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Raja P, Marigoudar SR, Karthikeyan P, Barath Kumar S, Nagarjuna A, Srinivas TNR, Srirama Krishna M, Sharma KV, Ramana Murthy MV. Responses of plankton community to threshold metal concentrations of cadmium and lead in a mesocosm experiment at Bay of Bengal. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 359:120982. [PMID: 38678904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120982] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Metals are essential at trace levels to aquatic organisms for the function of many physiological and biological processes. But their elevated levels are toxic to the ecosystem and even brings about shifts in the plankton population. Threshold limits such as Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC - 0.6 μg/l of Cd; 2.7 μg/l of Pb), Criterion Continuous Concentration (CCC - 3.0 μg/l of Cd; 4.5 μg/l of Pb) and Criterion Maximum Concentration (CMC - 23 μg/l of Cd; 130 μg/l of Pb) prescribed for Indian coastal waters were used for the study. Short-term mesocosm experiments (96 h) were conducted in coastal waters of Visakhapatnam to evaluate responses of the planktonic community on exposure to threshold concentrations of cadmium and lead for the first time. Four individual experimental bags of 2500 L capacity (Control, PNEC, CCC & CMC) were used for the deployment and ambient water samples were analysed simultaneously to evaluate the impacts of the threshold levels in the natural waters. Chaetoceros sp. were dominant group in the control system whereas, Prorocentrum sp. Ceratium sp. Tintinopsis sp. Chaetoceros sp. and Skeletonema sp. were major groups in the test bags. Throughout the experiment the phytoplankton community did not show any significant differences with increased nutrients and plankton biomass (Chl-a <8.64 mg/m3). Positive response of plankton community was observed in the experimental bags. High abundance of diatoms were observed in PNEC, CCC & CMC bags at 48 h and the abundance decreased with shift in the species at 72-96 h. The catalase activity in phytoplankton (5.99 nmol/min/ml) and the zooplankton (4.77 nmol/min/ml) showed induction after exposure to PNEC. The present mesocosm study is confirmed that short-term exposure to threshold metal concentration did not affects the phytoplankton community structure in PNEC, but CCC and CMC affects the community structure beyond 24 h. The insights from this study will serve as a baseline information and help develop environmental management tools. We believe that long-term mesocosm experiments would unravel metal detoxification mechanisms at the cellular level and metal transfer rate at higher trophic levels in real-world environment.
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- Pitchaikkaran Raja
- National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Pallikaranai, Chennai 600100, India
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- National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Pallikaranai, Chennai 600100, India.
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- National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Pallikaranai, Chennai 600100, India
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- National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Pallikaranai, Chennai 600100, India
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- National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Pallikaranai, Chennai 600100, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography-Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam 530 017, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Pallikaranai, Chennai 600100, India
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Jiao K, Yang H, Huang X, Liu F, Li S. Effects of phosphorus species and zinc stress on growth and physiology of the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139308. [PMID: 37364640 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Human activities, including industrial and agricultural production, as well as domestic sewage discharge, have led to heavy metal pollution and eutrophication in coastal waters. This has caused a deficiency of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), but an excess dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) and high concentrations of zinc. However, the impact of high zinc stress and different phosphorus species on primary producers remains unclear. This study examined the impact of different phosphorus species (DIP and DOP) and high zinc stress (1.74 mg L-1) on the growth and physiology of the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. The results showed that compared to the low zinc treatment (5 μg L-1), high zinc stress significantly decreased the net growth of T. weissflogii, but the decline was weaker in the DOP group than in the DIP group. Based on changes in photosynthetic parameters and nutrient concentrations, the study suggests that the growth inhibition of T. weissflogii under high zinc stress was likely due to an increase in cell death caused by zinc toxicity, rather than a decrease in cell growth caused by photosynthesis damage. Nonetheless, T. weissflogii was able to reduce zinc toxicity by antioxidant reactions through enhancing activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase and by cationic complexation through enhancing extracellular polymeric substances, particularly when DOP served as the phosphorus source. Furthermore, DOP had a unique detoxification mechanism by producing marine humic acid, which is conducive to complexing metal cations. These results provide valuable insights into the response of phytoplankton to environmental changes in coastal oceans, particularly the effects of high zinc stress and different phosphorus species on primary producers.
