Effect of salinity on acute copper and zinc toxicity to Tigriopus japonicus: The difference between metal ions and nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Junbeom Park Soyoun Kim Jisu Yoo Jae-Seong Lee June-Woo Park Jinho Jung |
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Affiliation: | 1. Division of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea;3. Ecotoxicology Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | We investigated the effects of salinity (5‰, 15‰, 25‰ and 35‰) on metal ion (Cu and Zn) and nanoparticle (NP) CuO and ZnO toxicity to Tigriopus japonicus. Increasing the test media volume without renewal increased the 96-h LC50 for Cu (32.75 mg L−1) compared to the reported value (3.9 mg L−1). There was no significant difference in acute toxicity at different salinities between acclimated and unacclimated T. japonicus (p > 0.05). Increasing salinity decreased the dissolved concentrations of Cu and Zn ions due to the precipitation of the metal ions, consequently reducing the acute toxicity to T. japonicus. The effect of salinity on acute CuO and ZnO NP toxicity was similar to that on metal ion toxicity. Since the aggregation of NPs generally enhanced at higher salinities, both the dissolution and aggregation of CuO and ZnO NPs may control the effect of salinity on acute toxicity to T. japonicus. |
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Keywords: | Aggregation Copepod Metal ion Nanoparticle Precipitation Salinity |
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