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Janakiraman A, Sudhakar MP, Ratnam K, Santhanakumar J, Jha DK, Dharani G. An impact of tropical cyclone on meiobenthic fauna of Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India: A case study of cyclone Mandous. Sci Total Environ 2024; 918:170657. [PMID: 38320703 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The meiofaunal diversity is used as an indicator to assess the complex and diverse impacts on the coastal environment during the natural calamities. The present study evaluates the effects of Mandous cyclone on ecologically two different stations, Pattinampakkam beach and Adyar estuary, which are located on Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India. The impact of the Mandous cyclone on physico-chemical parameters and meiobenthic faunal composition was investigated during, prior to, and after the cyclone. Thirty-nine species of meiofauna belonging to 15 taxa were recorded in both the stations. Nematoda, Oligochaeta and Harpacticoida taxa occurred with higher diversity and abundance than other meiofaunal taxa. Among these taxa, Polygastrophora sp. of Nematoda, Grania pusilla of Oligochaeta, and Arenosetella indica of Harpacticoida were the predominant species recorded during the study period. There was a prominent decline in the population density of meiofauna due to the Mandous cyclone, and thereafter, it took three weeks for recolonization and restoration to normalcy. Statistically, significant impact of the Mandous cyclone on the diversity, density, and evenness of the meiofaunal community with abiotic factors were observed through the Ecological indices and Canonical Correspondence Analysis. The Mandous cyclone assessment with special emphasis on meiofaunal communities allowed to fill the gap with knowledge regarding the diversity, abundance, composition, and distribution of meiofauna between pre- and post-Mandous cyclone, which helped in understanding the physico-chemical changes and response of meiofauna in a sandy beach and estuary.
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- A Janakiraman
- Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India), Chennai 600100, India.
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- Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India), Chennai 600100, India
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- Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India), Chennai 600100, India
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- Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India), Chennai 600100, India
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- Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India), Chennai 600100, India
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- Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India), Chennai 600100, India.
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Gunawan AP, Utama DN. Decision support model to assess pesticide safeness toward environment. Environ Anal Health Toxicol 2024; 39:e2024003-0. [PMID: 38631395 PMCID: PMC11079404 DOI: 10.5620/eaht.2024003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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For farmers around the world to protect crops from disturbing pests, it is common to use pesticides to ward off the growth of pests or even eliminate them. Even though pesticides are seen as a good thing for protecting crops, there is one thing that mustn't be forgotten the origin of the pesticide itself is a toxin compound that is dangerous if used irresponsibly. The main concern of this study is excessive use of pesticides may cause serious consequences to the ecosystem and environment through the accumulation of pesticide residue by irresponsible farmers. To minimize the effects of pesticide residues, the selection of the type of pesticide needs to be considered which type may not be harmful to the environment's health even though accumulation happens. Therefore, in this study, a fuzzy-based computational model assessor was built to measure the safety level of pesticides toward the environment. The fuzzy model was created with consideration of several parameters related to pesticide behaviors, its effects on beneficial organisms, and its persistence in the environment. The method used for this study includes literature reviewing, fuzzification, statistical approach, expert knowledge sharing, and quantitative analysis. The model created in this study can assist in a more accurate and realistic method of selecting better pesticide options that will be used by farmers. To ensure the validity of the model, verifying and validating the formula and pesticide result assessment were done with related literature articles. In this study, from 10 types of pesticides used as a sample, dodine, and iprodione pesticides are the best option for protecting crops with a safety level of 7.36, and abamectin, dimethoate, chorpyrifos, and methidathion are not safe options for farming use because of its potential of harming the environment.
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- Ariel Peaceo Gunawan
- Computer Science Department, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta Barat, Indonesia
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Saad D, Alamin H. The first evidence of microplastic presence in the River Nile in Khartoum, Sudan: Using Nile Tilapia fish as a bio-indicator. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23393. [PMID: 38163211 PMCID: PMC10755307 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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The extent of microplastics in African freshwater systems remains less investigated. In Sudan, there is no single study reporting microplastics in water bodies. This scoping study aimed to investigate the presence and characteristics of microplastics (MPs) in Nile Tilapia fish from the River Nile in Khartoum, Sudan. The digestive tracts of the fish were digested using 10% potassium hydroxide, and microplastic particles were extracted by density separation using sodium iodide. 567 particles of different sizes (0.04-4.94 mm), shapes (fibers, fragments, films, foams, and pellets), and colours (mostly green, black, blue, and grey) were identified as microplastics. The average abundance of microplastics was 72.02 ± 62.06 particles/kg, and the average intensity was 18.90 ± 9.17 MPs/fish. Small-sized (<1 mm), fibrous-shaped, and coloured microplastics were most abundant in all samples, representing 56%, 85%, and 84%, respectively. Surface examination by SEM showed signs of fragmentation such as cracks, pits, and pores. Two polymer types (high-density polyethylene and polypropylene) were identified by Raman spectroscopy. The predominance of fibers and fragments (94.5%) over pellets (0.35%) and the apparent signs of fragmentation may indicate that MPs are mostly secondary MPs. Wastewater effluent, domestic discharge, and recreational activities are the potential sources. This scoping investigation provided the first data on microplastic presence in the River Nile in Khartoum, and it could be used to guide future studies to fill research gaps in the region.
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- Dalia Saad
- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Poyntz-Wright IP, Harrison XA, Johnson A, Zappala S, Tyler CR. Pesticide pollution associations with riverine invertebrate communities in England. Sci Total Environ 2023; 903:166519. [PMID: 37640080 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Globally freshwater biodiversity has experienced major decline and chemical pollutants are believed to have played a significant role in this decline, but this has not been well quantified for most riverine invertebrate populations. Here we applied a biogeographically independent trait-based bioindicator, SPEARpesticides across sites across five regions (Northern, Midlands and Western, Anglian, Southeast, and Southwest) in England to investigate for associations specifically between pesticide use/pollution and riverine invertebrate communities over a 55-year period (1965-2019). Both spatially and temporally post-1990, the Anglian and Thames regions consistently showed the lowest SPEARpesticides scores, illustrating the presence of fewer pesticide sensitive species. The Anglian region had the highest pesticide use compared to all other regions from 1990 to 2018 and there were negative relationships between the level of pesticide/insecticide use and the regional SPEARpesticides score. Biochemical Oxygen Demand and ammonia, as measures of general water quality, were also negatively correlated with the SPEARpesticides scores across the regions, but these factors were not the driver for the lower SPEARpesticides scores seen in the Anglian region. Based on SPEARpesticides scores, riverine invertebrate communities in England have been most impacted in the Anglian region and we evidence chronic insecticide exposure is likely a significant factor in shaping the status of those invertebrate communities.
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- Imogen P Poyntz-Wright
- Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn TR10 9FE, UK
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, MacLean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, UK
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- JNCC, Quay House, 2 East Station Road, Fletton Quays, Peterborough PE2 8YY, UK
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- Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
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Sach F, Fields L, Chenery S, Yon L, Henley MD, Buss P, Dierenfeld ES, Langley-Evans SC, Watts MJ. Method development to characterise elephant tail hairs by LA-ICP-MS to reflect changes in elemental chemistry. Environ Geochem Health 2023; 45:1153-1164. [PMID: 35129705 PMCID: PMC10060304 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This paper evaluated analytical methods used to generate time-series data from elephant tail hairs, which can be used to reflect changing exposure to environmental geochemistry. Elephant tail hairs were analysed by three methods sequentially, each providing data to inform subsequent analysis. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Microanalysis visually showed the structure of the hair, specific structures such as tubules, and the mineral crusting around the edge of the hair, informing targeting of subsequent analysis by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). LA-ICP-MS generated time-series data which informed sectioning of the tail hairs for subsequent quantitative analysis for potentially toxic elements and micronutrients using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) of dissolved tail hairs. This novel approach to characterise the tail hair enabled time-series analysis to reflect changes in environmental exposure which may result from seasonal or geochemical spatial variation and could inform elephant movement patterns. The seasonal change between wet and dry seasons was reflected down the length of the hair. Correlations were seen between LA-ICP-MS data and ICP-MS data in several elements including Mg, P, Ca, Fe, Na, Mn and U. This study provided time-series data for the analysis of elephant tail hairs by evaluating analytical challenges to obtaining quantitative data, such as improving protocols to ensure removal of extraneous material, determining where to section the tail hairs to best reflect environmental changes/exposure and ensuring representative analyses. A protocol was established to determine mineral status across a 12-18 month time period utilizing single elephant tail hairs.
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- Fiona Sach
- Inorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Inorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
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- Inorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Applied Behavioural Ecology and Environmental Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- Elephants Alive, Bosbokrand, Limpopo, South Africa
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- Veterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Kimberley, South Africa
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- LLC, Saint Louis, MO, 63128, USA
- School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Inorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK.
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Patil PY, Goud AV, Patil PP, Jadhav KK. Assessment of air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API) of selected roadside plant species for the green belt development at Ratnagiri City in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:494. [PMID: 36943472 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11048-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Small towns are becoming hotspots of pollution due to industrial, urbanisation, and domestic activities. Air pollution affects human health and it is also responsible for physiological changes in plants. Green belt development programmes are cost-effective for the minimisation of air pollution. In the present study, to calculate air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API), samples of 25 plant species were collected from each area i.e. the industrial (I), urban (U), and rural (R) areas and analysed for different parameters. Amongst all three areas, APTI of Artocarpus heterophyllus (46.74), Calotropis gigantea (43.63), and Bauhinia racemose (42.11) have shown the highest values and these plants can act as an inhibitor of air pollution. Also, the APTI of Ocimum tenuiflorum has found to be the lowest (12.05, 11.32, 12.86) as compared to other plant species amongst the three areas. Statistical analysis reveals that values of R2 are consistent in case of total chlorophyll (TC) and ascorbic acid (AA). API index showed the efficiency of Calotropis gigantea (excellent), Artocarpus heterophyllus (very good), and Mangifera indica (very good) for the green belt development around the selected areas. It is recommended to plant above-mentioned plant species along the roadside by considering their air pollution tolerance ability and medicinal as well as economic importance. Furthermore, it is suggested to plant species of Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit) and Mangifera indica (Alphonso mango) which will generate income source for the local government bodies (Ratnagiri Municipal Council), as the fruits and wood of these plants can be exported and sold.
