Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 85, Issue 2, Pages 526-531Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.038
Keywords
Aggregation; Copepod; Metal ion; Nanoparticle; Precipitation; Salinity
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We investigated the effects of salinity (5 parts per thousand, 15 parts per thousand, 25 parts per thousand and 35 parts per thousand) on metal ion (Cu and Zn) and nanoparticle (NP) CuO and ZnO toxicity to Tigriopus japonicus. increasing the test media volume without renewal increased the 96-h LC50 for Cu (32.75 mg L-1) compared to the reported value (3.9 mg L-1). There was no significant difference in acute toxicity at different salinities between acclimated and unacclimated T. japonicus (p > 0.05). Increasing salinity decreased the dissolved concentrations of Cu and Zn ions due to the precipitation of the metal ions, consequently reducing the acute toxicity to T. japonicus. The effect of salinity on acute CuO and ZnO NP toxicity was similar to that on metal ion toxicity. Since the aggregation of NPs generally enhanced at higher salinities, both the dissolution and aggregation of CuO and ZnO NPs may control the effect of salinity on acute toxicity to T. japonicus. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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