The effect of soil pollution with petroleum-derived substances on Porcellio scaber Latr. (Crustacea, Isopoda)

Abstract

Presented research aimed at investigating the effect of short-term contact with petroleum-derived substances (PDSs) on life parameters of Porcellio scaber Latr. (Isopoda) and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in its body. The influence of presence of P. scaber on the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) content in soil was also determined. The following objects were established: control—unpolluted soil; soil polluted with petrol; soil polluted with diesel fuel and soil polluted with used engine oil. Every pollutant was used in the amounts equal to 6000 mg of fuel/kg d.m. of soil 15 months earlier. In the laboratory, survival and body mass change of P. scaber reared in investigated soils were observed. The delivered food was not contaminated with PDSs. P. scaber reveals a considerable resistance in a short (4 weeks) contact with PDSs, evidenced as high survivability (from 68% on the soil polluted with engine oil to 77% on the soil polluted with diesel fuel) and undisturbed increase in body mass (on the level similar to control). It indicates the potential usefulness of this animal as a monitoring organism. No positive correlation was observed between TPH depletion in the soils contaminated with PDSs and P. scaber presence during 4 weeks of the experiment. PAH level in P. scaber bodies was generally very low (with the highest level of anthracene 0.40 μg/g of wet mass—after 4 weeks of rearing on the diesel fuel–contaminated soil), which may confirm the thesis about considerable abilities of isopods for biotransformation of these pollutants and low susceptibility to these xenobiotic penetration through integuments. However, a tendency for accumulation for phenanthrene and anthracene in conditions of soil polluted with diesel fuel was observed respectively 0.07 and 0.21 μg/g of wet mass for phenanthrene and 0.22 and 0.40 μg/g of wet mass for anthracene, observed successively in the 2nd and 4th week of rearing.

Changes in Plants and Invertebrate Animals Communities along Gradients of Petroleum Products Pollution

“…The second lot is composed by Parasitiformes, Hemiptera, Araneae and Coleoptera orders, which showed a preference for the less polluted and unpolluted zones. Rusin and Gospodarek (2016) observed in their study that petroleum-based substances in most cases did not have a negative effect on the number of spiders; on the other hand, Gospodarek et al (2019)survival and body mass change of P. scaber reared in investigated soils were observed. The delivered food was not contaminated with PDSs.…”

“…Hymenoptera abundances did not show a clear tendency; we observed the lowest abundances in zones 1 and the highest in zones 2. It was observed that Isopoda and Hymenoptera can take advantage of high levels of contamination (Faulkner and Lochmiller, 2000), and according to Gospodarek et al (2019)survival and body mass change of P. scaber reared in investigated soils were observed. The delivered food was not contaminated with PDSs.…”

Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons to Brachyuran crabs: a review of deleterious effects of oil-related xenobiotics on life stages

“…Samiullah (1985) suggested that organisms that inhabit shallow water environments, and intertidal zones, in addition to those that have to cross the air–water interface are most affected. The uptake of PH by marine organisms has been the subject of many field and laboratory studies covering marine mammals (Fair et al ., 2010; Moon et al ., 2011), seabirds (Lance et al ., 2001; Romero et al ., 2018), reptiles (Ylitalo et al ., 2017; Frasier et al ., 2020), fishes (Afifi et al ., 2017; Beg et al ., 2018) and crustaceans (Knap et al ., 2017; Gospodarek et al ., 2019). Exposure to waters mixed with crude oil can result in many adverse effects on marine biota as oil components such as naphthalenes can be taken up into organisms’ tissues (Varanasi & Malin, 1977).…”

Effect of Soil Polluted with Petroleum-Derived Substances during Bioremediation on the Occurrence of Collembola and Acarina

“…Soil pollution with petroleum-derived substances (PDSs) entails a strong negative effect on both its physicochemical properties [1,2] and biological activity [3][4][5][6][7], as well as causing far-reaching changes in organisms indirectly exposed to these pollutants (e.g., herbivores) [8][9][10]. The components that are especially dangerous to the environment are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) [11]. Efficient methods for their safe neutralization are still being sought through bioaugmentation or adding surfactants [12,13], optimization of fertilization [14], rhizoremediation [15] or electrobioremediation [16].…”