| Title | Monocorophium insidiosum (Crustacea, Amphipoda) as a candidate test species in sediment toxicity test |
| Abstract | Toxicity test organisms must be sensitive to contaminants and tolerant to natural environmental factors. In a preliminary assessment of its potential as a sediment toxicity test species, we tested the amphipod, Monocorophium insidiosum, for its sensitivity to salinity, temperature, sediment particle sizes, cadmium, copper, and mercury in aqueous solution. M. insidiosum is ecologically relevant in Mar Piccolo of Taranto, tolerant to a broad spectrum of sediment types and survival in the laboratory tests was high (¡Ý 90%) at 36 ¡ë and at any temperature tested (10-15-18 and 20¡ãC).
Ninety-six hour LC50 values for aqueous cadmium, copper and mercury at a 36 ¡ë salinity were 1.68, 5.74, and 0.07 mg/L, respectively.
Our results suggest that under certain environmental conditions M. insidiosum may be a good candidate toxicity test species, but further research is needed to determine its sensitivity to other contaminants.
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| Source | Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 77, pp. 1–8 |
| Keywords | Amphipoda,Sediments,Monocorophium insidiosumIonian SeaToxicity |
| Journal | Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology |
| Editor | Springer Science and Business Media, New York, NY, Stati Uniti d'America |
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| Authors | PRATO ERMELINDA, BIANDOLINO FRANCESCA |
| Text | 6360 2006 Amphipoda, Sediments, Monocorophium insidiosum Ionian Sea Toxicity Monocorophium insidiosum Crustacea, Amphipoda as a candidate test species in sediment toxicity test PRATO ERMELINDA, BIANDOLINO FRANCESCA I.A.M.C C.N.R. Via Roma, 3 74100 ¨C TARANTO ITALY Phone number 39 99 4542212 Fax number 39 99 4542215 prato@istta.le.cnr.it Toxicity test organisms must be sensitive to contaminants and tolerant to natural environmental factors. In a preliminary assessment of its potential as a sediment toxicity test species, we tested the amphipod, Monocorophium insidiosum, for its sensitivity to salinity, temperature, sediment particle sizes, cadmium, copper, and mercury in aqueous solution. M. insidiosum is ecologically relevant in Mar Piccolo of Taranto, tolerant to a broad spectrum of sediment types and survival in the laboratory tests was high ¡Ý 90% at 36 ¡e and at any temperature tested 10 15 18 and 20¡ãC . Ninety six hour LC50 values for aqueous cadmium, copper and mercury at a 36 ¡e salinity were 1.68, 5.74, and 0.07 mg/L, respectively. Our results suggest that under certain environmental conditions M. insidiosum may be a good candidate toxicity test species, but further research is needed to determine its sensitivity to other contaminants. 77 Articolo in rivista Springer Science and Business Media 0007 4861 Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Bull. environ. contam. toxicol. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Print francesca.biandolino BIANDOLINO FRANCESCA ermelinda.prato PRATO ERMELINDA TA.P04.019.001 Approccio integrato per un acquacoltura sostenibile aspetti ambientali, qualita, benessere e applicazioni di nuove tecnologie |