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- Pandurang Yashwant Patil
- Department of Environmental Science, Ratnagiri Sub-Campus, University of Mumbai, P-61, MIDC, Mirjole, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Ratnagiri Sub-Campus, University of Mumbai, P-61, MIDC, Mirjole, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Ratnagiri Sub-Campus, University of Mumbai, P-61, MIDC, Mirjole, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Ratnagiri Sub-Campus, University of Mumbai, P-61, MIDC, Mirjole, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
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Riesgo L, Sanpera C, García-Barcelona S, Sánchez-Fortún M, Coll M, Navarro J. Understanding the role of ecological factors affecting mercury concentrations in the blue shark (Prionace glauca). Chemosphere 2023; 313:137642. [PMID: 36572364 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Human activities have increased environmental concentrations of pollutants in marine ecosystems, which can cause harmful effects on marine organisms. Top predators are particularly susceptible to bioaccumulation and biomagnification of pollutants through the food webs and are described as good sentinels for monitoring metal accumulation such mercury (Hg) in marine ecosystems. However, to be used as sentinels, it is important to understand the main ecological factors affecting the concentrations of pollutants in these organisms. In the present study, our main objective was to investigate the effect of body size, sex, trophic niche and geographic area on Hg concentrations in a top marine top predator, the blue shark (Prionace glauca). We analysed Hg in muscle samples from male and female blue sharks of different body sizes collected from the waters surrounding the Canary Islands and the South of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean, to waters of the north-western Mediterranean Sea. The results revealed that the sampling area was an important factor explaining Hg concentrations, showing higher values in the Mediterranean blue sharks. We also found a positive relationship between Hg concentrations and body size of blue sharks, indicating a bioaccumulation process of this pollutant in relation with body size. Moreover, we observed a relationship between Hg concentrations and δ13C values, a proxy of the use of inshore-offshore marine habitats. Individuals with depleted δ13C values that potentially foraged in offshore waters showed higher Hg values. Importantly, most of the analysed blue sharks presented Hg concentrations that exceeded the limits established by the European Union for human consumption.
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- Lola Riesgo
- Institut de Ciències Del Mar (ICM), CSIC, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències Del Mar (ICM), CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències Del Mar (ICM), CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.
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Darmon G, Schulz M, Matiddi M, Loza AL, Tòmàs J, Camedda A, Chaieb O, El Hili HA, Bradai MN, Bray L, Claro F, Dellinger T, Dell'Amico F, de Lucia GA, Duncan EM, Gambaiani D, Godley B, Kaberi H, Kaska Y, Martin J, Moreira C, Ostiategui P, Pham CK, Piermarini R, Revuelta O, Rodríguez Y, Silvestri C, Snape R, Sozbilen D, Tsangaris C, Vale M, Vandeperre F, Miaud C. Drivers of litter ingestion by sea turtles: Three decades of empirical data collected in Atlantic Europe and the Mediterranean. Mar Pollut Bull 2022; 185:114364. [PMID: 36435019 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sea turtles are considered as bio-indicators for monitoring the efficiency of restoration measures to reduce marine litter impacts on health. However, the lack of extended and standardised empirical data has prevented the accurate analysis of the factors influencing litter ingestion and the relationships with individual health. Historic data collected from 1988 and standard data collected from 2016 were harmonised to enable such analyses on necropsied loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in eight Mediterranean and North-East Atlantic countries. Litter was found in 69.24 % of the 1121 individuals, mostly single-use and fishing-related plastics. Spatial location, sex and life history stage explained a minor part of litter ingestion. While no relationships with health could be detected, indicating that all individuals can be integrated as bio-indicators, the mechanistic models published in literature suggest that the high proportion of plastics in the digestive contents (38.77 % per individual) could have long-term repercussions on population dynamics.
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- Gaëlle Darmon
- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE-PSL University, IRD, Biogéographie et Écologie des Vertébrés, Montpellier, France.
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- AquaEcology GmbH & Co. KG, AquaEcology, Steinkamp 19, 26125 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Nekton Lab, Via di Castel Romano 100, 00144 Roma, RM, Italy
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- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, EcoAqua University Institute, Telde, Las Palmas 35214, Spain
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- Marine Zoology Unit, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, UVEG, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment-National Research Council (IAS-CNR) - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in marine environment/National Research Council, Institute of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in Marine Environment - National Research Council Oristano Section, Località Sa Mardini, 09170 Torregrande, Oristano, Italy
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- Tunisian National Institute for the Sciences and Technologies of the Sea, 28 rue du 2 mars 1934, 2025 Salammbô, Tunisia
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- Centre National de Veille Zoosanitaire (National Center for wildlife health monitoring), Tunisia
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- Tunisian National Institute for the Sciences and Technologies of the Sea, 28 rue du 2 mars 1934, 2025 Salammbô, Tunisia
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 46.7 km Athinon-Souniou Ave., Anavyssos, Attiki, 19013, Greece
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- National museum of natural history, UMS OFB-MNHN-CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- University of Madeira - Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal, Cais de Carvão - Promenade da Orla Marítima P-9000-107 Funchal / Madeira, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO), 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Centre d'études et de soins pour les tortues marines (CESTM) - Aquarium La Rochelle, Quai Louis Prunier, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment-National Research Council (IAS-CNR) - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in marine environment/National Research Council, Institute of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in Marine Environment - National Research Council Oristano Section, Località Sa Mardini, 09170 Torregrande, Oristano, Italy
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- Marine Turtle Research Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK; Ocean Science Institute - OKEANOS, Universidade dos Açores, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, 9900-138 Horta, Portugal
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- CESTMED Center for the Study and Conservation of Mediterranean Sea Turtles, Av. du Palais de la Mer, 30240 Le Grau-du-Roi, France
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- Marine Turtle Research Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 46.7 km Athinon-Souniou Ave., Anavyssos, Attiki, 19013, Greece
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- Pamukkale University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Denizli, Turkey
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- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE-PSL University, IRD, Biogéographie et Écologie des Vertébrés, Montpellier, France
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- University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, EcoAqua University Institute, Telde, Las Palmas 35214, Spain
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- Ocean Science Institute - OKEANOS, Universidade dos Açores, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, 9900-138 Horta, Portugal
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- Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Nekton Lab, Via di Castel Romano 100, 00144 Roma, RM, Italy
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- Marine Zoology Unit, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, UVEG, Valencia, Spain
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- Ocean Science Institute - OKEANOS, Universidade dos Açores, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, 9900-138 Horta, Portugal
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- Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Nekton Lab, Via di Castel Romano 100, 00144 Roma, RM, Italy
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- Marine Turtle Research Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
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- Pamukkale University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Denizli, Turkey
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 46.7 km Athinon-Souniou Ave., Anavyssos, Attiki, 19013, Greece
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- Regional Fund for Science and Technology (FRCT), Azores Regional Government, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
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- Ocean Science Institute - OKEANOS, Universidade dos Açores, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, 9900-138 Horta, Portugal
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- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE-PSL University, IRD, Biogéographie et Écologie des Vertébrés, Montpellier, France
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Garai P, Banerjee P, Sharma P, Chatterjee A, Bhattacharya R, Saha NC. Mechanistic insights to lactic and formic acid toxicity on benthic oligochaete worm Tubifex tubifex. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:87319-87333. [PMID: 35802337 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21361-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lactic and formic acid are two commonly found monocarboxylic organic acids. Lactic acid is discharged into the water bodies as acidic industrial effluent from the food, cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, whereas formic acid is discharged from various paper, leather tanning, and textile processing industries. The present study investigated the toxicity of both organic acids upon the benthic oligochaete worm Tubifex tubifex. The 96-h median lethal concentration (LC50) values for lactic and formic acid are determined as 143.81 mg/l and 57.99 mg/l respectively. The effects of two sublethal concentrations (10% and 30% of 96 h LC50) of these acids on differential expression of oxidative stress enzymes are investigated. The comparative analysis of acute toxicity demonstrates that formic acid exposure is more detrimental to T. tubifex than lactic acid. The in silico structural analysis predicts that formic acid can interact with cytochrome c oxidase of the electron transport system and thereby inhibits its functionality and induces reactive oxygen species production. Integrated biomarker response (IBR) analysis illustrates that overall oxidative stress of formic acid to T. tubifex is significantly higher than that of lactic acid, which supports the structural analysis. It is concluded from this study that toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic and species sensitivity distributions studies are helpful for ecological risk management of environmental toxicants.
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- Pramita Garai
- Fisheries and Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory (Vice-Chancellor's Research Group), Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
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- Fisheries and Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory (Vice-Chancellor's Research Group), Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
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- Fisheries and Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory (Vice-Chancellor's Research Group), Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
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- Fisheries and Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory (Vice-Chancellor's Research Group), Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
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- Fisheries and Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory (Vice-Chancellor's Research Group), Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
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- Fisheries and Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory (Vice-Chancellor's Research Group), Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India.
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Saad D, Chauke P, Cukrowska E, Richards H, Nikiema J, Chimuka L, Tutu H. First biomonitoring of microplastic pollution in the Vaal river using Carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) "as a bio-indicator". Sci Total Environ 2022; 836:155623. [PMID: 35508237 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fish inhabiting freshwater environments are susceptible to the ingestion of microplastics (MPs). Knowledge regarding MPs in freshwater fish in South Africa is very limited. In this study, the uptake of MPs by common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Vaal River in South Africa was assessed. MPs were detected in all of the twenty-six fish examined, 682 particles of MPs were recovered from the gastrointestinal tracts of the fish with an average of 26.23 ± 12.57 particles/fish, and an average abundance of 41.18 ± 52.81 particles/kg. The examination of the physical properties of MPs revealed a predominance on fibers (69%), small-sized particles of less than 0.5 mm (48%), as well as prevelance of coloured MPs (94%), mostly green, blue, and black. Using Raman Spectroscopy, the following plastic polymers were identified: high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). To the best of our knowledge, this study, is the first to report MPs uptake by freshwater biota in the Vaal River using common carp as a target organism. It provided evidence of MP contamination in the Vaal.
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- Dalia Saad
- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Campanini FP, Merlo MJ, Méndez Casariego MA, Parietti M. Diversity and dynamics in larval digenean assemblages parasitizing Heleobia parchappii in a freshwater shallow lake from the Southeastern Pampa plain, Argentina. Parasitology 2022; 149:347-355. [PMID: 35264266 PMCID: PMC11010548 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182021001888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Digeneans have important roles within ecosystems; however, it is estimated that only 14% of the species have been described. Therefore, before being able to detail their role, digenean species’ identification and the diversity present in the ecosystems must be known. In this study, the diversity and the temporal-spatial dynamics of larval digeneans in the freshwater snail Heleobia parchappii were analysed in a shallow lake. Specimens of H. parchappii were collected seasonally at three points during one year and a total of 2871 molluscs were analysed. A total of 23 species of digenea were registered and both the overall prevalence and the composition of the assemblages presented temporal and spatial variations, responding to the differential environmental conditions characteristics (anthropic effect, presence of native forests, and differential use of the habitat by the definitive hosts) of three sampled sites. The assemblages of larval digenean in their first intermediate host support the idea that this area is of great importance in biodiversity, and could be endemic areas of some species of digenean that use reptiles, amphibians and bats as hosts, groups that are at risk of conservation. Protection of these environments is a fundamental pillar in the policies for the conservation of wild flora and fauna.
