Assessment of heavy metals in soil and terrestrial isopod Porcellio laevis in Tunisian industrialized areas

Ghemari, Chedliya; Waterlot, Christophe; Ayari, Anas; Leclercq, Julie; Douay, Francis; Nasri–Ammar, Karima

doi:10.1007/s12665-017-6946-5

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“…MTE are not biodegradable and their accumulation throughout the food chain may lead to potential hazards in human and ecosystems (Mazzei et al, ; Odendaal & Reinecke, ). Metal contamination could be related to various anthropogenic sources such as mining activities, smelting or agricultural activities (Ghemari et al, ; Godet et al, ; Hopkin, ). Among MTE, cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) are vastly different regarding their metabolic importance for organisms.…”

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“…Thus, their ability to accumulate considerable amounts of MTE was demonstrated (Gäl, Markiewicz‐Patkowska, Hursthouse, & Tatner, ; Hopkin, Hardisty, & Martin, ; Hopkin & Martin, ; Köhler, Hüttenrauch, Berkus, Grǎff, & Alberti, ; Mazzei et al, ). Finally, they are capable to survive in highly contaminated areas (Ghemari et al, ; Hussein, Obuid‐Allah, Mohammad, Scott‐Fordsmand, & Abd El‐ Wakeil, ; Longo, Trovato, Mazzei, Ferrante, & Oliveri Conti, ). Their tolerance to MTE is related to their physiological adaptations.…”

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“…laevis under laboratory conditions and the interest of the use terrestrial isopods particularly the species P . laevis as a biomarker to evaluate soil pollution in Tunisian ecosystems (Ghemari et al, ). In continuity with the obtained data and since no study reports in Tunisia the effects of contaminated food on the hepatopancreas of P .…”

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Physiological and histopathological responses of Porcellio laevis (Isopoda, Crustacea) as indicators of metal trace element contamination

Ghemari

Jelassi

Khemaissia

et al. 2020

Microscopy Res & Technique

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This study was designed to assess the impact of the mixture of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) on the bioaccumulation and the ultrastructural changes in the hepatopancreas of Porcellio laevis (Latreille, 1804) after 4 weeks of exposure to contaminated Quercus leaves under laboratory conditions. For each metal, four concentrations were used with four replicates for each concentration. Metal concentrations in the hepatopancreas and the rest of the body were determined using atomic absorption spectrometry. From the first week until the end of the experiment, a weight gain in P. laevis was observed particularly between the first and the end of exposure from 93.3 ± 18.22 mg fw to 105.22 ± 16.16 mg fw and from 106.4 ± 22.67 mg fw to 125.9 ± 23.9 mg fw for Mix1 and Mix4, respectively. Additionally, the determined metal trace elements (MTE) concentrations in the hepatopancreas were considerably higher compared to those in the rest of the body and seem to be dose‐dependent. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), some alterations were highlighted in the hepatopancreas. The main observed alterations were (a) the destruction of the microvilli border in a considerable portion of cells, (b) the increase of the lipid droplets with different shapes and sizes, (c) the increase in the number of the mitochondria, and (d) the appearance of TE in the form of B‐type granules. The obtained results confirmed the ability of P. laevis to deal with high amounts of MTE, suggesting its possible use in future soil's biomonitoring programs.

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Physiological and histopathological responses of Porcellio laevis (Isopoda, Crustacea) as indicators of metal trace element contamination

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“…P. pruinosus is a cosmopolitan species (Messina et al, ) and is usually found near anthropized areas where several xenobiotics can be found. There are numerous studies (Heikens et al, ; Longo et al, ; García‐Hernández et al, ; Agodi et al, ; Ghemari et al, ) that show these organisms can survive in presence of high levels of chemicals. Heikens et al (), for example, sampled several soil invertebrates from a site contaminated with Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn and they evaluated bioaccumulation.…”

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“…P. pruinosus is a cosmopolitan species (Messina et al, 2012) and is usually found near anthropized areas where several xenobiotics can be found. There are numerous studies (Heikens et al, 2001;Longo et al, 2013;García-Hernández et al, 2015;Agodi et al, 2015;Ghemari et al, 2017) Note. Italic values above Finnish "threshold value" for soil and italic-bold values above Finnish "higher guideline value" for soil.…”

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Trace elements bioaccumulation inPorcellionides pruinosus(Brandt, 1833) and related biomarkers of exposure

Droutsa

Emmanouil

Raptopoulos

et al. 2019

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In the last years, the increase of anthropogenic activities has led to a progressive pollution of ecosystems. Oniscidean isopods are a group of terrestrial animals known as excellent bio‐indicators and bio‐accumulators, because of their capacity to accumulate contaminants and to implement appropriate strategies of detoxification. For this study, we collected Porcellionides pruinosus from two different sites in the Corinth region (Greece), a polluted site and a control site, to assess the heavy metal pollution status. We conducted an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) analysis for the detection of trace elements in animals' hepatopancreas and soil; we performed also immunohistochemistry for detection of metallothioneins 1 (MT1) and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70s). The results suggest a great capacity of the species in trace elements bioaccumulation and the high degree of pollution of the area near Agioi Theodoroi where the metal pollution index (MPI) is threefolds higher than the control site, due to the presence of significantly higher concentration of arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, manganese, molybdenum, and lead found in hepatopancreas and soil. The environmental stress is confirmed by the expression of the relative biomarkers of exposure MT1 and HSP70. Our study, with a multimarker approach, consents getting a complete analysis of environmental quality and the effect of pollution on organisms and shows for the first time the heavy metals contamination status in certain Greece area. Furthermore, P. pruinosus proved to be an appropriate indicator of pollution in terrestrial ecosystems.

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A statistical approach to study the spatial heavy metal distribution in soils in the Kushk Mine, Iran

Sohrabizadeh

Sodaeizadeh

Ardakani

et al. 2022

Geoscience Data Journal

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The present study was conducted for the spatial distribution and concentration evaluation of heavy metals, including Cu, Cd, Mn, Fe, Zn, and Pb, within 102 soil samples collected from Kushk Mine in Bafgh, Iran. This work employed hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA), principal component analysis (PCA), and spatial distribution patterns, to perform element distribution evaluation within the area. The distributions of heavy metals in the entire area were exhibited in the form of maps. The average concentrations of Cd, Cu, Mn, Fe, Zn, and Pb were found to be 0.39, 0.26, 5.3, 4.1, 51.9, and 40.9 mg.kg−1, respectively. Based on the PCA and HCA findings, the heavy metals were divided into two groups. The first group included Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu. In the first group, altered threshold‐surpassing anthropogenic and lithogenic pollution was found to be the main factor accounting for Pb and Zn. The second group involved Fe and Mn, which could be impacted by either anthropogenic and lithogenic factors. Furthermore, the geo‐statistical results demonstrated higher contents of the heavy metals in the south of the mine and in the vicinity of the mine tailings. It may be concluded from the results that the heavy metal contents of the area are impacted by anthropogenic and lithogenic factors.

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Assessment of heavy metals in soil and terrestrial isopod Porcellio laevis in Tunisian industrialized areas

Cited by 22 publications

References 47 publications

Physiological and histopathological responses of Porcellio laevis (Isopoda, Crustacea) as indicators of metal trace element contamination

Physiological and histopathological responses of Porcellio laevis (Isopoda, Crustacea) as indicators of metal trace element contamination

Trace elements bioaccumulation inPorcellionides pruinosus(Brandt, 1833) and related biomarkers of exposure

A statistical approach to study the spatial heavy metal distribution in soils in the Kushk Mine, Iran

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