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Prestes JG, Carneiro L, Miiller NOR, Neundorf AKA, Pedroso CR, Braga RR, Sousa R, Vitule JRS. A systematic review of invasive non-native freshwater bivalves. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024. [PMID: 38973333 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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The introduction of invasive species has become an increasing environmental problem in freshwater ecosystems due to the high economic and ecological impacts it has generated. This systematic review covers publications from 2010 to 2020, focusing on non-native invasive freshwater bivalves, a particularly relevant and widespread introduced taxonomic group in fresh waters. We collected information on the most studied species, the main objectives of the studies, their geographical location, study duration, and type of research. Furthermore, we focused on assessing the levels of ecological evidence presented, the type of interactions of non-native bivalves with other organisms and the classification of their impacts. A total of 397 publications were retrieved. The studies addressed a total of 17 species of non-native freshwater bivalves; however, most publications focused on the species Corbicula fluminea and Dreissena polymorpha, which are recognised for their widespread distribution and extensive negative impacts. Many other non-native invasive bivalve species have been poorly studied. A high geographical bias was also present, with a considerable lack of studies in developing countries. The most frequent studies had shorter temporal periods, smaller spatial extents, and more observational data, were field-based, and usually evaluated possible ecological impacts at the individual and population levels. There were 94 publications documenting discernible impacts according to the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). However, 41 of these publications did not provide sufficient data to determine an impact. The most common effects of invasive bivalves on ecosystems were structural alterations, and chemical and physical changes, which are anticipated due to their role as ecosystem engineers. Despite a considerable number of studies in the field and advances in our understanding of some species over the past decade, long-term data and large-scale studies are still needed to understand better the impacts, particularly at the community and ecosystem levels and in less-studied geographic regions. The widespread distribution of several non-native freshwater bivalves, their ongoing introductions, and high ecological and economic impacts demand continued research. Systematic reviews such as this are essential for identifying knowledge gaps and guiding future research to enable a more complete understanding of the ecological implications of invasive bivalves, and the development of effective management strategies.
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- Juliani Giselli Prestes
- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technology Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technology Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technology Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
- Laboratory of Adaptive Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technology Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Department of Animal and Plant Biology, State University of Londrina, Londrina, 86057-970, Brazil
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technology Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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Brewer MA, Grossman EL, Randklev CR. Clumped isotopes reveal relationship between mussel growth and river discharge. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7653. [PMID: 38561458 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58246-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Freshwater mussels preserve valuable information about hydrology, climate, and population dynamics, but developing seasonal chronologies can be problematic. Using clumped isotope thermometry, we produced high-resolution reconstructions of modern and historic (~ 1900) temperatures and δ18Owater from mussel shells collected from an impounded river, the Brazos in Texas, before and after damming. We also performed high-resolution growth band analyses to investigate relationships between mussel growth rate, rainfall, and seasonal temperature. Reconstructed δ18Owater and temperature vary little between the modern (3R5) and historic shell (H3R). However, a positive relationship between reconstructed δ18Owater and growth rate in H3R indicates that aside from diminished growth in winter, precipitation and flow rate are the strongest controls on mussel growth in both modern and pre-dam times. Overall, our results demonstrate (1) the impact, both positive and negative, of environmental factors such as flow alteration and temperature on mussel growth and (2) the potential for clumped isotopes in freshwater mussels as a paleohydrology and paleoclimate proxies in terrestrial environments.
