EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-02-18DOI: 10.1007/s10646-025-02860-5
Natalia Shoman, Ekaterina Solomonova, Arkady Akimov, Olga Rylkova
{"title":"Toxic and protective mechanisms of cyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. in response to zinc oxide nanoparticles.","authors":"Natalia Shoman, Ekaterina Solomonova, Arkady Akimov, Olga Rylkova","doi":"10.1007/s10646-025-02860-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-025-02860-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid growth of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) production leads to their accumulation in the environment. However, the impact of ZnO NPs on aquatic ecosystems has not been fully studied. The question of assessing the impact of this pollutant on microalgae and cyanobacteria as the primary-productive link of aquatic biocenoses remains relevant. In the presented study, changes in morphology, structural-functional and fluorescent indices of cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. were established for concentrations of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) ranging from 0.3-14 mg L<sup>-1</sup>. ZnO NPs have mechanical and cytotoxic effects on Synechococcus sp. cells. At high pollutant concentrations (8.4-14 mg L<sup>-1</sup>), pronounced deformation of Synechococcus sp. cell membranes was observed, which was caused by the mechanical effect of the pollutant on the cells and heteroaggregation of ZnO particles with cyanobacterial cells. At the same time, no effect of NPs on the cell morphometric indices was revealed. Physiological and biochemical parameters of single cell Synechococcus sp. and cells aggregated with NPs do not differ significantly at ZnO NPs concentrations of 1.4-14 mg L<sup>-1</sup>. At concentrations above 1.4 mg L<sup>-1</sup>, the production of reactive oxygen species in Synechococcus sp. significantly increased in both groups of cells. At the same time, deterioration of other physiological and biochemical parameters of cells was also observed. Growth inhibition, decrease of intracellular content of chlorophyll and phycoerythrin, dissociation of phycoerythrobilin in antenna complexes, decrease of metabolic activity of cells were observed. High sensitivity of the photosynthetic apparatus of Synechococcus sp. to ZnO NPs was shown. It was found that in Synechococcus sp. Unlike eukaryotic algae, the maximum efficiency of light quantum utilization and the minimum values of non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence are registered under light conditions corresponding to the growth conditions of cyanobacteria. The results of the presented study contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of toxicity of dispersed ZnO NPs and effective assessment of their probable ecological risk and interaction with phototrophic microorganisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143448257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-18DOI: 10.1007/s10646-025-02855-2
Monica E Rennert, Jamie M Kneitel
{"title":"Variable effects of a fire-retardant gradient on seasonal wetland communities.","authors":"Monica E Rennert, Jamie M Kneitel","doi":"10.1007/s10646-025-02855-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-025-02855-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wildfires have become larger and more severe in recent decades. Fire retardant is one of the most common wildfire response tools to protect against loss of life and property. Previous studies have documented various effects of fire retardant, which commonly contains chemicals used in fertilizers, on plant and invertebrate community composition. This mesocosm study investigated the effects of fire retardant on water quality and plant and invertebrate communities in California vernal pools. This study found that fire retardant caused water quality conditions to shift from oligotrophic to eutrophic with strong correlations between fire retardant and phosphates, nitrates, conductivity, and chlorophyll-a. Algal cover increased with added fire-retardant concentration. Shifts in invertebrate and plant communities occurred even at relatively low fire-retardant concentrations. Abundance of passive dispersers (crustaceans) peaked at medium concentrations of fire retardant, but time also influenced the relationship between fire retardant and passive invertebrate abundance. Active disperser (insects) abundance increased with increasing fire-retardant concentration and invertebrate richness peaked at medium concentrations. This study informs land managers, government agencies, and the public of the side-effects of fire-retardant use on populations, communities, and water quality of freshwater ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1007/s10646-025-02854-3
Priscila Maria de Oliveira Muniz Cunha, Juliana Schroeder Damico de Sousa, Maria Carolina Souza da Cruz, Rodrigo Coutinho, Patricia Domingos, Natascha Krepsky, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Marcia Marques, Enrico Mendes Saggioro, André Luís de Sá Salomão
