Effects of sublethal concentrations of copper and freshwater on behaviour in an estuarine gastropod Polinices sordidus

This study investigated the effects of contamination by copper and freshwater on the behaviour of the estuarine gastropod Polinices sordidus. The burying response was inhibited by both pollutants. In the case of copper, it was suggested that this response after 30 min could reflect toxicity after 96 h, i.e. the 96 h LC₅₀ and the 30 min ED₅₀ were very similar. P. sordidus responded to freshwater at concentrations well below the 96 h LC₅₀, suggesting that this species can detect sublethal concentrations of freshwater. Thus, for salinity, the 30 min ED₅₀ is not a reliable indicator of the 96 h LC₅₀. A linear decline in crawling activity was found in the presence of increasing concentrations of both pollutants. These results for both aspects of behaviour are discussed in the light of results reported earlier for a marine species Polinices incei.     

Acute toxicity of copper to sea catfish

Sea catfish (Arius felis) were exposed to aqueous solutions of reagent grade cupric chloride in artificial seawater ($\text{30.0±2.0‰}$, 21–23°C) in four static bioassays. The 24, 48, 72 and 96 h LC₅₀ were calculated and found to be 5.43, 4.17, 3.57 and 2.40 mg l.^?1 copper, respectively. Experimental concentrations of copper producing subtle behavioral changes in this species correspond to less than 0.3% of the 72 h LC₅₀. Based on this comparison with literature values, a new, maximum ‘safe’ concentration for copper in marine waters of 0.01 mg l.^?1 is proposed.     

Short Term Effects of Aldrin and Swascofix CD-38 on the Feeding and Respiratory Behaviours of Clarias batrachus and Cirrhina mrigala

Fish were kept in non-toxic water or at 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125 of the LC_50,96h of the ten-side or insecticide for 24 h and fed with toxified and non-toxified feed. Toxified feed in normal water resulted in a maximum feed intake, while normal feed in toxified water resulted in a minimum one. In each case, the feed intake was lower compared with the control, and the feed intake was inversely proportional to the toxicant concentration. In a simple respirometer the oxygen consumption in mg · kg^?1 · h^?1 was tested for 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 and 96 h of exposure to 1.5, 1.0 and 0.5 of the LC_50,96h of both substances. It was a flow device which was closed only for measurement for one hour. 1.5 LC₅₀ Aldrin causes a continuous reduction of respiration until death. The same effect occurred with Cl. batrachus for 1.5 LC₅₀ of the tenside, whereas with C. mrigala death was caused by a pronounced increase of respiration. In all other cases, after a phase of sensitization for 4 … 8 h respiration increased considerably to more than 300% of the control, which was followed after 12 … 24 h by acclimatization to normal respiration values.     

鄱阳湖水体沉积物中Zn、Cd对底栖生物的毒性效应及基准验证

以泥鳅（Misgurnus anguillicaudatus）、铜锈环棱螺（Bellamya aeruginosa）、河蚬（Corbicula fluminea）为受试生物,以死亡率、渗血率、体质量变化、行动迟钝率、挖洞率为测试指标,探究沉积物中Zn和Cd对底栖生物的21 d慢性毒性效应,并对鄱阳湖Zn和Cd的沉积物基准值进行了验证.结果表明,沉积物中Cd对底栖生物的毒性效应强于Zn,沉积物中Zn、Cd对泥鳅、铜锈环棱螺、河蚬的LC₅₀（半数致死浓度）分别为644和61 mg/kg、751和54 mg/kg、652和81 mg/kg,EC₅₀（半数效应浓度）值分别为526和49 mg/kg、589和35 mg/kg、474和45 mg/kg.经验证,沉积物Zn和Cd的TEL（临界效应浓度）、PEL（必然效应浓度）值比较合理,具有一定适用性,即当Zn、Cd的加标含量低于TEL值时,Q_TEL<1,不具有毒性;当加标含量高于PEL值时,Q_PEL>1,毒性明显.     