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- Melanie A Brewer
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
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Raudonytė-Svirbutavičienė E, Jokšas K, Stakėnienė R, Rybakovas A, Nalivaikienė R, Višinskienė G, Arbačiauskas K. Pollution patterns and their effects on biota within lotic and lentic freshwater ecosystems: How well contamination and response indicators correspond? ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 335:122294. [PMID: 37544404 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122294] [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: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Aquatic environments are often severely polluted with chemical substances of anthropogenic origin, which can pose a potential threat to aquatic organisms and human health. In this study, patterns and sources of heavy metals (HMs, 6 metals) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, 16 hydrocarbons), contamination indicators, environmental genotoxicity measures and metrics of ecological status in lotic and lentic ecosystems were collated for the first time. Chemical analysis has confirmed previously reported long-term contamination at certain study sites. The sediments of Lake Talkša, located in a city and characterized by exclusive anthropogenic pressure, exhibited the highest levels of contamination by both HMs and PAHs. Through positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis, vehicle and industrial emissions were identified as the primary sources of HMs and PAHs. Our results revealed that frequencies of genotoxic aberrations were higher in river sites compared to lakes, with the highest genotoxic risk observed in the Nemunas River below industrial cities Alytus and Kaunas. Surprisingly, even the severely contaminated Lake Talkša showed only a "moderate" grade of genotoxic risk, highlighting the potential for adaptation of biota to long-term contamination especially in lentic ecosystems. The ecological quality status assessed by macroinvertebrate metrics, which may be sensitive to observed high biological contamination, appeared to be unrelated to contamination patterns. Consequently, to obtain the robust information on anthropogenic contamination and its effects, a combination of various assessment methods and metrics should be employed.
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania; Vilnius University, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Naugarduko St. 24, LT-03225, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania; Vilnius University, Life Sciences Center, 7 Saulėtekio Ave, LT- 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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André C, Duy SV, Sauvé S, Gagné F. Comparative toxicity of urban wastewater and rainfall overflow in caged freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1233659. [PMID: 37637140 PMCID: PMC10449329 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1233659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Municipal effluents are well-recognized as disrupting sexual differentiation and reproduction in mussels. However, the contribution to this problem made by rainfall combined with sewer overflow (increased by rain due to climate change) is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to compare the neuroendocrine effects of municipal discharge and rainfall overflow on caged endemic mussel Elliptio complanata. To this end, mussels were experimentally caged and placed for 3 months at a municipal effluent dispersion plume site and at overflow sites. Data revealed that downstream surface water contained some pharmaceuticals (caffeine and carbamazepine) and accumulated significant levels of heterotrophic bacteria, but these effects were not observed at the overflow sites. The principal effects observed at the downstream site were increased soft tissue mass (and gonad index), inflammation, and Vtg proteins in male mussels as determined by a novel immunostaining methodology. The rainfall overflow sites had no effects on these markers, but were specifically associated with reduced Vtg proteins in females, dopamine (Dop), gonad lipids, and DNA strand breaks, with increased metallothioneins. In conclusion, the observed feminizing effects of municipal effluent were not additionally observed in mussels caged at rainfall overflow sites, although the latter exhibited a different pattern of toxicity.
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- C. André
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Montreal University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Montreal University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Hossain MA, Chowdhury T, Chowdhury G, Schneider P, Hussain M, Das B, Iqbal MM. Impact of Pb Toxicity on the Freshwater Pearl Mussel, Lamellidens marginalis: Growth Metrics, Hemocyto-Immunology, and Histological Alterations in Gill, Kidney, and Muscle Tissue. TOXICS 2023; 11:475. [PMID: 37368575 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11060475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Pb is one of the most extensively used harmful heavy metals in Bangladesh, and its occurrence in waters affects aquatic organisms significantly. The tropical pearl mussel, Lamellidens marginalis, was exposed to different concentrations (T1 21.93 mgL-1, T2 43.86 mgL-1, and T3 87.72 mgL-1) of Pb(NO3)2 and was evaluated against a control C 0 mgL-1 of Pb(NO3)2, followed by a 96 h acute toxicity test. The LC50 value was recorded as 219.32 mgL-1. The physicochemical parameters were documented regularly for each treatment unit. The values of % SGR, shell weight, soft tissue wet weight, and weight gain remained statistically higher for the control group in comparison with the treatment. No mortality was noted for control units, while a gradually decreased survival rate was recorded for the different treatment groups. Fulton's condition factor was recorded as highest in the control and lowest in the T3 unit, while the condition indices did not vary between the control and treatment groups. The hemocyte was accounted as maximum in the control and T1, while minimum in T2 and T3. The serum lysosomal parameters also followed a similar pattern, and a significantly low level of lysosomal membrane stability, and serum lysosome activity was noted for T3 and T2 units in comparison to the control group. The histology of the gill, kidney, and muscle was well structured in the control group, while distinct pathologies were observed in the gill, kidney, and muscle tissue of different treatment groups. The quantitative comparison revealed that the intensity of pathological alteration increased as the dosage of Pb increased. The current study, therefore, indicated that intrusion of Pb(NO3)2 in the living medium significantly alters growth performance and hemocyte counts, and chronic toxicity induces histomorphological abnormalities in vital organs.