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- Florencia Paz Campanini
- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMDP), Mar del Plata, Bueno Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMDP), Mar del Plata, Bueno Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNMDP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMDP), Mar del Plata, Bueno Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNMDP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMDP), Mar del Plata, Bueno Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNMDP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lin Q, Zhang Y, Marrs R, Sekar R, Wu N, Luo X. The effect of habitat restoration on macroinvertebrate communities in Shaoxi rivers, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:677-689. [PMID: 34338980 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15559-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In recent decades, the biodiversity of freshwater environments has decreased sharply due to anthropogenic disturbances that damaged ecosystem structures and functions. Habitat restoration has emerged as an important method to mitigate the degradation of river ecosystems. Although in many cases a post-project monitoring has been promoted to access the restoration progress, it is still unclear how aquatic community changes following river habitat restoration in China. Macroinvertebrate communities intermediately positioned within ecosystem food webs play a key role in ecosystem processes within river ecosystem, driving energy flow and nutrient cycling. Here, benthic macroinvertebrates are used as bio-indicators to assess the ecosystem health of degraded urban rivers, restored urban rivers, and undisturbed rivers. This study aims to determine (i) how habitat restoration influences macroinvertebrates diversity and how this compared to degraded and reference conditions; (ii) how did macroinvertebrate community compositions differ in restored, degraded, and reference sites; and (iii) the environmental factors shaping macroinvertebrate communities. Habitat restoration significantly increased the diversity and richness of macroinvertebrate community and intolerant species and shifted the community composition towards reference status. Habitat characteristics and water chemistry, including substrate diversity, water velocity, and both nutrients (TN) and organic pollutants (TOC), appeared to shape the turnover of these communities. Habitat characteristics contributed to most of the variation of the entire macroinvertebrate community. Our research indicates that habitat restoration is an efficient approach to restore the aquatic community and hence improve river ecosystem health for freshwater conservation and sustainable management in Zhejiang province. This study strengthens our understanding of the changes of macroinvertebrate community after habitat restoration and important controlling variables that attribute to these changes, which provides an important guidance for future freshwater management.
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- Qiaoyan Lin
- The XIPU Institution, and Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Department of Landscape Architecture, Gold Mantis School of Architecture, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- The XIPU Institution, and Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Geography and Spatial Information Techniques, Center for Land and Marine Spatial Utilization and Governance Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Tabrez S, Zughaibi TA, Javed M. Water quality index, Labeo rohita, and Eichhornia crassipes: Suitable bio-indicators of river water pollution. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:75-82. [PMID: 35002395 PMCID: PMC8717156 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the water quality index (WQI) of the Kshipra river at Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India, using native fish Labeo rohita, and plant Eichhornia crassipes. The temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, turbidity, and dissolved solids were found to be within the prescribed limits. However, heavy metals concentration exceeded the limit except for Cu and Zn. Their occurrence in river water was as follows: Ni > Fe > Cd > Cr > Mn > Zn > Cu. Among these heavy metals, Cd was found to be highly bioavailable, whereas Zn was the least bioavailable metal. Based on WQI, the water was found to be unfit for drinking, and the high WQI value was due to the presence of Cr and Cd. In fish tissues (muscle, liver, gut, gills, and kidney), the highest and lowest metal pollution index was found in gills (45.03) and kidneys (12.21), respectively. Bioaccumulation of these metals resulted in significant depletion of energy reserves (protein, glucose, and glycogen) and also altered hematological parameters. Moreover, liver function tests showed hepatic damage in the exposed fish. In-plant, both the bioaccumulation and mobility factor exceeded 1 for all these metals. On the other hand, the translocation factor was found to be beyond 1 for Fe, Ni, and Zn. These high values make this plant fit for phytoextraction of Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, and Cd and phytostabilization of Cr in water. Moreover, consumption of L. rohita from the Kshipra River does not pose a non-cancer risk as the target hazard quotient was below 1, but it may pose cancer risk because of the presence of Cr in the range of 1.402 × 10-3 to 1.599 × 10-3.
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- Shams Tabrez
- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science, T.R. Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Aligarh, India
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Hombrecher K, Quass U, Leisner J, Wichert M. Significant release of unintentionally produced non-Aroclor polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners PCB 47, PCB 51 and PCB 68 from a silicone rubber production site in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Chemosphere 2021; 285:131449. [PMID: 34329153 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Silicone rubber production using bis(2,4)-dichlorobenzoylperoxide (2,4-DCBP) as cross-linking agent was recently found to emit significant amounts of the non-Aroclor PCB congeners PCB 47, PCB 51 and PCB 68 into ambient air. Emissions were reported initially to be associated with flue gas condensate flakes deposited in the direct vicinity of the production site. These flakes were mainly composed of 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid and were contaminated with PCBs in the range of 150-300 mg/kg. Analysis of ambient air proved that also substantial gaseous emissions of the specific PCB congeners occur. The PCB congeners PCB 47, PCB 51 and PCB 68 were also found in bulk deposition samples, bio-indicators (dandelion, kale) and soil samples in the vicinity of the production site. Substitution of 2,4-DCBP by other cross-linking agents and mitigation measures led to a significant decrease of environmental impact.
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- Katja Hombrecher
- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV NRW), Wallneyer Str. 6, 45133, Essen, Germany.
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- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV NRW), Wallneyer Str. 6, 45133, Essen, Germany
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- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV NRW), Wallneyer Str. 6, 45133, Essen, Germany
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- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV NRW), Wallneyer Str. 6, 45133, Essen, Germany
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Oron S, Sadekov A, Katz T, Goodman-Tchernov B. Benthic foraminifera geochemistry as a monitoring tool for heavy metal and phosphorus pollution - A post fish-farm removal case study. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 168:112443. [PMID: 34000710 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Measuring environmental contaminants in coastal areas is critical for monitoring and managing their impacts. Commonly used techniques involve repetitive field sampling, which provides a single moment in time during each effort. In this study, we examine the potential for using foraminifera in monitoring and risk assessment as recorders of bioavailable pollutants. Geochemical analysis of benthic foraminifera (Operculina ammonoides) shells sampled annually at a previous fish farm location showed extremely high levels of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and phosphorus (P) during the three years following the fish cages removal, with a general reduction afterwards. Levels of Cu/Ca were still more than 4-fold higher than background levels 10 years after the removal of the fish cages. Based on our finds, it is concluded that the geochemical analysis of recent benthic foraminifera shells can serve as a powerful monitoring tool of bioavailable contaminants in seawater. Additionally, the results highlight the need for heavy metal monitoring near marine aquaculture facilities and suggest that long-term effects extend spatially and temporally far beyond the original point source. Finally, we observed variations in micro-distribution of elements within the top 1-2 μm of the shells, where Cu/Ca, Zn/Ca and P/Ca are consistently higher in the chamber wall than in the septa. This observation is relevant for studies conducting single chamber analyses.
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- Shai Oron
- University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences, Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel; The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Management and National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel
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- University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences, Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel
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Kaur H, Shashi, Warren A, Kamra K. Spatial variation in ciliate communities with respect to water quality in the Delhi NCR stretch of River Yamuna, India. Eur J Protistol 2021; 79:125793. [PMID: 33975055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2021.125793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The River Yamuna emerges from Saptarishi Kund, Yamunotri and merge with River Ganges at Allahabad, India. Anthropogenic stress has affected the water quality of the river Yamuna drastically in the stretch traversing Delhi and its satellite towns (National Capital Region, NCR). In the present study, effect of water quality on the microbial life in the River Yamuna was analyzed using ciliate communities (Protista, Ciliophora) as bio-indicators. Water samples were collected from six sampling sites chosen according to the levels of pollution along the river and water quality was analysed using standard physicochemical factors. As the river traverses Delhi NCR, water quality deteriorates considerably as indicated by the Water Quality Index at the selected sampling sites. Seventy-four ciliate species representing nine classes were recorded. Based on the Shannon diversity index, maximum species diversity was found at the point where the river enters Delhi. The saprobity index showed the river water was beta-mesosaprobic when the river enters Delhi and alpha-mesosaprobic at downstream sites after the first major drain outfall. Significant relationship between the spatial variation in ciliate communities and abiotic parameters indicate that ciliates can be used as effective bioindicators of pollution in the River Yamuna.
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- Harpreet Kaur
- Fish Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum of London, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Department of Zoology, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India.
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Narmatha Sathish M, Immaculate Jeyasanta K, Patterson J. Monitoring of microplastics in the clam Donax cuneatus and its habitat in Tuticorin coast of Gulf of Mannar (GoM), India. Environ Pollut 2020; 266:115219. [PMID: 32683232 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment are ubiquitous. The ingestion of these pollutants by marine organisms has drawn global attention. This work studies the distribution pattern and characteristics of MPs found in the body of the clam Donax cuneatus and its environment in order to understand the possible relationship between the MP concentration in the environment (water and sediment) and that in the clam's body. Samples of D. cuneatus were collected from the coast between Vembar and Periyathazhai in Tuticorin district along GoM. MP concentrations range from 0.6 to 1.3 items/g (wet weight) in clams, 10-30 items/l in water, and 24-235 items/kg in sediment. Small-sized clams contain the highest concentration of MPs. Hence it is hypothesised that allometric relationship exists between body size and MP concentration, depending on the surface-area to volume ratio. MP abundance in clam body has a clear, positive, significant correlation with MP abundance in sediment but not with abundance of MP in water. Microplastics of fiber type with size 100-250 μm have a predominant presence in clams. The study identified ten types of polymers, of which polyethylene is the most common polymer in all sample types. FTIR-ATR spectra and surface morphology indicate that most of the microplastics have been strongly weathered. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis detected heavy metals associated with MPs like Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni and Fe. Filter-feeding clams like Donax sp. can provide valuable information on the spatial patterns of MP distribution, and so can act as bio-indicators in monitoring MP pollution in coastal areas.
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- M Narmatha Sathish
- Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India.
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- Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India
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Pragnya M, Dinesh Kumar S, Solomon Raju AJ, Murthy LN. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in different organs of Labeo rohita, Pangasius hypophthalmus, and Katsuwonus pelamis from Visakhapatnam, India. Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 157:111326. [PMID: 32658691 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Cu, and Fe) in fish tissues was determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (spectra 220) and Mercury (Hg) content was estimated by using a mercury analyzer. Various organs (eye, gill, gut, gonad, liver, skin, and muscle) of three fish species, i.e., Labeo rohita, Pangasius hypophthalmus and Katsuwonus pelamis, from Visakhapatnam were analyzed. Young and aged fish were chosen based on their length: LR-32, LR-49 (Rohu); PH-33, PH-56 (Pangasius); and KP-18, KP-52 (Skipjack). In both the small and big size of L. rohita and P. hypophthalmus, the metal concentration was in the order Fe > Zn > Cu whereas Pb, Hg, and Co were below detectable limit (BDL). Concentrations in K. pelamis was Fe > Zn > Cu > Cd and Pb, Hg, and Co were BDL. In conclusion, the metal concentrations in the examined fish species available in Visakhapatnam fall below the maximum permissible limit (MPL) for human consumption recommended by FAO, WHO, MAFF, and EC.
