Influence of Temperature on the Toxicity of Zinc to the Earthworm Eisenia fetida

Spurgeon, David J.; Tomlin, M. A.; Hopkin, S. P.

doi:10.1007/s001289900332

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“…When the watercourse soil was moistened at 50% WHC, the EC50s values decreased with increasing temperature in relation to the total and body metal concentrations ( Table 2). The latter agrees with other studies showing increasing metal toxicity at higher temperatures for different soil invertebrates (Spurgeon et al, 1997;Otomo et al, 2012).…”

Section: Enchytraeid Response To Changing Climate Conditions In Metalsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…The latter could have been related to a faster metabolism of poikilothermic organisms at higher temperatures (Donker et al, 1998;Šustr and Pižl, 2010), increasing metal uptake rates, and highlights the greater probability of metal transfer in the food chain at higher temperature. Studies on other invertebrate species also have shown higher metal uptake with increasing temperature (Spurgeon et al, 1997;Heugens et al, 2003). Other studies found higher internal metal concentrations at lower temperatures (Cedergreen et al, 2013) or no clear pattern in metal bioaccumulation with changing temperatures (Svendsen et al, 2007).…”

Section: Enchytraeid Response To Changing Climate Conditions In Metalmentioning

confidence: 89%

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Climate change effects on enchytraeid performance in metal-polluted soils explained from changes in metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation

González-Alcaraz

Gestel

2015

Environmental Research

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Section: Enchytraeid Response To Changing Climate Conditions In Metalsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Enchytraeid Response To Changing Climate Conditions In Metalmentioning

confidence: 89%

Climate change effects on enchytraeid performance in metal-polluted soils explained from changes in metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation

González-Alcaraz

Gestel

2015

Environmental Research

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“…Although, the role of temperature on metal bioaccumulation is not fully understood, it is evident that temperature increase within the thermal tolerance ranges of plants and animals tend to promote metal bioaccumulation (Khan et al, 2007;Mubiana and Blust, 2007;Chen et al, 2008). In the context of the present study, it is germane to note that temperature significantly modulates the toxicity of chemicals (Spurgeon et al, 1997). Whilst hypoxia and potential hypercapnia independently can exert stressful cytological effects, it is clear that the acidic soil matrix and elevated temperature featured at the actively volcanic Furnas site jointly increase metal mobility.…”

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Morphometry of the epidermis of an invasive megascoelecid earthworm (Amynthas gracilis, Kinberg 1867) inhabiting actively volcanic soils in the Azores archipelago

Cunha¹,

Campos²,

Montiel³

et al. 2011

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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a b s t r a c tFor the first time, the structure, dimensions, and composition of the epidermis of an invasive earthworm species that has successfully colonized hostile conditions in actively volcanic soil on São Miguel (Azores) have been measured. Metal concentrations in actively volcanic (Furnas) and volcanically inactive (Fajã) soils were similar; however, Furnas soil was characterised by elevated temperature (10 1C differential), relative hypoxia, extremely high CO 2 tension, and accompanying acidity. The epidermis of earthworm's resident at Fajã was approximately twice the thickness of the epidermis of conspecifics resident in Furnas soil. Reference worms transferred to Furnas soil for 14 days experienced an epidermal thinning of approximately 51%. In comparison, when Furnas earthworms were transferred to mesocosms at the relatively benign Fajã site, their epidermal thickness increased by approximately 21% over 14 days. Earthworms resident in Furnas soil had higher goblet cell counts than the residents of volcanically inactive soil on a neighbouring island (S. Maria). Transferring worms from S. Maria to mesocosms at Furnas induced a significant increase in goblet cell counts. Clearly, the active volcanic environment at Furnas poses a multifactorial stress challenge to the epigeic A. gracilis colonizer.

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“…It has been proved that toxic effects of chemicals may differ substantially depending on temperature (Spurgeon et al 1997;Sjursen and Holmstrup 2004;Khan et al 2007). While effects of extreme environmental conditions are relatively easy to observe (e.g., Sjursen and Holmstrup 2004), these are not the conditions that animals are frequently exposed to.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Locomotor activity and respiration rate of the ground beetle, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), exposed to elevated nickel concentration at different temperatures: novel application of Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor®

Bednarska

Gerhardt²,

Laskowski

2010

Ecotoxicology

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The aim of the work was to study effects of suboptimal temperature on nickel toxicity under chronic exposure and to apply the Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor (MFB) for the first time to soil organisms in order to link behavioral to physiological endpoints. Ground beetles Pterostichus oblongopunctatus were reared at 10 or 20 degrees C on control or Ni-contaminated (2500 mg Ni kg(-1)) food. After 64 days half of the Ni-exposed beetles were transferred to uncontaminated food (elimination phase). The remaining Ni-exposed beetles were left on the contaminated food to the end of the experiment (96 days). After completing the experiment, respiration rate and locomotor activity were measured in Ni-contaminated beetles (Ni), Ni-contaminated ones after elimination (E), and controls (C). Then, the beetles were analyzed for Ni body loads. The respiration rate, which was always measured at 20 degrees C for all experimental groups, was highest in Ni beetles reared at 10 degrees C and did not differ between groups C and E. Similarly, locomotor activity was highest in Ni beetles, and marginally significant temperature effect was found. The study indicated thus that exposure to elevated Ni concentrations increased the maintenance costs in P. oblongopunctatus and that rearing the beetles at suboptimal temperature increased the respiration rate even further. However, the effects observed in both respiration rate and locomotor activity were reversible after decontamination. The study demonstrated also the potential of MFB for assessing the behavior of soil-dwelling organism in environmental toxicology.

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Influence of Temperature on the Toxicity of Zinc to the Earthworm Eisenia fetida

Cited by 36 publications

References 17 publications

Climate change effects on enchytraeid performance in metal-polluted soils explained from changes in metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation

Climate change effects on enchytraeid performance in metal-polluted soils explained from changes in metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation

Morphometry of the epidermis of an invasive megascoelecid earthworm (Amynthas gracilis, Kinberg 1867) inhabiting actively volcanic soils in the Azores archipelago

Locomotor activity and respiration rate of the ground beetle, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), exposed to elevated nickel concentration at different temperatures: novel application of Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor®

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