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- Mohammad Amzad Hossain
- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department for Water, Environment, Civil Engineering and Safety, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Breitscheidstraße 2, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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Gilroy ÈAM, Kleinert C, Lacaze É, Campbell SD, Verbaan S, André C, Chan K, Gillis PL, Klinck JS, Gagné F, Fournier M, de Solla SR. In vitro assessment of the genotoxicity and immunotoxicity of treated and untreated municipal effluents and receiving waters in freshwater organisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:64094-64110. [PMID: 37061635 PMCID: PMC10172253 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26845-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Municipal wastewater effluent is one of the largest sources of pollution entering surface waters in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Exposure to wastewater effluent has been associated with impaired immune systems and induction of genotoxicity to aquatic animals. Due to habitat degradation and environmental pollution linked to industrial development and population growth, several regions of the Great Lakes have been designated Areas of Concern (AOCs). In this study, we assessed the effect of extracts of sewage influent, (treated) effluent and receiving surface waters from the Hamilton Harbour AOC and the Toronto and Region AOC (Ontario, Canada) on the phagocytic immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) kidney leukocytes and the genotoxicity (DNA strand breaks) of these extracts on freshwater mussel (Eurynia dilatata) hemocytes. We identified and quantified numerous chemicals present in the various samples extracted for exposure. In freshwater mussels, extracts from Hamilton Harbour AOC induced DNA damage with the most frequency (12 out of 28 samples) regardless of sample type, reflecting past and present industrial activities. In contrast, extracts from Toronto and Region AOC induced DNA damage infrequently (2 out of 32 (summer) and 5 out of 32 (fall) samples, respectively) and from different WWTPs at different times. None of the extracts induced any significant effect on phagocytosis of rainbow trout kidney leukocytes. The present study indicates that despite overall improvements to effluent quality, treatment of influent by WWTPs may not result in a corresponding improvement of the genotoxicity of effluents. In vitro bioassays are useful and cost-effective rapid-screening tools for preliminary assessments of contamination of aquatic ecosystems.
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- Ève A M Gilroy
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada.
- Green House Science, Burlington, ON, Canada.
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
- Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Green House Science, Burlington, ON, Canada
- Redeemer University, Ancaster, ON, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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Chelyadina NS, Popov MA, Pospelova NV, Smyrnova LL. Effects of heavy metals on sex inversion of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam., 1819 in coastal zone of the Black Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 185:114323. [PMID: 36347192 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114323] [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: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sex inversion in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis under the influence of heavy metals as one of the reasons for the shift in the sex ratio in the mussel population on the Black Sea coastal zone of Crimea were considered in the work. The present study is the first to directly show that heavy metals can cause females of the mussel M. galloprovincialis to change into males during post-spawning development of gonads. The degree of impact of heavy metals on the sex change in mussel females was different and decreased in the following sequence: Cu2+ → Cd2+ → Hg2+ → Pb2+ → Zn2+. Copper ions had the greatest effect, which caused a sex inversion in 54 % of females. The heavy metals Hg2+ and Pb2+ were also quite toxic causing mortality in 13 % and 10 % of individuals, respectively. It is possible to use M. galloprovincialis as a model organism in the study of mechanism of environmental sex reversal in bivalves.
