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Effect of copper contaminated food on the life cycle and secondary production of Daphnia laevis

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Author(s):
Rocha, Giseli S. ; Tonietto, Alessandra E. ; Lombardi, Ana T. ; Melao, Maria da G. G.
Total Authors: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY; v. 133, p. 235-242, NOV 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

In aquatic environments, copper (Cu) plays important physiological roles in planktonic food chain, such as electron transfer in photosynthesis and constituting proteins that transport oxygen in some arthropods, while at higher concentrations it is toxic on these organisms and higher trophic levels. The combined effects of natural (e.g. volcanic activity) and anthropogenic sources (e.g. mining waste) contribute to the increase in copper pollution in different ecosystems and regions around the world. In the present study, we evaluated the bioaccumulation and effect of Cu on Raphidocelis subcapitata (freshwater algae), and the influence of Cu-contaminated food (algae) on Daphnia laevis (tropical cladoceran). The amount of copper accumulated in microalgae and cladoceran was quantified, and life-history parameters of D. laevis such as growth, reproduction and longevity were measured. The cell density of Cu exposed R. subcapitata declined, and cladoceran fed with contaminated food had lower longevity, production of eggs and neonates, and reduced secondary production. A concentration dependent increase in Cu accumulation was observed in the microalgae, while the opposite occurred in the animal, indicating a cellular metal regulatory mechanism in the latter. However, this regulation seems not to be sufficient to avoid metal induced damages in the cladoceran such as decreased longevity and reproduction. We conclude that diet is an important metal exposure route to this cladoceran, and the assessment of chronic contamination during the complete life cycle of cladoceran provides results that are similar to those observed in natural environments, especially when native organisms are investigated. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 07/02073-4 - Toxicity and recover patterns of aquatic micro heterotrophic organisms exposed to metal contaminated food
Grantee:Maria da Graça Gama Melão
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants