Fate and effects of metal-based nanoparticles in two marine invertebrates, the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana and the annelid polychaete Hediste diversicolor

Catherine Mouneyrac, Pierre-Emmanuel Buffet, Laurence Poirier, Aurore Zalouk-Vergnoux, Marielle Guibbolini, Christine Risso-de Faverney, Douglas Gilliland, Déborah Berhanu, Agnieszka Dybowska, Amélie Châtel, Hanane Perrein-Ettajni, Jin-Fen Pan, Hélène Thomas-Guyon, Paul Reip, Eugénia Valsami-Jones

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to synthesize results from seven published research papers employing different experimental approaches to evaluate the fate of metal-based nanoparticles (Ag NPs, Au NPs, CuO NPs, CdS NPs, ZnO NPs) in the marine environment and their effects on two marine endobenthic species, the bivalve Scrobicularia plana and the ragworm Hediste diversicolor. The experiments were carried out under laboratory (microcosms) conditions or under environmentally realistic conditions in outdoor mesocosms. Based on results from these seven papers, we addressed the following research questions: (1) How did the environment into which nanoparticles were released affect their physicochemical properties?, (2) How did the route of exposure (seawater, food, sediment) influence bioaccumulation and effects?, (3) Which biomarkers were the most responsive? and (4) Which tools were the most efficient to evaluate the fate and effects of NPs in the marine environment? The obtained results showed that metal-based NPs in general were highly agglomerated/aggregated in seawater. DGT tools could be used to estimate the bioavailability of metals released from NPs under soluble form in the aquatic environment. Both metal forms (nanoparticulate, soluble) were generally bioaccumulated in both species. Among biochemical tools, GST and CAT were the most sensitive revealing the enhancement of anti-oxidant defenses in both species exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of metal-based NPs. Apoptosis and genotoxicity were frequently observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7899-912
Number of pages14
JournalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume21
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Biological Markers
  • Bivalvia
  • Metal Nanoparticles
  • Polychaeta
  • Seawater
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical

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