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- M Pragnya
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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- Marine Planktonology & Aquaculture Laboratory, Department of Marine Science, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Visakhapatnam, 530003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Sachithanandam V, Saravanane N, Chandrasekar K, Karthick P, Lalitha P, Sai Elangovan S, Sudhakar M. Microbial diversity from the continental shelf regions of the Eastern Arabian Sea: A metagenomic approach. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:2065-2075. [PMID: 32714031 PMCID: PMC7376189 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The marine microbiome is a complex and least-understood habitat, which play a significant role in global biogeochemical cycles. The present study reported the culture-independent assessment of microbial diversity from the Arabian Sea (AS) sediments (from Gujarat to Malabar; at 30 m depth) by using metagenome sequence analysis. Our results elucidated that bacterial communities in the Malabar coastal region are highly diverse than the Gujarat coast. Moreover, Statistical analysis (Spearman rank correlation) showed a significant correlation co-efficient value (r = P < 0.001) between microbial communities and physicochemical parameters (salinity and dissolved oxygen) in the water column. A total of 39 bacterial phyla were recorded from the eastern side of AS, of which six phyla Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, and Planctomycetes were found to be the most dominant group. The most dominant genus from Valapad region (Malabar Coast) was found to be Halomonas sp., while other regions were dominated with Psychrobacter pulmonis. The subsequent Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA) showed 99.53% variance, which suggests that, highly distinct microbial communities at Valapad (Malabar Coast) sampling location than other sites. Moreover, the microbial metabolic activity analysis revealed the important functions of microbial communities in the AS are hydrocarbon degradation, polymer degradation, nutrient oxidation and sulphate reduction (biodegradation process). Further extended studies are needed to be carried out for better understanding the functional diversity of microbial communities from the marine sediments.
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- V Sachithanandam
- Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University, Andaman Campus, Port Blair 744 112, India.,National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Kochi 682 037, India
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- Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Kochi 682 037, India
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- Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University, Andaman Campus, Port Blair 744 112, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
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- Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Kochi 682 037, India
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Lee G, Suonan Z, Kim SH, Hwang DW, Lee KS. Heavy metal accumulation and phytoremediation potential by transplants of the seagrass Zostera marina in the polluted bay systems. Mar Pollut Bull 2019; 149:110509. [PMID: 31421565 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Although seagrasses can incorporate heavy metals from the marine environment, few studies have been conducted on heavy metal uptake and phytoremediation potential by seagrass transplants in the heavy metal contaminated sediments. Zostera marina shoots were transplanted in two polluted bay systems on Korean coasts to evaluate the heavy metal contaminations in sediments and the possibility of using Z. marina transplants as a bioindicator and phytoremediation agent. The major concentrated metals in sediments were As, Cu, Fe, and Pb in Jaran Bay, and Cd, Co, Zn, and Hg in Onsan Bay. The Co, Zn, Pb, and Hg concentrations in Z. marina tissues reflected the sediment heavy metal concentrations, and thus the tissue heavy metal concentrations may be used as bio-indicators of the metal contaminations. Since Z. marina transplants accumulated a great amount of heavy metals in their tissues, they may have the phytoremediation potential for the heavy metal contaminated sediments.
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- Garam Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea; Marine Environment Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Environment Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Ayabe Y, Yoshida T, Kanasashi T, Hayashi A, Fukushi A, Hijii N, Takenaka C. Web-building spider Nephila clavata (Nephilidae: Arachnida) can represent 137Cs contamination of arthropod communities and bioavailable 137Cs in forest soils at Fukushima, Japan. Sci Total Environ 2019; 687:1176-1185. [PMID: 31412453 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Large areas of Fukushima's forests were contaminated with radiocesium (137Cs) after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Most of the contaminated forests have not been decontaminated, and bioavailable 137Cs is likely to circulate within the forest environment's food web. Nephila clavata (Nephilidae: Arachnida) is a top predator in the forest arthropod community, and this web-building spider potentially consumes many arthropod species presented in the grazing and detrital food chains. We tested whether 137Cs in the spider could serve as a proxy for 137Cs contamination of these arthropod communities. We also examined whether N. clavata could serve as a proxy for soil bioavailable 137Cs. Nephila clavata was similarly or more contaminated with 137Cs compared with lower-trophic-level arthropods such as herbivores and other predators at the same trophic level. Thus, the 137Cs activity of N. clavata could represent the extent to which the arthropod community was contaminated with 137Cs. Data from nine 137Cs-contaminated sites in Fukushima showed a significant positive correlation between soil bioavailable 137Cs and N. clavata's 137Cs activity05 but the coefficient of determination was only moderate (R2 = 0.43), suggesting that N. clavata is only a weak proxy of soil bioavailable 137Cs. Our results also showed that the bioavailable fraction of 137Cs in Fukushima was strongly correlated with the total inventory and that the K and Na contents of the soil determined the soil-to-spider transfer factor for 137Cs and the 137Cs activity in N. clavata, respectively. These results improve our understanding of 137Cs transfer from the soil to arthropod species.
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- Yoshiko Ayabe
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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- Field Science Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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Zhao J, Zhang M, Zhang W, Liu F, Huang K, Lin K. Insight into the tolerance, biochemical and antioxidative response in three moss species on exposure to BDE-47 and BDE-209. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 181:445-454. [PMID: 31228820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Responses of Hypnum plumaeforme, Thuidium cymbifolium, and Plagiomnium cuspidatum to short-term (96 h) BDE-47 and BDE-209(0, 0.005, 0.05, 0.5, and 5 μM, respectively) stress were investigated. Both BDE-47 and BDE-209 increased the lipid peroxidation in the three moss species, malondialdehyde (MDA) content increased with the elevated concentration of contaminants, and followed the order: P. cuspidatum > H. plumaeforme > T. cymbifolium on exposure to different concentrations. BDE-47 and BDE-209 stimulated the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activity of the three moss species, indicating that they played an important role in preventing oxidative stress. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation was positively correlated with the level of contaminants. The response of anti-oxidative enzymes to BDE-47 and BDE-209 stress differed among the three species. At 5 μM BDE-47 and BDE-209 treatment, the chlorophyll content of T. cymbifolium was even a little higher than the control group. Proline played an important role for the scavenging of ROS in P. cuspidatum and T. cymbifolium. In summary, BDE-47 was more toxic to the three moss species than BDE-209. P. cuspidatum was the most sensitive and T. cymbifolium was the most tolerant species to BDE-47 and BDE-209 stress. The strong resistance and tolerance of T. cymbifolium, combined with sensitive/moderate anti-oxidative response could elucidate its potential use as bio-indicator in the ecological risk assessment of BDE-47 and BDE-209 contamination.
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- Jianhua Zhao
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Zequi JAC, Espinoza AA, de Almeida Paccola J, Lopes J. Aquatic insect communities in small stream in the south of Brazil. Environ Monit Assess 2019; 191:408. [PMID: 31165275 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7536-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Pollution of rivers and streams, by anthropic action, is characterized as an environmental, social, and sanitary problem. Factors such as the association between the marginal vegetation, the distribution of the substrates in the riverbed, and the availability of allochthonous organic matter influence the distribution and composition of the aquatic entomofauna. The objective of this study was to analyze the structure of aquatic insect communities in a pasture stream in northern Paraná, southern Brazil, with emphasis on the groups of indicators of good water quality, thus inferring the conditions of its preservation. Samples were collected from July to October in three parts of the stream (P1, P2, and P3), where the insect faune was collected with the aid of a sieve in the foliage substrate and washing of rocks and decomposing pieces of wood. A total of 1323 individuals were collected, being Chironomidae (Diptera) the most abundant taxon. The analysis of the biotic indices (EPT/Chironomidae, IBF, BMWP, and BMWP/ASPT) and diversity indicated better preservation conditions at points P1 and P3 where the riparian forest was well preserved, with less exposure to the stream bed. In P2, the entomofauna presented less diversity and the biotic indexes indicated loss of water quality, showing the impacts of changes in the marginal vegetation of this section. In a generally preserved aquatic environment, small changes in its vegetation are sufficient to cause an imbalance in the aquatic insect community, showing the efficiency of these organisms as bio-indicators and the sensitivity of biotic indexes.
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- João Antonio Cyrino Zequi
- General and Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Animal and Plant Biology, Center of Biological Sciences (BAV/CCB), State University of Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- General and Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Animal and Plant Biology, Center of Biological Sciences (BAV/CCB), State University of Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- General and Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Animal and Plant Biology, Center of Biological Sciences (BAV/CCB), State University of Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- General and Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Animal and Plant Biology, Center of Biological Sciences (BAV/CCB), State University of Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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El Hassani MS, El Hassan EM, Slimani T, Bonnet X. Morphological and physiological assessments reveal that freshwater turtle (Mauremys leprosa) can flourish under extremely degraded-polluted conditions. Chemosphere 2019; 220:432-441. [PMID: 30594794 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Freshwater turtles are long-lived sedentary organisms used as biological sentinels to assess anthropogenic perturbations in freshwater-ecosystems; notably because pollutants tend to accumulate in their tissues. Pollution has detrimental effects in sea turtles, but studies in freshwater turtles have provided contrasted results: several species have been impacted by habitat perturbation and pollution while others not. It is important to explore this issue since freshwater turtles are threatened worldwide. We compared two populations of the stripe necked terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) in a relatively pristine area (piedmont of the Atlas mountain) versus an extremely degraded-polluted area (sewers of a large city) in Morocco. All morphological and physiological proxies showed that turtles were able to cope remarkably well with highly degraded-polluted habitat. Population density, body size, and body condition were higher in the sewers, likely due to permanent water and food availability associated with human wastes. Stress markers (e.g. glucocorticoids) provided complex results likely reflecting the capacity of turtles to respond to various stressors. Reproductive parameters (testosterone level, indices of vitellogenesis) were lower in the relatively pristine area. The deceptive overall image provided by these analyses may hide the disastrous human impact on rivers. Indeed, Mauremys leprosa is the only aquatic vertebrate able to survive in the sewers, and thus, might nonetheless be a pertinent indicator of water quality, providing that the complexity of eco-physiological responses is considered.
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- Mohamed Said El Hassani
- Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Laboratory Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
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- Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Laboratory Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
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- Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Laboratory Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
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- Centre d'Etude Biologique de Chizé, UMR 7372, CNRS, Université de La Rochelle, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France.
