Evaluation of effects of exposure conditions on the biological responses of Gammarus pulex exposed to cadmium


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DUMAN F., Kar M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.437-444, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s13762-013-0425-7
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.437-444
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gammarus pulex, Cadmium, Accumulation, Biological response, TALITRUS-SALTATOR CRUSTACEA, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, METAL ACCUMULATION, AMPHIPODA, WATER, CATALASE, ZINC, METALLOTHIONEIN, ASSIMILATION, BIOMONITOR
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to determine the single and combined effects of cadmium (Cd) exposure at different concentrations and durations on biological responses in Gammarus pulex. The animals were exposed to 4, 8, 16 or 32 mu g l(-1) of CdCl2 for 24, 48, 72 or 96 h, respectively. Cd accumulation, protein content, malondialdehyde content (MDA) and three antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were studied. The results were analyzed with two-way analysis of variance (two-way ANOVA) to assess the significance of the effects of exposure concentration and duration and their combined effects. The highest accumulation of Cd was found as 15.07 mu g g(-1) at 32 mu g l(-1) and 96-h Cd exposure. There was a significant correlation between accumulated Cd concentration and MDA and protein content and GPx activity. Although there was no significant synergistic effect of duration and concentration on Cd accumulation, a significant synergy of duration and concentration was observed in all other studied parameters. Interestingly, with the exception of GPx activity, the effect of concentration was greater than the effect of duration for all studied parameters. GPx activity showed that duration had a greater effect than concentration. Additionally, both SOD and GPx are more effective than CAT during Cd stress. The results of this study may be useful for understanding the relationship between organisms and environmental toxins.