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Lin H, Buerki-Thurnherr T, Kaur J, Wick P, Pelin M, Tubaro A, Carniel FC, Tretiach M, Flahaut E, Iglesias D, Vázquez E, Cellot G, Ballerini L, Castagnola V, Benfenati F, Armirotti A, Sallustrau A, Taran F, Keck M, Bussy C, Vranic S, Kostarelos K, Connolly M, Navas JM, Mouchet F, Gauthier L, Baker J, Suarez-Merino B, Kanerva T, Prato M, Fadeel B, Bianco A. Environmental and Health Impacts of Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials: A Graphene Flagship Perspective. ACS NANO 2024; 18:6038-6094. [PMID: 38350010 PMCID: PMC10906101 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous interest ever since the isolation of atomically thin sheets of graphene in 2004 due to the specific and versatile properties of these materials. However, the increasing production and use of 2D materials necessitate a thorough evaluation of the potential impact on human health and the environment. Furthermore, harmonized test protocols are needed with which to assess the safety of 2D materials. The Graphene Flagship project (2013-2023), funded by the European Commission, addressed the identification of the possible hazard of graphene-based materials as well as emerging 2D materials including transition metal dichalcogenides, hexagonal boron nitride, and others. Additionally, so-called green chemistry approaches were explored to achieve the goal of a safe and sustainable production and use of this fascinating family of nanomaterials. The present review provides a compact survey of the findings and the lessons learned in the Graphene Flagship.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hazel Lin
- CNRS,
UPR3572, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, ISIS, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Particles-Biology Interactions, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Nanosafety
& Nanomedicine Laboratory, Institute
of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 177 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Particles-Biology Interactions, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- CIRIMAT,
Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT,
UPS, 31062 Toulouse CEDEX 9, France
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- Facultad
de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
- Instituto
Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Facultad
de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
- Instituto
Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- International
School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), 34136 Trieste, Italy
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- International
School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), 34136 Trieste, Italy
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- Center
for
Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, 16132 Genova, Italy
- IRCCS
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Center
for
Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, 16132 Genova, Italy
- IRCCS
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Analytical
Chemistry Facility, Istituto Italiano di
Tecnologia, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Département
Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SIMoS, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France
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- Département
Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SIMoS, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France
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- Département
Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SIMoS, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France
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- Nanomedicine
Lab, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester,
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, National Graphene Institute, Manchester M13 9PT, United
Kingdom
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- Nanomedicine
Lab, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester,
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, National Graphene Institute, Manchester M13 9PT, United
Kingdom
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- Nanomedicine
Lab, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester,
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, National Graphene Institute, Manchester M13 9PT, United
Kingdom
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología
Agraria
y Alimentaria (INIA), CSIC, Carretera de la Coruña Km 7,5, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología
Agraria
y Alimentaria (INIA), CSIC, Carretera de la Coruña Km 7,5, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire
Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire
Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- TEMAS Solutions GmbH, 5212 Hausen, Switzerland
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
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- Center
for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
- Department
of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Nanosafety
& Nanomedicine Laboratory, Institute
of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 177 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- CNRS,
UPR3572, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, ISIS, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Pereira AC, Saraiva A, Oliva-Teles L, Guimarães L, Carvalho AP. Ecotoxicological Effects of Potassium Dichromate on the Tadpole Shrimp Triops longicaudatus. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:358. [PMID: 38338000 PMCID: PMC10854805 DOI: 10.3390/ani14030358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus is a freshwater crustacean with fast embryonic and larval development, short life cycle, and high fecundity. They are very active swimmers of a reasonable size, easy to spot and record. Such characteristics make it a promising candidate as an experimental model in ecotoxicology to evaluate the effects of aquatic pollutants, particularly using its locomotor behavior as an endpoint. To evaluate the sensitivity of T. longicaudatus and develop endpoints of interest, we conducted exposure experiments with lethal and sub-lethal concentrations of potassium dichromate, a compound known for its ecotoxicological importance and as a hexavalent chromium source. The endpoints evaluated were mortality, growth, sexual maturation, reproductive output, cholinesterase activity and locomotor/swimming behavior. The 96 h median lethal concentration was found to be 65 µg/L. Furthermore, exposure to potassium dichromate at higher concentrations had a significant negative impact on the growth rate of T. longicaudatus in terms of both body mass and length. The time for maturation was also delayed at higher concentrations. In addition, locomotor behavior allowed for the discrimination of all tested chromium concentrations and the control group and from each other, proving to be the most sensitive endpoint. Overall, the data support the potential of T. longicaudatus as a model for ecotoxicity testing, using apical endpoints with impact at the population level; in particular, results suggest that behavior assessments in this species might be useful for detecting hazardous compounds in environmental monitoring of freshwater ecosystems.
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- André Carido Pereira
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.P.); (A.S.); (L.O.-T.)
- Biology Department, FCUP—Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.P.); (A.S.); (L.O.-T.)
- Biology Department, FCUP—Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.P.); (A.S.); (L.O.-T.)
- Biology Department, FCUP—Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.P.); (A.S.); (L.O.-T.)
- Biology Department, FCUP—Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.P.); (A.S.); (L.O.-T.)
- Biology Department, FCUP—Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Mastroberardino A, Casaburi F, Canino R, Iannone M, Procopio S. Toxicity evaluation of the contaminated area of Crotone from biological indicators: a multispecies approach. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:473. [PMID: 36928511 PMCID: PMC10020318 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11056-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Contamination of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems by toxic industrial waste has become a major issue in many countries. Of particular concern is the reuse of toxic hazardous waste in construction materials. This paper examined for the first time the chemical and radiation ecotoxicity of site-specific Technological Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) residues from phosphate processing industry in soil environmental matrices through bioindicators. The area under investigation was the former industrial district of Crotone (Calabria, Italy), recently included within the Sites of National Interest (SIN), comprising the 42 Italian national priority contaminated sites. Major biological exposure pathways considered were absorption and bioaccumulation. The marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri and the freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna were employed as aquatic bioindicators, while for the soil ecosystem, the seeds of Sorghum saccharatum and Lepidium sativum were used. Selection of test species aimed at assessing the toxicity of wastes in soil as well as in freshwater or marine systems. Results indicated V. fischeri as the most sensitive of all the species tested (5.56 g/L), while D. magna was found to be affected at 94.27 g/L. An overall inhibition was observed in seedling growth as compared to control at the highest concentration of the pollutants (100 g/L), while seed germination was not adversely affected by the pollutant. At this preliminary level, data indicated a potential risk for biodiversity of the area. In fact, the measured toxicity thresholds, even if above 100 mg/L, are comparable to concentrations of the toxicants spread all over the territory of Crotone.
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- Anna Mastroberardino
- Department of Physics, University of Calabria and National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Gruppo Collegato of Cosenza, Rende, Italy.
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- Regional Agency for Environmental Protection ARPACal, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Regional Agency for Environmental Protection ARPACal, Catanzaro, Italy
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Logeshwaran P, Sivaram AK, Surapaneni A, Kannan K, Naidu R, Megharaj M. Exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) but not perflurorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at ppb concentration induces chronic toxicity in Daphnia carinata. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 769:144577. [PMID: 33482550 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Widespread environmental contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is well established. Nevertheless, few studies have reported on the aquatic toxicity of PFAS, especially in indicator species such as Daphnia. In this study, the toxicity of two major PFAS, namely perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), was investigated on water flea (Daphnia carinata) using a battery of comprehensive toxicity tests, including a 48 h acute and a 21-day chronic assays. The survival, growth, and reproduction of D. carinata were monitored over a 21-day life cycle. PFOS exhibited higher toxicity than PFOA. The 48 h LC50 values (confidence interval) based on acute toxicity for PFOA and PFOS were 78.2 (54.9-105) mg L-1 and 8.8 (6.4-11.6) mg L-1, respectively. Chronic exposure to PFOS for 21 days displayed mortality and reproductive defects in D. carinata at a concentration as low as 0.001 mg L-1. Genotoxicity assessment using comet assay revealed that exposure for 96 h to PFOS at 1 and 10.0 mg L-1 significantly damaged the organism's genetic makeup. The results of this study have great implications for risk assessment of PFOS and PFOA in aquatic ecosystems, given the potential of PFOS to pose a risk to Daphnia even at lower concentrations (1 μg L-1).