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Salemaa M, Lindroos AJ, Merilä P, Mäkipää R, Smolander A. N 2 fixation associated with the bryophyte layer is suppressed by low levels of nitrogen deposition in boreal forests. Sci Total Environ 2019; 653:995-1004. [PMID: 30759623 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) by bryophyte-associated cyanobacteria is an important source of plant-available N in the boreal biome. Information on the factors that drive biological N2 fixation (BNF) rates is needed in order to understand the N dynamics of forests under a changing climate. We assessed the potential of several cryptogam species (the feather mosses Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi, a group of Dicranum bryophytes, two liverworts, and Cladina lichens) to serve as associates of cyanobacteria or other N2-fixing bacteria (diazotrophs) using acetylene reduction assay (ARA). We tested the hypotheses that the legacy of chronic atmospheric N deposition reduces BNF in the three bryophyte species, sampled from 12 coniferous forests located at latitudes 60-68° N in Finland. In addition, we tested the effect of moisture and temperature on BNF. All species studied showed a BNF signal in the north, with the highest rates in feather mosses. In moss samples taken along the north-south gradient with an increasing N bulk deposition from 0.8 to 4.4 kg ha-1 year-1, we found a clear decrease in BNF in both feather mosses and Dicranum group. BNF turned off at N deposition of 3-4 kg ha-1 year-1. Inorganic N (NH4-N + NO3-N) best predicted the BNF rate among regression models with different forms of N deposition as explanatory variables. However, in southern spruce stands, tree canopies modified the N in throughfall so that dissolved organic N (DON) leached from canopies compensated for inorganic N retained therein. Here, both DON and inorganic N negatively affected BNF in H. splendens. In laboratory experiments, BNF increased with increasing temperature and moisture. Our results suggest that even relatively low N deposition suppresses BNF in bryophyte-associated diazotrophs. Further, BNF could increase in northern low-deposition areas, especially if climate warming leads to moister conditions, as predicted.
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- Maija Salemaa
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), P.O. Box 413, FI-90570 Oulu, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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Vijayavel K, Kashian DR. Toxic effect and physiological disruption of sodium phosphate to the quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:1576-1583. [PMID: 30443724 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3720-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phosphorous is an essential nutrient for all forms of life; however, the question of toxicity to aquatic species remains largely unanswered, despite many systems that exceed natural phosphorus loads. This study determined the ecotoxicological threshold concentration of phosphorus to the freshwater bivalve Dreissena bugensis using a 96-h bioassay. Sublethal, medial lethal, and lethal levels of sodium phosphate to D. bugensis were found to be 125, 260, and 476 ppm. Physiological biomarkers such as the oxygen consumption and filtration rate were estimated by exposing D. bugensis to five different sublethal concentrations (25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 ppm) of sodium phosphate for 96 h. Both oxygen consumption and filtration rate gradually declined with increasing exposure concentrations and durations, which was significant (α < 0.05) for 75, 100, and 125 ppm of sodium phosphate concentrations. Based on the feeding rate and oxygen consumption endpoints, the no-observed effect concentration and the low observed effect concentration were 25 and 75 ppm, respectively. Maximum acceptable toxicant concentration of sodium phosphate was 43.3 ppm. Measured environmental concentration (MEC) of total phosphorus (0.015 ppm; n = 6) was obtained from seasonal field assessments in Saginaw Bay during the years 2008 to 2010. An assessment factor of 1000 was used for calculating the predicted no effect concentration (PNEC) of 0.025 ppm. Risk quotient (RQ) of "0.6" was therefore established using MEC/PNEC (real risk) ratio. Binary ecological classification (RQ < 1) suggested that there is no appreciable risk of phosphorus to D. bungensis in the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron of Laurentian Great Lakes.
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- Kannappan Vijayavel
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, 5047 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, 5047 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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Yu K, Van Geel M, Ceulemans T, Geerts W, Ramos MM, Serafim C, Sousa N, Castro PML, Kastendeuch P, Najjar G, Ameglio T, Ngao J, Saudreau M, Honnay O, Somers B. Vegetation reflectance spectroscopy for biomonitoring of heavy metal pollution in urban soils. Environ Pollut 2018; 243:1912-1922. [PMID: 30408880 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Heavy metals in urban soils may impose a threat to public health and may negatively affect urban tree viability. Vegetation spectroscopy techniques applied to bio-indicators bring new opportunities to characterize heavy metal contamination, without being constrained by laborious soil sampling and lab-based sample processing. Here we used Tilia tomentosa trees, sampled across three European cities, as bio-indicators i) to investigate the impacts of elevated concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) on leaf mass per area (LMA), total chlorophyll content (Chl), chlorophyll a to b ratio (Chla:Chlb) and the maximal PSII photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm); and ii) to evaluate the feasibility of detecting Cd and Pb contamination using leaf reflectance spectra. For the latter, we used a partial-least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) to train spectral-based models for the classification of Cd and/or Pb contamination. We show that elevated soil Pb concentrations induced a significant decrease in the LMA and Chla:Chlb, with no decrease in Chl. We did not observe pronounced reductions of Fv/Fm due to Cd and Pb contamination. Elevated Cd and Pb concentrations induced contrasting spectral changes in the red-edge (690-740 nm) region, which might be associated with the proportional changes in leaf pigments. PLS-DA models allowed for the classifications of Cd and Pb contamination, with a classification accuracy of 86% (Kappa = 0.48) and 83% (Kappa = 0.66), respectively. PLS-DA models also allowed for the detection of a collective elevation of soil Cd and Pb, with an accuracy of 66% (Kappa = 0.49). This study demonstrates the potential of using reflectance spectroscopy for biomonitoring of heavy metal contamination in urban soils.
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- Kang Yu
- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.
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- Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF, Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374, Porto, Portugal.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF, Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374, Porto, Portugal.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF, Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374, Porto, Portugal.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF, Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374, Porto, Portugal.
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- Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie, Strasbourg University, Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie, Strasbourg University, Illkirch, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, PIAF, F-63000, Clermont Ferrand, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, PIAF, F-63000, Clermont Ferrand, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, PIAF, F-63000, Clermont Ferrand, France.
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- Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.
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Zhou X, Taylor MP, Davies PJ. Tracing natural and industrial contamination and lead isotopic compositions in an Australian native bee species. Environ Pollut 2018; 242:54-62. [PMID: 29960253 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This study investigates trace element concentrations (arsenic (As), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn)) and Pb isotopic compositions in an Australian native bee species, Tetragonula carbonaria, and its products of honey and wax. Co-located soil and dust samples were simultaneously analysed with the objective of determining if the bees or their products had potential application as a proxy for monitoring environmental contamination. The most significant relationships were found between Pb concentrations in honey (r = 0.814, p = 0.014) and wax (r = 0.883, p = 0.004) and those in co-located dust samples. In addition, Zn concentrations in honey and soil were significantly associated (r = 0.709, p = 0.049). Lead isotopic compositions of native bee products collected from background sites adjacent to Sydney national parks (206Pb/207Pb = 1.144, 208Pb/207Pb = 2.437) corresponded to local geogenic rock and soil values (206Pb/207Pb = 1.123-1.176, 208Pb/207Pb = 2.413-2.500). By contrast, inner Sydney metropolitan samples, including native bees and wax (206Pb/207Pb = 1.072-1.121, 208Pb/207Pb = 2.348-2.409), co-located soil and dust (206Pb/207Pb = 1.090-1.122, 208Pb/207Pb = 2.368-2.403), corresponded most closely to aerosols collected during the period of leaded petrol use (206Pb/207Pb = 1.067-1.148, 208Pb/207Pb = 2.341-2.410). A large range of Pb isotopic compositions in beehive samples suggests that other legacy sources, such as Pb-based paints and industrials, may have also contributed to Pb contamination in beehive samples. Native bee data were compared to corresponding samples from the more common European honey bee (Apis mellifera). Although Pb isotopic compositions were similar in both species, significant differences in trace element concentrations were evident across the trace element suite, the bees and their products. The statistical association between T. carbonaria and co-located environmental contaminant concentrations were stronger than those in European honey bees, which may be attributable to its smaller foraging distance (0.3-0.7 km versus 5-9 km, respectively). This implies that T. carbonaria may be more suitable for assessing small spatial scale variations of trace element concentrations than European honey bees.
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- Xiaoteng Zhou
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; Energy and Environmental Contaminants Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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Bhardwaj R, Gupta A, Garg JK. Impact of heavy metals on inhibitory concentration of Escherichia coli-a case study of river Yamuna system, Delhi, India. Environ Monit Assess 2018; 190:674. [PMID: 30361786 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-7061-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The occurrence of resistant bacteria to specific heavy metals can be associated with increasing load of the metals in the environment. River Yamuna is polluted by various toxic heavy metals discharged by several industrial and agricultural sources. Therefore, the use of heavy metal-resistant bacteria as an indicator of metal pollution was tested in the present study. For the purpose of the study, the heavy metal resistance status of 42 Escherichia coli strains isolated from River Yamuna water from 7 sampling sites within a span of 2 years was determined using growth curves and plate dilution method in terms of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values by comparing with MIC value of control strain. Seasonally, the lowest mean MIC value was observed for bacterial strains isolated in post-monsoon (December) 2013 and highest mean MIC value was observed for bacterial strains isolated in monsoon (August) 2015. Site-wise analysis of the maximum mean MIC values for all the isolated strains showed the highest mean Ni MIC value for the bacterial strains isolated from site S4 (ITO), highest mean Cu MIC, Cr MIC, and Fe MIC values for the bacterial strains isolated from site S2 (Najafgarh drain intermixing zone) and highest mean Cd MIC, Pb MIC, and Zn MIC values for the bacterial strains isolated from site S7 (Shahdara drain intermixing zone). Correlation analysis between mean MIC site-wise results with mean heavy metal site-wise concentrations showed significant positive correlation indicating that the higher the mean concentration of a given heavy metal at a given site, the higher the mean MIC value for the strains isolated from the same site indicating higher level of resistance. Overall, the present study has shown that the presence of heavy metals in River Yamuna caused due to indiscriminate discharge of various effluents from different kind of sources as well as due to insufficient treatment capacity of sewage treatment plants as well as common effluent treatment plants, has serious impacts on its bacterial microflora as it leads to the development of resistant strains.
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- Richa Bhardwaj
- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprsatha University, Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India
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- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprsatha University, Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India
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- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprsatha University, Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India.
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Baglan H, Lazzari CR, Guerrieri FJ. Glyphosate impairs learning in Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae at field-realistic doses. J Exp Biol 2018; 221:jeb187518. [PMID: 30127074 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.187518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. Over the past few years, the number of studies revealing deleterious effects of glyphosate on non-target species has been increasing. Here, we studied the impact of glyphosate at field-realistic doses on learning in mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti). Larvae of A. aegypti live in small bodies of water and perform a stereotyped escape response when a moving object projects its shadow on the water surface. Repeated presentations of an innocuous visual stimulus induce a decrease in response due to habituation, a non-associative form of learning. In this study, different groups of larvae were reared in water containing different concentrations of glyphosate that are commonly found in the field (50 µg l-1, 100 µg l-1, 210 µg l-1 and 2 mg l-1). Larvae reared in a glyphosate solution of 2 mg l-1 (application dose) could complete their development. However, glyphosate at a concentration of 100 µg l-1 impaired habituation. A dose-dependent deleterious effect on learning ability was observed. This protocol opens new avenues to further studies aimed at understanding how glyphosate affects non-target organisms, such as insects. Habituation in mosquito larvae could serve as a parameter for testing the impact of pollutants in the water.
