Chironomus sancticaroli (Diptera, Chironomidae) as a Sensitive Test Species: Can We Rely on Its Use After Repeated Generations, Under Laboratory Conditions?

Corbi, Juliano José; Bernegossi, Aline Christine; Moura, Luiz Fernando de; Felipe, Mayara Caroline; Issa, Carina G.; Silva, Mara R. de Lima e; Gorni, Guilherme Rossi

doi:10.1007/s00128-019-02644-8

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“…Some chironomid species are frequently used as endpoints (as test organisms) in ecotoxicological bioassays for the assessment of ecological risks; for example, larval growth rate, adult emergence, and survival [20]. In particular, widely used in bioassays are the larvae of aquatic midge species belonging to the genus Chironomus, such as Chironomus plumosus (Linnaeus, 1758), Chironomus riparius (Meigen, 1804), Chironomus tentans (Fabricius, 1805), Chironomus sancticaroli (Strixino and Strixino, 1981), and Chironomus tepperi (Skuse, 1889) [21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Use of Larval Morphological Deformities in Chironomus plumosus (Chironomidae: Diptera) as an Indicator of Freshwater Environmental Contamination (Lake Trasimeno, Italy)

Goretti

Pallottini

Pagliarini

et al. 2019

Water

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The mentum deformity incidence in Chironomus plumosus larvae to assess the environmental contamination level in Lake Trasimeno, Central Italy, was investigated. The survey lasted from May 2018 to August 2019. Fifty-one samplings were carried out: 34 in the littoral zone and 17 in the central zone. The deformity assessment was based on 737 and 2767 larval specimens of C. plumosus collected from the littoral and central zones, respectively. Comparison of the larval morphometric variables between normal and deformed specimens highlighted that the deformities did not cause alterations of the larval growth. The deformity incidence amounted to 7.22% in the whole Trasimeno’s ecosystem, reaching 8.28% in the littoral zone and 6.94% in the central zone. Among the different seasonal cohorts, the spring cohort had overall the highest deformity value (11.41%). The deformity type assessment protocol highlighted that the most common deformity type was “round/filed teeth” (64%). The results of this 2018–2019 survey revealed a low deformity incidence, within the background range of relatively low-impacted freshwaters. Comparison with previous investigations (2000–2010) of the same habitat showed a clear decrease of the deformity incidence. This study further contributes to the evaluation of the mentum deformity in chironomids that represent an indicator endpoint of the anthropogenic contamination level in freshwaters.

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Use of Larval Morphological Deformities in Chironomus plumosus (Chironomidae: Diptera) as an Indicator of Freshwater Environmental Contamination (Lake Trasimeno, Italy)

Goretti

Pallottini

Pagliarini

et al. 2019

Water

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“…Among them, the filter‐feeding microcrustacean Ceriodaphnia silvestrii (Cladocera: Daphnidae) is a representative of the zooplankton of the subtropics, and it is recommended for water quality assessment due to its sensitivity to environmental changes and genetic stability as a parthenogenetic organism (Damasceno de Oliveira et al, 2018; L. C. M. Silva, Moreira, et al, 2021). Other species from tropical zones, such as the aquatic macroinvertebrate Chironomus sancticaroli (Diptera: Chironomidae) (Corbi et al, 2019; Felipe et al, 2021; Geromel‐Costa et al, 2022), Allonais inaequalis (Oligochaeta: Naididae) (Castro, Bernegossi, et al, 2020; Felipe et al, 2020), and Pristina longiseta (Oligochaeta: Naididae) (Castro, Pinheiro, et al, 2020; de Souza et al, 2022; Smith et al, 1991), have been selected for toxicity assessment due to their frequent occurrence in freshwater environments and easy collection and laboratory maintenance.…”

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Anaerobic treatment removing tetrabromobisphenol A and biota safety: How do tropical aquatic species respond to effluent toxicity over short‐ and long‐term exposures?

