Kinetics of 45Ca, 60Co, 210Pb, 54Mn and 109Cd in the tissue of the freshwater bivalve Velesunio angasi: further development of a predictive and mechanistic model of metal bioaccumulation

Brown, Paul L.; Jeffree, Ross A.; Markich, Scott J.

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(96)05166-2

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“…The increased metal/Ca levels in the shells of V. angasi exposed to elevated metal concentrations in the Finniss River channel downstream of the East Branch confluence are consistent with the hypothesis that divalent metals are treated as metabolic analogues of Ca during uptake from the aquatic medium (15,32,35,45) and subsequently transferred across the mantle for shell construction.…”

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Freshwater Bivalve Shells as Archival Indicators of Metal Pollution from a Copper−Uranium Mine in Tropical Northern Australia

Markich

Jeffree

Burke

2002

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Freshwater bivalves (Velesunio angasi) were sampled in 1996 from the Finniss River in tropical northern Australia at 10 sites a priori exposed and nonexposed to acid rock drainage (ARD), containing elevated metal concentrations, from the rehabilitated Rum Jungle copper-uranium mine. Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was used to measure Cu, Mn, Zn, U, Ni, Co, Pb, and Fe/Ca ratios across the annual shell laminations of the longest-lived bivalves found at each site, with the aim of evaluating the ability of the shells to archive measured annual metal inputs and their temporal patterns. At sites not contaminated by ARD, relatively constant and similar (baseline) SIMS signals were found for all metals in the shell laminations of V. angasi, dating as far back as 1965. At sites contaminated by ARD, relatively constant, but variably elevated, SIMS signals were evident for Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni, and Co in the shell, which extended back to the end of rehabilitation (1986) only. Since rehabilitation, the temporal patterns of Cu, Zn, and Mn observed in the shells at the most contaminated sites reflected those of the measured annual dissolved loads in the surface waters. The average concentrations of Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni, and Co in the shells decreased (3-13-fold) with increasing distance downstream of the mine site, until concentrations characteristic of the noncontaminated sites were reached. This geographic pattern of decline in pollution signal in the shell with increasing distance downstream of the pollution input is consistent with the pattern established for water and sediment chemistry. Overall, the SIMS results support the proposition that the shells of V. angasi can be used as archival indicators of metal pollution in surface waters of the Finniss River over their lifetime.

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“…The choice of Ca has a mechanistic basis. Divalent trace metals, such as Mn, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Pb, and U, are treated as metabolic analogues of Ca in V. angasi (32) and other unionoid bivalve species (15,33).…”

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Freshwater Bivalve Shells as Archival Indicators of Metal Pollution from a Copper−Uranium Mine in Tropical Northern Australia

Markich

Jeffree

Burke

2002

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…They normally increase only in cases of pollution (Nriagu and Pacyna 1988). Since heavy metals are not biodegradable and cannot be eliminated by ecosystems (Linde et al 1996), the metal concentrations may increase to toxic levels over time or accumulate in organisms (Brown et al 1996). Besides responding to heavy metals, molluscs are also affected by paper and timber industry effluents (Mackie and Qadi 1973), acidic drainage from mines or factories (Imlay 1982) and by the use of pesticides and herbicides in agricultural activity leading to an increase of organic mud (Marking and Bills 1980).…”

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Correlation between the morpho-cytohistochemistry of the outer mantle epithelium ofAnodonta cygneawith seasonal variations and following pollutant exposure

Lopes‐Lima

Moura

Pratoomchat

et al. 2006

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

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Seasonal and experimental conditions induce morphological and cytochemical variations in the outer mantle epithelium (OME) of the freshwater bivalve Anodonta cygnea, probably influencing the shell calcification mechanism. In this study, OME samples were taken from untreated animals in autumn, winter, spring and summer as well as from animals exposed to divalent metals (cadmium, chromium, lead, copper and zinc) and pesticides (setoxidim and dimethoate) and observed by light microscopy. The present results showed that OME cells have larger cell volumes and increased amounts of secreted macromolecules during spring and summer than in autumn and winter. This correlates with higher shell calcification rates in spring and summer and lower shell calcification rates in autumn and winter. The experiments showed that incubation with pollutants for 8 months dramatically reduced the cellular volume so that the density of cytoplasmic material appeared higher that in the control samples. The pronounced changes in OME cells suggest a significant decrease in secretory activity following exposure to toxic agents and this has implications for the shell calcification process.

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“…The criteria for an organism to be a suitable biomonitor have been established by Phillips [10]. Velesunio angasi has been used in northern Australia, and the freshwater mussels Velesunio ambiguous, Hyridella depressa, and Hyridella australis have been used in southern Australia [11][12][13]. They also must have sufficient tissue for the required analysis.…”

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The freshwater bivalve Corbicula australis as a sentinel species for metal toxicity assessment: An in situ case study integrating chemical and biomarker analyses

Taylor

Edge²,

Ubrihien

et al. 2016

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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A weight of evidence approach in environmental assessment includes the use of biomonitor organisms to measure biologically available contaminant concentrations and lethal and sublethal responses in an exposure, dose, and response framework. Corbicula australis was assessed as a test species for metal toxicity using in situ river sediment exposures at 4 locations in the Molonglo River (New South Wales, Australia), which has a legacy of sediment metal contamination, following 8 decades of mining in its upper reaches. A sediment metal contamination gradient was evident from 12.5 km to 47 km downstream of the mine, as follows: zinc (851-130 mg/kg) > lead (104-7 mg/kg) > copper (31-5 mg/kg) > cadmium (2-0.3 mg/kg). Exposed C. australis accumulated the following metals in tissue: zinc (1358-236 μg/g) > copper (24-20 μg/g) > cadmium (4.7-0.7 μg/g) = lead (4.2-1.8 μg/g). Biomarker responses showed increased sublethal impairment with increased tissue metal concentrations. Total antioxidant capacity was mildly impaired, with corresponding increased lipid peroxidation and lysosomal membrane destabilization at the higher tissue metal concentrations. Corbicula australis proved to be an effective biomonitor organism for sediment metal assessment, as it is able to accumulate metals relative to sediment concentrations and showed a pattern of increased sublethal impairment with increased tissue metal concentration. It is recommended as a suitable species for incorporation into local freshwater monitoring and assessment programs. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:709-719. © 2016 SETAC.

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Kinetics of 45Ca, 60Co, 210Pb, 54Mn and 109Cd in the tissue of the freshwater bivalve Velesunio angasi: further development of a predictive and mechanistic model of metal bioaccumulation

Cited by 13 publications

References 44 publications

Freshwater Bivalve Shells as Archival Indicators of Metal Pollution from a Copper−Uranium Mine in Tropical Northern Australia

Freshwater Bivalve Shells as Archival Indicators of Metal Pollution from a Copper−Uranium Mine in Tropical Northern Australia

Correlation between the morpho-cytohistochemistry of the outer mantle epithelium ofAnodonta cygneawith seasonal variations and following pollutant exposure

The freshwater bivalve Corbicula australis as a sentinel species for metal toxicity assessment: An in situ case study integrating chemical and biomarker analyses

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