Paquet, Nathalie; Lavoie, Michel; Maloney, Frédéric; Duval, Jérôme F. L.; Campbell, Peter G. C. et Fortin, Claude (2015). Cadmium accumulation and toxicity in the unicellular alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: Influence of metal-binding exudates and exposure time. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , vol. 34 , nº 7. pp. 1524-1532. DOI: 10.1002/etc.2927.
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Predicting metal availability and toxicity for chronic (several hours or days) metal exposure scenarios, even for unicellular algae, is a major challenge to existing toxicity models. This is because several factors affecting metal uptake/toxicity, such as the release of metalbinding exudates, changes in the kinetics of metal uptake/toxicity over time and algal physiological acclimation to internalized metals, are still poorly understood. The present study assessed the influence of these factors on Cd uptake and toxicity in laboratory batch cultures of the freshwater alga, Pseudokircheneriella subcapitata. To do so, changes in the free Cd²⁺ concentrations due to the release of metal-binding algal exudates were monitored, ¹⁰⁹Cd accumulation in algal cells was measured and Cd- induced inhibition of algal growth as a function of exposure time (from 12 to 96 h) was followed. Our results indicate that metal-binding exudates may decrease the proportion of the free Cd²⁺ ion in solution up to twofold, a decrease that affect Cd uptake and toxicity. Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata has the capacity to decrease net Cd uptake rate on short-time scales (< 24 h), but this reduction in the Cd uptake rate disappeared after 24 h and Cd toxicity occurred at relatively high Cd concentrations in solution. These data illustrate some of the pitfalls of standard algal toxicity assays, which were designed for short-term exposures, and suggest how robust chronic bioassays might be developed.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | ecological risk assessment; green alga; metal uptake; phytoplankton; toxicity testing |
| Centre: | Centre Eau Terre Environnement |
| Date de dépôt: | 23 avr. 2018 18:01 |
| Dernière modification: | 23 avr. 2018 18:01 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/3905 |
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