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- N S Chelyadina
- A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Nakhimov ave. 2, 299011 Sevastopol, Russian Federation
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- A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Nakhimov ave. 2, 299011 Sevastopol, Russian Federation
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- A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Nakhimov ave. 2, 299011 Sevastopol, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Natural and Technical Systems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Lenin str. 28, 299011 Sevastopol, Russian Federation
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Wood JM, Donovan M, Grant SM. Assessing the size at maturity, spawning, and condition of the truncate soft-shell clam ( Mya truncata) of southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13231. [PMID: 35722266 PMCID: PMC9202540 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The truncate soft-shell clam Mya truncata is an important source of country food for Inuit communities across the territory of Nunavut, Canada. M. truncata also plays an important role in marine ecosystems, yet there is little understanding of their life history and condition in Canadian Arctic waters. To provide a foundation on which aspects of the life history and condition of M. truncata of Baffin Island can be monitored in the future with a changing climate and fishery development, this study estimated size at maturity and provides insights into the spawning cycle and weight-length condition indices of clams from inner Frobisher Bay and the north shore of the Hudson Strait. Male and female M. truncata exhibited similar lengths at 50% attainment of sexual maturity, 31 mm and 32 mm shell length (SL), respectively. Most (77%) of the sexually mature M. truncata collected from inner Frobisher Bay in late August and 35% of clams collected from the Hudson Strait in early September were in the ripe stage of gonadal development. These results lead us to suggest a spring spawning season and that M. truncata invest in gonadal development for the next year's spawning during the late summer-early autumn ice-free season while phytoplankton concentrations are high. Dry bodyweight-SL relationships were used to show that M. truncata condition can differ significantly over small and large spatial scales based on plotted 95% confidence intervals.
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- Jessica M. Wood
- Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Spatio-Temporal Variation of Elemental Contamination and Health of Mya arenaria Clam in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12031106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The impacts of pollution and long-term effects of local clam populations are misunderstood in estuaries. The purpose of this study was to follow inorganic contamination in tissues, changes of physiological health indicators, such as condition factor (CF), growth index (GI), resistance in air emersion and dehydration rate, for 5 years in Mya arenaria clams. The sampling scheme comprised one reference site, two sites impacted by human activity (thereafter polluted) and one site recognized as a Saint-Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga whale feeding area without known pollution source (Baie Sainte-Marguerite (BSM)). This study revealed that the elemental contamination profiles in clams were increased but differed between the polluted and BSM compared to the reference site. At polluted sites, clams were contaminated by Ag (2.4-fold of reference site), Mn (2.5-fold) and V (6.3-fold). With respect to BSM, clams were mainly contaminated by Ce (2.5-fold), Co (2-fold), Ga (2-fold), La (2.8-fold), Hg (2.5-fold), Ni (2.2-fold), Sm (2-fold) and V (20-fold). This contamination profile suggests sources of pollution from particulate combustion products of gasoline/diesel, crude oil and urban inputs of pollution. The CF, GI and air survival time were all reduced in clams at the polluted sites, while only the CF and dehydration rates were decreased and increased, respectively, at BSM. Long-term analysis revealed that CF and GI tended to decrease over time with episodes of strong amplitude changes and became more resilient to air survival time. In conclusion, the long-term contamination of clams towards metals and elements could compromise the health status of local clam populations. The increased contamination of clams at BSM could represent a risk to the endangered SLE beluga whale population.
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Marshall MM, McCluney KE. Mixtures of co-occurring chemicals in freshwater systems across the continental US. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 268:115793. [PMID: 33069045 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115793] [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: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Trace chemicals are common in marine and freshwater ecosystems globally. It is recognized that in the environment, individual chemicals are rarely found in isolation. Insufficient work has examined which chemicals co-occur and which methods best identify these mixtures. Using an existing data set, we found evidence that simple correlation analysis is better at identifying mixtures of commonly co-occurring trace chemicals than more commonly used PCA methods. Moreover, simple correlation analysis, unlike PCA, can be used in cases with unbalanced designs and with data points below reportable limits. Application of this approach allowed identification of 10 groups of chemicals commonly found together in freshwaters of the continental US, representing common "chemical syndromes." Better identification of co-occurring chemical combinations could aid in our understanding of biological and ecological effects of aquatic contaminants. This research provides evidence of correlation analyses as a more effective method for identifying commonly co-occurring aquatic contaminants. We also examined the patterns of these mixtures with a dataset consisting of concentrations of 406 trace chemicals from 38 sample locations across the continental US.