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- Panneerselvan Logeshwaran
- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- South East Water, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia; ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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Yu B, Lin Z, Huang J. A Bio-Inspired Nanotubular Na 2MoO 4/TiO 2 Composite as a High-Performance Anodic Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14020357. [PMID: 33450914 PMCID: PMC7828346 DOI: 10.3390/ma14020357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
A train of bio-inspired nanotubular Na2MoO4/TiO2 composites were synthesized by using a natural cellulose substance (e.g., commercial ordinary filter paper) as the structural template. The TiO2 gel films were coated on the cellulose nanofiber surfaces via a sol-gel method firstly, followed with the deposition of the poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)/Na2MoO4 (PDDA/Na2MoO4) bi-layers several times, through the layer-by-layer self-assembly route, yielding the (PDDA/Na2MoO4)n/TiO2-gel/cellulose composite, which was calcined in air to give various Na2MoO4/TiO2 nanocomposites containing different Na2MoO4 contents (15.4, 24.1, and 41.4%). The resultant nanocomposites all inherited the three-dimensionally porous network structure of the premier cellulose substance, which were formed by hierarchical TiO2 nanotubes anchored with the Na2MoO4 layers. When employed as anodic materials for lithium-ion batteries, those Na2MoO4/TiO2 nanocomposites exhibited promoted electrochemical performances in comparison with the Na2MoO4 powder and pure TiO2 nanotubes, which was resulted from the high capacity of the Na2MoO4 component and the buffering effects of the TiO2 nanotubes. Among all the nanotubular Na2MoO4/TiO2 composites, the one with a Na2MoO4 content of 41.4% showed the best electrochemical properties, such as the cycling stability with a capacity of 180.22 mAh g−1 after 200 charge/discharge cycles (current density: 100 mA g−1) and the optimal rate capability.
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Nobre F, Muniz R, Martins F, Silva B, de Matos J, da Silva E, Couceiro P, Brito W, Leyet Y. Calcium molybdate: Toxicity and genotoxicity assay in Drosophila melanogaster by SMART test. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Araujo GS, Pinheiro C, Pestana JLT, Soares AMVM, Abessa DMS, Loureiro S. Toxicity of lead and mancozeb differs in two monophyletic Daphnia species. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 178:230-238. [PMID: 31026744 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.03.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Lead and mancozeb are two important chemicals used for different human purposes and activities worldwide. Hazard assessment in different areas of the world is carried out with different but phylogenetically similar species, adapted to different climatic conditions, in order to increase relevance. This study evaluated the sensitivity of two monophyletic species, the tropical species Daphnia similis and the temperate species Daphnia magna, to the two chemicals lead and mancozeb. Standard acute and chronic ecotoxicological tests (reproduction and growth), as well as other sublethal measurements such as the intrinsic rate of population increase (r), feeding rate (FR) and O2 consumption, were recorded along with the analysis of the AChE activity to determine the neurotoxicity of both contaminants. Albeit their similar evolutionary status, D. magna generally presented a lower sensitivity to Pb in comparison to D. similis. Despite the differences in sensitivity, both species presented similar patterns of response under Pb exposure, with diminished reproductive outputs, feeding impairment, reduced O2 consumption and no effect on AChE activity. Mancozeb decreased the reproduction, rate of population increase and feeding rate, increased the AChE activity in both species and increased O2 consumption only in D. magna. While D. magna increased O2 consumption under mancozeb exposure, no effects were observed for D. similis. Thus, species may present different responses and sensitivities to different pollutants, regardless of their phylogeny. Therefore, the use of ecotoxicological assays with native species is crucial for a better ecological risk assessment in contaminated areas.
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- G S Araujo
- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, CP 11330-900, São Vicente, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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Obot I, Onyeachu I, Wazzan N, Al-Amri AH. Theoretical and experimental investigation of two alkyl carboxylates as corrosion inhibitors for steel in acidic medium. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.01.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xiong Q, Shi Y, Lu Y, Pan K, Dakhil MA, Zhang L, Xiao Y. Sublethal or not? Responses of multiple biomarkers in Daphnia magna to single and joint effects of BDE-47 and BDE-209. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 164:164-171. [PMID: 30107326 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are extremely incessant anthropogenic contaminants found in the environment, with dreadful risk to aquatic ecosystems. However, there is a limited amount of data concerning their impacts on freshwater organisms. 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) are significant components of total PBDEs in water. The sublethal effects of BDE-47, BDE-209 and their binary mixtures on the aquatic organism Daphnia magna were investigated in acute and chronic exposure experiments. Immobilization and heartbeat were studied in daphnids after 48 h of exposure. Mortality rate, breed number, Cholinesterase (ChE), Glutathione S-transferases (GST) and Catalase (CAT) activities were evaluated after 21 days of exposure. The results showed that at 100 and 200 μg/L concentration of BDE-47, immobilization rate of daphnids were inhibited by 44.0 ± 16.7% and 88.0 ± 10.9%, respectively. The binary mixture of BDE-47 and BDE-209 had uncongenial effects on immobilization of D. magna under acute toxicity test. BDE-209 significantly increased the heartbeat rate of daphnids, which increased even further when combined with BDE-47. After 21 days of exposure, daphnids exposed to single BDE-47 were physiologically altered. The combination of BDE-47 with BDE-209 significantly decreased the mortality rate of daphnids. Irrespective of the concentration, higher numbers of offsprings were produced in the mixtures compared to BDE-47 treatment alone. ChE activities significantly (p < 0.05) decreased at concentrations of 2 and 4 μg/L in single BDE-47 treatment, while GST activity significantly (p < 0.05) decreased at 0.5 μg/L. CAT activities significantly increased with BDE-47 treatments in all the tested concentrations (p < 0.05). The mixtures significantly affect ChE (p < 0.05), GST (p < 0.05) and CAT activities (p < 0.05). The results illustrated that the toxicity of the mixture of PBDE congeners exposed to aquatic organisms may have antagonistic effects. The 21 days chronic test in this study suggests that acute toxicity tests, i.e. 48-h tests, using Daphnia may lead to underestimation of risks associated with PBDEs, especially, BDE-209. Hence, there is a necessity to re-examine PBDE congeners' environmental risk in aquatic organisms.
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- Qinli Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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Gunderson MP, Nguyen BT, Cervantes Reyes JC, Holden LL, French JMT, Smith BD, Lineberger C. Response of phase I and II detoxification enzymes, glutathione, metallothionein and acetylcholine esterase to mercury and dimethoate in signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 208:749-756. [PMID: 29902759 PMCID: PMC6074053 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Metals and pesticides are common pollutants and the modulation of biomarkers can indicate sub-lethal influences on the physiology of organisms inhabiting impacted aquatic systems. We examined the effects of mercury and the organophosphate pesticide dimethoate on EROD, MROD, glutathione S-transferase (GST), acetylcholine esterase (AChE), metallothionein (MT) and glutathione (GSH) in the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Crayfish were injected with mercury chloride or dimethoate (0.3, 0.6, 0.9 μg kg-1) and dissected after 72 h. EROD activity in the hepatopancreas did not change in response to mercury chloride treatment but exhibited a dose dependent decrease at all concentrations of dimethoate tested. MROD (hepatopancreas) exhibited a significant decrease at the 0.9 μg kg-1 treatment for both chemicals. GST (hepatopancreas) demonstrated a significant dose dependent decrease at all concentrations of both mercury chloride and dimethoate. AChE (tail muscle) decreased at the 0.6 and 0.9 μg kg-1 concentrations of dimethoate and 0.9 μg kg-1 mercury chloride. In gill tissue, MT increased in response to 0.3 and 0.6 μg kg-1 of mercury chloride but no effect was observed at the 0.9 μg kg-1 concentration of mercury chloride or any concentrations of dimethoate tested. MT did not change in response to mercury or dimethoate in tail tissue. Furthermore, neither chemical modulated GSH concentrations. Our results indicate that, apart from GSH, these markers are sensitive to the pollutants tested and that animals exposed in the wild are potentially compromised in their ability to detoxify environmental contaminants and carry out normal cellular processes.
