Evaluation of the potential impact of polluted sediments using Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum: bioaccumulation and biomarker responses
- Authors
- Won, Eun-Ji; Hong, Seongjin; Ra, Kongtae; Kim, Kyung-Tae; Shin, Kyung-Hoon
- Issue Date
- Aug-2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Keywords
- Clam Ruditapes philippinarum; Lake Shihwa; Nonylphenol; Metal; Metallothionein-like proteins; Glutathione S-transferase; Catalase
- Citation
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v.19, no.7, pp.2570 - 2580
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 2570
- End Page
- 2580
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/32214
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11356-012-1044-4
- ISSN
- 0944-1344
- Abstract
- An assessment was made to monitor the short-term impact of heavily polluted sediments that may move out from the brackish man-made Lake Shihwa outside of the sea dike due to operations of a tidal power plant. Here, we exposed the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum collected from the western coast of Korea to natural sediment under lab condition for 96 h. Sediments were collected from Lake Shihwa and outside of the sea dike representing polluted and reference conditions, respectively. The results of chemical analysis revealed that the concentrations of nonylphenol and heavy metals in water and sediment from the inner region of Lake Shihwa were significantly higher than those of reference sediments. After 48 and 96 h of exposure, 30 specimens of clams were sampled from each experimental condition, and concentrations of nonylphenol and metals were measured in clams, water, and sediments. Several biomarkers, including concentrations of metallothionein-like proteins, and activities of the antioxidant enzymes glutathione S-transferase and catalase were determined in clams to characterize the effects of polluted sediments to clams. After 96 h of exposure, R. philippinarum assimilated nonylphenol up to 71 times compared to initial concentrations. However, there was no apparent uptake of heavy metals into the clams. Additionally, antioxidant enzymes exhibited higher activities in clams exposed to the polluted sediment. The results of the present study with physiological responses in R. philippinarum suggest that sediment transportation caused by the operation of a tidal power plant in Lake Shihwa will have striking effects on benthic organisms in the adjacent coastal area.
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