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Maggioni F, Stenger PL, Letourneur Y, Jourand P, Majorel C. Metallic trace elements in marine sponges living in a semi-enclosed tropical lagoon. Biometals 2024; 37:157-169. [PMID: 37725248 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-023-00536-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The ability of marine filter feeders to accumulate metals could help monitor the health of the marine environment. This study examined the concentration of metallic trace elements (MTE) in two marine sponges, Rhabdastrella globostellata and Hyrtios erectus, from three sampling zones of the semi-enclosed Bouraké Lagoon (New Caledonia, South West Pacific). MTE in sponge tissues, seawater, and surrounding sediments was measured using inductively coupled plasma with optical emission spectroscopy. The variability in sponge MTE concentrations between species and sampling zones was visually discriminated using a principal component analysis (PCA). Sponges showed Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, and Zn concentrations 2 to 10 times higher than in the surrounding sediments and seawater. Hyrtios erectus accumulated 3 to 20 times more MTE than R. globostellata, except for Zn. Average bioconcentration factors in sponge tissues were (in decreasing order) Zn > Ni > Mn > Fe > Cr relate to sediments and Fe > Ni > Mn > Cr > Zn relate to seawater. The PCA confirmed higher MTE concentrations in H. erectus compared to R. globostellata. Our results confirm that marine sponges can accumulate MTE to some extent and could be used as a tool for assessing metals contamination in lagoon ecosystems, particularly in New Caledonia, where 40% of the lagoon is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- Federica Maggioni
- University of New Caledonia, UMR ENTROPIE, Ave James Cook, 98800, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
- IRD, UMR ENTROPIE, 101 Promenade Roger Laroque, 98848, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
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- IAC, Institut Agronomique Néo-Calédonien (IAC), Équipe Sol & Végétation (SolVeg), 101 Promenade Roger Laroque, 98848, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
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- University of New Caledonia, UMR ENTROPIE, Ave James Cook, 98800, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
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- IRD, UMR ENTROPIE, Université de La Réunion, 15, Avenue René Cassin - CS 92003, 97744, Saint Denis Cédex 9, La Réunion, France
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- IRD, UMR ENTROPIE, 101 Promenade Roger Laroque, 98848, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France.
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Kumar-Roiné S, Guillemot N, Labrosse P, N'Guyen JM, Fernandez JM. Trace element accumulation in the muscles of reef fish collected from southern new Caledonian lagoon: Risk assessment for consumers and grouper Plectropomus leopardus as a possible bioindicator of mining contamination. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 185:114210. [PMID: 36302308 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114210] [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: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Flesh of 141 fish specimens collected along the southern coast of New Caledonia, close to the mining industry Prony Resources New Caledonia, were analyzed for 10 elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni and Zn). The leopard coral grouper Plectopomus leopardus revealed significant spatial variations for Cr, Fe, Mn and Zn and size-dependent accumulation of Hg. Sanitary risk assessment suggests that Hg and Me-Hg could potentially be a concern for heavy fish consumers. A previous study in New Caledonia had demonstrated the capacity of P. leopardus to differentially accumulate Ag, Cd, Cu, Hg and Zn and as such its potential as bioindicator specie to monitor contamination status in urban areas (Metian et al., 2013). Our results demonstrate that this specie can also to be used as a bioindicator to monitor the contamination status of Cr, Fe and Mn in New Caledonian lagoon in relation to mining activities.
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Gillmore ML, Gissi F, Golding LA, Stauber JL, Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Severati A, Humphrey CA, Jolley DF. Effects of dissolved nickel and nickel-contaminated suspended sediment on the scleractinian coral, Acropora muricata. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 152:110886. [PMID: 32479277 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Intensification of lateritic nickel mining in Southeast Asia and Melanesia potentially threatens coastal ecosystems from increased exposure to nickel and suspended sediment. This study investigated the response of Acropora muricata when exposed to either dissolved nickel, clean suspended sediment or nickel-contaminated suspended sediment for 7 days, followed by a 7-d recovery period. Significant bleaching and accumulation of nickel in coral tissue was observed only after exposure to high dissolved nickel concentrations and nickel-spiked suspended sediment. No effect on A. muricata was observed from exposure to a particulate-bound nickel concentration of 60 mg/kg acid-extractable nickel at a suspended sediment concentration of 30 mg/L TSS. This study demonstrates that bioavailability of nickel associated with suspended sediment exposure plays a key role in influencing nickel toxicity to corals. These findings assist in assessments of risk posed by increasing nickel mining activities on tropical marine ecosystems.
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- Megan L Gillmore
- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; CSIRO Land and Water, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia.
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- Marine Ecology Research Centre, School of Environment Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- National Sea Simulator, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia
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- National Sea Simulator, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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Merrot P, Juillot F, Noël V, Lefebvre P, Brest J, Menguy N, Guigner JM, Blondeau M, Viollier E, Fernandez JM, Moreton B, Bargar JR, Morin G. Nickel and iron partitioning between clay minerals, Fe-oxides and Fe-sulfides in lagoon sediments from New Caledonia. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 689:1212-1227. [PMID: 31466160 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the tropics, continental weathering and erosion are major sources of trace metals towards estuaries and lagoons, where early diagenesis of sediments may influence their mobility and bioavailability. Determining trace metals speciation in tropical sedimentary settings is thus needed to assess their long-term fate and potential threat to fragile coastal ecosystems. In this study, we determined Fe, Ni and S speciation across a shore-to-reef gradient in sediments from the New Caledonia lagoon that receive mixed contribution from lateritic (iron-oxyhydroxides and clay minerals), volcano-sedimentary (silicates) and marine (carbonate) sources. Sulfur K-edge XANES data indicated a major contribution of pyrite (FeS2) to S speciation close to the shore. However, this contribution was found to dramatically decrease across the shore-to-reef gradient, S mainly occurring as sulfate close to the coral reef. In contrast, Fe and Ni K-edge XANES and EXAFS data indicated a minor contribution of pyrite to Fe and Ni speciation, and this contribution could be evidenced only close to the shore. The major fractions of Fe and Ni across the shore-to-reef gradient were found to occur as Ni- and Fe-bearing clay minerals consisting of smectite (~nontronite), glauconite and two types of serpentines (chrysotile and greenalite/berthierine). Among these clay minerals, greenalite/berthierine, glauconite and possibly smectite, were considered as authigenic. The low contribution of pyrite to trace metals speciation compared to clay minerals is interpreted as a result of (1) a reduced formation rate due to the low amounts of organic carbon compared to the Fe pool and (2) repeated re-oxidation events upon re-suspension of the sediments top layers due to the specific context of shallow lagoon waters. This study thus suggests that green clay authigenesis could represent a key process in the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals that are delivered to lagoon ecosystems upon continental erosion and weathering.
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- Pauline Merrot
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France; Institut de Recherche pour le développement (IRD), UMR 206/UMR 7590 IMPMC, 98848 Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 69, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), Sorbonne Paris Cité, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Analytical Environmental Laboratory (AEL), 98800 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 69, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR 7590 CNRS-SU-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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