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- Melanie M Marshall
- Wright State University - Lake Campus, Celina, OH, 45822, United States; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43402, United States.
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- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43402, United States
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Aguirre-Martínez GV, Martín-Díaz ML. A multibiomarker approach to assess toxic effects of wastewater treatment plant effluents and activated defence mechanisms in marine (Ruditapes philippinarum) and fresh water (Corbicula fluminea) bivalve species. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:941-958. [PMID: 32350641 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02216-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Since it has been demonstrated that urban effluents can have adverse effects on aquatic organisms, a multibiomarker study was used to evaluate the effects of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents discharged into the marine and freshwater environments on clams in Cádiz, Spain. One bioassay was performed in the Bay of Cádiz, exposing Ruditapes philippinarum (marine) to a reference site as well as two sites close to WWTP discharges for 14 days. A second bioassay was performed in the Guadalete River, exposing Corbicula fluminea (fresh water) to three sites for 21 days. The biomarkers analysed included defence mechanisms and various toxic effects. Results indicated that WWTP effluents activated defence mechanisms and induced toxic effects in clams exposed to both environments, thus indicating bioavailability of contaminants present in water. Elevated enzymatic activity was found in clams deployed in La Puntilla and El Trocadero compared to control clams and those exposed to the reference site, and 96% of clams deployed at G2 in the Guadalete River died before day 7. Clams exposed to G1 and G3 indicated significant differences in all biomarkers analysed with respect to control clams (p < 0.05). Both species were sensitive to contaminants present in studied sites. This is the first time that these species were used in cages to assess the environmental risk of wastewater effluent discharges in freshwater and marine column environments. The multibiomarker approach provided important ecotoxicological information and is useful for the assessment of the bioavailability and effect of contaminants from WWTP effluents on marine and fresh water invertebrates.
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- G V Aguirre-Martínez
- Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Cadiz University, Campus Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n. P. Real, Cádiz, Spain.
- Faculty of Health Science, Arturo Prat University, Casilla 121, 1110939, Iquique, Chile.
- Andalusian Center of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Cadiz University, Campus Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n. P. Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Andalusian Center of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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Dumas T, Bonnefille B, Gomez E, Boccard J, Castro NA, Fenet H, Courant F. Metabolomics approach reveals disruption of metabolic pathways in the marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to a WWTP effluent extract. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 712:136551. [PMID: 31945539 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) discharge a highly diverse range of organic contaminants in aquatic environments, including marine waters. The health of marine ecosystems could be threatened by contaminants release. Environmental metabolomics can be helpful to assess the effects of multi-contamination on marine organisms without any a priori information since it is able to provide meaningful information on the biochemical response of organisms to a stress. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential of metabolomics to highlight key metabolites disrupted by a WWTP effluent extract exposure and then elucidate the biological effects of such exposure on Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Exposed male mussels showed numerous metabolites altered in response to WWTP effluent exposure. The highlighted metabolites belong mainly to amino acids metabolism (e.g. tyrosine, phenylalanine, leucine, proline, etc.), neurohormones (dopamine and a serotonin metabolite), purine and pyrimidine metabolism (e.g. adenosine, adenine, guanine, uracil etc.), citric acid cycle intermediates (e.g. malate, fumarate), and a component involved in oxidative stress defense (oxidized glutathione). Modulation of these metabolites could reflect the alteration of several biological processes such as energy metabolism, DNA and RNA synthesis, immune system, osmoregulation, byssus formation and reproduction, which may lead to a negative impact of organism fitness. Our study provided further insight into the effects of WWTP effluents on marine organisms.
