Selecting a battery of bioassays for ecotoxicological characterization of wastes

Pandard, Pascal; Devillers, James; Charissou, Anne-Marie; Poulsen, Véronique; Jourdain, Marie-José; Férard, Jean-François; Grand, Cécile; Bispo, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.12.016

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“…Moreover, toxicity values between Daphnia and many other aquatic organisms are known to be strongly correlated, especially in the case of fish. Toxicity evaluation of the toxicants discussed above can be used interchangeably with other bioassays or together in a battery of bioassays for comprehensive bioindication [57].…”

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A Lymnaea stagnalis Embryo Test for Toxicity Bioindication of Acidification and Ammonia Pollution in Water

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Szoszkiewicz

et al. 2016

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Abstract:The paper presents a study leading to a new acute toxicity test on embryonic and juvenile organisms of the great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis Linnaeus). Sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and ammonium hydroxide were used as waterborne toxicants in laboratory experiments. The exposure time was 24 h. Tests were conducted in 5-10 replications for each toxicant. The toxicity of the substances was classified according to different scales and the test's sensitivity was compared to that of the commonly used bioindicator Daphnia magna Straus. The assessment of toxicity impact was supported by microscopic observations. The probit method was used as a parametric statistical procedure to estimate LC 50 and the associated 95% confidence interval. Our study showed that the early developmental stages of Lymnaea stagnalis are very sensitive bioindicators, making it possible to detect even very low levels of the above-mentioned water toxicants. The highest toxicity is shown by ammonium hydroxide with LC 50/24h values, respectively, 24.27 for embryos and 24.72 for juvenile forms, and the lowest is shown by nitric acid ions with LC 50/24h values, respectively, 105.19 for embryos and 170.47 for juvenile forms. It is highly cost-effective due to simple and efficient breeding and the small size of the organisms in the bioassay population. Compared with Daphnia magna, relatively low concentrations of toxicants caused a lethal effect on embryonic and juvenile organisms of the great pond snail. Owing to their common occurrence and sensitivity, early developmental forms of Lymnaea stagnalis can be a valuable new tool in biomonitoring of the freshwater environment.

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A Lymnaea stagnalis Embryo Test for Toxicity Bioindication of Acidification and Ammonia Pollution in Water

Mazur

Szoszkiewicz

et al. 2016

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“…A bioluminescence (BL) inhibition assay using Vibrio fischeri is often chosen as the first screening method in a test battery, based on speed and cost considerations [1][2][3]. V. fischeri has been used for more than 30 years in whole effluent toxicity testing (WET) [4], waste water treatment efficiency evaluation [5,6], surface water and sediment quality monitoring [7][8][9], ground water studies [10], risk assessment [11], and also as a model organism for fundamental studies on mode of action and toxicological pathways of various substances and mixtures [12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Sensitivity of bacterial vs. acute Daphnia magna toxicity tests to metals

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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the sensitivity of two bacterial tests commonly used in metal toxicity screening — the Vibrio fischeri bioluminescence inhibition test and the Pseudomonas putida growth inhibition test — in comparison to the standard acute Daphnia magna test, and to estimate applicability of the selected methods to the toxicity testing of environmental samples. The D. magna acute test proved to be more sensitive to cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) than the two bacterial assays, whereas P. putida seems to be the most sensitive species to lead (Pb). Manganese appears to be slightly toxic to D. magna and non-toxic to the two selected bacteria. This leads to the conclusion that even in regions with high background concentrations, manganese would not act as a confounding factor. Low sensitivity of V. fischeri to heavy metals questions its applicability as the first screening method in assessing various environmental samples. Therefore, it is not advisable to replace D. magna with bacterial species for metal screening tests. P. putida, V. fischeri and/or other bacterial tests should rather be applied in a complex battery of ecotoxicological tests, as their tolerance to heavy metals can unravel other potentially present toxic substances and mixtures, undetectable by metal-sensitive species.

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“…Moreover, it must be noted that the buffering capacity of soils prevents the detection of the negative consequences of exposure to a contaminant before saturation is reached. For this reason, certain authors propose that chemical analyses should be complemented by the assessment of other types of parameters that permit the collection of information on the bio-available fraction of contaminants and that reflect the effect of other pollutants that have not been identified [21,22]. Using several types of analyses, it will be possible to assess the effect of the waste on soil quality in a concrete and exact manner.…”

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Agro-Industrial Waste Management: A Case Study of Soil Fauna Responses to the Use of Biowaste as Meadow Fertiliser in Galiza, Northwestern Spain

Matos-Moreira¹,

Cunha²,

López-Mosquera³

et al. 2012

Waste Management - An Integrated Vision

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Selecting a battery of bioassays for ecotoxicological characterization of wastes

Cited by 142 publications

References 19 publications

A Lymnaea stagnalis Embryo Test for Toxicity Bioindication of Acidification and Ammonia Pollution in Water

A Lymnaea stagnalis Embryo Test for Toxicity Bioindication of Acidification and Ammonia Pollution in Water

Sensitivity of bacterial vs. acute Daphnia magna toxicity tests to metals

Agro-Industrial Waste Management: A Case Study of Soil Fauna Responses to the Use of Biowaste as Meadow Fertiliser in Galiza, Northwestern Spain

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