Use of a harpacticoid copepod in toxicity tests

The harpacticoid copepod Nitocra spinipes has been tested for acute toxicity of 12 metal chlorides in brackish water. Their order of toxicity, expressed as 96 h LC₅₀, was in good agreement with other investigations performed in freshwater and seawater. The 96 h LC₅₀-values were of intermediate levels compared to these two environments. The organochlorines p,p′-DDE and p,p′-DDE methyl sulphone were tested for effects on reproduction and mortality during two weeks, and it was found that p,p′-DDE was the most toxic. It is concluded from the investigation that N. spinipes is a suitable toxicity test organism in brackish water.     

“Man and Biosphere” — Studies on Sikkim Himalayas. Part 2: Acute Toxity of Mixed Copper-Zinc Solutions on Common Carp,Cyprinus carpio (LINN.)

In batch experiments for 6 to 48 h, individuals of Cyprinus carpio (2 g individual weight) were exposed to mixed solutions of copper and zinc sulphate: pH = 6.3, temperature 15 °C, 6.8 mg/l O₂, 7.1 mg/l Ca²⁺, 0.7 mg/l Mg²⁺. The LC₅₀ for the individual substances on exposures of 24 and 48 h amount to 9.04 and 7.28 mg/l, resp., of Zn and 0.11 and 0.095 mg/l, resp., of Cu. The sum of the biological activity of the two kinds of metal ions is assessed according to MARKING'S index: at low concentrations of the mixed solutions the two metals show an additive effect, at higher concentrations a synergistic effect occurs.     

Acute toxicity of copper to a copepod

The acute toxicity of copper to the marine copepod Acartia clausi was determined by means of static bioassays. Natural copepod assemblages from two different locations, one from an area polluted with industrial effluents and domestic wastes and another from a relatively uncontaminated area, were compared. Results of metal toxicity tests expressed as 48 h LC₅₀ values indicate a significant difference in the tolerance of copper between the two populations, with the LC₅₀ of the pollution-adapted population higher than that of the population from the uncontaminated area.     

Effects of Scotian shelf natural gas condensate on the mummichog

The 96h LC₅₀ of the water soluble fraction (WSF) of natural gas condensate from the Sable Is., N.S. area to Fundulus heteroclitus was between 4 and 5 μg · ml⁻¹ naphthalene equivalents (initial concentration). Behavioural responses in the fish to sub-lethal concentrations of WSF were similar to those recorded for crude and fuel oils. Induction of the hepatic mixed function oxidase enzyme enthoxyresorufin O-de-ethylase (EROD) in sexually immature fish occurred at WSF concentrations below the LC₅₀, but during the prespawning period no induction occurred. EROD activity in unexposed fish showed seasonal variation consistent with differences in its inducibility.     

The effect of heavy metals on the survival,reproduction, development,and life cycles for two species of polychaetous annelids

The effects of exposure of six metals on survival and reproduction in two species of polychaetous, Ctenodrilus serratus and Ophryotrocha diadema, possessing short life histories were measured. The suppression of reproduction was generally two orders of magnitude less than the 96 h LC₅₀.     

Temperature and toxicity of DDT to sea mullet (Mugil cephalus L.)

Sea mullet (Mugil cephalus) were exposed to aqueous suspensions of tech-DDT in seawater, salinity $\text{29.5±0.5‰}$. The 48 h LC₅₀ calculated from these static bioassays ranged from 0.042 to 0.056 mg l.^?1 DDT. Median survival times were then estimated at 15, 20, 25 and 30°C using the upper level of the 48 h LC₅₀ range of concentrations, i.e. 0.056 mg l.^?1. Results indicated that an increase in temperature produced a decrease in toxicity. However, 25°C was the only temperature at which the increase in survival time was statistically significant. Size differences within experimental fish did not contribute to MST.     

Acute Toxicity of Distillery Effluent on a Freshwater Fish and Three Pond Snails

The LC₅₀ for 12… 96 h of a distillery waste water were determined for Lebistes reticulatus, Lymnaea luteola, Lymnaea acuminata and Viviparus bengalensis in the batch experiment with daily exchange of the medium. The sensitivity of the species increases in the given sequence with values of the LC_{50,96 h} of 10.77 to 3.72 % proportion of wastewater in the medium. Compared with this, with values of the LC_{50,48 h} of 14.06… 15.71 % after 48 h of exposure there is no significant difference in sensitivity, whereas after exposure for 12 and 24 h the sensitivity grows in the following order: V. bengalensis, L. acuminata, L. luteola, Lebistes reticulatus. Toxicity is obviously primarily determined by the sulphides; with increasing time of exposure also the suspended matter and other factors act toxically.     

