Article Sidebar

Submitted
September 28, 2011
Published
June 18, 2012
Download
PDF
Statistic
Read Counter : 72 Download : 52

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Main Article Content

Abstract

Responses of a freshwater pulmonate snail Lymnae aluteola L. to copper, cadmium and mercury were observed at four temperatures in the range of 15.0 oC to 30.0 oC. Acute static bioassays were carried out at 15.0 oC, 20.0 oC, 25.0 oC and 30.0 oC to determine the percent mortality and median lethal concentrations (LC50) and their 95 percent confidence limits. The acute toxicity of mercury, copper and mercury increased with the increase of temperature from 15oCto 30oC. The 96 h LC50 values and percent mortality indicate that metals at 15oCwas least toxic while at 30oC it was highly toxic.

Keywords

Temperature dependence heavy metals LC50 snails

Article Details

License

Copyright (c) 2012 Environment Conservation Journal

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite
Das, S., Sharma , A. K., & Ahmad, T. (2012). The temperature dependence of the acute toxicity of heavy metals (cadmium, copper and mercury) to a freshwater pond snail, Lymnae aluteola L. Environment Conservation Journal, 13(1&2), 11–15. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2012.131203
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

References

  1. APHA, 2002. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wasterwater. American Public Health Association, Washington D.C.
  2. Bayne, B.L., 1967. The responses of Perna perna L. (Mollusca: Lamellibranchia) to reduced environmental oxygen. Phys. Zool., 40: 89-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/physzool.40.3.30152867
  3. Bayne, B.L., Thompson, R.J. and Widdows, J., 1976. Physiology I. In B.L. Bayne, Marine mussels: their ecology and physiology, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. pp: 121-206
  4. Brock, V., Kennedy, V.S. and Brock, A., 1986. Temperature dependency of carbohydrase activities in the hepatopancreas of thirteen estuarine and coastal bivalve species from the North Americal east coast. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 103, 87-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(86)90134-6
  5. Cairns, J., Heath, A.G. and Parker, B.C., 1975. The effects of temperature upon the toxicity of chemicals to aquatic organisms. Hydrobiologia., 47, 135-171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036747
  6. Claudi, R. and Mackie, G.L., 1993. Biology of the Zebra mussel. In R. Claudi, G.L. Mackie, Zebra mussel monitoring and control. Florida, USA: Lewis publishers. pp (11-57).
  7. Garnacho, E., Peck, L.S. and Tyler, P.A., 2000. Variations between winter and summer in the toxicity of copper to a population of the mysid Praunus flexuosus. Mar. Biol., 137: 631-636. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000383
  8. Gupta, P.K., Khangarot, B.S. and Durve, V.S., 1981. The temperature dependence of the acute toxicity of copper to a freshwater pond snail, Viviparus bengalensis L. Hydrobiologia., 83: 461-464. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187041
  9. Harris, E.K., 1959. Confidence limits for the ED50 using moving-average-angle method. Biometrics., 15: 424-432. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2527747
  10. Heugens, E.H.W., Hendriks, A.J., Dekker, T., Van Straalen, N.M. and Admiraal, W., 2001. A review of the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic organisms and analysis of uncertainty factors for use in risk assessment. Cri. Rev. Toxicol. 31: 247-284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20014091111695
  11. Masilamoni, J.G., Nandakumar, K., Jesudoss, K.S., Azariah, J., Satapathy, K.K. and Nair, K.V.K., 2002. Influence of temperature on the physiological responses of the bivalve Brachidontes striatulus and its significance in fouling control. Mar. Environ. Res., 53: 51-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00109-X
  12. Mathur, S., 1995. Temperature and zinc dependent oxygen consumption in Lymnaealuteola (LAMARK). J. Aqua. Biol. Fish., 2: 59-64.
  13. Matias-Peralta, H., Yosoff, F.M., Shariff, M. and Arshad, A., 2005. Effects of some environmental parameters on the reproduction and development of a tropical marine harpacticoid copepod Nitocra affinis F. californica lang. Mar. Poll. Bull., 51: 722-728. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.02.047
  14. Nielsen, K.S., 1994. Temperature effects. In K.S. Nielsen, Animal physiology: adaptation and environment. Fourth edition. Cambridge University Press. Pp : 217-239.
  15. Nonnotte, L., Boitel, F., and Truchot, J.P., 1993. Waterborne copper causes gill damage and hemolymph hypoxia in the shore crab Carcinus maenas. Can. J. Zool. 71: 1569-1576. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-222
  16. Parashar, B.D., Kumar, A. and Rao, K.M., 1983. Effect of temperature on embryonic development and reproduction of the freshwater snail Lymnae aluteola Troshel (Gastropoda), a vestor of schistosomiasis. Hydrobiologia., 102: 45-49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006047
  17. Pechenik, J.A., Marsden, I.D. and Pechenik, O., 2003. Effects of temperature, salinity, and air exposure on development of the estuarine pulmonate gastropod Amphibol acrenata. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 292: 159-176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00159-X
  18. Perschbacher, P.W., 2005. Temperature effects on acute copper toxicity to juvenile channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus. Aquaculture., 243: 225-228. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.10.006
  19. Quigley, M.A., Gardner, W.S. and Gordon, W.M., 1993. Metabolism of the Zebra mussel (Dreissena olymorpha) in lake St. Cair of the great lakes. In T.F. Nalpa, D.W. Schloesser, Zebra mussels biology, impact and control. Florida, USA: Lewis publishers. pp: 295- 308.
  20. Rajagopal, S., Nair, K.V.K. and Azariah, J., 1995a. Response of Brown mussel, Pernaindica, to elevated temperatures in relation to power plant biofouling control. J. Therm Boil., 20:461-467. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4565(95)00006-I
  21. Rajagopal, S., Venugopal, V.P., Azariah, J., and Nair, K.V.K., 1995b. Responses of the green mussel Pernaviridis L. to heat treatment in relation to power plant biofouling control. Biofouling., 8: 313-330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927019509378284
  22. Tayler, M.J., 1987. Physico chemical principal in low temperature biology. In B.W.W. Grout; G.J. Morris, Effects of low temperature on biological system. Edward Arnold. pp : 3-71.
  23. Urban, H.J., 1994. Upper temperature tolerance of ten bivalve species off Perue and Chile related to EI Nino. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 107: 137-145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps107139
  24. Wurttz, C.B., 1962. Zinc effects on freshwater mollusks. Nautilus., 53: 61-71.