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- Thibaut Dumas
- Hydrosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Hydrosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Hydrosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Hydrosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France; Escuela de Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, 159-7050, Costa Rica
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- Hydrosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Hydrosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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- Wendell R. Haag
- U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, 3761 Georgetown Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 USA
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Ciparis S, Rhyne G, Stephenson T. Exposure to Elevated Concentrations of Major Ions Decreases Condition Index of Freshwater Mussels: Comparison of Metrics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.31931/fmbc.v22i2.2019.98-108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Serena Ciparis
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, Gloucester, VA 23061 USA
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- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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- Diane L. Waller
- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI 54603 USA
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- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695-7617 USA
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Suzuki J, Nakano D, Imamura M, Yamamoto R, Fujita M. Assessing a polluted river environment by oxidative stress biomarker responses in caddisfly larvae. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 696:134005. [PMID: 31465918 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134005] [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: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The effluents of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) contain various anthropogenic pollutants that produce negative effects in river ecosystems. Although the oxidative stress responses in aquatic organisms are useful tools for assessing such effects, the responses of aquatic insects to WWTP effluents are poorly understood. This work investigated the responses of antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, catalase, and oxy-radical absorbance capacity), oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation), and energy reserves in caddisfly (Stenopsyche marmorata) larvae caused by the WWTP effluent in two parts of the Chikumagawa River during different seasons. It was found that effluent strongly influenced the antioxidants and oxidative damage and depleted the energy reserves. Hence, both the oxidative stress biomarkers and energy reserves in aquatic insects can be used for assessing the impacts of wastewater effluents. Lipid peroxidation proceeded more intensely at some reference sites than at the effluent-impacted sites, indicating that the use of a single biomarker could lead to a misunderstanding of the effect of pollutant mixtures in field studies. To mitigate this issue, a new reference-impacted approach based on the integrated biomarker response (IBRRI) method has been developed to assess anthropogenic impacts while considering spatiotemporal fluctuations due to the natural variations in a river system. This approach produced larger IBRRI values at higher concentrations of anthropogenic pollutants, which correlated with higher ammonium and nitrate concentrations. Therefore, IBRRI is a potentially useful tool for assessing the impact of WWTP effluents under variable spatiotemporal conditions.
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- Jumpei Suzuki
- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko 1646, Abiko, Chiba 270-1194, Japan.
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- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko 1646, Abiko, Chiba 270-1194, Japan
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- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko 1646, Abiko, Chiba 270-1194, Japan
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- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko 1646, Abiko, Chiba 270-1194, Japan
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Ibaraki University, Nakanarusawa 4-12-1, Hitachi, Ibaraki 316-8511, Japan
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Reyna PB, Ballesteros ML, Albá ML, Bertrand L, González M, Miglioranza KSB, Tatián M, Hued AC. A multilevel response approach reveals the Asian clam Corbicula largillierti as a mirror of aquatic pollution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 692:175-187. [PMID: 31344570 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The endobenthic bivalves are widely used as a bioindicators since they inhabit the sediment-water interface and are able to accumulate a different kind of contaminants. In the present work, we evaluated wild Corbicula largillierti (Phillippi, 1844) as a bioindicator of water quality in the central region of Argentina. The responses at different levels of the biological organization were used. We measured organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels in water and clams tissues. The biomarkers selected were enzymatic activities (Glutathione S-Transferase, Catalase, Acetyl-, Butyryl-cholinesterase, and Carboxylesterase) morphometry of the digestive gland, condition index and morphology of valves. In order to integrate all the responses a multivariate analysis and integrated stress index were applied. Our results showed the presence of contaminants along the studied river and the ability of C. largillierti to bioaccumulate them. All the biomarkers selected varied according to the water quality gradient, although there was no specific correlation with OCPs and PCBs levels. At the most polluted sites, the detoxification and oxidative stress enzymes, the morphometric analysis of the digestive gland and the variation in the morphology of the valves indicated the water quality degradation. The multivariate analyses allowed to discriminate the sites according to the different biomarker responses. The IBR index also showed a variation pattern according to the environmental quality gradient along the basin. According to the responses shown by C. largillierti we suggest this species as an useful bioindicator of aquatic pollution.
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- P B Reyna
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica e Inmunología, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), FCEyN, UNMdP-CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), FCEyN, UNMdP-CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina.