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- Mark P Gunderson
- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA.
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- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA
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- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA
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- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA
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- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA
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- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA
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- The College of Idaho, Department of Biology, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, USA
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Lécrivain N, Aurenche V, Cottin N, Frossard V, Clément B. Multi-contamination (heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) of littoral sediments and the associated ecological risk assessment in a large lake in France (Lake Bourget). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 619-620:854-865. [PMID: 29734631 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The lake littoral sediment is exposed to a large array of contaminants that can exhibit significant spatial variability and challenge our ability to assess contamination at lake scale. In this study, littoral sediment contamination was characterized among ten different sites in a large peri-alpine lake (Lake Bourget) regarding three groups of contaminants: 6 heavy metals, 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 7 polychlorinated biphenyls. The contamination profiles significantly varied among sites and differed from those previously reported for the deepest zone of the lake. An integrative approach including chemical and biological analyses was conducted to relate site contamination to ecological risk. The chemical approach consisted in mean PEC quotient calculation (average of the ratios of the contaminants concentration to their corresponding Probable Effect Concentration values) and revealed a low and heterogeneous toxicity of the contaminant mixture along the littoral. Biological analysis including both laboratory (microcosm assays) and in situ (Acetylcholine Esterase (AChE) and Glutathione S-Transferase (GST) activity measurements) experiments highlighted significant differences among sites both in the field and in laboratory assays suggesting a spatial variation of the biota response to contamination. Linear regressions were performed between mean PEC quotients and biological results to assess whether littoral ecological risk was explained by the contamination profiles. The results highly depended on the study benthic or pelagic compartment. Regarding autochthonous Corbicula fluminea, no significant relationship between mean PEC quotients and biomarker activity was found while a significant increase in AChE was observed on autochthonous chironomids, suggesting different stress among benthic organisms. Both AChE and GST in caged pelagic Daphnia magna showed a significant positive relationship with mean PEC quotients. This study underlines the importance of accounting for spatial variations in lake littoral sediment contamination and the need for performing an integrative approach coupling chemical, field and laboratory analyses to assess the ecological risk.
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- Nathalie Lécrivain
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés (LEHNA), UMR CNRS 5023, ENTPE, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France.
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés (LEHNA), UMR CNRS 5023, ENTPE, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France
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- Université de Savoie Mont-Blanc, LCME, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac, France
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- Université de Savoie Mont-Blanc, UMR 42 CARRTEL, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés (LEHNA), UMR CNRS 5023, ENTPE, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France
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Dantzger DD, Jonsson CM, Aoyama H. Mixtures of diflubenzuron and p-chloroaniline changes the activities of enzymes biomarkers on tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) in the presence and absence of soil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:367-376. [PMID: 29096263 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The insecticide Diflubenzuron (DFB), used by many fish farming, when metabolized or degraded produces the extremely toxic compound p-chloroaniline (PCA). Once in the aquatic environment, these compounds can form mixtures and their bioavailability depends on factors such as the presence of soil. The toxic effects of the isolated compounds and their mixtures in the proportions: 75%, 50%, and 25% of PCA were analyzed in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the presence and absence of soil after 96h. The enzymes catalase (CAT), acid (AcP) and alkaline (AlP) phosphatases and alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) aminotransferases of the liver of the tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were used as biomarkers. DFB and the mixture containing 75% of this compound did not present high toxicity to fish; however, 25mg/L of PCA alone and 15mg/L of the mixture with 75% of this compound promoted 50% mortality of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). In the presence of soil, these toxicity values decreased to 37 and 25mg/L, respectively. Independent of the presence of soil, a synergistic effect was observed when the proportion of PCA was 75% and to the mixture, with 25% PCA was observed the antagonistic effect. Different concentrations of the compounds and their mixtures induced CAT activity independently of the presence of soil. Additionally, increases in phosphatases and transaminases activities were observed. In some cases, the enzymes also had their activities decreased and the dose-dependence effects were not observed. This research showed that the presence of soil influenced the toxicity of the compounds but not altered interaction type among them. Diflubenzuron, p-chloroaniline, and mixtures thereof caused disorders in enzymes important for the health of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
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- Darlene D Dantzger
- Laboratório de Enzimologia, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Biossegurança, EMBRAPA Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Enzimologia, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), SP, Brazil.
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Obot I, Onyeachu IB, Kumar A. Sodium alginate: A promising biopolymer for corrosion protection of API X60 high strength carbon steel in saline medium. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 178:200-208. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang Z, Mi B. Environmental Applications of 2D Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS 2) Nanosheets. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:8229-8244. [PMID: 28661657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In an era of graphene-based nanomaterials as the most widely studied two-dimensional (2D) materials for enhanced performance of devices and systems in numerous environmental applications, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets stand out as a promising alternative 2D material with many excellent physicochemical, biological, and mechanical properties that differ significantly from those of graphene-based nanomaterials, potentially leading to new environmental phenomena and novel applications. This Critical Review presents the latest advances in the use of MoS2 nanosheets for important water-related environmental applications such as contaminant adsorption, photocatalysis, membrane-based separation, sensing, and disinfection. Various methods for MoS2 nanosheet synthesis are examined, and their suitability for different environmental applications is discussed. The unique structure and properties of MoS2 nanosheets enabling exceptional environmental capabilities are compared with those of graphene-based nanomaterials. The environmental implications of MoS2 nanosheets are emphasized, and research needs for future environmental applications of MoS2 nanosheets are identified.
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- Zhongying Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Toumi H, Bejaoui M, Touaylia S, Burga Perez KF, Ferard JF. Effect of carbaryl (carbamate insecticide) on acetylcholinesterase activity of two strains of Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2016; 51:777-80. [PMID: 27428655 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2016.1198645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The present study was designed to investigate the effect of carbaryl (carbamate insecticide) on the acetylcholinesterase activity in two strains (same clone A) of the crustacean cladoceran Daphnia magna. Four carbaryl concentrations (0.4, 0.9, 1.8 and 3.7 µg L(-1)) were compared against control AChE activity. Our results showed that after 48 h of carbaryl exposure, all treatments induced a significant decrease of AChE activities whatever the two considered strains. However, different responses were registered in terms of lowest observed effect concentrations (LOEC: 0.4 µg L(-1) for strain 1 and 0.9 µg L(-1) for strains 2) revealing differences in sensitivity among the two tested strains of D. magna. These results suggest that after carbaryl exposure, the AChE activity responses can be also used as a biomarker of susceptibility. Moreover, our results show that strain1 is less sensitive than strain 2 in terms of IC50-48 h of AChE activity. Comparing the EC50-48 h of standard ecotoxicity test and IC50-48 h of AChE inhibition, there is the same order of sensitivity with both strains.
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- Hela Toumi
- a Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Zarzouna , Bizerte , Tunisie
- b Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, Université de Lorraine , Metz , France
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- a Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Zarzouna , Bizerte , Tunisie
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- a Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Zarzouna , Bizerte , Tunisie
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- b Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, Université de Lorraine , Metz , France
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- b Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, Université de Lorraine , Metz , France
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Characterization of a molybdenum-reducing Bacillus sp. strain khayat with the ability to grow on SDS and diesel. RENDICONTI LINCEI-SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12210-016-0519-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Wang CW, Liang C, Yeh HJ. Aquatic acute toxicity assessments of molybdenum (+VI) to Daphnia magna. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 147:82-87. [PMID: 26761601 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Generally, molybdenum (Mo) metals in the environment are very rare, but wastewater discharges from industrial processes may contain high concentrations of Mo, which has the potential to contaminate water or soil if not handled properly. In this study, the impact of three common compounds of hexavalent Mo (sodium molybdate (Na2MoO4‧2H2O), ammonium molybdate ((NH4)6Mo7O24‧4H2O) and molybdenum trioxide (MoO3)) in an aquatic system were assessed based on 48-h exposure acute toxicity to Daphnia magna (D. magna). The LC50 toxicities for associated conjugate ions including Na(+), Cl(-), SO4(2-), and NH4(+) were determined. Furthermore, the LC50 values for the three forms of hexavalent Mo were determined, and the acute toxicities of the Mo forms were found to follow the order: (NH4)6Mo7O24‧4H2O > MoO3 > Na2MoO4‧2H2O in solution. (NH4)6Mo7O24‧4H2O exhibited the lowest LC50 of 43.3 mg L(-1) (corresponding to 23.5 mg Mo L(-1)) among the three molybdenum salts. The research confirmed that the toxicity of molybdenum in the aquatic system is highly dependent on the form of molybdenum salts used, and is also associated with the influence of the background water quality.
