Journal
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume 97, Issue 4, Pages 334-342Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.01.004
Keywords
Periphyton; Isoproturon; Joint effects; Daily light cycle; PAM fluorescence; Xanthophyll cycle
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- Region Nord/Pas de Calais
- Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie
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This study tested if a variation in light intensity, in comparison to constant light required in well-designed toxicity test, could have measurable consequences on the sensitivity of phototrophic biofilms (periphyton) to isoproturon. Two independent experiments were carried out to investigate the combined effects of light and isoproturon on the photochemical behavior of intact natural biofilms by measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence and pigment composition. Experiment 1 consisted of exposing biofilms to series of isoproturon concentrations (0-2 mg L-1) for 7 h under constant light at different irradiance levels (25-300 mu mol m(-2) s(-1)). In experiment 2, biofilms were exposed using more environmentally realistic conditions to three selected concentrations of isoproturon (2, 6 and 20 mu g L-1) during a 7-h-simulated daily light cycle. Our results demonstrated that light, considered here as a direct physical stressor, slightly modulated the acute toxicity of isoproturon on these diatom dominated communities. This was attributed to the fact that these two factors act specifically on the photosynthetic activity. Furthermore, it was shown that a dynamic light regime increased periphyton sensitivity to isoproturon by challenging its photoprotective mechanisms such as the xanthophyll cycle, therefore implying that traditional ecotoxicological bioassays lead to underestimate the effect of isoproturon. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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