Acute Toxicity of Phenol,Pentachlorophenol and Sodium Pentachlorophenate to a Freshwater Ostracod Cypris subglobosa (Sowerby)

The toxicity of phenol, pentachlorophenol and Na-pentachlorophenate to Cypris subglobosa is determined in the batch experiment for 96. h. In the sequence mentioned, the LC_50,96h of the three substances are 71.8, 6.56 and 4.41 mg/l, respectively. In the range of 6 … 95 h the mean survival time shows a negative regression to the toxicant concentration, which, however, is not significant statistically for Na-pentachlorophenate. In agreement with this, the LC₅₀ for 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h of exposure shows a significant decrease. Due to the comparatively high LC_50,96h for pentachlorophenol and Na-pentachlorophenate for C. subglobosa about in comparison with fish, the species is little suited to the toxicological investigation of wastewater.     

Effect of lethal concentrations of copper on Mystus bleekeri (day)

In the batch test with daily exchange of medium the effect of copper ions at 2.4 mmol/l (Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺) over 10 d of exposure is investigated. The LT₅₀ values and 95% confidence limits at 3.7, 2.1 and 1.0 ppm of Cu were 26.7 (23.6… 29.9), 47.5 (39.6… 57.0) and 101.5 (78.5… 130.7) h, respectively. The LC₅₀ values of copper in ppm were 4.05 (24 h), 1.69 (48 h), 0.829 (9.96 and 0.776 (240 h).     

Toxicity of Interactions of Zinc —Nickel,Copper —Nickel and Zinc —Nickel —Copper to a Freshwater Teleost,Lebistes reticulatus (PETERS)1

The lethal toxicity of mixtures of Zn²⁺ —Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ —Ni²⁺ and Zn²⁺ —Cu²⁺ —Ni²⁺ to common guppy at 21£C in hard water (total hardness = 260 mg/l as CaCO₃) was studied under static bioassays test conditions with renewal of the test solutions every 24 h. The heavy metals were tested separately and in mixtures. The 48 h median lethal concentrations (LC₅₀) for individual salts were 75 mg/l Zn²⁺, 37 mg/l for Ni²⁺ and 2.5 mg/l for Cu²⁺. Concentrations were expressed in “toxic units” by taking them as proportions of LC₅₀ values. Experiments showed that in the Zn²⁺-Ni²⁺ mixture, when Ni²⁺ was more in proportion, the toxicity was more than additive. The 48 h LC₅₀ value and 95% confidence limits in the Ni²⁺-Cu²⁺ mixture were 0.684 (0.484 … 0.807) toxic units and the mixture produced more than the additive toxicity (synergism.). The LC₅₀ value and its 95% confidence limits in a Zn²⁺?Cu²⁺?Ni²⁺ mixture also suggested that the mixture was again strictly additive. The results indicate that heavy metallic mixtures would pose a greater toxicological danger to fish than the respective individual metals.     

Effect of Three Synthetic Pyrethroids to a Non-target Fish,Channa striatus Wirkung von drei synthetischen Pyrethroiden auf einen Nichtziel-Organismus,den Fisch Channa striatus

Exposure of Channa striatus over 24 h to 40% and 80% of the LC_50;24h of the three pyrethroids cypermethrin, permethrin, and fenvalerate did not cause any significant changes in the levels of total protein and free amino acids in the liver and muscle tissues of the fish. After 96 h exposure, the protein amino acid levels are altered significantly.     

Studies on the Acute Toxicity of Zinc to a Freshwater Teleost: Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Static bioassay tests were carried out on Channa punctatus Bloch in the laboratory after renewal of concentrations every 24 h. The LC₅₀ values and 95 per cent confidence limits were 45.21 (39.62 … 51.11) ppm at 12 h and 29.8 (27.49 … 31.95) ppm of Zn at 96 h of exposure. The actual dissolution values of zinc were also determined in test solutions using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Behavioural changes were the higher rate of opercular movements, surfacing, loss of equilibrium and haemorrhage near mouth and caudal fin. The LT₅₀ values indicate that survival was increased with decreasing Zn concentration. The histopathological changes observed due to Zn toxicity in the gills have been discussed in relation to fish mortality.     