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- Chi-Wei Wang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Ulm L, Krivohlavek A, Jurašin D, Ljubojević M, Šinko G, Crnković T, Žuntar I, Šikić S, Vinković Vrček I. Response of biochemical biomarkers in the aquatic crustacean Daphnia magna exposed to silver nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:19990-19999. [PMID: 26296504 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5201-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The proliferation of silver nanoparticle (AgNP) production and use owing to their antimicrobial properties justifies the need to examine the resulting environmental impacts. The discharge of biocidal nanoparticles to water bodies may pose a threat to aquatic species. This study evaluated the effects of citrate-coated AgNPs on the standardized test organism Daphnia magna Straus clone MBP996 by means of biochemical biomarker response. AgNP toxicity was compared against the toxic effect of Ag(+). The toxicity endpoints were calculated based upon measured Ag concentrations in exposure media. For AgNPs, the NOAEC and LOAEC values at 48 h were 5 and 7 μg Ag/L, respectively, while these values were 0.5 and 1 μg Ag/L, respectively, for Ag(+). The EC50 at 48 h was computed to be 12.4 ± 0.6 and 2.6 ± 0.1 μg Ag/L for AgNPs and Ag(+), respectively, with 95 % confidence intervals of 12.1-12.8 and 2.3-2.8 μg Ag/L, respectively. These results indicate significant less toxicity of AgNP compared to free Ag(+) ions. Five biomarkers were evaluated in Daphnia magna neonates after acute exposure to Ag(+) or AgNPs, including glutathione (GSH) level, reactive oxygen species (ROS) content, and catalase (CAT), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. AgNPs induced toxicity and oxidative stress responses in D. magna neonates at tenfold higher concentrations than Ag. Biochemical methods revealed a clear increase in AChE activity, decreased ROS level, increased GSH level and CAT activity, but no significant changes in SOD activity. As Ag(+) may dissolve from AgNPs, these two types of Ag could act synergistically and produce a greater toxic response. The observed remarkably high toxicity of AgNPs (in the parts-per-billion range) to crustaceans indicates that these organisms are a vulnerable link in the aquatic food chain with regard to contamination by nanosilver. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Lea Ulm
- Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska 16, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska 16, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska 16, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Bueno GV, Taqueda ME, Melo HGD, Guedes IC. USING A DOE AND EIS TO EVALUATE THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF LOW TOXICITY INHIBITORS FOR MILD STEEL. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20150321s00002751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- G. V. Bueno
- Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
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Toumi H, Boumaiza M, Millet M, Radetski CM, Felten V, Férard JF. Is acetylcholinesterase a biomarker of susceptibility in Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera) after deltamethrin exposure? CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 120:351-356. [PMID: 25189827 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In the present study, we explored the possibility of using the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) as a biomarker after deltamethrin (pyrethroid insecticide) exposure with three strains of the cladoceran Daphnia magna. Four calculated time-weighted deltamethrin concentrations (20.1, 40.3, 80.6 and 161.3 ng L(-1)) were compared against control acetylcholinesterase activity. Our results showed that after 48 h of deltamethrin exposure, all treatments induced a significant decrease of AChE activities whatever the three considered strains. However, diverse responses were registered in terms of lowest observed effect concentrations (LOEC: 80.6 ng L(-1) for strain 1 and 20.1 ng L(-1) for strains 2 and 3) revealing differences in sensitivity among the three tested strains of D. magna. Our results suggest that after deltamethrin exposure, the AChE activity responses can be also used as a biomarker of susceptibility (i.e., variation of strain specific response). Moreover, our results show that strain 1 is the less sensitive in terms of IC50-48 h of AChE, whereas it became the most sensitive when considering the EC50-48 h estimated in the standard ecotoxicity test.
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- Héla Toumi
- Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Unité d'Hydrobiologie littorale et limnique, Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Lorraine (UdL), Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC) - UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, 8, rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France
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- Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Unité d'Hydrobiologie littorale et limnique, Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- ICPEES (UMR 7515 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg), 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Laboratório de Remediação Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC 88302-202, Brazil
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- Université de Lorraine (UdL), Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC) - UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, 8, rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France
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- Université de Lorraine (UdL), Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC) - UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, 8, rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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Tišler T, Erjavec B, Kaplan R, Şenilă M, Pintar A. Unexpected toxicity to aquatic organisms of some aqueous bisphenol A samples treated by advanced oxidation processes. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2015; 72:29-37. [PMID: 26114268 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, photocatalytic and catalytic wet-air oxidation (CWAO) processes were used to examine removal efficiency of bisphenol A from aqueous samples over several titanate nanotube-based catalysts. Unexpected toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA) samples treated by means of the CWAO process to some tested species was determined. In addition, the CWAO effluent was recycled five- or 10-fold in order to increase the number of interactions between the liquid phase and catalyst. Consequently, the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis indicated higher concentrations of some toxic metals like chromium, nickel, molybdenum, silver, and zinc in the recycled samples in comparison to both the single-pass sample and the photocatalytically treated solution. The highest toxicity of five- and 10-fold recycled solutions in the CWAO process was observed in water fleas, which could be correlated to high concentrations of chromium, nickel, and silver detected in tested samples. The obtained results clearly demonstrated that aqueous samples treated by means of advanced oxidation processes should always be analyzed using (i) chemical analyses to assess removal of BPA and total organic carbon from treated aqueous samples, as well as (ii) a battery of aquatic organisms from different taxonomic groups to determine possible toxicity.
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- Tatjana Tišler
- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail:
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- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail:
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- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail:
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- INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail: ; Centre of Excellence 'Low Carbon Technologies', Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Toumi H, Boumaiza M, Millet M, Radetski CM, Camara BI, Felten V, Ferard JF. Investigation of differences in sensitivity between 3 strains of Daphnia magna (crustacean Cladocera) exposed to malathion (organophosphorous pesticide). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2015; 50:34-44. [PMID: 25421626 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2015.965617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Acute and chronic ecotoxic effects of organophosphorous insecticide malathion (Fyfanon 50 EC 500 g L(-1)) were investigated on three strains of Daphnia magna. The nominal effective concentrations immobilizing 50% (EC50) of Daphnia after 24 and 48 h were 0.53 and 0.36 μg L(-1), 0.70 and 0.44 μg L(-1), and 0.75 and 0.46 μg L(-1) for the strains 1, 2, and 3 respectively. There was an increase in malathion ecotoxicity with time of exposure as confirmed by chronic studies. In fact, after 21 days of exposure, significant effects on survival (lowest observed effect concentration or LOECs) were recorded at malathion concentrations of 22, 220 and 230 ng L(-1) for strains 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Other endpoints were also examined, including reproduction (with different parameters), body length and embryo toxicity. ICs10 and ICs20 were calculated for these different parameters. ICs10 ranged from 4.7 to more than 220 ng L(-1) for the three tested strains. The most sensitive parameter was the number of neonates per adult (ICs10 = 4.7 and 10.8 ng L(-1) for strains 1 and 2 respectively) or the number of broods (IC10 = 10 ng L(-1) for strain 3). Moreover, an increase in embryo development abnormalities was observed at the two highest tested malathion concentrations. Abnormalities comprised undeveloped second antennae, curved or unextended shell spines, and curved post-abdomen spines in live neonates. Results suggest that malathion could act as an endocrine disruptor in D. magna as it interferes with development. It also induces a significant decrease in acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities for the three strains. Both strains 2 and 3 seemed more sensitive (LOECs = 60 ng L(-1)) than strain 1 (LOEC = 120 ng L(-1)). Our results suggest that the AChE activity response can also be used as a biomarker of inter-strain (or inter-clonal) susceptibility (i.e. strain (or clone)-specific response).
