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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 408, Issue 3, Pages 552-562Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.015
Keywords
Biofilm; Cd accumulation; Diatom communities; Artificial stream
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- BDI fellowship (CNRS)
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A study was undertaken to examine cadmium accumulation in freshwater biofilm, its effects on biofilm development and on diatom community structure in laboratory experimental conditions. A suspension of a biofilm originated from the Riou-Mort River (South West France) was inoculated into three experimental units containing clean glass substrates under laboratory conditions. Settling and already developed biofilms were exposed to a Cd concentration of 100 mu g L-1. Metal accumulation (total and intracellular metal content) in biofilms, dry weight and ash-free dry mass. diatom cell density and diatom community composition were analyzed. Both total and intracellular Cd accumulated by the biofilm throughout the experiment increased with duration of metal exposure. Biofilms in the course of maturation were showed higher Cd content and less effective development than settled biofilms. However diatom communities in younger biofilms exposed to Cd increased their tolerance to Cd by a highly significant development of Nitzschia palea. In contrast, Cd exposure had different effect in installed biofilm and taxonomic composition. These results indicate that mature biofilm may limit Cd accumulation into its architecture and protect diatom communities from the effects of metals. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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