Dr Margarida Sardo Margarida.Sardo@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow in Science Communication
Dr Margarida Sardo Margarida.Sardo@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow in Science Communication
Lourdes Pereira
Almut Gerhardt
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Lumbriculus variegatus is a recommended species for use in sediment toxicity tests and is known to have a remarkable power of segmental regeneration. Here, we tested the effects of a chemical stressor on the regenerative ability of L. variegatus and investigated the potential of regenerative ability as an additional new parameter in standard toxicity tests. The worms were cut into two equal segments, and exposed to various concentrations of lead. Two assays were performed: one with sediment spiked with lead and the other with water spiked with lead. The endpoints were segmental regeneration, survival and behaviour. Regenerative ability was clearly affected by exposure to lead-contaminated sediment and lead-contaminated water. Organisms exposed to lead grew more slowly than those not exposed; worms exposed to contaminated water showed higher mortalities than those exposed to contaminated sediment. Results showed that L. variegatus' regenerative ability, as a developmental test parameter, is more sensitive than mortality. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
Journal | Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology |
Print ISSN | 1382-6689 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 205-211 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2010.10.010 |
Keywords | lumbriculus variegatus, regeneration, lead, metal, sediment, toxicity |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/966461 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668910001833 |
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