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- Hela Toumi
- a Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Unité d'Hydrobiologie littorale et limnique, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Université de Carthage , Bizerte , Tunisie
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Freitas EC, Printes LB, Fernandes MN, Rocha O. Measurements of cholinesterase activity in the tropical freshwater cladoceran Pseudosida ramosa and its standardization as a biomarker. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 101:70-76. [PMID: 24507129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The activity of cholinesterases (ChE) has been recognized as a useful tool for assessing the toxicity in the environmental assessment programs. Nevertheless, the prior optimization of the experimental conditions for the appropriate measuring of the ChE activity enables us to get reliable results. Thus, the main objective of this study was to adapt and optimize a microplate assay for measuring the activity of ChE in the tropical cladoceran Pseudosida ramosa. The best readings for the reaction rates were obtained with buffers of pH 8.0 and molarity of 0.02M. The measurements of the reaction rates for the different substrate concentrations showed that the maximum reaction rate (32mODmin(-1)) was achieved by the final concentration of 2mM of substrate. In relation to the enzyme concentration, reaction rates were directly proportional to the protein concentration, which confirmed the linear kinetics for a maximum reaction rate. On the basis of the results of the assays for the effect of the number of individuals and homogenate dilution on the reaction rate of substrate hydrolysis and ChE activity, we recommend using of 30 individuals (3 days-old) in 250μL of buffer, 20 individuals (7 days-old) in 250μL of buffer and 15 individuals (both 14 and 21 days-old) in 300μL of buffer. The limits of quantitation obtained were 1.419mODmin(-1) (≤72h-old), 1.670mODmin(-1) (7 days-old), 0.943mODmin(-1) (14 days-old) and 0.797mODmin(-1) (21 days-old). In conclusion, it was possible to measure the ChE activity in P. ramosa with the methodology adapted, thus contributing to the implementation of a biochemical biomarker in freshwater toxicity assessments in tropical regions.
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- Emanuela Cristina Freitas
- Post-Graduate Program of Ecology and Natural Resources, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, km 235, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Special Bureau for the Environment, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, km 235, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, km 235, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, km 235, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Toumi H, Boumaiza M, Immel F, Sohm B, Felten V, Férard JF. Effect of deltamethrin (pyrethroid insecticide) on two clones of Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera): a proteomic investigation. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 148:40-47. [PMID: 24441279 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Deltamethrin is a class II pyrethroid insecticide commonly used in agriculture. It is hazardous to freshwater ecosystems, especially for the cladoceran Daphnia magna (Straus 1820). The results of our previous studies based on acute and chronic ecotoxicity experiments revealed differences in the sensitivity between two different clones. In this work, to investigate deltamethrin toxicity mechanisms in two clones of D. magna, we used a proteomic approach in order to analyze changes in protein expression profiles after 48 h of exposure. We detected 1339 spots; then applying statistical criteria (ANOVA p<0.001 and minimum fold change 1.5), only 128 spots were significantly different in the normalized volume. Among the preselected proteins there were 88 up-regulated and 40 down-regulated proteins. Results showed differences in sensitivities after deltamethrin exposure between the clones. Moreover, using the 2-DIGE method, proteomic investigation for deltamethrin exposure proved to be a reliable and powerful approach to investigate effects of deltamethrin as part of research for new metabolic and cellular biomarkers. After identification by mass spectrometry, there were 39 proteins recognized and identified, in which 21 and 18 were up- and down-regulated, respectively, in deltamethrin-exposed clone A compared to three other conditions (controls of each clone and deltamethrin-exposed clone 2). Up- and down-regulated proteins belonged to 12 biological processes (i.e. metabolic processes, apoptosis and stimulus response) and 5 molecular functions (i.e. catalytic activity, binding, structural molecular activity, antioxidant and receptor activities). Identification of these deregulated proteins opens a new way in discovering new molecular targets and putative biomarkers in daphnids exposed to deltamethrin.
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- Héla Toumi
- Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Unité d'Hydrobiologie littorale et limnique, Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France
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- Laboratoire de Bio-surveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Unité d'Hydrobiologie littorale et limnique, Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Université de Bourgogne, Laboratoire BIOGEOSCIENCES, UMR 6282 CNRS, UFR Sciences Vie Terre et Environnement, 6 boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), UMR 7360 CNRS, Campus Bridoux, Bât. IBiSE, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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Freitas EC, Rocha O. Acute and chronic toxicity of chromium and cadmium to the tropical cladoceran pseudosida ramosa and the implications for ecotoxicological studies. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2014; 29:176-186. [PMID: 22038926 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Revised: 09/18/2011] [Accepted: 09/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, the acute and chronic toxicity of the metals chromium and cadmium were tested against the tropical freshwater cladoceran Pseudosida ramosa. Acute tests showed that the 48-h LC50 of chromium was 29 μg L(-1) , while that of cadmium was 12 μg L(-1) . P. ramosa had a similar sensitivity to those of other cladoceran species cultured in the same conditions as in this study, or a higher sensitivity when water hardness was raised. Long-term chronic exposure of P. ramosa to chromium decreased maternal survival, fecundity, and fertility at a concentration of 10 μg L(-1) . For cadmium, reductions in the same endpoints were observed at a concentration of 3 μg L(-1) . Moreover, the degree of toxicity of the chromium and cadmium to P. ramosa after release of the first brood was similar to the result obtained after 21 days, using reproduction as the endpoint. Brazilian water bodies located near industrial areas already show concentrations of chromium and cadmium higher than levels causing acute and chronic toxicity to P. ramosa in our study. Many water quality criteria in tropical regions are based on ecotoxicological tests with non-native species and, consequently, this may lead to errors of interpretation when the permitted maximum levels of for each toxic substance are established. Therefore, we reinforce the idea of using native species to establish the maximum concentrations of toxic substances in water quality criteria, especially for metals, since their effects are related to water hardness, pH, and temperature specific to each region.
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- Emanuela Cristina Freitas
- Post-Graduate Program of Ecology and Natural Resources, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Baumerte A, Sakale G, Zavickis J, Putna I, Balode M, Mrzel A, Knite M. Comparison of effects on crustaceans: carbon nanoparticles and molybdenum compounds nanowires. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/429/1/012041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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De Schamphelaere KAC, Stubblefield W, Rodriguez P, Vleminckx K, Janssen CR. The chronic toxicity of molybdate to freshwater organisms. I. Generating reliable effects data. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2010; 408:5362-5371. [PMID: 20813395 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 07/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The European Union regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) (EC, 2006) requires the characterization of the chronic toxicity of many chemicals in the aquatic environment, including molybdate (MoO(4)(2-)). Our literature review on the ecotoxicity of molybdate revealed that a limited amount of reliable chronic no observed effect concentrations (NOECs) for the derivation of a predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) existed. This paper presents the results of additional ecotoxicity experiments that were conducted in order to fulfill the requirements for the derivation of a PNEC by means of the scientifically most robust species sensitivity distribution (SSD) approach (also called the statistical extrapolation approach). Ten test species were chronically exposed to molybdate (added as sodium molybdate dihydrate, Na(2)MoO(4)·2H(2)O) according to internationally accepted standard testing guidelines or equivalent. The 10% effective concentrations (EC10, expressed as measured dissolved molybdenum) for the most sensitive endpoint per species were 62.8-105.6 (mg Mo)/L for Daphnia magna (21day-reproduction), 78.2 (mg Mo)/L for Ceriodaphnia dubia (7day-reproduction), 61.2-366.2 (mg Mo)/L for the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (72h-growth rate), 193.6 (mg Mo)/L for the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus (48h-population growth rate), 121.4 (mg Mo)/L for the midge Chironomus riparius (14day-growth), 211.3 (mg Mo)/L for the snail Lymnaea stagnalis (28day-growth rate), 115.9 (mg Mo)/L for the frog Xenopus laevis (4day-larval development), 241.5 (mg Mo)/L for the higher plant Lemna minor (7day-growth rate), 39.3 (mg Mo)/L for the fathead minnow Pimephales promelas (34day-dry weight/biomass), and 43.2 (mg Mo)/L for the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (78day-biomass). These effect concentrations are in line with the few reliable data currently available in the open literature. The data presented in this study can serve as a basis for the derivation of a PNEC(aquatic) that can be used for national and international regulatory purposes and for setting water quality criteria. Using all reliable data that are currently available, a HC(5,50%) (median hazardous concentration affecting 5% of the species) of 38.2 (mg Mo)/L was derived with the statistical extrapolation approach.
