Corbicula fluminea rapidly accumulate pharmaceuticals from an effluent dependent urban stream

Burket, S. Rebekah; White, M. D. L.; Ramirez, Alejandro J.; Stanley, Jacob K.; Banks, Kenneth E.; Waller, William T.; Chambliss, C. Kevin; Brooks, Bryan W.

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.014

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“…The optimal TN concentration of Corbicula fluminea in QBR is 0.27 mg L À1 , and the increase of TN concentration leads to a sharp decline of habitat suitability. As Corbicula fluminea is a species with moderate resistance excessive nutrients make them difficult to survive (Burket et al, 2019;Siuda et al, 2020). In a normal range, the habitat suitability of Corbicula fluminea was well correlated to DO with a positive response (Riding et al, 2019), but supersaturated DO could also inhibit the spontaneous breathing process of aquatic organisms, leading to its death (Shen et al, 2019).…”

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Assessment of medium and small river health based on macroinvertebrates habitat suitability curves: a case study in a tributary of Yangtze River, China

Liu

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The health of medium and small river ecosystems is threatened by increasing hydropower development and human activities. How to properly diagnose rivers has become a global concern. As a well-accepted theory, the aquatic organism density can be an indicator of river health. A new river health assessment method based on macroinvertebrates habitat suitability curves (M-HSC) was proposed. In this study, the health of Qiaobian River (QBR), a tributary of Yangtze River, China was evaluated by investigating the distribution of macroinvertebrates, chemical and physical parameters during winter 2018 (low flow season) and summer 2019 (high flow season). Based on habitat suitability of dominant macroinvertebrates, the key habitat factors were screened by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and Pearson correlation analysis. Suitability curves were determined by Generalized Additive Model (GAM). Ecosystem health comprehensive index method was used to evaluate the health status. The results show most suitable conditions for Corbicula fluminea containing chemical oxygen demand (CODMn) of 1.48 mg L−1, total nitrogen (TN) of 0.27 mg L−1, dissolved oxygen (DO) of 11.17 mg L−1, pH of 8.42, turbidity of 1.76 NTU, and water depth (Dep) of 0.35 m. The health status of QBR is spatially heterogeneous with the apparently better upstream than the downstream. In general, 25, 12.5, 12.5% of the samples were classified as nature, health and sub-health status, respectively and the rest 50% were lower than sub-health. The results are consistent with the environmental quality standards for surface water in China (GB3838-2002), suggesting the applicability of macroinvertebrates habitat suitability for evaluating river health. By minimizing the temporal and spatial limitations of comprehensive evaluation method and indicator species method, this study, for the first time, used macroinvertebrates habitat suitability curves to assess the health of medium and small rivers. The study will provide new insights for future river health assessments.

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Assessment of medium and small river health based on macroinvertebrates habitat suitability curves: a case study in a tributary of Yangtze River, China

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“…Thus, sediments can accumulate pharmaceutical compounds or their metabolites and TPs (Li et al, 2014;Tamtam et al, 2011) but also favor microbial degradation processes (Kunkel & Radke, 2008). Several studies have reported significant accumulation of pharmaceuticals in benthic organisms: river biofilms (Aubertheau et al, 2017;Huerta et al, 2016) and invertebrates (Burket et al, 2019;de Solla et al, 2016;Du et al, 2015;Xie et al, 2019), as well as in fish (Brooks et al, 2005;Huerta et al, 2013;Xie et al, 2019). Only aquatic plants seem not to accumulate these compounds, or only weakly (Wilkinson et al, 2018).…”

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Occurrence of carbamazepine, diclofenac, and their related metabolites and transformation products in a French aquatic environment and preliminary risk assessment

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With questions emerging on the presence and risks associated with metabolites and transformation products (TPs) of organic contaminants in the aquatic environment, progress has been made in terms of monitoring and regulation of pesticide metabolites. However, less interest is shown for pharmaceutical residues, although their pseudo-persistence and adverse effects on non-target organisms are proven. This study provides original knowledge about the contamination of ten sites located along three French rivers (water, sediments, biofilms, clams) by pharmaceutical metabolites and TPs, as well as a preliminary environmental risk assessment. Studied compounds included carbamazepine with five metabolites and TPs, and diclofenac with three metabolites and TPs. Results show that metabolites and TPs are present in all studied compartments, with mean concentrations up to 0.52 µg L -1 in water, 229 ng g -1 in sediments, 2153 ng g -1 in biofilms, and 1149 ng g -1 in clams. QSAR estimations (OECD toolbox) were involved to predict the studied compounds ecotoxicities. QSAR models showed that diclofenac and its metabolites and TPs could be more toxic than carbamazepine and its metabolites and TPs to three aquatic species representing green algae, invertebrates, and fish. However, real ecotoxicological effects are still to be determined. The environmental risk assessment showed that hydroxydiclofenac, 2-[(2-chlorophenyl)-amino]-benzaldehyde and 2 dibenzazepine could present a greater risk than other studied compounds for aquatic organisms. In addition, the risk associated with a mixture of diclofenac and its related metabolites and TPs has been found to be greater than that of the compounds considered individually.

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“…Moreover, SSRIs are considered to be potentially bioaccumulative [13]. They were detected in fish [14,15] and bivalve [16] tissues. Sertraline was the most bioaccumulating compound in the effluent reach stream [17].…”

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Influence of Selected Antidepressants on the Ciliated Protozoan Spirostomum ambiguum: Toxicity, Bioaccumulation, and Biotransformation Products

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The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the most common antidepressants on aquatic protozoa. Spirostomum ambiguum was used as the model protozoan. The biological activity of four antidepressants, namely fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, and mianserin, toward S. ambiguum was evaluated. Sertraline was found to be the most toxic drug with EC50 values of 0.2 to 0.7 mg/L. The toxicity of the antidepressants depended on the pH of the medium and was the highest in alkaline conditions. Sertraline was also the most bioaccumulating compound tested, followed by mianserin. Slow depuration was observed after transferring the protozoa from the drug solutions to a fresh medium, which indicated possible lysosomotropism of the tested antidepressants in the protozoa. The biotransformation products were identified using a high-resolution mass spectrometer after two days of incubation of the protozoa with the tested antidepressants. Four to six potential biotransformation products were observed in the aqueous phase, while no metabolites were detected in the protozoan cells. Because of the low abundance of metabolites in the medium, their structure was not determined.

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Corbicula fluminea rapidly accumulate pharmaceuticals from an effluent dependent urban stream

Cited by 39 publications

References 52 publications

Assessment of medium and small river health based on macroinvertebrates habitat suitability curves: a case study in a tributary of Yangtze River, China

Assessment of medium and small river health based on macroinvertebrates habitat suitability curves: a case study in a tributary of Yangtze River, China

Occurrence of carbamazepine, diclofenac, and their related metabolites and transformation products in a French aquatic environment and preliminary risk assessment

Influence of Selected Antidepressants on the Ciliated Protozoan Spirostomum ambiguum: Toxicity, Bioaccumulation, and Biotransformation Products

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