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Effects of cadmium concentrations on bioaccumulation and depuration in the marine bivalve Donax trunculus

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Metal pollution is one of the most dangerous forms of anthropogenic pollution in the Gulf of Annaba. We examine the bioaccumulation of cadmium in the soft tissue of Donax trunculus L. (Mollusca, Bivalvia) under laboratory conditions during exposure and recovery periods. Cadmium was added in seawater at two concentrations corresponding to 96-h LC50 and 96-LC25 previously determined against D. trunculus at different exposure times (48 and 96 h). Our results show a significant increase (p < 0.001) in the concentration of cadmium as compared with controls during the exposure period. The observed effects varied as function the exposure time and the concentration. In a second series of experiments, exposed animals were thereafter transferred to clean water to assess the recovery pattern. The data obtained suggested that Cd was gradually incorporated into the body of D. trunculus.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank anonymous referees for useful discussions and critical reading of the manuscript. The authors thank Pr. E. Leghouchi (Laboratory of Pharmacology and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Jijel University, Algeria) and Pr. M. Lahouel (Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Faculty of Sciences, Jijel University, Algeria) for heavy metal analysis. This research was supported by the Algerian Fund for Scientific Research of Algeria (Laboratory Applied Animal Biology to Pr. N. Soltani) and by the Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research of Algeria (CNEPRU Project to Pr. N. Soltani).

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    Soumeya Belabed

  2. Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

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Belabed, S., Soltani, N. Effects of cadmium concentrations on bioaccumulation and depuration in the marine bivalve Donax trunculus. Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 3, 19 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-018-0054-0

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