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- K A C De Schamphelaere
- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium.
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McGrath SP, Micó C, Zhao FJ, Stroud JL, Zhang H, Fozard S. Predicting molybdenum toxicity to higher plants: estimation of toxicity threshold values. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2010; 158:3085-94. [PMID: 20656390 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2010] [Revised: 06/17/2010] [Accepted: 06/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Four plant species (oilseed rape, Brassica napus L.; red clover, Trifolium pratense L.; ryegrass, Lolium perenne L.; and tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum L.) were tested on ten soils varying widely in soil properties to assess molybdenum (Mo) toxicity. A larger range (66-fold-609-fold) of added Mo concentrations resulting in 50% inhibition of yield (ED50) was found among soils than among plant species (2-fold-38-fold), which illustrated that the soils differed widely in the expression of Mo toxicity. Toxicity thresholds based on soil solution Mo narrowed the variation among soils compared to thresholds based on added Mo concentrations. We conclude that plant bioavailability of Mo in soil depends on Mo solubility, but this alone did not decrease the variability in observed toxicity enough to be used in risk assessment and that other soil properties influencing Mo toxicity to plants need to be considered.
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- S P McGrath
- Soil Science Department, Centre for Soils and Ecosystems Function, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
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Rodgher S, Espíndola ELG, Lombardi AT. Suitability of Daphnia similis as an alternative organism in ecotoxicological tests: implications for metal toxicity. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2010; 19:1027-1033. [PMID: 20306222 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-010-0484-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The acute toxicity of metals to Daphnia similis was determined and compared to other daphnid species to evaluate the suitability of this organism in ecotoxicology bioassays. To verify the performance D. similis in toxicity tests, we also investigated the effect of Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata at 1 x 10(5) and 1 x 10(6) cells ml(-1) on Cd and Cr acute toxicity to the cladoceran. Daphnid neonates were exposed to a range of chromium and cadmium concentrations in the absence and presence of the algal cells. Metal speciation calculations using MINEQL(+) showed that total dissolved metal concentrations in zooplankton culture corresponded to 96.2% free Cd and 100% free Cr concentrations. Initial total dissolved metal concentrations were used for 48 h-LC(50) determination. LC(50) for D. similis was 5.15 x 10(-7) mol l(-1) dissolved Cd without algal cells, whereas with 1 x 10(5) cells ml(-1), it was significantly higher (7.15 x 10(-7) mol l(-1) dissolved Cd). For Cr, the 48 h-LC(50) value of 9.17 x 10(-7) mol l(-1) obtained for the cladoceran in tests with 1 x 10(6) cells ml(-1) of P. subcapitata was also significantly higher than that obtained in tests without algal cells (5.28 x 10(-7) mol l(-1) dissolved Cr). The presence of algal cells reduced the toxicity of metals to D. similis, as observed in other studies that investigated the effects of food on metal toxicity to standard cladocerans. Comparing our results to those of literature, we observed that D. similis is as sensitive to metals as other standardized Daphnia species and may serve as a potential test species in ecotoxicological evaluations.
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- Suzelei Rodgher
- Centro de Recursos Hídricos e Ecologia Aplicada, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, C.P. 292, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil.
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Jemec A, Drobne D, Tisler T, Sepcić K. Biochemical biomarkers in environmental studies--lessons learnt from enzymes catalase, glutathione S-transferase and cholinesterase in two crustacean species. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2010; 17:571-581. [PMID: 19259718 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-009-0112-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND, AIM AND SCOPE For reliable environmental risk assessment of pollutants, knowledge on the effects at different levels of biological organisation is needed. During the early days of biomarker research in environmental studies approximately two decades ago, biochemical biomarkers were considered as the most promising tool for such purposes. Among these, three enzymes have often been studied: catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and cholinesterase (ChE). However, despite their intensive research, their measurements in invertebrates have not been commonly applied in environmental risk assessment (ERA) or for regulatory purposes. MAIN FEATURES In the present review, we summarise our past experiences in biochemical biomarker research in two crustacean species: water flea Daphnia magna and terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber. This is to orientate their use and to provide recommendations for the use of novel biomarkers in environmental studies, such as proteomic or genomic responses. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION We assessed the intrinsic properties of biochemical biomarkers CAT, GST and ChE in the D. magna and the isopod P. scaber. It was found that they are not in agreement with the expectations that were previously given for their use in environmental studies. To advance their use in environmental risk assessment, we suggest that based on their properties, their role should be more specifically defined. ERA includes several distinct steps, among them hazard identification, effect assessment and finally risk characterisation, each of which requires a different type of toxicity data. We recommend that the use of biochemical markers is most appropriate for hazard identification because this is a procedure whose purpose is to characterise the potential hazard of the substance in question and is more flexible in terms of using different tools. Furthermore, our results imply that biochemical markers are not always more sensitive than whole-organism responses, as was anticipated. Their sensitivity depends on the mode of action, duration of exposure and test species. Therefore, we suggest that combining both a battery of biomarkers from different levels of biological organisation and an array of biomarkers within a single level could identify hazard adequately. CONCLUSIONS The lesson learnt from biochemical biomarkers in environmental studies utilizing crustacean model species is that, for successful application of each group of biomarkers, their intrinsic properties are needed to be known before an (eco)toxicity study is designed. We suggest that a substantial body of experience obtained with biochemical biomarkers should be exploited to new emerging biomarkers in environmental studies in order to facilitate their application. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES The future of biomarkers lies in a combination of traditional biochemical and new-generation biomarkers. The latter are not only a potential replacement for existing biomarkers but will also provide new knowledge which might encourage renewed research and development of traditional biomarkers. For research purposes, complete ecotoxicity information should include contributions from molecular fingerprint of an organism, as well as whole organism, population and ecosystem responses. Still, the type of biomarkers used for routine purposes will depend on their reproducibility, their ease of use, robustness, affordability of the methodology and the type of chemicals, organisms and ecosystem of interest.
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- Anita Jemec
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Duquesne S, Küster E. Biochemical, metabolic, and behavioural responses and recovery of Daphnia magna after exposure to an organophosphate. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2010; 73:353-359. [PMID: 20031215 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Revised: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The responses of various suborganismal and organismal endpoints of Daphnia magna to pulse exposure to sublethal levels of the organophosphate paraoxon-methyl were compared. The changes and recovery of biochemical, metabolic, and behavioural variables, as well as physiological responses, were observed. The cholinesterase (ChE), filtration, and swimming activities were all affected in a concentration-dependent manner, and these effects reached significance at concentrations of 1.0, 1.5, and 0.7 microg L(-1), respectively. The levels of these variables recovered significantly after detoxification for 24h in clean medium. ChE and swimming activities were affected significantly by lower concentrations of paraoxon-methyl than filtration activity, which had the same threshold as the physiological responses ((15)N abundance and body size). This study showed that among the parameters studied, swimming activity was the most sensitive, whereas changes in filtration activity had the most significant physiological consequences, and were therefore important in terms of effects propagation to the population level.
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- Sabine Duquesne
- Department System Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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da S Ferrão-Filho A, Soares MCS, de Freitas Magalhães V, Azevedo SMFO. Biomonitoring of cyanotoxins in two tropical reservoirs by cladoceran toxicity bioassays. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2009; 72:479-489. [PMID: 18407352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Revised: 01/17/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study evaluates the potential for the use of cladocerans in biomonitoring of cyanobacterial toxins. Two zooplankton species (Daphnia gessneri and Moina micrura) were cultivated in the laboratory for use in acute (48 h) and chronic (10 days) bioassays. Water samples were collected from two reservoirs and diluted in mineral water at four concentrations. Survivorship in the acute bioassays was used to calculate LC50, and survivorship and fecundity in chronic bioassays were used to calculate the intrinsic population growth rate (r) and the EC50. Analysis of phytoplankton in the water samples from one reservoir revealed that cyanobacteria were the dominant group, represented by the genera Anabaena, Cylindrospermopsis, and Microcystis. Results of bioassays showed adverse effects including death, paralysis, and reduced population growth rate, generally proportional to the reservoir water concentration. These effects may be related to the presence of cyanobacteria toxins (microcystins or saxitoxins) in the water.
