParisTech, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - Marine Dufour
- Irstea Antony - Unité de Recherche Hydrosystèmes et Bioprocédés, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F 92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE, FR-3020, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
| | - Armelle Autret
- Irstea Antony - Unité de Recherche Hydrosystèmes et Bioprocédés, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F 92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE, FR-3020, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; CNRS UMR6143 M2C (Morphodynamique continentale et côtière) - INSU - Université de Rouen, France
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- Irstea Antony - Unité de Recherche Hydrosystèmes et Bioprocédés, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F 92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE, FR-3020, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
| | - Lise C Fechner
- Irstea Antony - Unité de Recherche Hydrosystèmes et Bioprocédés, 1 rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, F 92761 Antony Cedex, France; FIRE, FR-3020, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; AgroParisTech, F-75005 Paris, France.
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