{"title":"Environmental risk assessment methodology for urban tropical lagoons based on feasible lines of evidence under limited resources conditions: Jacarepaguá Lagoon/Brazil.","authors":"Priscila Maria de Oliveira Muniz Cunha, Juliana Schroeder Damico de Sousa, Maria Carolina Souza da Cruz, Rodrigo Coutinho, Patricia Domingos, Natascha Krepsky, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Marcia Marques, Enrico Mendes Saggioro, André Luís de Sá Salomão","doi":"10.1007/s10646-025-02854-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-025-02854-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Determining environmental risk levels posed to different urban lagoon can provide an important overview regarding the relative severity of the environmental degradation of these ecosystems, increasing the risks visibility, which can be used as an important decision-making tool to prioritize investments. Jacarepaguá Lagoon (JPAL) is part of a coastal lagoon system comprising four interconnected lagoons in Rio de Janeiro city, Southeastern Brazil. Real estate speculation and insufficient sanitation infrastructure resulted in untreated sewage discharge into this ecologically sensitive lagoon system. An Environmental Risk Assessment for Jacarepaguá lagoon was carried out integrating three Lines of Evidence (LoE): (i) Water Quality LoE; (ii) Ecotoxicological LoE; (iii) Ecological LoE to estimate an Environmental Risk Index (EnvRI) for this area. Surface water samples were collected during four bimonthly campaigns at five JPAL sampling points as well as an upstream reference area. The Water Quality LoE based on physicochemical parameters was used to estimate the Water Quality Risk Index (WQRI); the Ecotoxicological LoE based on two chronic ecotoxicity bioassays was used to estimate the Ecotoxicological Risk Index (EcotoxRI); and the Ecological LoE based on the richness and the abundance of phytoplankton taxa was used to estimate the Ecological Risk Index (EcoRI). The final EnvRI was then estimated by integrating these three Risk Indices. The WQRI (0.79 ± 0.07), as well as the EcotoxRI (0.80 ± 0.21), and the EcoRI (0.78 ± 0.13), were all in the range classified as very high. The EnvRI for JPAL was consequently also very high (0.81 ± 0.12), which indicates urgent intervention. EnvRI combined with high concentrations of organic compounds directly affected the diversity of phytoplankton species; however, it was observed that the high content of phytoplankton biomass also represents a part of the organic matter in question. The final goal was achieved: a feasible risk assessment tool available for comparison of different aquatic ecosystems, to facilitate decision making establishing priorities of investments under a limited resources scenario.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1007/s10646-025-02853-4
José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero, Erick González-Medina, Alberto Piña-Ortiz, Miguel Betancourt-Lozano, Jaqueline García-Hernández, Salvador Hernández-Vázquez, Guillermo Fernández
{"title":"Interactions between contaminants and the trophic ecology of two seabirds in a coastal lagoon of the Gulf of California.","authors":"José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero, Erick González-Medina, Alberto Piña-Ortiz, Miguel Betancourt-Lozano, Jaqueline García-Hernández, Salvador Hernández-Vázquez, Guillermo Fernández","doi":"10.1007/s10646-025-02853-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-025-02853-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monitoring the dynamics of contaminants in ecosystems helps understand their potential effects. Seabirds have been used as biomonitors of marine ecosystems for this purpose. However, exposure and vulnerability to pollutants are understudied in tropical species, and the relationships between various pollutants and the trophic ecology of seabirds are poorly understood. In this study, we quantified mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and organochlorine pesticide (OC) concentrations in the blood of Laughing Gulls and Magnificent Frigatebirds breeding in Bahía Santa María, México. Using carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios (δ<sup>13</sup>C and δ<sup>15</sup>N), we examined the interaction between contaminants and trophic ecology. Laughing Gulls exhibited higher concentrations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its metabolites (ΣDDTs), endrins (ΣDrins), and chlordanes, while Magnificent Frigatebirds had elevated levels of Hg and hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (ΣHCHs). Both species displayed temporal and sex-related variations in isotopic signatures. Some blood pollutant concentrations in Laughing Gulls were explained by diet: ΣOCs in plasma were directly related to trophic levels, indicating biomagnification, whereas higher Hg levels were associated with changes in habitat use. In contrast, the differences in sex-related isotopic signatures in Magnificent Frigatebirds did not reflect pollutant accumulation patterns, possibly due to their opportunistic feeding habits.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142970108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1007/s10646-024-02821-4
Cleoni Dos Santos Carvalho, Fabio Henrique da Silva, João Victor Cassiel Ferraz, Gabriel Hiroshi Fujiwara, Luciana Camargo de Oliveira, Heidi Samantha Moraes Utsunomiya, Iolanda Cristina Silveira Duarte, Letícia Portugal do Nascimento
{"title":"Use of biomarkers in bullfrog tadpoles Aquarana catesbeiana (Shaw 1802) for ecotoxicological evaluation of Pirajibú River (São Paulo, Brazil).","authors":"Cleoni Dos Santos Carvalho, Fabio Henrique da Silva, João Victor Cassiel Ferraz, Gabriel Hiroshi Fujiwara, Luciana Camargo de Oliveira, Heidi Samantha Moraes Utsunomiya, Iolanda Cristina Silveira Duarte, Letícia Portugal do Nascimento","doi":"10.1007/s10646-024-02821-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10646-024-02821-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study focused on investigating the water quality in the Pirajibú River, a relevant water body that flows through the industrial zone of Sorocaba (São Paulo/Brazil). Due to the limitations of assessing water quality based solely on standard physicochemical tests, an ecotoxicological approach was used to assess biomarker changes in the liver of bullfrog tadpoles (Aquarana catesbeiana). The animals were divided into groups and exposed to water samples collected upstream and downstream of the industrial zone. After 96 h, the upstream group presented a decrease in the enzymatic activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and an increase in the activity of catalase (CAT). For the downstream group, while a decreased activity was observed for SOD, an increase in CAT and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities was noted. A decrease in lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels was observed in the downstream group, and increased carbonyl protein (PCO) levels in the upstream and downstream groups. Integrated Biomarker Response (IBR) revealed GSH and PCO as the most responsive biomarkers, despite the lack of differences noted between the groups. Regardless of whether the water quality standards of Pirajibú River were following Brazilian environmental legislation, the tadpoles presented high sensitivity when exposed to the water, even for a short period.