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- Kailin Jiao
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Environmental Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Pollution Monitoring and Control, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Environmental Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Environmental Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Pollution Monitoring and Control, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Environmental Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Pollution Monitoring and Control, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Environmental Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Pollution Monitoring and Control, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China; Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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Senousy HH, Khairy HM, El-Sayed HS, Sallam ER, El-Sheikh MA, Elshobary ME. Interactive adverse effects of low-density polyethylene microplastics on marine microalga Chaetoceros calcitrans. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:137182. [PMID: 36356803 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is broadly utilized worldwide, increasing more dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the majority ends up in the aquatic environment as microplastics. The influence of polyethylene microplastics (LDPE-MPs) on aquatic ecosystems still needs further investigation, especially on microalgae as typical organisms represented in all aquatic systems and at the base of the trophic chain. Thereby, the biological and toxicity impacts of LDPE-MPs on Chaetoceros calcitrans were examined in this work. The results revealed that LDPE-MPs had a concentration-dependent adverse effect on the growth and performance of C. calcitrans. LDPE-MPs contributed the maximum inhibition rates of 85%, 51.3%, 21.49% and 16.13% on algal growth chlorophyll content, φPSII and Fv/Fm, respectively. The total protein content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activities were significantly increased at 25 mg L-1 LDPE-MPs by 1.37, 3.52, 2.75 and 1.84 folds higher than those of the controls to sustain the adverse effects of LDPE-MPs. Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) and monosaccharides contents of C. calcitrans were improved under low concentration of LDPE-MPs, which could facilitate the adsorption of MPs particles on the microalgae cell wall. This adsorption caused significant physical damage to the algal cell structure, as observed by SEM. These results suggest that the ecological footprint of MPs may require more attention, particularly due to the continuing breakdown of plastics in the ecosystem.
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- Hoda H Senousy
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Egypt
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt.
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Ma J, Chen F, Zhou B, Zhang Z, Pan K. Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus availability on cadmium tolerance in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156615. [PMID: 35691352 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156615] [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: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although the influence of major nutrients on metal toxicity in marine phytoplankton has been widely explored, the mechanisms involving the cell surface are poorly understood. Here, the model marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum was cultured under different nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) availabilities from the f/2 to the f/20 level in the laboratory; the diatom's accumulation of cadmium (Cd) and the effects of the physical and chemical properties of the cell wall were investigated at the single-cell level. Under higher N and/or P supply at the f/2 level, both the adsorption and uptake of Cd were enhanced in the P. tricornutum cells. The N and P increased the ion-binding sites on the cell surface, causing more negative surface potential and less depolarization of the diatoms' cell walls. Up-regulated transporter genes were detected in those cells with enriched nutrient supply, which could be attributed to the higher Cd uptake. These results strongly indicate that N and P are critical nutrients for frustule-mediated metal accumulation and tolerance in marine diatoms. Our study provides new clues on the nutrient-dependent cell-surface physical and chemical mechanisms involved in metal toxicity in marine diatoms.
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- Jie Ma
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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León-Vaz A, León R, Giráldez I, Vega JM, Vigara J. Impact of heavy metals in the microalga Chlorella sorokiniana and assessment of its potential use in cadmium bioremediation. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 239:105941. [PMID: 34469852 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The chlorophyte microalga Chlorella sorokiniana was tested for the bioremediation of heavy metals pollution. It was cultured with different concentrations of Cu2+, Cd2+, As (III) and As (V), showing a significant inhibition on its growth at concentrations of 500 µM Cu2+, 250 µM Cd2+, 750 µM AsO33- and 5 mM AsO43- or higher. Moreover, the consumption of ammonium was also studied, showing significant differences for concentrations higher than 1 mM of Cu2+ and As (III), and 5 mM of As (V). The determination of intracellular heavy metals concentration revealed that Chlorella sorokiniana is an outstanding Cd accumulator organism, able to accumulate 11,232 mg kg-1 of Cd, and removing 65% of initial concentration of this heavy metal. Finally, antioxidant enzymes, such as catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and enzymes involved in the production of glutamate and cysteine, such as glutamine syntethase (GS), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase (OASTL) and NAD-isocitrate dehydrogenase (NAD-IDH) were studied both at gene expression and enzymatic activity levels. These enzymes exhibited different grades of upregulation, especially in response to Cd and As stress. However, GS expression was downregulated when Chlorella sorokiniana was cultured in the presence of these heavy metals.
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- Antonio León-Vaz
- Laboratory of Biochemistry. Faculty of Experimental Sciences. Marine International Campus of Excellence and REMSMA. University of Huelva, 210071 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry. Faculty of Experimental Sciences. Marine International Campus of Excellence and REMSMA. University of Huelva, 210071 Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry. Research Center in Technology of Products and Chemical Processes, PRO2TECS. University of Huelva. Campus el Carmen s/n 210071, Huelva, Spain
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- Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry. Faculty of Experimental Sciences. Marine International Campus of Excellence and REMSMA. University of Huelva, 210071 Huelva, Spain.