Diazinon Toxicity: Activities of Acetylcholinesterase and Phosphatases in the Nervous Tissue of Zebra Fish,Brachydanio rerio (Cyprinidae)

The LC₅₀-value of diazinon for Brachydanio rerio decreases from 2.3 to 2.12 mg/1 during the time from 24 to 96 h. In the course of exposure for 24 to 288 h against 0.26 to 2.08 mg/1 diazinon the activity of acetylcholinesterase as well as acid and alkaline phosphatases decreases to 20.… 30% as a minimum. The decrease of the enzymatic activities in the brain tissue is more time-dependent than concentration-dependent, which may de due to the respective metabolites of diazinon.     

Toxicological effects of biocide Slimicide C-30 on some marine invertebrates

Sublethal and lethal effects of biocide Slimicide C-30 on the developmental stages of mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis and juvenile and adult mysid Leptomysis mediterranea were studied.Biocide at a concentration as low as 0.02 mg l^?1 caused an incipient effect in the embryonic development of mussels where a decreased number of normally developed larvae from eggs was evident. Slimicide C-30 effective concentration (EC 50/96) was 0.07 mg l^?1.In the mysids, the median lethal concentration (96 h LC₅₀) was 0.11 mg l^?1.Previous incubation of Slimicide C-30 at 38°C affected a small delay in mortality time (LT₅₀) but did not cause marked change in the acute toxicity to mysids.     

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in coastal benthic populations under multiple organic enrichment sources

In a dispersive coastal area under multiple organic enrichment sources, stable isotopes were used to trace organic sources of carbon and nitrogen in sediments and benthic macrofauna. The Bivalve Abra alba and the Polychaetes Nephtys sp. and Pectinaria (Lagis) koreni were reliable indicators of the input of terrestrial-derived organic matter into this coastal area, either originated in outfall sewage discharges or estuarine outflow. An isotopic depletion was observed up to 250 m from the outfall branches, much stronger in the biota than in the sediments. An enrichment of 2‰ in the sediments, and 2-6‰ in the species was noticed in sites located farther than 1500 m from the outfall. Depositivores and carnivores/omnivores gave the best picture of the extension of the sewage dispersion and incorporation into the food web.     

Microprobe studies of REE-rich accessory minerals: Implications for Skye granite petrogenesis and REE mobility in hydrothermal systems

The REE geochemistry of accessory allanites, sphenes. apatites and zircons from a range of granitic, sedimentary and hydrothermally altered rocks from Skye has been investigated using the electron microprobe. Allanites and sphenes in Skye Tertiary granites are extremely LREE enriched (Ce_N/Y_N= 40–100) and may contain up to 50% of whole rock LREE (La-Nd). These phases are late crystallisation products of redidual magmatic fluids. Earlier-formed apatites (Ce_N/Yb_N = 7.33) and zircons (Ce_N/Yb_N = 0.05) contain insufficient REE to have influenced the REE geochemistry of the Western Red Hills granites by crystal fractionation. However, Y-, Th- and HREE-rich zircons (Ce_N/Yb_N = 0.03–0.12, ΣREE + Y = 16,500–49,500ppm) occur both as detrital grains in Skye Torridonian sediments and in the Coire Uaigneich Granophyre (CUG), suggesting bulk involvement of these sediments in CUG petrogenesis. Hydrothermal allanites in altered Tertiary igneous rocks from Skye are LREE enriched (Ce_N/Y_N = 16–920), whilst allanites formed during alteration of Torridonian arkoses have less fractionated REE patterns (Ce_N/Y_N = 4.4–1.0), as the instability of metamict HREE-rich detrital zircons buffered the hydrothermal fluids in these rocks to more HREE-rich compositions. This buffering indicates that within unveined rocks the scale of REE mobility during hydrothermal alteration was small, even though the occurrence of allanite in hydrothermal veins on Skye suggests that LREE may have been transported for some distance by meteoric-hydrothermal fluids. Zoning of the REE within individual hydrothermal and metamorphic allanites (e.g. coreCe_N/Y_N = 97.56, rim Ce_N/Y_N = 0.22) suggests evolution of their parent geological fluids to more HREE-rich compositions during allanite growth.