scholarly journals Effects of diet and heavy metals on growth rate and fertility in the deposit-feeding snail Potamopyrgus jenkinsi (Smith) (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae)

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 316 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap Dorgelo ◽  
Henk Meester ◽  
Carla van Velzen
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Y TEH ◽  
Min-Hao Wu ◽  
Kf Chen ◽  
Yp Peng

This project is carried out to assess the remediation effect on soil contaminated by molybdenum (Mo), one of heavy metals, through the use of an energy crop, sunflowers. This project explores the integration of phytohormones and chelates in the phytoremediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals, and further assesses the operational measures of remedying heavy-metal contaminated soil with sunflowers, in addition to the related environmental factors. Then the project explores phytohormones and heavy metals on the growth scenario explants (explants morphological analysis) through the experiment. The results indicate that GA3 can increase the growth rate of the plants. The average incremental growth of the heavy-metal-added-only group is 21.0 cm; of the GA3-added group it is 21.9 cm; of the EDDS-added group, it is 20.3 cm; of the GA3+ EDDS-added group, it is 21.7 cm. Compared with the conventional methods of phytoremediation, these integrated measures can actually spur the growth of plants. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-379
Author(s):  
Bingbing Pang ◽  
Mingzhou Zeng ◽  
Wenjia Zhang ◽  
Fengcai Ye ◽  
Changhua Shang

Growth inhibition of chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) to fresh water microalga Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) FACHB-8 was examined. These results demonstrated that the concentration level (EC50 value) of three heavy metals (Cr, Cd and Pb) could be utilized as an indicator for evaluating the toxicities of Cr, Cd and Pb for microalga growth. The EC50 values of Cr for C. vulgaris were 0.22, 0.07 and 0.04 mg/L at 24, 48 and 72 h based on Algorithm 2 (%Ir, percent inhibition in average specific growth rate), respectively. The EC50 values of Cd for C. vulgaris were 2.76, 1.08 and 0.93 mg/L at 24, 48 and 72 h based on Algorithm 2, respectively. The EC50 values of Pb for C. vulgaris were 73.21, 65.02 and 48.38 mg/L at 24, 48 and 72 h based on Algorithm 2, respectively. The results laid a good foundation for the application of C. vulgaris in the water quality monitoring.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Le Quang Dung ◽  
Nguyen Duc Cu

The partial toxicity tests of copper (Cu2+), zinc (Zn2+) and cyanide (CN-) for young cobia (Rachycentron canadum) fishes 45 days-old were conducted in Doson station during ten days (yr 2005). These three toxic substances affected strongly the growth rate of the Cobia fish (length and weight of the body), even at the lowest treated concentration. The LC50 values of copper, zinc and cyanide were 0.32 mg l-1; over mg l-1 and 0,049 mg l-1, respectively. Based on the statistical analysis of growth rate of cobia by determining 1C25, IC50, NOEC and LOEC values, we have addressed the safe concentrations of these two heavy metals and cyanide in the environmental aquaculture which must be lower than 0.025 mg Cu l-1, 0.5 mg Zn l-1 and 0.005 mg CN l-1, respectively. The result also showed that cyanide was the most toxic to Cobia, followed by copper and zinc.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Vu Nguyen ◽  
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen ◽  
Thi My Chi Vo ◽  
Thanh Son Dao

Recently, the agricultural, industrial and mining activities have led to increase in contaminant emission. Trace metals or herbicides are among the pollutants to be concerned in the world. In this study we evaluated the effects of the herbicide atrazine (at the concentrations of 5, 50 and500 µg L-1) and its combination with copper (Cu, 50 µg L-1) and chromium (Cr, 50 µg L-1) on duckweed over the period of 10 days in the laboratory conditions. We found that 50 and 500 µg atrazine L-1 severely impacted on the growth or even caused the death of the plants, whereas there was no statistically significant difference in the duckweed growth rate between the 5 µg atrazine L-1 exposure and control. In the combined treatments (50 µg atrazine L-1 with Cu; with Cr or with both Cu and Cr), the plant growth rate of atrazine with either Cu or Cr was strongly reduced. However, the mixture of atrazine with Cu and Cr did not significantly decrease the development and growth rate of duckweed. Besides, atrazine and investigated heavy metals resulted in turning whiteof duckweek leaves that evidence ofthe chlorophyll degradation. Our results showed the negative influences of the herbicide atrazine and metals on development and morphology of duckweed. Gần đây, những hoạt động nông nghiệp, công nghiệp và khai khoáng đã và đang dẫn đến sự gia tăng phát thải các chất gây ô nhiễm. Kim loại nặng hoặc thuốc diệt cỏ là những chất gây ô nhiễm đang được quan tâm trên thế giới. Trong nghiên cứu này, chúng tôi đánh giá ảnh hưởng của thuốc diệt cỏ atrazine (nồng độ 5, 50 và 500 µg/L) và sự kết hợp của chất này với đồng (Cu, 50 µg/L) và crom (Cr, 50 µg/L) lên bèo tấm trong thời gian 10 ngày trongđiều kiện phòng thí nghiệm. Chúng tôi nhận thấy atrazine tại nồng độ 50 và 500 µg/L đã gây nên những ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng lên sự phát triển hay thậm chí làm cho bèo tấm bị chết, trong khi đó, không ghi nhận được bất kì sự khác biệt có ý nghĩa thống kê về tốc độ tăng trưởng của bèo tấm giữa lô thí nghiệm phơi nhiễm 5 µg atrazine / L và lô đối chứng. Trong những lô phơi nhiễm kết hợp (50 µg atrazine / L với Cu, với Cr hoặc với đồng thời Cu và Cr), tốc độ tăng trưởng của bèo tấm khi phơi nhiễm với atrazine và Cu hoặc Cr bị giảm mạnh, tuy nhiên, việc phơi nhiễm đồng thời atrazine với Cu và Cr đã không làm giảm đáng kể sự phát triển và tốc độ tăng trưởng của bèo tấm. Bên cạnh đó, atrazine và kim loại nặng đã làm cho màu của lá bèo tấm chuyển sang màu trắng, điều này chứng tỏ có sự suy giảm chlorophyll. Kết quả nghiên cứu này đã cho thấy những ảnh hưởng tiêu cựccủa thuốc diệt cỏ atrazine và kim loại lên sự phát triển và hình thái của bèo tấm.


