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Perrotta BG, Simonin M, Colman BP, Anderson SM, Baruch E, Castellon BT, Matson CW, Bernhardt ES, King RS. Chronic Engineered Nanoparticle Additions Alter Insect Emergence and Result in Metal Flux from Aquatic Ecosystems into Riparian Food Webs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:8085-8095. [PMID: 37200151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Freshwater ecosystems are exposed to engineered nanoparticles (NPs) through discharge from wastewater and agricultural runoff. We conducted a 9-month mesocosm experiment to examine the combined effects of chronic NP additions on insect emergence and insect-mediated contaminant flux to riparian spiders. Two NPs (copper, gold, plus controls) were crossed by two levels of nutrients in 18 outdoor mesocosms open to natural insect and spider colonization. We collected adult insects and two riparian spider genera, Tetragnatha and Dolomedes, for 1 week on a monthly basis. We estimated a significant decrease in cumulative insect emergence of 19% and 24% after exposure to copper and gold NPs, irrespective of nutrient level. NP treatments led to elevated copper and gold tissue concentrations in adult insects, which resulted in terrestrial fluxes of metals. These metal fluxes were associated with increased gold and copper tissue concentrations for both spider genera. We also observed about 25% fewer spiders in the NP mesocosms, likely due to reduced insect emergence and/or NP toxicity. These results demonstrate the transfer of NPs from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems via emergence of aquatic insects and predation by riparian spiders, as well as significant reductions in insect and spider abundance in response to NP additions.
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- Brittany G Perrotta
- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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Xu M, Lin Y, da Silva EB, Cui Q, Gao P, Wu J, Ma LQ. Effects of copper and arsenic on their uptake and distribution in As-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 300:118982. [PMID: 35150802 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) are common co-contaminates in soils. However, their interactive effects on their accumulation and distribution in As-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata are poorly understood. A hydroponic experiment was conducted with As being 0, 5, or 50 μM and Cu being 0.32, 3.2, or 32 μM to evaluate their phytotoxicity, accumulation, and distribution in P. vittata. In addition, As and Cu uptake kinetics were examined using the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model. Total As and Cu concentrations in P. vittata were up to 487 and 1355 mg kg-1. About 39-81% of the As was in the fronds compared to 0.6-18% for Cu. At 50 μM As, increasing Cu concentration from 0.32 to 32 μM increased root As while decreasing frond As concentrations, with the translocation factor (ratio of As in fronds to roots) being reduced from 4.0 to 0.31. In contrast, As did not affect Cu accumulation in P. vittata. Michaelis constant Km value for As was higher than that of Cu (6.49-24.9 vs. 0.43-3.36), consistent with higher Cu uptake than As. Besides, Cu reduced root K but increased P levels in the roots, whereas As increased the K and P concentrations in the fronds. Our results suggest that P. vittata accumulated more Cu than As in the roots, contributing to its low As translocation. As such, high levels of Cu are likely to reduce As uptake by P. vittata during phytoremediation of As-contaminated sites.
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- Min Xu
- College of Environmental Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94304, USA.
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- College of Environmental Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Nunes KGP, Dávila IVJ, Amador ICB, Estumano DC, Féris LA. Evaluation of zinc adsorption through batch and continuous scale applying Bayesian technique for estimate parameters and select model. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2021; 56:1228-1242. [PMID: 34633901 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2021.1977059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This work aims to study the efficiency of zinc adsorption onto granular-activated carbon, predicting the mathematical models that best describe the adsorption behavior in a fixed bed column. First, batch scale experiments were performed to evaluate the influence of pH (3 to 6), contact time (5 to 60 min), and absorbent concentration (5 to 25 g L-1) using synthetic effluent. Fixed bed column experiments were performed by varying the adsorbent concentration (10, 13, 20, and 40 g L-1) and the effluent flow rate (15 and 20 mL min-1). Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Bayesian criteria information were applied to describe the phenomena using Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, Redlich-Peterson, Sips, Toth, Khan, Radke-Prausnitz, for isotherm models, and Thomas; Yoon-Nelson; Yan; Clark models for breakthrough curve. Adsorption operating best conditions were pH 5, 20 g L-1 of solid, and 50 min of contact time. These parameters allowed 80% of Zn removal, being better described by the Tempki model. In tests on a pilot plant, the Yan model was able to predict the second-order kinetic model, with an increase in the effluent flow and a 50% increase in the bed saturation time with a greater amount of adsorbent solid.
