Ecotoxicological Effect of Nickel on Phytoaccumulation by Spirogyra irregularis Nageli (Chlorophyta)

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Jafari ◽  
S. Ahmady-Asbchin
Author(s):  
Caio César Achiles do Prado ◽  
Lucas Gonçalves Queiroz ◽  
Flávio Teixeira da Silva ◽  
Teresa Cristina Brazil de Paiva

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
Galina Yotova ◽  
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Svetlana Lazarova ◽  
Veronika Mihaylova ◽  
Tony Venelinov ◽  
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Surface water samples in Ogosta River, Bulgaria and wastewater samples at the inlet and outlet of WWTP–Montana were tested for the traditional parameters and ecotoxicological effect. The river and Dam surface waters comply with category A1 of Directive 75/440/EEC for pH, EC, COD, TSS, NO3–, Cl–, SO42–, B, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V and Zn; with category A2 for BOD5, NH4+–N and Fe; and with category A3 for TNb and As. The average annual concentrations of Al, Cr (III), Cr (VI) and U are lower than the set limits in the Water Framework Directive. Arsenic concentration in all the samples exceeds the maximum allowed concentration, a results from natural processes. All the levels of the studied parameters in the outlet wastewater samples are lower than the limits, set in Directive 91/271/EEC and in the complex permit of the WWTP. The results of the biotest Phytotoxkit F™ show low ecotoxicity of the water samples. Optimization of the sample pretreatment prior to this ecotoxicological test is analyzed and discussed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhong Shi ◽  
Yide He ◽  
Jiaxin Liu ◽  
Yue Lu ◽  
Yuting Fan ◽  
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In aquatic environments, organisms are exposed to mixtures of pollutants which may change the toxicity profile of each contaminant, compared to its toxicity alone. Carbamazepine (CBZ) and cadmium (Cd) are among the pollutants that co-occur in aquatic environments. To date, most research about their toxicity towards aquatic vertebrates is based on single exposure experiments. The present study aims to evaluate single and combined effects of CBZ and Cd on biomarkers in female Danio rerio (zebrafish) by exposing them to environmentally relevant concentrations of these two pollutants for ten days. Four kinds of biomarkers involved in antioxidant systems, energy metabolism, nervous system, and endocrine disruption, respectively, were studied. Our research results coincided with those of former studies in single exposure experiments. However, the combined exposure of CBZ and Cd exerted different responses from other studies in which these two contaminants were examined alone in zebrafish. The present study evidenced the need to conduct more coexposure studies to enhance the environmental relevance of these experimental results.


Author(s):  
Erik B. Myklebust ◽  
Ernesto Jimenez-Ruiz ◽  
Jiaoyan Chen ◽  
Raoul Wolf ◽  
Knut Erik Tollefsen

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