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- Aloysio da S Ferrão-Filho
- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ-CEP 21045-900, Brazil.
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Oropesa AL, García Cambero JP, Soler F. Effect of long-term exposure to simazine on brain and muscle acetylcholinesterase activity of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2008; 23:285-293. [PMID: 18214903 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Several water-contamination incidents with simazine have occurred in the province of Badajoz (Spain), due to its excessive use for controlling weeds in olive trees and vineyards. Simazine residues were also detected in drinking water, increasing public health concern. However, little is known on the effects that low levels of simazine pose to environment organisms. We investigated if residues of simazine in the natural waters would affect brain and muscle acetylcholinesterase activity in common carps captured in areas in which simazine residues were detected at average levels of 4.5 microg/L. Results confirmed depression on brain and muscle acetylcholinesterase activity of 20% and 29%, respectively, in carps inhabiting one of the simazine-contaminated ponds, termed "Molinos de Matachel." To assess the biological significance of this finding, we developed a controlled laboratory study in which carps were exposed to simazine at 45 microg/L (10-fold that of the natural water levels) for 90 days. The results obtained in the field study were not confirmed in our laboratory experiment, since carps did not show evidence or brain or muscle acetylcholinesterase activity depression for the duration of the experiment, and therefore, we can conclude that acetylcholinesterase depression found in carps collected in "Molinos de Matachel" should be ascribed to other compounds or mixtures of xenobiotics.
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- A L Oropesa
- Toxicology Area, Faculty of Veterinary Science (UEX), Avda. de la Universidad s/n. 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
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Jemec A, Tisler T, Drobne D, Sepcić K, Jamnik P, Ros M. Biochemical biomarkers in chronically metal-stressed daphnids. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008; 147:61-8. [PMID: 17728189 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2007] [Revised: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Biochemical biomarkers are a popular measure of toxic effects on organisms due to their assumed fast response, and are usually assessed after acute exposure of the organism to the stressor. However, increasing interest in the use of biochemical biomarkers in environmental pollution monitoring calls for more laboratory long-term studies of contaminants' effects on biochemical endpoints. In this study, four biochemical biomarkers (protein content, activity of cholinesterase (ChE), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), were correlated with standardised reproductive and survival endpoints of water fleas (Daphnia magna) after chronic exposure to Cr (VI) and Cd. No effect on the reproduction and survival was noticed up to the highest tested concentration of Cr (VI) (52.5 microg/L), while the protein content, and the ChE and CAT activity decreased, and GST activity increased. Cd affected reproduction of daphnids above 0.656 microg/L, but the protein content and ChE activity were changed at 0.328 microg/L and 0.082 microg/L of Cd, respectively. Biochemical biomarkers in some cases proved to be equally or more sensitive than reproduction and mortality. We recommend more frequent use of a battery of biochemical biomarkers in combination with other higher-level biomarkers also in chronic studies and not only in the acute ones.
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- Anita Jemec
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Jemec A, Tisler T, Drobne D, Sepcić K, Fournier D, Trebse P. Comparative toxicity of imidacloprid, of its commercial liquid formulation and of diazinon to a non-target arthropod, the microcrustacean Daphnia magna. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 68:1408-18. [PMID: 17524455 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2006] [Revised: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Imidacloprid (IMI) is at the moment the insecticide with the world's fastest growing sales and is considered possible replacement for the widely used organophosphorus pesticide, diazinon, which is subject to phased revocation in many countries. In this study, biochemical, reproductive and survival parameters of the water flea (Daphnia magna) after chronic exposure to IMI, its commercial liquid formulation Confidor SL 200 and diazinon are presented and compared. According to the lowest observed effect concentrations, diazinon is more toxic to the reproduction of D. magna than IMI and Confidor SL 200, which exert similar toxicity. The same was observed for the survival, except that Confidor SL 200 is more toxic than IMI. In polluted aquatic environments, the actual levels of diazinon are potentially chronically hazardous to the reproduction of D. magna (risk quotient >1). According to very few measured environmental levels of IMI, the latter is not expected to be chronically hazardous, unless it is accidentally spilled in a small pond. In such case, the predicted concentrations of IMI would present a potential chronic risk to D. magna, and a potential acute risk to other aquatic invertebrates. In the future, higher environmental levels of IMI are expected due to its increasing use and physico-chemical properties. The literature survey summarized in this work suggests that further ecotoxicological studies with a broader spectrum of aquatic organisms are needed before IMI is classified as safer than currently applied pesticides.
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- Anita Jemec
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Elumalai M, Antunes C, Guilhermino L. Enzymatic biomarkers in the crab Carcinus maenas from the Minho River estuary (NW Portugal) exposed to zinc and mercury. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 66:1249-55. [PMID: 16949639 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 06/15/2006] [Accepted: 07/10/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Zinc and mercury are common contaminants of estuaries and coastal ecosystems where they may induce adverse effects on the biota. Carcinus maenas is a key-species in several European estuaries, living in close association with the sediment where a considerable number of environmental contaminants, including zinc and mercury may accumulate. In the present study, the acute effects of zinc and mercury on C. maenas from the Minho River Estuary (NW Portugal) were investigated by using the activity of the enzymes cholinesterase (ChE), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and glutathione S-transferases (GST) as effects' criteria. Crabs were exposed for 96h to several concentrations of Zn(2+) (0, 1.84, 3.71, 7.39 and 14.79mg/l) or Hg(2+) (0, 0.09, 0.19, 0.37 and 0.74mg/l). The choice of Zn(2+) test concentrations was based on the LC50 value (14.86mg/l) determined in a first part of the study, while the choice of Hg(2+) concentrations was based on values from the literature. At the end of the bioassays, eye, muscle and hepatopancreas tissues were isolated and used for ChE, LDH and GST determinations, respectively. Zinc significantly inhibited ChE activity (p<0.05, EC50=14.68mg/l), caused significant alterations of GST activity (p<0.05) and induced LDH activity (p<0.05) at the exposure of 14.79mg/l. Mercury significantly inhibited ChE activity (p<0.001, LOEC=0.09mg/l, EC50=0.235mg/l) and increased both GST (p<0.05, LOEC=0.774mg/l) and LDH activities (p<0.05, LOEC=0.119mg/l). These results suggest that both metals interfere with cholinergic neurotransmission in C. maenas by inhibiting ChE activity. In addition, they also interfere with GST activity and this may reduce the capacity of detoxification of some chemicals and/or to increase the probability of oxidative stress to occur. Furthermore, both metals increase LDH activity, suggesting an interference with energy production pathways. Therefore, the presence of zinc and mercury in estuaries at concentrations in the mg/l or mug/l range, respectively, may have a negative impact on C. maenas.
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- M Elumalai
- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Rua dos Bragas, 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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Jemec A, Drobne D, Tisler T, Trebse P, Ros M, Sepcić K. The applicability of acetylcholinesterase and glutathione S-transferase in Daphnia magna toxicity test. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2007; 144:303-9. [PMID: 17126609 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Revised: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/12/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The most commonly used toxicity test worldwide is the acute Daphnia magna test. The relevance of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity in D. magna exposed to chromium, cadmium, and diazinon was evaluated in connection with this standard test. We found no link between enzyme activities and immobility. Concentrations of Cr(6+) up to 280 microg/L had no effect on AChE and GST activities, while 20% immobility was observed. At concentrations of 20-25 microg/L of Cd(2+) AChE activity was increased by about 50%. The effect of diazinon on both enzymes was insignificant up to concentrations that caused 27% immobility. Consequently, while the use of AChE and GST activities is recommended when the mode of action of chemicals is studied, the value of these biomarkers in routine acute toxicity tests is limited because the relationship between enzyme activities and immobility of D. magna exposed to different chemicals is unclear.