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Sarker I, Moore LR, Tetu SG. Investigating zinc toxicity responses in marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2021; 167. [PMID: 34170816 PMCID: PMC8374608 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Marine plastic pollution is a growing concern worldwide and has the potential to impact marine life via leaching of chemicals, with zinc (Zn), a common plastic additive, observed at particularly high levels in plastic leachates in previous studies. At this time, however, little is known regarding how elevated Zn affects key groups of marine primary producers. Marine cyanobacterial genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are considered to be some of the most abundant oxygenic phototrophs on earth, and together contribute significantly to oceanic primary productivity. Here we set out to investigate how two Prochlorococcus (MIT9312 and NATL2A) and two Synechococcus (CC9311 and WH8102) strains, representative of diverse ecological niches, respond to exposure to high Zn concentrations. The two genera showed differences in the timing and degree of growth and physiological responses to elevated Zn levels, with Prochlorococcus strains showing declines in their growth rate and photophysiology following exposure to 27 µg l-1 Zn, while Synechococcus CC9311 and WH8102 growth rates declined significantly on exposure to 52 and 152 µg l-1 Zn, respectively. Differences were also observed in each strain's capacity to maintain cell wall integrity on exposure to different levels of Zn. Our results indicate that excess Zn has the potential to pose a challenge to some marine picocyanobacteria and highlights the need to better understand how different marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus strains may respond to increasing concentrations of Zn in some marine regions.
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- Indrani Sarker
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,MQ Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,MQ Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Petrea ȘM, Costache M, Cristea D, Strungaru ȘA, Simionov IA, Mogodan A, Oprica L, Cristea V. A Machine Learning Approach in Analyzing Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Turbot Tissues. Molecules 2020; 25:E4696. [PMID: 33066472 PMCID: PMC7587397 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Metals are considered to be one of the most hazardous substances due to their potential for accumulation, magnification, persistence, and wide distribution in water, sediments, and aquatic organisms. Demersal fish species, such as turbot (Psetta maxima maeotica), are accepted by the scientific communities as suitable bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in the aquatic environment. The present study uses a machine learning approach, which is based on multiple linear and non-linear models, in order to effectively estimate the concentrations of heavy metals in both turbot muscle and liver tissues. For multiple linear regression (MLR) models, the stepwise method was used, while non-linear models were developed by applying random forest (RF) algorithm. The models were based on data that were provided from scientific literature, attributed to 11 heavy metals (As, Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Zn) from both muscle and liver tissues of turbot exemplars. Significant MLR models were recorded for Ca, Fe, Mg, and Na in muscle tissue and K, Cu, Zn, and Na in turbot liver tissue. The non-linear tree-based RF prediction models (over 70% prediction accuracy) were identified for As, Cd, Cu, K, Mg, and Zn in muscle tissue and As, Ca, Cd, Mg, and Fe in turbot liver tissue. Both machine learning MLR and non-linear tree-based RF prediction models were identified to be suitable for predicting the heavy metal concentration from both turbot muscle and liver tissues. The models can be used for improving the knowledge and economic efficiency of linked heavy metals food safety and environment pollution studies.
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- Ștefan-Mihai Petrea
- Department of Foood Science, Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania; (I.-A.S.); (A.M.); (V.C.)
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- The Fish Culture Research and Development Station of Nucet, 137335 Dâmbovița-Nucet, Romania
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- Faculty of Economics and Business, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania;
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Science Research Department, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Lascar Catargi Str. 54, 700107 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Foood Science, Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania; (I.-A.S.); (A.M.); (V.C.)
- Multidisciplinary Research Platform (ReForm), University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania
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- Department of Foood Science, Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania; (I.-A.S.); (A.M.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700506 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Foood Science, Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania; (I.-A.S.); (A.M.); (V.C.)
- Multidisciplinary Research Platform (ReForm), University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania
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Jayachandran PR, Jima M, Philomina J, Bijoy Nandan S. Assessment of benthic macroinvertebrate response to anthropogenic and natural disturbances in the Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary, southwest coast of India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:626. [PMID: 32897415 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08582-x] [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: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Benthic biotic indices are important ecological tools extensively used to understand the ecological quality of coastal wetlands. The present study aimed to assess the ecological status of Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary for the first time by using widely used benthic indices such as species richness (S), Shannon diversity index (H'log2), BENTIX, benthic opportunistic polychaetes amphipods (BOPA), AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and multivariate AMBI (M-AMBI). In the canonical correspondence analysis, salinity, dissolved oxygen, organic matter, sediment Eh, sediment pH and sand were identified as important variance descriptors. A single species of an opportunist, Americorophium triaeonyx, an amphipod belonging to the ecological group (EG) III, significantly contributed to the total macrofaunal density. Other dominant opportunistic species included Obelia bidentata (EGII), Arcuatula senhousia (EGIII), Cirolana fluviatilis (EGII), Prionospio cirrifera (EGIV) and Capitella sp. (EGV). The overall assessment indicated a 'good to moderate' condition in AMBI, 'good to poor' condition in M-AMBI, 'high to moderate' condition in BENTIX, 'high to poor' condition in BOPA and 'moderate to poor' condition in univariate Shannon diversity index. All the multivariate indices tested in the study were correlated with each other except BOPA and M-AMBI. The group of stations dominated with a sandy substrate and a moderate level of organic content indicated high to good conditions while other stations demonstrated moderate to poor conditions. However, no significant variation in indices tested between seasons was observed. The present study recommends long-term monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages with proper taxonomic identification and functional trait analysis for better calibration of indices, which is the key factor for getting better results.