Bernegossi,

Castro,

Felipe

et al. 2024

Water Environment Research

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Wastewater containing tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a commonly used flame retardant found in wastewater, can present significant toxic effects on biota, yet its impact on tropical freshwater environments is not well understood. This study explores the effectiveness of two independent anaerobic treatment systems, the acidogenic reactor (AR) and the methanogenic reactor (MR), for the ecotoxicity reduction of TBBPA‐rich wastewater in four tropical freshwater species. Despite presenting good physicochemical performance and reduced toxicity of the influent for most species, AR and MR treatments remain acute and chronic toxicity. Overall, MR exhibited greater efficacy in reducing influent toxicity compared with AR. TBBPA bioaccumulation was observed in Chironomus sancticaroli after short‐term exposure to 100% MR effluent. Multigenerational exposures highlighted changes in the wing length of C. sancticaroli, showing decreases after influent and AR exposures and increases after MR exposures. These findings underscore the need for ecotoxicological tools in studies of new treatment technologies, combining the removal of emerging contaminants with safeguarding aquatic biota.Practitioner Points Acidogenic and methanogenic reactors reduced the acute and chronic toxicity of wastewater containing tetrabromobisphenol A. Both treatments still exhibit toxicity, inducing short‐ and long‐term toxic effects on four native tropical species. The aquatic species Pristina longiseta was most sensitive to effluents from acidogenic and methanogenic reactors. TBBPA concentrations recovered from Chironomus sancticaroli bioaccumulation analysis ranged from 1.07 to 1.35 μg g−1. Evaluating new treatment technologies with multiple species bioassays is essential for a comprehensive effluent toxicity assessment and ensuring aquatic safety.

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“…Daphnia magna Straus 1820 and Chironomus sancticaroli Strixino & Strixino 1981 are freshwater aquatic invertebrate representative species of the water column and benthic habitat, respectively. They are representative of zooplankton organisms and recommended for ecotoxicological tests to assess water quality (Müller 1980; Koivisto 1995; Baumann et al 2014; Besseling et al 2014; Colombo‐Corbi et al 2017; Horton et al 2018; Richardi et al 2018; Bernegossi et al 2019; Corbi et al 2019; Dornfeld et al 2019). The effective concentration (EC) of TBBPA that affects 50% of daphnid mobility was less than 1 mg L −1 (48‐h median EC [EC50] of 0.6 mg L −1 ; Waaijers et al 2013).…”

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Application of Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Followed by High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis to Determine Tetrabromobisphenol A in Complex Matrices

Macêdo

Bernegossi

Sabatini

et al. 2020

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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An accurate and sensitive ultrasound-dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique followed by highperformance liquid chromatography separation coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry detection method to determine the presence of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in complex environmental matrices is proposed. The miniaturized procedure was used to extract and quantify the analyte in domestic sewage, anaerobic sludge, and the aquatic test organism species Daphnia magna and Chironomus sancticaroli, which are standardized organisms for ecotoxicity bioassays. Limits of detection of 2 ng L −1 (domestic sewage), 2 ng g −1 (anaerobic sludge), 0.25 ng g −1 (D. magna), and 5 ng g −1 (C. tentans) were obtained. The presence of TBBPA was determined in domestic sewage and anaerobic sludge from an anaerobic batch bioreactor at a concentration of 0.2 ± 0.03 μg L −1 and 507 ± 79 ng g −1 , respectively. In D. magna and C. sancticaroli exposed to TBBPA in an acute toxicity bioassay, the micropollutant accumulated at 3.74 and 8.87 μg g −1 , respectively. The proposed method is a simple and cost-effective tool to determine TBBPA environmental occurrence and biomagnification potential compared with conventional extraction methods. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first liquid-liquid miniaturized extraction method to be applied to D. magna and C. sancticaroli.

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Chironomus sancticaroli (Diptera, Chironomidae) as a Sensitive Test Species: Can We Rely on Its Use After Repeated Generations, Under Laboratory Conditions?

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

Use of Larval Morphological Deformities in Chironomus plumosus (Chironomidae: Diptera) as an Indicator of Freshwater Environmental Contamination (Lake Trasimeno, Italy)

Use of Larval Morphological Deformities in Chironomus plumosus (Chironomidae: Diptera) as an Indicator of Freshwater Environmental Contamination (Lake Trasimeno, Italy)

Anaerobic treatment removing tetrabromobisphenol A and biota safety: How do tropical aquatic species respond to effluent toxicity over short‐ and long‐term exposures?

Application of Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Followed by High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis to Determine Tetrabromobisphenol A in Complex Matrices

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