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- Anita Jemec
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Santos MM, Reis-Henriques MA, Vieira MN, Solé M. Triphenyltin and tributyltin, single and in combination, promote imposex in the gastropod Bolinus brandaris. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2006; 64:155-62. [PMID: 16406593 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2004] [Revised: 02/07/2005] [Accepted: 02/13/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Specimens of Bolinus brandaris (neogastropod) were injected with a single dose of 500 ng/g body weight (b.w.) of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) or triphenyltin chloride (TPTCl), or a mixture of both compounds (250 ng TBT/g b.w.+250 ng TPT/g b.w.), for a period of up to 31 days. At the end of 4 weeks, significant increases in the female penis size of those gastropods injected with TBT (P<0.05), TPT (P<0.05), or the mixture TBT+TPT (P<0.01) were recorded. In parallel, a group of animals was injected with the neuropeptide APGWamide but this compound failed to promote imposex, suggesting that APGWamide is not involved in imposex promotion in B. brandaris. Acetylcholinesterase activity, a biomarker of neurotoxicity, was determined in the neuroganglia at the end of the experiment, but no significant differences among treatments were found. Overall, these results support the hypothesis that TPT also acts as an endocrine disrupter in this neogastropod species. Our observations also highlight, for the first time, synergistic effects of organotin mixtures having imposex promotion as an endpoint.
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- Miguel Machado Santos
- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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Campbell AK, Wann KT, Matthews SB. Lactose causes heart arrhythmia in the water flea Daphnia pulex. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 139:225-34. [PMID: 15465669 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2004] [Revised: 06/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cladoceran Daphnia pulex is well established as a model for ecotoxicology. Here, we show that D. pulex is also useful for investigating the effects of toxins on the heart in situ and the toxic effects in lactose intolerance. The mean heart rate at 10 degrees C was 195.9+/-27.0 beats/min (n=276, range 89.2-249.2, >80% 170-230 beats/min). D. pulex heart responded to caffeine, isoproteronol, adrenaline, propranolol and carbachol in the bathing medium. Lactose (50-200 mM) inhibited the heart rate by 30-100% (K(1/2)=60 mM) and generated severe arrhythmia within 60 min. These effects were fully reversible by 3-4 h. Sucrose (100-200 mM) also inhibited the heart rate, but glucose (100-200 mM) and galactose (100-200 mM) had no effect, suggesting that the inhibition by lactose or sucrose was not simply an osmotic effect. The potent antibiotic ampicillin did not prevent the lactose inhibition, and two diols known to be generated by bacteria under anaerobic conditions were also without effect. The lack of effect of l-ribose (2 mM), a potent inhibitor of beta-galactosidase, supported the hypothesis that lactose and other disaccharides may affect directly ion channels in the heart. The results show that D. pulex is a novel model system for studying effects of agonists and toxins on cell signalling and ion channels in situ.
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- Anthony K Campbell
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
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Molina-Barahona L, Vega-Loyo L, Guerrero M, Ramírez S, Romero I, Vega-Jarquín C, Albores A. Ecotoxicological evaluation of diesel-contaminated soil before and after a bioremediation process. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2005; 20:100-109. [PMID: 15712321 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Evaluation of contaminated sites is usually performed by chemical analysis of pollutants in soil. This is not enough either to evaluate the environmental risk of contaminated soil nor to evaluate the efficiency of soil cleanup techniques. Information on the bioavailability of complex mixtures of xenobiotics and degradation products cannot be totally provided by chemical analytical data, but results from bioassays can integrate the effects of pollutants in complex mixtures. In the preservation of human health and environment quality, it is important to assess the ecotoxicological effects of contaminated soils to obtain a better evaluation of the healthiness of this system. The monitoring of a diesel-contaminated soil and the evaluation of a bioremediation technique conducted on a microcosm scale were performed by a battery of ecotoxicological tests including phytotoxicity, Daphnia magna, and nematode assays. In this study we biostimulated the native microflora of soil contaminated with diesel by adding nutrients and crop residue (corn straw) as a bulking agent and as a source of microorganisms and nutrients; in addition, moisture was adjusted to enhance diesel removal. The bioremediation process efficiency was evaluated directly by an innovative, simple phytotoxicity test system and the diesel extracts by Daphnia magna and nematode assays. Contaminated soil samples were revealed to have toxic effects on seed germination, seedling growth, and Daphnia survival. After biostimulation, the diesel concentration was reduced by 50.6%, and the soil samples showed a significant reduction in phytotoxicity (9%-15%) and Daphnia assays (3-fold), confirming the effectiveness of the bioremediation process. Results from our microcosm study suggest that in addition to the evaluation of the bioremediation processes efficiency, toxicity testing is different with organisms representative of diverse phylogenic levels. The integration of analytical, toxicological and bioremediation data is necessary to properly assess the ecological risk of bioremediation processes.
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- L Molina-Barahona
- Sección Externa de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Castro BB, Sobral O, Guilhermino L, Ribeiro R. An in situ bioassay integrating individual and biochemical responses using small fish species. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2004; 13:667-681. [PMID: 15673216 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-003-4427-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The interest in the ecological relevance of risk assessments and, thus, in in situ bioassays has been increasing in the last years. The present study developed a time- and cost-effective in situ bioassay, aiming at obtaining, in a short period of time and with a minimum of resources, a set of ecologically relevant toxicological information in a site-specific approach. Poecilia reticulata and Gambusia holbrooki were chosen as test species. Post-exposure feeding inhibition and the biomarkers acetylcholinesterase, lactate dehydrogenase and glutathione S-transferases were the endpoints tested. The battery of biomarkers as a whole was sensitive to the in situ exposure in an acid mine drainage impacted effluent, although responses varied between test species. Post-exposure feeding inhibition was the most sensitive endpoint, and its association with biomarker responses was discussed. The linkage between individual responses, such as feeding, and biomarkers suggested that, at least in this case, biomarkers can be relevant at higher levels of biological organization. Altogether, the proposed short-term in situ bioassay seems to be a promising tool, since it represents a reasonable compromise between sensitivity, time/cost-effectiveness and ecological relevance.
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- Bruno Branco Castro
- Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto do Ambiente e Vida, Largo Marquês de Pombal, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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Hyne RV, Maher WA. Invertebrate biomarkers: links to toxicosis that predict population decline. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2003; 54:366-374. [PMID: 12651193 DOI: 10.1016/s0147-6513(02)00119-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The application of biochemical measurements that can be used as individual biomarkers of impaired biological function in invertebrates is reviewed to evaluate whether biochemical biomarkers of aquatic invertebrates can predict changes in natural populations. Biomarkers that measure toxic effects at the molecular level (e.g., the inhibition of brain acetylcholinesterase activity by organophosphorus pesticides) have been shown to provide rapid quantitative predictions of a toxic effect upon individuals in laboratory studies. Such biomarkers should not be used as a replacement for conventional aquatic monitoring techniques, but should be applied as supplementary approaches for demonstrating links between sublethal biochemical and adverse effects in natural populations in field studies. The research challenge for using biomarker measurements in aquatic invertebrates is to predict effects at the population level from effects at the individual level measured upon individuals collected in the field.
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- Ross V Hyne
- A Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology and Ecotoxicology Section, Environment Protection Authority New South Wales, EPA/UTS Centre for Ecotoxicology, Westbourne Street, Gore Hill, NSW 2065, Australia.
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Diamantino TC, Almeida E, Soares AM, Guilhermino L. Lactate dehydrogenase activity as an effect criterion in toxicity tests with Daphnia magna straus. CHEMOSPHERE 2001; 45:553-560. [PMID: 11680751 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(01)00029-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was used as an effect criterion in toxicity tests with Daphnia magna. In the first part of the work, the conditions for the use of LDH activity in toxicity tests with juveniles and adults of D. magna, were optimized. The influence of parameters such as the number of animals per sample, nutritional status, age and the presence of eggs in the brood chamber were investigated. In the second part of the study, both in vivo and in vitro tests based on the alteration of LDH activity of D. magna were developed and tested using zinc chloride as test substance. The results obtained indicate that LDH activity of D. magna may be used as an indicative parameter in aquatic toxicity tests.
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- T C Diamantino
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto do Ambiente e Vida, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
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