To understand potential ecotoxicological effects of electrical and electronic equipment waste （e-waste） recycling and polybrominated diphenyl ethers （PBDEs） bioaccumulation in loaches, a semi-field experiment usin...To understand potential ecotoxicological effects of electrical and electronic equipment waste （e-waste） recycling and polybrominated diphenyl ethers （PBDEs） bioaccumulation in loaches, a semi-field experiment using Chinese loach （Misgurnus anguiUicaudatus） as experimental fish was performed. Larval loaches were kept in net-cage for three months in an e-wastes recycling site and a reference site in Southeastern China. There was significant difference of the survival rate between the loaches from the e-wastes recycling site （27%, 19/70） and from reference site （70%, 49/70）. Histopathological responses were also found in all the livers examined in loaches from the e-wastes recycling site. These results showed that mixed pollutants resulted from e-wastes recycling led to ecotoxicological effects on loaches. The bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers （PBDEs）, the main pollutants in e-waste, in loaches was also studied, the mean concentration of total PBDEs in sediment was 6726.17 ng/g wet weight and in water samples was 4.08 ng/L （dissolved phase）. BDE 209 was the dominant congener in sediment and with relatively high concentration in water. Relatively low concentration of BDE 209 （less than 0.01% of total PBDEs） and high concentration of BDE47 （up to 39.34% of total PBDEs） were detected in loaches.展开更多
The responses of wheat Triticum aestivum, rice Oryza sativa, earthworms Eisenia foetida, and prawns Penaeus japonicus to combined acetochlor-Cu, Cd-Zn were studied in hy-droponic and soil-culturing systems using the m...The responses of wheat Triticum aestivum, rice Oryza sativa, earthworms Eisenia foetida, and prawns Penaeus japonicus to combined acetochlor-Cu, Cd-Zn were studied in hy-droponic and soil-culturing systems using the methods of ecotoxicology. In particular, system-atically quantitative analyses were documented by field experiments. Results showed that ecotoxicological effects under the combined pollution were not only related to chemical proper-ties of pollutants but also dependent on the concentration level of pollutants, in particular on the combination of concentrations of pollutants in ecosystems. Additionally, species of organisms, especially the type of ecosystem, determined the influences. To some extent, biological tissue targets attacked by pollutants were an important factor.展开更多
Background Clarifying the enrichment and response processes of triclosan(TCS)in hydrophytes is crucial for assessing the ecological risk of TCS in aquatic environments.This study delves into the chronic toxic effects ...Background Clarifying the enrichment and response processes of triclosan(TCS)in hydrophytes is crucial for assessing the ecological risk of TCS in aquatic environments.This study delves into the chronic toxic effects of TCS in floating plant Eichhornia crassipes(Mart.)Solms and submerged plant Hydrilla verticillata(L.f.)Royle exposed to TCS sediments through hydroponic experiments.Results The absorption abilities of hydrophytes to TCS were species-dependent.The concentration of TCS in the roots of E.crassipes was significantly higher than that in its leaves,while the absorption capacities of the leaves of H.verticillata to TCS were stronger than that in its roots.Furthermore,the physiological indexes,including chlorophyll concentration,soluble protein concentration,and antioxidant enzyme activities,showed a significant decrease with the exposure concentration and time of TCS.Although the chlorophyll and soluble protein concentrations and the antioxidant enzyme activities in the leaves were initially increased at a low concentration of TCS(at 7 days of exposure),they decreased significantly over time.Compared to the leaves,the physiological indexes of the roots were more sensitive to the ecotoxicological effects of TCS.The inhibition effects of TCS on H.verticillata were signifi-cantly higher than those on E.crassipes,which may be associated with the absorbing abilities of TCS and the growth characteristics of the plants.Pearson’s correlation analysis found a significant negative correlation between the TCS concentrations and the antioxidant enzyme activities in the plants.Conclusions This study highlighted the differences in the uptake and enrichment process and toxic effects of TCS by different aquatic plants.Compared with E.crassipes,H.verticillata is more sensitive to TCS toxicity.展开更多
基金supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No. KZCX2-YW-420-3)the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No. 2003CB415005)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20437020, 20677074)
文摘To understand potential ecotoxicological effects of electrical and electronic equipment waste （e-waste） recycling and polybrominated diphenyl ethers （PBDEs） bioaccumulation in loaches, a semi-field experiment using Chinese loach （Misgurnus anguiUicaudatus） as experimental fish was performed. Larval loaches were kept in net-cage for three months in an e-wastes recycling site and a reference site in Southeastern China. There was significant difference of the survival rate between the loaches from the e-wastes recycling site （27%, 19/70） and from reference site （70%, 49/70）. Histopathological responses were also found in all the livers examined in loaches from the e-wastes recycling site. These results showed that mixed pollutants resulted from e-wastes recycling led to ecotoxicological effects on loaches. The bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers （PBDEs）, the main pollutants in e-waste, in loaches was also studied, the mean concentration of total PBDEs in sediment was 6726.17 ng/g wet weight and in water samples was 4.08 ng/L （dissolved phase）. BDE 209 was the dominant congener in sediment and with relatively high concentration in water. Relatively low concentration of BDE 209 （less than 0.01% of total PBDEs） and high concentration of BDE47 （up to 39.34% of total PBDEs） were detected in loaches.
文摘The responses of wheat Triticum aestivum, rice Oryza sativa, earthworms Eisenia foetida, and prawns Penaeus japonicus to combined acetochlor-Cu, Cd-Zn were studied in hy-droponic and soil-culturing systems using the methods of ecotoxicology. In particular, system-atically quantitative analyses were documented by field experiments. Results showed that ecotoxicological effects under the combined pollution were not only related to chemical proper-ties of pollutants but also dependent on the concentration level of pollutants, in particular on the combination of concentrations of pollutants in ecosystems. Additionally, species of organisms, especially the type of ecosystem, determined the influences. To some extent, biological tissue targets attacked by pollutants were an important factor.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971515)the Fund for National Key Research and Development Plan of China(2019YFC1804100)+1 种基金the Fund for Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA28010503)the Major Project of Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(IAEMP202201).
文摘Background Clarifying the enrichment and response processes of triclosan(TCS)in hydrophytes is crucial for assessing the ecological risk of TCS in aquatic environments.This study delves into the chronic toxic effects of TCS in floating plant Eichhornia crassipes(Mart.)Solms and submerged plant Hydrilla verticillata(L.f.)Royle exposed to TCS sediments through hydroponic experiments.Results The absorption abilities of hydrophytes to TCS were species-dependent.The concentration of TCS in the roots of E.crassipes was significantly higher than that in its leaves,while the absorption capacities of the leaves of H.verticillata to TCS were stronger than that in its roots.Furthermore,the physiological indexes,including chlorophyll concentration,soluble protein concentration,and antioxidant enzyme activities,showed a significant decrease with the exposure concentration and time of TCS.Although the chlorophyll and soluble protein concentrations and the antioxidant enzyme activities in the leaves were initially increased at a low concentration of TCS(at 7 days of exposure),they decreased significantly over time.Compared to the leaves,the physiological indexes of the roots were more sensitive to the ecotoxicological effects of TCS.The inhibition effects of TCS on H.verticillata were signifi-cantly higher than those on E.crassipes,which may be associated with the absorbing abilities of TCS and the growth characteristics of the plants.Pearson’s correlation analysis found a significant negative correlation between the TCS concentrations and the antioxidant enzyme activities in the plants.Conclusions This study highlighted the differences in the uptake and enrichment process and toxic effects of TCS by different aquatic plants.Compared with E.crassipes,H.verticillata is more sensitive to TCS toxicity.
