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Effects of Sediment Acidification on the Bioaccumulation of Zn in R. Philippinarum

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Acidification resulting from the increase of carbon dioxide in the ocean is one of the main effects of global warming. Models predict that a decrease of pH in surface sediments results in higher mobility of metals in sediment pore water and overlying water. This hypothesis has been tested in an exposure sediment bioassay using the clam R. philippinarum. Different sediment samples (toxic mud from a mining spill; estuarine samples from the Ria de Huelva and Guadalquivir rivers, and sediments located in the Bay of Cadiz, all in Spain) were used to address the influence of pH values (6.5–8.5) in bioaccumulation of the metal Zn. Results show that there is a significant (p < 0.05) increase in bioaccumulation of this metal at lower values of pH (6.5 and 7.5) compared to the 8.5 value. These results indicate that modification of one unit in pH produces a significant effect in Zn bioavailability, which is also associated with adverse biological effects such us mortality. The results point out the importance of addressing the influence of sediment acidification and their implications in risk assessment in estuarine sediments or in special areas selected for carbon dioxide capture in marine environments.

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The authors want to thank IPIMAR staff for their help during the setup of the manuscript. The described work was partially supported by grants funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CTM2008-06344-C03-02/TECNO and CTM2008-06344-C03-03/TECNO) and by grant RNM P08-RNM-3924 funded by Junta de Andalucia Dra. Inmaculada Riba thanks the Spanish Science and Innovation program ‘Jose Castillejo’ for supporting her stay at IPIMAR. Judit Kalman also thanks the I3P program for funding her research at ICMAN/CSIC.

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  1. Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC, Avda, República Saharaui s/n, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain

    Inmaculada Riba, Judit Kalman & Julián Blasco

  2. UNESCO Chair UnitWin-WiCoP, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciencies, Physical-Chemistry Department, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain

    Inmaculada Riba, Enrique García-Luque & Judit Kalman

  3. IPIMAR, Avenida Brasilia, 1449-016, Lisboa, Portugal

    Inmaculada Riba & Carlos Vale

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Riba, I., García-Luque, E., Kalman, J., Blasco, J., Vale, C. (2011). Effects of Sediment Acidification on the Bioaccumulation of Zn in R. Philippinarum . In: Duarte, P., Santana-Casiano, J. (eds) Oceans and the Atmospheric Carbon Content. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9821-4_6

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