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Bibliographic resource
Type of document
Journal article
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AS
Title
Ecological impact assessment of metallurgic effluents using in situ biomarker assays
Abstract
An ecological impact study was performed based on in situ biomarker assays with the waterflea Daphnia magna. The effects of metallurgic effluents on the energy metabolism, anti-oxidative metabolism and DNA damage were assessed in caged daphnids during a 4-week study. In situ survival and reproduction studies demonstrated a clear impact on these parameters in organisms exposed in the most polluted areas. At the down-stream-sublethal-zone the organisms were disturbed within their tolerance limits, resulting in alterations of their energy metabolism. These data suggest an acclimation hypothesis, which was tested through the analysis of the energy metabolism of resident species: isopods and amphipods. These organisms had shifted to a decrease in their overall energy metabolism compared to the upstream region. This change in some biochemical processes suggests a selective advantage to cope with the prevailing environmental conditions. In addition, we found clear genotoxic effects caused by the industrial discharges that might correlate with a reduction in (long-term) survival.
WebOfScience code
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000236957100011
Bibliographic citation
De Coen, W.M.; Robbens, J.; Janssen, C.R. (2006). Ecological impact assessment of metallurgic effluents using in situ biomarker assays. Environ. Pollut. 141(2): 283-294. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.08.045
Topic
Fresh water
Is peer reviewed
true

Authors

author
Name
Wim De Coen
author
Name
Johan Robbens
author
Name
Colin Janssen
Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-6679

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DOI
accessURL
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.08.045

thesaurus terms

term
Bioassay (term code: 67593 - defined in term set: CSA Technology Research Database Master Thesaurus)
Ecology (term code: 2622 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
Ecotoxicology (term code: 9505 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
Effluents (term code: 74399 - defined in term set: CSA Technology Research Database Master Thesaurus)
Environment (term code: 95793 - defined in term set: Transportation Research Thesaurus)
Environmental impact (term code: 2809 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
In situ tests (term code: 79316 - defined in term set: CSA Technology Research Database Master Thesaurus)
Pollution (term code: 96095 - defined in term set: Transportation Research Thesaurus)

Other terms

other terms associated with this publication
Biomarker

taxonomic terms

taxonomic terms associated with this publication
Arthropoda [Arthropods]
Branchiopoda [branchiopods]
Cladocera
Crustacea [crustaceans]
Daphnia [water flea]
Invertebrata

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2009-01-21
date modified
2020-10-29