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- P R Jayachandran
- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi, Kerala, 682016, India.
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi, Kerala, 682016, India
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi, Kerala, 682016, India
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi, Kerala, 682016, India.
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Neo- and Paleo-Limnological Studies on Diatom and Cladoceran Communities of Subsidence Ponds Affected by Mine Waters (S. Poland). WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12061581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plankton assemblages can be altered to different degrees by mining. Here, we test how diatoms and cladocerans in ponds along a river in southern Poland respond to the cessation of the long-term Pb-Zn mining. There are two groups of subsidence ponds in the river valley. One of them (DOWN) was contaminated over a period of mining, which ceased in 2009, whereas the other (UP) appeared after the mining had stopped. We used diatoms and cladocerans (complete organisms in plankton and their remains in sediments) to reveal the influence of environmental change on the structure and density of organisms. The water of UP pond was more contaminated by major ions (SO42−, Cl−) and nutrients (NO3−, PO43−) than the DOWN ponds. Inversely, concentrations of Zn, Cd, Cu and Pb were significantly higher in sediment cores of DOWN ponds in comparison to those in the UP pond. Ponds during mining had higher diversity of diatoms and cladocerans than the pond formed after the mining had stopped. CCA showed that diatom and cladoceran communities related most significantly to concentrations of Pb in sediment cores. Comparison of diatom and cladoceran communities in plankton and sediment suggests significant recovery of assemblages in recent years and reduction of the harmful effect of mine-originating heavy metals. Some features of ponds such as the rate of water exchange by river flow and the presence of water plants influenced plankton communities more than the content of dissolved heavy metals.
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Bancon-Montigny C, Gonzalez C, Delpoux S, Avenzac M, Spinelli S, Mhadhbi T, Mejri K, Hlaili AS, Pringault O. Seasonal changes of chemical contamination in coastal waters during sediment resuspension. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 235:651-661. [PMID: 31276878 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The potential of remobilization of pollutants is a major problem for anthropogenic ecosystems, because even when the anthropogenic source of pollution is identified and removed, pollutants stored in sediments can be released into the water column and impact pelagic communities during sediment resuspension provoked by dredging, storms or bottom trawling. The objectives of the present study were to assess the changes observed in the chemical composition of the water column following resuspension of a polluted marine sediment and the consequences for the chemical composition of adjacent marine waters according to season. For that purpose, an experimental sediment resuspension protocol was performed on four distinct occasions, spring, summer, fall and winter, and the changes in nutrients, organic contaminants and inorganic contaminants were measured after mixing sediment elutriate with lagoon waters and offshore waters sampled nearby. Significant seasonal variations in the chemical composition of the contaminated sediments were observed, with a strong accumulation of PAHs in fall, whereas minimum PAH concentrations were observed during winter. In all seasons, sediment resuspension provoked a significant enrichment in nutrients, dissolved organic carbon, and trace metal elements like Ni, Cu, and Zn in offshore waters and lagoon waters, with enrichment factors that were season and site dependent. The most pronounced changes were observed for offshore waters, especially in spring and winter, whereas the chemical composition of lagoon waters was weakly impacted by the compounds supplied by sediment resuspension.
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- Chrystelle Bancon-Montigny
- UMR 5569 HydroSciences HSM Université Montpellier, CNRS, IRD 300, avenue du Professeur Emile Jeanbrau, CC57 34090, Montpellier, cedex 5, France
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- IMT Mines Alès, University of Montpellier, 6 avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès, cedex, France
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- UMR 5569 HydroSciences HSM Université Montpellier, CNRS, IRD 300, avenue du Professeur Emile Jeanbrau, CC57 34090, Montpellier, cedex 5, France
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- IMT Mines Alès, University of Montpellier, 6 avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès, cedex, France
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- IMT Mines Alès, University of Montpellier, 6 avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès, cedex, France
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- IMT Mines Alès, University of Montpellier, 6 avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès, cedex, France; Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia; UMR 9190 MARBEC IRD-Ifremer-CNRS-Université de Montpellier, Place Eugène Bataillon, case 093, 34095, Montpellier, cedex 5, France; UMR 110 MIO Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Aix Marseille University, University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, Marseille, France.
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