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- Keila Guerra Pacheco Nunes
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Arnold A, Murphy JF, Pretty JL, Duerdoth CP, Smith BD, Rainbow PS, Spencer KL, Collins AL, Jones JI. Accumulation of trace metals in freshwater macroinvertebrates across metal contamination gradients. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 276:116721. [PMID: 33601199 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Historical mining activities cause widespread, long-term trace metal contamination of freshwater ecosystems. However, measuring trace metal bioavailability has proven difficult, because it depends on many factors, not least concentrations in water, sediment and habitat. Simple tools are needed to assess bioavailabilities. The use of biomonitors has been widely advocated to provide a realistic measure. To date there have been few attempts to identify ubiquitous patterns of trace metal accumulation within and between freshwater biomonitors at geographical scales relevant to trace metal contamination. Here we address this through a nationwide collection of freshwater biomonitors (species of Gammarus, Leuctra, Baetis, Rhyacophila, Hydropsyche) from 99 English and Welsh stream sites spanning a gradient of high to low trace metal loading. The study tested for inter-biomonitor variation in trace metal body burden, and for congruence amongst accumulations of trace metals within taxa and between taxa across the gradient. In general, significant differences in trace metal body burden occurred between taxa: Gammarus sp. was the most different compared with insect biomonitors. Bivariate relationships between trace metals within biomonitors reflected trace metal profiles in the environment. Strong correlations between some trace metals suggested accumulation was also influenced by physiological pathways. Bivariate relationships between insect biomonitors for body burdens of As, Cu, Mn and Pb were highly consistent. Our data show that irrespective of taxonomic or ecological differences, there is a commonality of response amongst insect taxa, indicating one or more could provide consistent measures of trace metal bioavailability.
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- Amanda Arnold
- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
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- School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- Sustainable Agricultural Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK.
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- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Nitzsche KN, Shin K, Kato Y, Kamauchi H, Takano S, Tayasu I. Magnesium and zinc stable isotopes as a new tool to understand Mg and Zn sources in stream food webs. Ecosphere 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Kai Nils Nitzsche
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) 457‐4 Motoyama, Kamigamo Kita‐ku Kyoto603‐8047Japan
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- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) 457‐4 Motoyama, Kamigamo Kita‐ku Kyoto603‐8047Japan
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- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) 457‐4 Motoyama, Kamigamo Kita‐ku Kyoto603‐8047Japan
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- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) 457‐4 Motoyama, Kamigamo Kita‐ku Kyoto603‐8047Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University Uji Kyoto611‐0011Japan
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- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) 457‐4 Motoyama, Kamigamo Kita‐ku Kyoto603‐8047Japan
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Balistrieri LS, Mebane CA, Schmidt TS. Time-dependent accumulation of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, and Zn in natural communities of mayfly and caddisfly larvae: Metal sensitivity, uptake pathways, and mixture toxicity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 732:139011. [PMID: 32473394 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Conceptual and quantitative models were developed to assess time-dependent processes in four sequential experimental stream studies that determined abundances of natural communities of mayfly and caddisfly larvae dosed with single metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn) or multiple metals (Cd + Zn, Co + Cu, Cu + Ni, Cu + Zn, Ni + Zn, Cd + Cu + Zn, Co + Cu + Ni, Cu + Ni + Zn). Metal mixtures contained environmentally relevant metal ratios found in mine drainage. Free metal ion concentrations, accumulation of metals by periphyton, and metal uptake by four families of aquatic insect larvae were either measured (Brachycentridae) or predicted (Ephemerellidae, Heptageniidae, Hydropsychidae) using equilibrium and biodynamic models. Toxicity functions, which included metal accumulations by larvae and metal potencies, were linked to abundances of the insect families. Model results indicated that mayflies accumulated more metal than caddisflies and the relative importance of metal uptake by larvae via dissolved or dietary pathways highly depended on metal uptake rate constants for each insect family and concentrations of metals in food and water. For solution compositions in the experimental streams, accumulations of Cd, Cu, and Zn in larvae occurred primarily through dietary uptake, whereas uptake of dissolved metal was more important for Co and Ni accumulations. Cd, Cu, and Ni were major contributors to toxicity in metal mixtures and for metal ratios examined. Our conceptual approach and quantitative results should aid in designing laboratory experiments and field studies that evaluate metal uptake pathways and metal mixture toxicity to aquatic biota.
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- Laurie S Balistrieri
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Grafton, WI 53024, United States of America.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Water Science Center, Boise, ID 83702, United States of America.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Denver, CO 80225, United States of America.
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