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- Hugo Baglan
- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261, CNRS-Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261, CNRS-Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261, CNRS-Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France
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Yang X, Zhang P, Li W, Hu C, Zhang X, He P. Evaluation of four seagrass species as early warning indicators for nitrogen overloading: Implications for eutrophic evaluation and ecosystem management. Sci Total Environ 2018; 635:1132-1143. [PMID: 29710568 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Seagrasses are major coastal primary producers and are widely distributed on coasts worldwide. Seagrasses show sensitivity to environmental stress due to their high phenotypic plasticity, and therefore, we evaluated the use of constituent elements in four dominant seagrass species as early warning indicators for nitrogen eutrophication of coastal regions. A meta-analysis was conducted with published data to develop a global benchmark for the selected indicator, which was used to evaluate nitrogen loading at a global scale. A case study at three bays was subsequently conducted to test for local-scale differences in leaf C/N ratios in four seagrasses. Additionally, morphological and physiological metrics of seagrasses were measured from the three locations under varied nitrogen levels to develop further assessment indexes. The benchmark and local study showed that leaf C/N ratios of Zostera marina were sensitive to nitrogen discharge, which could be a highly valuable early warning indicator on a global scale. Moreover, the threshold value of seagrass leaf C/N was determined according to the benchmark to differentiate eutrophic and low nitrogen levels at a local scale. Of the eight phenotypic metrics measured, leaf width, total chlorophyll (a + b), chlorophyll ratio (a/b), and starch in the rhizome were the most effective at discriminating between the three locations and could also be promising indicators for monitoring eutrophication.
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- Xiaolong Yang
- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266072, China.
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- School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA 02744, USA.
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Xu Y, Stoeck T, Forster D, Ma Z, Zhang L, Fan X. Environmental status assessment using biological traits analyses and functional diversity indices of benthic ciliate communities. Mar Pollut Bull 2018; 131:646-654. [PMID: 29886992 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the functional diversity of benthic ciliates has high potential to monitor marine ecological status. Therefore, we investigated the spatial and temporal variation of functional diversity of benthic ciliates in the Yangtze Estuary during one year using biological traits analyses and functional diversity indices. Traits and community compositions showed clear spatial and temporal variations. Among a variety of biological traits, feeding type and body size emerged as strongest predictable variables. Functional divergence (FDiv) had an advantage over two other functional diversity indices, as well as over classical diversity measures (i.e. richness, evenness, Shannon-Wiener) to infer environmental status. Significant correlations between biological traits, FDiv and environmental variables (i.e. nutrients, temperature, salinity) suggested that functional diversity of benthic ciliates might be used as a bio-indicator in environmental status assessments. Further mandatory researches need to implement functional diversity of ciliates in routine monitoring programs were discussed.
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- Yuan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- University of Kaiserslautern, Ecology Group, Erwin Schroedinger Str. 14, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- University of Kaiserslautern, Ecology Group, Erwin Schroedinger Str. 14, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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de Souza Beghelli FG, Lopez-Dovál JC, Rosa AH, Pompêo M, Carlos VM. Lethal and sublethal effects of metal-polluted sediments on Chironomus sancticaroli Strixino and Strixino, 1981. Ecotoxicology 2018; 27:286-299. [PMID: 29372366 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-018-1894-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Cantareira Complex is one of the most important water supplies of the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. Previously, it was demonstrated that the sediments in this complex were polluted with metals and that Paiva Castro Reservoir-the last reservoir in the sequence, which receives water from the five previous reservoirs-was the reservoir with the greatest concentration of pollutants. Based on field data, it was noticed that copper concentrations in sediments were related to morphological alterations in chironomids. The present study provides novel monitoring methods and results for the complex by isolating the environmental and biological sources of variation. An adaptation of the in situ assay proposed by Soares et al. (Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 49:163-172, 2005), which uses a native tropical Chironomus species and low-cost materials, is also provided. The aim of this study was to isolate the effects of sediments from Paiva Castro on controlled populations of C. sancticaroli larvae using an in situ assay. A seven-day experiment was performed in triplicate. Third instar larvae were inoculated in chambers containing sediments from two distinct regions of Paiva Castro reservoir and a control site with sand. Five biological responses were considered: mouthpart alterations, larval length, width of cephalic capsule, mortality and total damage. The results suggest the effects of sediment toxicity on larvae include a reduction in length and a higher occurrence of total damage.
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- Frederico Guilherme de Souza Beghelli
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, UNESP, Avenida Três de Março, 511 - Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 18087-180, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ecologia - Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 321, travessa 14 - Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Carrer Emili Grahit 101, Girona, 17003, Spain
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, UNESP, Avenida Três de Março, 511 - Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 18087-180, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, UNESP, Avenida Três de Março, 511 - Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 18087-180, Brazil
- Departamento de Ecologia - Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 321, travessa 14 - Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, UNESP, Avenida Três de Março, 511 - Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 18087-180, Brazil
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Arimoro FO, Auta YI, Odume ON, Keke UN, Mohammed AZ. Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as bioindicators of heavy metals pollution in Shiroro Lake, Niger State, Nigeria. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 149:96-100. [PMID: 29154140 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, mouthpart deformities in Chironomid larvae (Diptera) were investigated in relation to sediment contamination in the Shiroro Lake in Nigeria. Metals and chironomids were sampled monthly at three stations (A-C) between August 2013 and January 2014. Across the stations, zinc ranged (3.9-75mg/g), manganese (1.29-1.65mg/g), lead (0.00-0.10mg/g), iron (101-168mg/g) and copper (0.13-0.17mg/g). The metal ions did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) between the sampling stations. However, zinc and iron ions were significantly different between the sampling seasons (P < 0.05). Thirteen chironomid species were recorded, with Chironomus sp., Polypedilum sp. and Ablabesmyia sp. dominating the assemblage structure. Mouthpart deformities were significantly higher at Station A compared with Station C, and seasonally significantly higher during dry season compared with wet season. Elevated incidences of deformity were recorded in Chironomus spp larvae as compared to other genera therefore for further studies in this region assessments should be based solely on Chironomus species and ignoring the rest. Strategies need to be developed to reduce the contaminations and the biological effects.
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- Francis O Arimoro
- Applied Hydrobiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 65, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
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- Applied Hydrobiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 65, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria; Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Applied Hydrobiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 65, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria; Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Applied Hydrobiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 65, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
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Lipka K, Saba M, Falandysz J. Preferential accumulation of inorganic elements in Amanita muscaria from North-eastern Poland. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2018; 53:968-974. [PMID: 29746791 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2018.1470805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Concentrations of Al, Ba, Cd, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Hg, Rb, Ag, Na, Sr and Zn were analysed in fruiting bodies of A. muscaria. This mushroom is considered conditionally edible, since parboiling can detoxify its fruiting bodies from the hallucinogens and render it edible. The specific purpose of the research is the little-known phenomenon of the variability of mineral composition of mushrooms for generations harvested in the same forest areas - both in terms of their nutritional value and anthropogenic influences. Fungal materials were digested in nitric acid and analysed by a validated methods using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) and cold - vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy (CV-AAS). A. muscaria collected in the same area over the period of four years showed fluctuations in the concentrations of the essential elements Co, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Na and Zn (p < 0.05; U Mann-Whitney test), while only Ca and Mg (p > 0.05) levels were similar. In addition, concentrations of Ag, Al, Ba, Cd, Rb and Sr in fruiting bodies fluctuated, while remained at a similar level for Hg. It is important to note that statistically significant variations in levels of several inorganic elements accumulated in A. muscaria would imply a more careful consideration would be required when assessing the nutritional value of mushroom species.
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- Krzysztof Lipka
- a Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology , Gdańsk University , Gdańsk , Poland
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology , Gdańsk University , Gdańsk , Poland
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology , Gdańsk University , Gdańsk , Poland
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Janaydeh M, Ismail A, Omar H, Zulkifli SZ, Bejo MH, Aziz NAA. Relationship between Pb and Cd accumulations in house crow, their habitat, and food content from Klang area, Peninsular Malaysia. Environ Monit Assess 2017; 190:47. [PMID: 29282545 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6416-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution has become a global concern due to accumulation in tissue and transferable effects to humans via the food chain. This study focused on monitoring the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in surface soil and body content: bone, heart, brain, liver, lung, muscle, kidney, feathers, feces, and gizzard contents of house crow Corvus splendens in the Klang region, Malaysia. The results revealed the occurrence of Pb and Cd in all biological samples from house crows, food contents, and surface soil samples. Heart and kidney accrued high amounts of Cd, while high amounts of Pb were found to accumulate in bones and feathers. Major discrepancies were also discovered in the concentrations of metals between juvenile and adults, as well as female and male bird samples. Concentrations of Pb and Cd in house crow internal tissues correlated significantly with that of bird feathers, but none could be established with that of surface soil. In addition, a significant correlation was observed between Pb concentration in the internal tissues to that of the feces, but the same was not the case when compared with the surface soil concentration. Metal accrual in the house crows feathers and feces may be through a long-term transmission via the food chain, which are eliminated from feathers via molting. This may suggest the utility of molted breast feathers of house crow in the bio-monitoring of Cd and Pb contamination, whereas feces of house crow appear only to be suitable for the bio-monitoring of Pb contamination.
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- Mohammed Janaydeh
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Shin D, Lee Y, Park J, Moon HS, Hyun SP. Soil microbial community responses to acid exposure and neutralization treatment. J Environ Manage 2017; 204:383-393. [PMID: 28910736 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Changes in microbial community induced by acid shock were studied in the context of potential release of acids to the environment due to chemical accidents. The responses of microbial communities in three different soils to the exposure to sulfuric or hydrofluoric acid and to the subsequent neutralization treatment were investigated as functions of acid concentration and exposure time by using 16S-rRNA gene based pyrosequencing and DGGE (Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis). Measurements of soil pH and dissolved ion concentrations revealed that the added acids were neutralized to different degrees, depending on the mineral composition and soil texture. Hydrofluoric acid was more effectively neutralized by the soils, compared with sulfuric acid at the same normality. Gram-negative ß-Proteobacteria were shown to be the most acid-sensitive bacterial strains, while spore-forming Gram-positive Bacilli were the most acid-tolerant. The results of this study suggest that the Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacterial ratio may serve as an effective bio-indicator in assessing the impact of the acid shock on the microbial community. Neutralization treatments helped recover the ratio closer to their original values. The findings of this study show that microbial community changes as well as geochemical changes such as pH and dissolved ion concentrations need to be considered in estimating the impact of an acid spill, in selecting an optimal remediation strategy, and in deciding when to end remedial actions at the acid spill impacted site.