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Gillis PL, McInnis R, Salerno J, de Solla SR, Servos MR, Leonard EM. Municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent-induced effects on freshwater mussel populations and the role of mussel refugia in recolonizing an extirpated reach. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 225:460-468. [PMID: 28318787 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Global human population and urbanization continually increase the volume of wastewater entering aquatic environments. Despite efforts to treat these effluents, they contribute a diverse suite of substances that enter watersheds at concentrations that have the potential to elicit adverse effects on aquatic organisms. The relationship between wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent exposure and biological responses within aquatic ecosystems remains poorly understood, especially at the population level. To examine the effect of WWTP effluents on sentinel invertebrates, freshwater mussels were assessed in the Grand River, Ontario, in populations associated with the outfall of a major WWTP. This watershed, within the Laurentian Great Lakes basin, has a diverse community of twenty-five species of mussels, including nine Species at Risk, and is representative of many habitats that receive WWTP effluents regionally as well as globally. Surveys were conducted to assess the presence and species richness of freshwater mussels. In total, 55 sites downstream of the WWTP were examined using timed visual searches with one or 2 h of effort spent searching 100 m segments. Although seven species of mussels were found in moderate abundance (mean of 8 mussels per hour of searching across 2 sites) upstream of the WWTP outfall, no live mussels were observed for 7.0 km downstream of the WWTP. Long-term water quality monitoring data indicate that ammonia and nitrite concentrations along with large seasonal declines in diel dissolved oxygen were associated with the extirpation of mussels downstream of the WWTP. The first live mussels found downstream were below the confluence with a major tributary indicating that in addition to an improvement in water quality to a state that enables mussels (and/or their fish hosts) to survive, a nearby mussel refuge may have facilitated the recolonization of the depauperate WWTP-impacted zone.
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- Patricia L Gillis
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada.
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Maranho LA, André C, DelValls TA, Gagné F, Martín-Díaz ML. In situ evaluation of wastewater discharges and the bioavailability of contaminants to marine biota. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 538:876-887. [PMID: 26356994 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Marine sediment quality of wastewater discharges areas was determined by using in situ caged clams Ruditapes philippinarum taking into account the seasonality. Clams were caged in sediment directly affected by wastewater discharges at four sites (P1, P2, P3, P4) at the Bay of Cádiz (SW, Spain), and one reference site (P6). Exposure to contaminated sediments was confirmed by measurement of metals and As, PAH, pharmaceutical products and surfactants (SAS) in bottom sediments. Biological effects were determined by following biomarkers of exposure (activities of 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase - EROD, dibenzylfluorescein dealkylase - DBF, glutathione S-transferase - GST, glutathione peroxidase - GPX, glutathione reductase - GR and acetylcholinesterase - AChE), effects (lysosomal membrane stability - LMS, DNA damage and lipid peroxidation - LPO), energy status (total lipids - TLP and mitochondrial electron transport - MET), and involved in the mode of action of pharmaceutical products (monoamine oxidase activity - MAO, alkali-labile phosphates - ALP levels and cyclooxygenase activity - COX). In winter, urban effluents were detoxified by phase I biotransformation (CYP3A-like activity), phase II (GST), and the activation of antioxidant defence enzymes (GR). Urban effluents lead to the detoxification metabolism (CYP1A-like), oxidative effects (LPO and DNA damage), neurotoxicity (AChE) and neuroendocrine disruption (COX and ALP levels) involved in inflammation (P1 and P2) and changes in reproduction as spawning delay (P3 and P4) in clams exposed in summer. Adverse effects on biota exposed to sediment directly affected by wastewater discharges depend on the chemical contamination level and also on the reproductive cycle according to seasonality.
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- L A Maranho
- Andalusian Centre of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), University of Cádiz, Polygon Río San Pedro, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain; Physical Chemical Department, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, Polygon Río San Pedro, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Emerging Methods, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment Canada, 105 McGill Street, 7th floor, H2Y 2E7 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Physical Chemical Department, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, Polygon Río San Pedro, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Emerging Methods, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment Canada, 105 McGill Street, 7th floor, H2Y 2E7 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Andalusian Centre of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), University of Cádiz, Polygon Río San Pedro, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain; Physical Chemical Department, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, Polygon Río San Pedro, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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