Author(s):  
G. W. Bryan ◽  
L. G. Hummerstone

Analysis of the deposit-feeding bivalve Scrobicularia plana (da Costa) has been proposed as a method of assessing the biological availability of heavy metals in estuarine sediments (Bryan & Hummerstone, 1977; Bryan & Uysal, 1978). Scrobicularia has a number of attributes which are useful in this type of indicator: (i) it is common in many British estuaries, particularly in the south, and often penetrates much farther upstream than other common bivalves such as Mytilus edulis; (ii) it is a convenient size for analysis and, during its life span of perhaps 10 years, reaches a shell length of 40-50 mm (Green, 1957; Hughes, 1970); (iii) it is a good accumulator of metals and appears to reflect changes in their biological availability.


2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
YASUTOSHI SHIMIZU ◽  
RIE SUZUKI ◽  
YOSHITAKA EBIE ◽  
YUHEI INAMORI ◽  
RYUICHI SUDO

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
Văn Phát Lê ◽  
Minh Tân Võ ◽  
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Lê ◽  
Ngân Hà Nguyễn ◽  
Phương Thảo Hoàng ◽  
...  

  During the latest decades, human activities have contributed a large number of pollutants such as heavy metals, herbicides into water bodies. These pollutants cause negative effects on the aquatic environment and organisms in aquatic ecosystems, including microalgae. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of the herbicide atrazine and the metal Cd on development and growth rate of four freshwater microalgae, Scenedesmus quadricauda, Scenedesmus protuberans, Pediastrum duplex, and Pseudanabaena mucicola. We found that atrazine at the concentrations from 3–300 µg/L caused the reduction of development of S. quadricauda and P. mucicola. The growth rate of these two microalgae was inhibited upon exposure to 300 µg/L of atrazine. The Cd at the concentrations of 17–143 µg/L slightly influenced the development and growth rate of P. duplex. In contrast, the concentrations of 46–123 µg Cd/L, enhanced the development of S. protuberans between the 6th and 10th day of incubation. The development and growth rate of S. protuberans decreased exposed to 607 µg Cd/L. The current study evidenced the potent toxicity of atrazine to microalgae. Besides, the microalgae species P. duplex and S. protuberans showed their tolerance to Cd at the concentration up to 143 µg/L. Hence they would be potential candidates for phytoremediation in relation to metal contamination in water bodies.


2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal Djawad ◽  
Nova Bertha

Study of the mangrove oyster (Crassostrea sp) to reduce heavy metal (Cu) concentration on shrimp pond water and the black tiger shrimp’s (Penaeus monodon) body was conducted during ten days. Variable used in this research was the efficiency level of mangrove oyster as a treatment in the Cu contaminated waters to reduce the level of the Cu concentration. Survival and specific growth rate of shrimp were also observed and measured. Histological condition of the fish especially gills was also observed to determine the level of dama ge caused by Cu. The results showed that oysters (Crassostrea sp) were a proper type of organisms used as bio-treatment in reducing Cu not only in the shrimp pond water but also in the body of the shrimp.Oysters we re able to reduce heavy metals Cu concent ration up to 78% level to the normal level of heavy metal Cu for black tiger shrimp. Keywords: Mangrove Oyster, Shrimp, Efficiency Level, Copper


2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal Djawad ◽  
Nova Bertha

<p>Study of the mangrove oyster (Crassostrea sp) to reduce heavy metal (Cu) concentration on shrimp pond water and the black tiger shrimp’s (Penaeus monodon) body was conducted during ten days. Variable used in this research was the efficiency level of mangrove oyster as a treatment in the Cu contaminated waters to reduce the level of the Cu concentration. Survival and specific growth rate of shrimp were also observed and measured. Histological condition of the fish especially gills was also observed to determine the level of dama ge caused by Cu. The results showed that oysters (Crassostrea sp) were a proper type of organisms used as bio-treatment in reducing Cu not only in the shrimp pond water but also in the body of the shrimp.Oysters we re able to reduce heavy metals Cu concent ration up to 78% level to the normal level of heavy metal Cu for black tiger shrimp.</p> <p>Keywords: Mangrove Oyster, Shrimp, Efficiency Level, Copper</p>


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