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- Doyun Shin
- Resource Recovery Research Center, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea; Department of Resource Recycling, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Groundwater & Ecohydrology Research Center, Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea; Department of Geology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Resource Recovery Research Center, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Groundwater & Ecohydrology Research Center, Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea; Department of Mineral & Groundwater Resources, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral & Groundwater Resources, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea; Center for HLW Geological Disposal, Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea.
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Kaufmann H, Blanke M. Changes in carbohydrate levels and relative water content (RWC) to distinguish dormancy phases in sweet cherry. J Plant Physiol 2017; 218:1-5. [PMID: 28759789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Perennial trees require chilling, i.e. a period of cold temperature in the winter, for flowering next spring; sweet cherry is particularly prone to lack of chilling. The objective of this study is to identify possible transition points to clearly distinguish dormancy phases by relating carbohydrate and relative water content (RWC) in reproductive buds to concomitant chilling fulfilment. This contribution proposes the use of four transition points between the dormancy phases and their characterization in terms of carbohydrates, water contents in combination with chilling values and may allow upscaling to other dormancy studies in trees; two groups of cherry varieties were defined based on their different initial sorbitol and starch level in the autumn. The first separation between para- and (deep) d-endo-dormancy is characterized as a transition from a decrease (variety group 1) or a constant level (variety group 2) to a sharp increase in hexoses and sorbitol and a drop of starch content. The second transition point (d-endo- to f-endo-dormancy) is characterized as the changes in both hexoses (increase) and starch (decrease) terminate and ca. 650 Chilling Hours (CH), i.e. insufficient chilling in the concomitant forcing experiment with cut branches. This third transition point (f-endo- to eco-dormancy) was characterized by ca. 1000 CH, the minimum chilling requirement and restrained flowering (cut branches). The fourth transition point (forcing initiation) marked an increase in water content at ca. 1550 CH, optimum chilling for cherry and coincided with natural flowering. A ratio of hexoses (glucose plus fructose) to starch content (<2:1) appeared to be a potential indicator of the beginning of chilling (para-dormancy) and a ratio of 14-20:1 typical for endo-dormancy, whereas the release from dormancy was associated with a decline to less than 10:1 at the end of winter (eco-dormancy). To our knowledge, this is the first time that transition points are identified based on constituents (carbohydrates and relative water content) in floral buds related to current chilling status and dormancy phases and are also presented in a schematic diagram. The understanding of these changes in relative water content and carbohydrate levels may contribute to manage insufficient chilling in the orchard and support climate change studies with trees.
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- Heiko Kaufmann
- INRES Horticultural Science, University of Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 6, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- INRES Horticultural Science, University of Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 6, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Valdespino C, Sosa VJ. Effect of landscape tree cover, sex and season on the bioaccumulation of persistent organochlorine pesticides in fruit bats of riparian corridors in eastern Mexico. Chemosphere 2017; 175:373-382. [PMID: 28236707 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.02.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Riparian forests are recognized as important ecosystems for biodiversity conservation in transformed landscapes. Many animal species that use this type of vegetation facilitate its recovery through pollination and seed dispersal. In landscapes dominated by agrosystems and cattle ranching, persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the riparian system may have an effect on the physiology and fitness of animals. In this study, we measured bioaccumulation of OCPs in the most abundant frugivorous bat, Sturnira hondurensis, from the upper part of La Antigua basin, Veracruz, Mexico and, from these data, estimated accumulation by the frugivorous bat community of riparian forests in contrasting, transformed (TL) and forested (FL) landscapes. Concentration of ΣDDT, Σdrines, Σclordano, ΣHCH, Σheptachlor and Σendosulfan was measured by gas-chromatography in 23 female and 33 male adult Sturnira captured during the dry and rainy seasons. Using censored data statistics, we found that the sex of the individual was significant for ΣHCH, and that interactions of landscape type (TL vs. FL) and season (dry vs. wet), and sex and season were significant for Σendosulfan and Σdrines, respectively. Mean ΣDDT (6.86 μg/g) and ΣHCH (28.22 μg/g) concentrations were lower than those reported for frugivorous bats in India but concentrations of Σdrines (13.86 μg/g) were higher than those reported in insectivorous bats. In our study sites, frugivorous bats are bioaccumulating higher amounts of OCPs in TL than in FL. We discuss the potential of this species as a bio-indicator of OCPs contamination in river basins.
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- Carolina Valdespino
- Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Xalapa, Ver., 91070, Mexico.
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- Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Xalapa, Ver., 91070, Mexico.
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Duka S, Pepa B, Keci E, Paparisto A, Lazo P. Biomonitoring of water quality of the Osumi, Devolli, and Shkumbini rivers through benthic macroinvertebrates and chemical parameters. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2017; 52:471-478. [PMID: 28152340 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1274167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Environmental monitoring of river water quality in Albania, using biological and chemical parameters, is a fast and effective way to assess the quality of water bodies.The aim of this study was to investigate Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT), Biotic index-Richness using macroinvertebrates to assess the water quality, with special reference to nutrient (phosphorus and nitrogen) levels in the Devolli, Shkumbini and Osumi rivers. Our objective was to investigate the relationships between the measures of benthic macroinvertebrate communities and nutrient concentrations to assess water quality. The rivers' benthic macroinvertebrates were collected during different seasons in 2012. The biological and chemical parameters used in the current study identified them as quick indicators of water quality assessment. The total number of macroinvertebrate individuals (n = 15,006) (Osumi river: n = 5,546 organisms; Devolli river: n = 3,469 organisms; and Shkumbini river: n = 5,991 organisms), together with the EPT group (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera), showed that the water quality at the river stations during the above-mentioned period belonged to Classes II and III (fair water quality and good water quality, respectively). The classification of the water quality was also based on the nitrogen and total phosphorus contents. The pollution tolerance levels of macroinvertebrate taxa varied from the non-tolerating forms encountered in environments with low pollution levels to the tolerating forms that are typical of environments with considerable pollution levels.
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- Sonila Duka
- a Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana , Tirana , Albania
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- b Department of Biology , Faculty of Technical Sciences, University "Ismail Qemali" , Vlora , Albania
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- c Department of Medicine , Faculty of Professional Studies, University "Aleksander Moisiu" , Durrës , Albania
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- d Department of Biology , Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana , Tirana , Albania
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- a Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana , Tirana , Albania
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Achakzai K, Khalid S, Adrees M, Bibi A, Ali S, Nawaz R, Rizwan M. Air pollution tolerance index of plants around brick kilns in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. J Environ Manage 2017; 190:252-258. [PMID: 28061409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In any contaminated environment, the sensitive plant species can serve as bio-indicator of air pollution while tolerant plant species can act as a sink for air pollutants. Air pollution tolerance index (APTI) is an important tool to screen out plants based on their tolerance or sensitivity level to different air pollutants. The present study was aimed to identify the sensitive and tolerant plant species in the vicinity of brick kilns in the Rawalpindi city. To determine the susceptibility level of the selected plant species, four biochemical parameters, ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll content, relative water content and pH of leaf extract, were assessed and APTI was calculated. Plant sampling was carried out with increasing distance of 100, 300 and 500 m around three brick kiln sites and APTI values were calculated by following the standard methods. The results of the study revealed that among nine studied plant species, Calotropis procera (APTI = 20.05) and Althernanthera pungens (APTI = 17.13) were found to be the most tolerant species, whereas Malva neglecta (APTI = 8.83) was found to be the most sensitive species. Inconsistent trend of variations was seen in the APTI values at each site. The present study suggested that the most tolerant species, C. procera and A. pungens, could be grown in the vicinity of such pollution sources as a remedial measure of brick kiln pollution.
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- Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Bansal P, Verma S, Srivastava A. Biomonitoring of air pollution using antioxidative enzyme system in two genera of family Pottiaceae (Bryophyta). Environ Pollut 2016; 216:512-518. [PMID: 27321879 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bryophyte particularly mosses, have been found to serve as reliable indicators of air pollution and can serve as bryometers-biological instruments for measuring air pollution. They are remarkable colonizers, as they have the ability to survive in adverse environments and are also particular in their requirement of environmental conditions, which makes them appropriate ecological indicators. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity of antioxidative enzymes in two mosses viz., Hyophila rosea R.S. Williams and Semibarbula orientalis (Web.) Wijk. & Marg. and assess their suitability as biomonitors. Three different locations viz., Lucknow University, Residency (contaminated sites) and Dilkusha Garden (reference site) within Lucknow city with different levels of air pollutants were used for comparison. Our results indicate that air pollution caused marked enhancement in activity of antioxidative enzymes viz., catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase. All the three are capable of scavenging reactive oxygen species. In the genus S. orientalis, catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activity was minimum at the reference site Dilkusha Garden and was significantly higher at the two contaminated sites for catalase and peroxidase, whereas the difference was non significant for superoxide dismutase. In H. rosea the activity of catalase and peroxidase at the three locations was almost similar, however superoxide dismutase activity showed a significant increase in the two contaminated sites when compared to the reference site, the value being highest for Lucknow University site. It was thus observed that the two genera, from the same location, showed difference in the activity of the antioxidative enzymes. Based on our results, we recommend bryophytes as good monitors of air pollution.
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- Pooja Bansal
- In Vitro Culture and Plant Genetics Unit, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226 007, India
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- In Vitro Culture and Plant Genetics Unit, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226 007, India
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- In Vitro Culture and Plant Genetics Unit, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226 007, India.
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Nageswar Rao M, Ram A, Rokade MA, Raja P, Rakesh PS, Chemburkar P, Gajbhiye SN. A Preliminary Estimate of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Water and Some Commercially Important Fish Species in the Amba Estuary, West Coast of India. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2016; 97:56-62. [PMID: 27216736 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-016-1819-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Amba Estuary, which receives effluent from several industries including a petrochemical complex, opens to the southern limits of the Mumbai Harbor. The study was conducted to find out the level of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) in water and their bioconcentration in ten commercially important fishes from Amba Estuary during different months. In water high concentration of TPHs (39.7 μg/L) was obtained during December (middle of estuary) and minimum value (7.2 μg/L) was observed in September (lower estuarine). The maximum concentration of TPHs was found to be in Trichiurus savala (3.2 µg/g) during December and minimum in Boleophthalmus sp (0.4 µg/g) during May. Irrespective of the monthly variations, TPHs accumulation in all the species was considerably lower than hazardous levels. Although there was no statistical significance between TPHs and total length/weight, the T. savala recording maximum concentration during all months and it can be used as indicator of hydrocarbon pollution in this region.
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- M Nageswar Rao
- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India
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- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India.