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":"143-155"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142521367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1007/s10646-024-02816-1
Joanna Burger, Stephanie Feigin
{"title":"Trace element contamination in three shorebird species migrating through Delaware Bay, New Jersey: arsenic, mercury and selenium are increasing.","authors":"Joanna Burger, Stephanie Feigin","doi":"10.1007/s10646-024-02816-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10646-024-02816-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many shorebird populations are declining, and contaminants may be partly contributing to the decline by interfering with feeding, migration, and breeding success. The goal of our study was to determine whether there was a temporal change in concentrations of trace elements of red knot (Calidris canutus rufa), sanderling (Calidris alba), and ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) during spring migration in Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA. We sampled blood to 1) determine levels of trace elements in 2019, 2) compare 2019 trace element levels with those from shorebirds in 2011-2012, and 3) examine variability in blood levels of trace elements among species. In 2019: 1) trace element levels were significantly different among species (except cadmium[Cd]), 2) Cd was lowest in all species, and arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) were highest, and 3) sanderlings had the highest levels of As and Se, and knots had the highest levels of chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb). Se was higher in these shorebirds than reported for other shorebirds from elsewhere. As, mercury (Hg), and Se increased significantly between 2011-2012 and 2019 in all three species. There were no significant temporal changes in Cd. Chromium (Cr) decreased in knots and sanderling. The temporal increases in As, Se, and Hg bear watching as they are toxic in vertebrates, and each can decrease the toxicity of the others. The data indicate that shorebirds can be bioindicators of changing trace element levels in estuaries, potentially providing early warning of increasing levels of As, Hg, and Se in the environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":"89-101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11742890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1007/s10646-024-02809-0
Yanchao Chai, Haiqing Wang, Mengru Lv, Jiaxin Yang
{"title":"Carryover effects of tire wear particle leachate threaten the reproduction of a model zooplankton across multiple generations.","authors":"Yanchao Chai, Haiqing Wang, Mengru Lv, Jiaxin Yang","doi":"10.1007/s10646-024-02809-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10646-024-02809-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The toxic additives that leach from tire wear particles (TWPs) cause mass die-offs in fish and impact zooplankton as secondary consumers in the aquatic food web. In addition to the direct impacts of TWP leachate on a single generation, there may be potential delayed carryover effects across multiple generations from parental exposure, which may amplify the adverse effects of the leachate on individual reproduction and, consequently, on the entire population. In this study, the single, multiple, and transgenerational effects of TWP leachate at various concentrations on the reproduction and lifespan of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus were investigated. The results indicated that the lifespan and reproductive output of rotifers exposed to TWP leachate (0-1500 mg/L) decreased as the concentration increased above 250 mg/L. There was a clear multigenerational effect of TWP leachate on rotifer reproduction. The inhibition rates were consistently greater at 500 mg/L than at 250 mg/L leachate. Although the reproduction of rotifers exposed to 250 mg/L TWP leachate increased in the first two generations (P and F1), it was inhibited in subsequent generations. The inhibitory effect of 500 mg/L TWP leachate persisted across all generations, leading to population extinction by the F4 generation. A significant transgenerational effect of TWP leachate was found on reproduction. The adverse impact of exposure to 250 mg/L leachate for fewer than three generations could be reversed when offspring were transferred to clean media. However, this recovery was not observed after continuous exposure for more than four generations. Exposure to high-dose TWP leachate also caused irreversible damage to reproduction. Therefore, TWP leachate can result in cascading toxicity on zooplankton populations through carryover and cumulative effects on reproduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":"52-60"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-19DOI: 10.1007/s10646-024-02808-1
Brendson C Brito, José R P Peleja, Sergio Melo, Ynglea G de Freitas Goch, Andréa Pontes Viana