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- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India
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- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India
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- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India
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- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India
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- Regional Centre, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, 400 053, India
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Miri M, Allahabadi A, Ghaffari HR, Fathabadi ZA, Raisi Z, Rezai M, Aval MY. Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal (HM) pollution in the ambient air using a new bio-indicator. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:14210-14220. [PMID: 27053049 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6476-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this descriptive-analytical study was to measure the concentration of heavy metals (HMs) in the leaf and bark of Ulmus carpinifolia as new biological indicators, and the ecological risk assessment of these metals in the ambient air. To achieve these goals, 48 sampling locations were selected in the city and concentration of four HMs-zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd)-was measured in the mentioned indicator using atomic absorption spectroscopy method. After this, ecological risk assessment, source appointment, and spatial distribution were conducted. In this regard, the enrichment factor (EF), potential ecological risk factor (E r), potential ecological risk index (RI), correlation coefficient (r), and other indices were calculated. The results showed that the concentration of HMs in the leaf and bark in ascending order is as Cd<Cu<Pb<Zn and Cd<Pb<Cu<Zn, respectively. The EF results indicated that the main origin of all measured HMs except Zn is anthropogenic sources. Also, the principal component analysis (PCA) and spatial distribution proved that the concentration of HMs is mainly originated from the traffic and other human activities. On the other hand, the results RI presented that the majority of locations sampled in the study area was exposed to serious ecological risk in terms of surveyed HMs. The leaf and bark of U. carpinifolia can be applied as bio-indicators of the presence of heavy metals in the ambient air and ecological risk imposed by them.
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- Mohammad Miri
- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Fort J, Grémillet D, Traisnel G, Amélineau F, Bustamante P. Does temporal variation of mercury levels in Arctic seabirds reflect changes in global environmental contamination, or a modification of Arctic marine food web functioning? Environ Pollut 2016; 211:382-388. [PMID: 26798998 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Studying long-term trends of contaminants in Arctic biota is essential to better understand impacts of anthropogenic activities and climate change on the exposure of sensitive species and marine ecosystems. We concurrently measured temporal changes (2006-2014) in mercury (Hg) contamination of little auks (Alle alle; the most abundant Arctic seabird) and in their major zooplankton prey species (Calanoid copepods, Themisto libellula, Gammarus spp.). We found an increasing contamination of the food-chain in East Greenland during summer over the last decade. More specifically, bird contamination (determined by body feather analyses) has increased at a rate of 3.4% per year. Conversely, bird exposure to Hg during winter in the northwest Atlantic (determined by head feather analyses) decreased over the study period (at a rate of 1.5% per year), although winter concentrations remained consistently higher than during summer. By combining mercury levels measured in birds and zooplankton to isotopic analyses, our results demonstrate that inter-annual variations of Hg levels in little auks reflect changes in food-chain contamination, rather than a reorganization of the food web and a modification of seabird trophic ecology. They therefore underline the value of little auks, and Arctic seabirds in general, as bio-indicators of long-term changes in environmental contamination.
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- Jérôme Fort
- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France.
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR 5175 CNRS - Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier - EPHE, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France; FitzPatrick Institute, DST/NRF Excellence Centre at the University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR 5175 CNRS - Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier - EPHE, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS - Université La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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Tang X, Pang Y, Ji P, Gao P, Nguyen TH, Tong Y. Cadmium uptake in above-ground parts of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2016; 125:102-6. [PMID: 26685781 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Because of its high Cd uptake and translocation, lettuce is often used in Cd contamination studies. However, there is a lack of information on Cd accumulation in the above-ground parts of lettuce during the entire growing season. In this study, a field experiment was carried out in a Cd-contaminated area. Above-ground lettuce parts were sampled, and the Cd content was measured using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The results showed that the Cd concentration in the above-ground parts of lettuce increased from 2.70 to 3.62mgkg(-1) during the seedling stage, but decreased from 3.62 to 2.40mgkg(-1) during organogenesis and from 2.40 to 1.64mgkg(-1) during bolting. The mean Cd concentration during the seedling stage was significantly higher than that during organogenesis (a=0.05) and bolting (a=0.01). The Cd accumulation in the above-ground parts of an individual lettuce plant could be described by a sigmoidal curve. Cadmium uptake during organogenesis was highest (80% of the total), whereas that during bolting was only 4.34%. This research further reveals that for Rome lettuce: (1) the highest Cd content of above-ground parts occurred at the end of the seedling phase; (2) the best harvest time with respect to Cd phytoaccumulation is at the end of the organogenesis stage; and (3) the organogenesis stage is the most suitable time to enhance phytoaccumulation efficiency by adjusting the root:shoot ratio.
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- Xiwang Tang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; College of Resources and Environment, Thu Dau Mot University, Binh Duong, Viet Nam
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Atobatele OE, Olutona GO. Distribution of three non-essential trace metals (Cadmium, Mercury and Lead) in the organs of fish from Aiba Reservoir, Iwo, Nigeria. Toxicol Rep 2015; 2:896-903. [PMID: 28962427 PMCID: PMC5598114 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The distribution of non-essential trace elements in some vital organs of 11 fish species from Aiba Reservoir, Iwo, Nigeria was assessed between November 2010 and June 2011. The fish species belong to seven families; family Mormyridae, family Cyprinidae, family Hepsetidae and family Channidae each with one species; family Bagridae and family Clariidae each with two species; and family Cichlidae with three species. All families, except Clariidae and Channidae, are common in the daily catch from the reservoir. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry was used to determine the levels of cadmium, mercury and lead in fish organs. The concentration of toxic trace metals in fish ranged from 0.001 to 0.100 ppm (Cd), 0.000–0.067 ppm (Hg) and 0.001–0.125 ppm (Pb) dry weight. This study shows similarity (p > 0.05) in the distribution of Cd, Hg and Pb among fish species; and a non-uniform distribution of toxic trace metals within fish organs with Kidney > Liver > Gill ≥ Intestine ≥ Muscle. Canonical variate analysis shows clear discrimination of Clarias macromystax and Channa obscura for gill trace metal levels of Cd, Hg and Pb while Labeo senegalensis and Oreochromis niloticus were discriminated for liver trace metal values of Cd and Pb only when compared to other fish species studied. The discrimination of some fish species based on trace metals in the gills and liver suggests different regulatory strategies for trace metal accumulation. Variation due to comparison among different fish species from the same water body suggests that accumulation may be species dependent. Differential accumulation of toxic trace metals in fish organs makes them good bioindicators of freshwater contamination.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
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Cresson P, Bouchoucha M, Miralles F, Elleboode R, Mahé K, Marusczak N, Thebault H, Cossa D. Are red mullet efficient as bio-indicators of mercury contamination? A case study from the French Mediterranean. Mar Pollut Bull 2015; 91:191-199. [PMID: 25540915 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is one of the main chemicals currently altering Mediterranean ecosystems. Red mullet (Mullus barbatus and M. surmuletus) have been widely used as quantitative bio-indicators of chemical contamination. In this study, we reassess the ability of these species to be used as efficient bio-indicators of Hg contamination by monitoring during 18 months Hg concentrations in muscle tissue of mullet sampled from 5 French Mediterranean coastal areas. Mean concentrations ranged between 0.23 and 0.78 μg g(-1) dry mass for both species. Values were consistent with expected contamination patterns of all sites except Corsica. Results confirmed that red mullets are efficient bio-indicators of Hg contamination. Nevertheless, the observed variability in Hg concentrations calls for caution regarding the period and the sample size. Attention should be paid to environmental and biologic specificities of each studied site, as they can alter the bioaccumulation of Hg, and lead to inferences about environmental Hg concentrations.
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- P Cresson
- IFREMER, Centre de Méditerranée, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France; IFREMER, Centre Manche - Mer du Nord, BP 669, F-62321 Boulogne sur Mer, France.
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- IFREMER, Centre de Méditerranée, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France
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- IFREMER, Centre de Méditerranée, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France
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- IFREMER, Centre Manche - Mer du Nord, BP 669, F-62321 Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- IFREMER, Centre Manche - Mer du Nord, BP 669, F-62321 Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- IFREMER, Centre de Méditerranée, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France; Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, Laboratoire Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, CNRS/IRD/Université Toulouse III, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, PRP-ENV/SESURE/LERCM, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France
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- IFREMER, Centre de Méditerranée, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France; ISTerre, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Parizanganeh A, Zamani A, Bijnavand V, Taghilou B. Human nail usage as a Bio-indicator in contamination monitoring of heavy metals in Dizajabaad, Zanjan province-Iran. J Environ Health Sci Eng 2014; 12:147. [PMID: 25558375 PMCID: PMC4271415 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-014-0147-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Due to pedogeochemical background and anthropogenic sources, heavy metal contamination of soil is a widespread problem in some parts of Zanjan province located in North West Iran. In this study an affected area located near National Iranian Lead and Zinc Company (NILZ) was selected for detailed study. METHODOLOGY Thirty soil samples and eighteen leaf samples were collected and analyzed for heavy metal contamination by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Both soil and plant samples were found to be basically polluted by Pb (72.60 and 97.11), Zn (546.47 and 166.61), and Cd (1.80 and 1.55) mg. kg(-1) respectively. High concentrations of these elements in soil and plant species signifies possible health risks to humans. The distribution maps drawn using Arc GIS (10) show high concentrations of these toxic metals around Dizajabaad village. To assess vulnerability and health risks of metal concentrations in human bodies' twenty nine fingernail samples were also collected from people living in this village. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Analysis for different heavy metal contents of nail samples reveals very high levels of the same toxic elements (Pb = 15.15, Cd = 1.18, As = 15.47, Zn = 68.46 and Ni = 18.22 mg. kg(-1)) compared with samples collected from an unaffected area and available values indicated in the literature. Further, high concentration of heavy metals in the nail samples suggests long term exposure of inhabitants to these toxic metals.
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- Abdolhossein Parizanganeh
- />Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791 Iran
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- />Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791 Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791 Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791 Iran
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Biswas T, Bandyopadhyay PK. Prevalence of a protozoan parasite Cristigera sp. (Ciliophora:Ciliatea) from edible oysters (Mollusca:Bivalvia) of Sundarbans, West Bengal, India. J Parasit Dis 2014; 38:297-301. [PMID: 25035589 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-012-0230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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The coastal region of West Bengal is bestowed with a wide range of natural forest and aquatic resources. The estuarine complex is a culmination of the interaction of land, sea and freshwater. It offers diverse specialised habitats such as mangroves, non vegetated mudflats, inter tidal zones and reclaimed areas. Such areas are home to a number of terrestrial, freshwater and marine communities. Edible oyster resources in these regions are Crassostrea gryphoides and Saccostrea cucullata, which are the keystone species found in the intertidal zone and can tolerate huge variation of salinity. These are used as food by local people and marketed to earn cash. The population of this species has been declined due to parasitic infection and pollution. There are many protozoan parasites which infect these oysters causing diseases. During survey period, a protozoan parasite of the genus Cristigera have been observed only from the edible oyster Crassostrea gryphoides collected from Kaikhali and Frasergunj among three selected sites namely Kaikhali, Frasergunj and Digha of West Bengal mainly during monsoon and post-monsoon season. Considering such rare and specific prevalence of Cristigera sp, it may be considered as potential bio-indicator.
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