{"title":"Relationship of mercury bioaccumulation with seasonality and feeding habits of fish species caught upstream and downstream of the Curuá-Una hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon.","authors":"Brendson C Brito, José R P Peleja, Sergio Melo, Ynglea G de Freitas Goch, Andréa Pontes Viana","doi":"10.1007/s10646-024-02808-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10646-024-02808-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydroelectric plants impact the dynamics of mercury accumulation and transfer to aquatic ecosystems and organisms. This study aimed to determine total mercury (THg) concentration in filtered water, aquatic macrophytes, and fish and assess the influence of fluvial regime (low-water, rising-water, and high-water) and the feeding habits of fish species caught upstream and downstream of the Curuá-Una hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon. THg levels were determined by cold-vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry. THg concentration in filtered water was higher (5.3-11.2 ng L<sup>-1</sup>) during the low-water period. THg concentration in fish ranged from 0.075 to 1.160 µg g<sup>-1</sup> in specimens caught downstream and from 0.014 to 1.036 µg g<sup>-1</sup> in specimens caught upstream of the dam. The highest THg concentrations were detected in specimens of the piscivorous species Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (1.161 µg g<sup>-1</sup>) caught at downstream sites. There were significant correlations of THg concentration with the trophic level (Analysis of Variance; p ≤ 0.001) of fish species and fluvial regime (Analysis of Variance; p ≤ 0.001). The macrophyte Utricularia foliosa contained the highest THg levels in leaf tissues in the low-water period (71.4 µg g<sup>-1</sup>). It is concluded that THg concentration varies between fish trophic levels and fluvial regimes. Macrophytes contribute to enhancing mercury transfer and availability along the aquatic trophic chain.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":"38-51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toxicity effects of hexavalent chromium on hematological, biochemical and digestive enzyme profiles of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822).","authors":"Archisman Ray, Debashri Mondal, Nabanita Chakraborty, Shreyosree Ganguly","doi":"10.1007/s10646-024-02815-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10646-024-02815-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study provides a descriptive understanding of the toxic effect of heavy metal chromium on the hematological, biochemical, and digestive enzyme profiles in the fingerlings of Labeo rohita. The 96-h LC<sub>50</sub> of hexavalent chromium was found to be 15.76 mg/L. Further, the toxicity study was conducted with four different sub-lethal concentrations of 96-h LC<sub>50</sub> viz. 1/40th, 1/20th, 1/10th, and 1/5th respectively. The blood samples from the control and treated groups exposed to different concentrations were examined for various physiological parameters. The obtained data showed that, with the increase in sub-lethal concentration, a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in red blood cell (RBCs), hemoglobin (Hb), and hematocrit (Hct) was observed, while total white blood cell (WBCs), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) increased significantly (p < 0.05) in all the treatments. Fishes exposed to chromium for 30 days responded by becoming hyperglycemic, hyperproteineric, and hypoalbuminemia with a gradual rise in concentrations. Alteration in the intestinal digestive enzyme profiles was also observed after 30 days of study. The activity of protease (89.76%), and amylase (41.88%) decreased in the intestine with the highest concentration compared to the control. Conversely, compared to the control, the highest concentration resulted in an increase (146%) in lipase activity. Overall, this study has greatly enhanced our comprehension of the impact of chromium toxicity on various hematological, biochemical, and digestive enzyme parameters in Labeo rohita.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":"76-88"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EcotoxicologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1007/s10646-024-02827-y
Marco E Franco
{"title":"Environmental realism in molecular ecotoxicology: key considerations to transition experimental data to ecologically relevant scenarios.","authors":"Marco E Franco","doi":"10.1007/s10646-024-02827-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10646-024-02827-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecular ecotoxicology facilitates the mechanistic understanding of chemical-organism interactions and the establishment of frameworks to link molecular events to adverse outcomes. However, the foundation of this sub-discipline must remain focused on the necessity to generate insight at levels of biological organization beyond the individual, namely the population, community, and ecosystem levels, and to strive towards ecological relevance. As planet Earth continues to experience unprecedented levels of chemical pollution, causing significant impact to the integrity and functionality of ecosystems, research efforts in molecular ecotoxicology must prioritize experimentation that quantitatively incorporates the influence of non-chemical stressors to enhance the predictability of chemical-driven effects at the population level and beyond. Here, perspectives on the challenge to transition experimental data to environmentally relevant scenarios are offered in an attempt to highlight the critical role of molecular ecotoxicology in protecting and supporting ecosystems threatened by chemical pollution.</p>","PeriodicalId":11497,"journal":{"name":"Ecotoxicology","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142582459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}