Sensitivity of aquatic organisms to ethanol and its potential use as bioindicators

dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Adilson Ferreira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorda Cruz, Claudinei
dc.contributor.authorGarlich, Nathália [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorJunior, Wilson Roberto Cerveira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPitelli, Robinson Antonio
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionFundação Educacional de Barretos
dc.contributor.institutionEcosafe-Agricultura e Meio Ambiente
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:05:18Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this research was to evaluate the feasibility for the use of the organisms Lemna minor, Azolla caroliniana, Hyphessobrycon eques, Pomacea canaliculata and Daphnia magna as exposure bioindicators for ethanol (lethal and effective concentration 50%-LC50(I)/EC50(I)). Thus, the following concentrations were used 5.0; 10.0; 20.0; 30.0; 40.0 and 50.0 mg L-1 ethanol on L. minor; 25.0; 50.0; 75.0; 100.0; 150.0 and 200.0 mg L-1 on A. caroliniana; 0.3; 0.5; 1.0; 2.0 and 3.0 mg L-1 on H. eques; 0.05; 0.10; 0.20; 0.40 and 0.80 mg L-1 on P. canaliculata; and 40.0; 60.0; 80.0; 100.0; 120.0 and 140.0 mg L-1 on D. magna. An untreated control was also kept for all organisms, with three repetitions. The increase in the ethanol concentration elevated the electrical conductivity and decreased the water dissolved oxygen and pH. The ethanol LC50 for L. minor and A. caroliniana were 12.78 and 73.11 mg L-1, respectively, and was classified as slightly toxic; 1.22 mg L-1 for H. eques (moderately toxic); 0.39 mg L-1 for P. canaliculata (highly toxic) and 98.85 mg L-1 for D. magna (slightly toxic). Thus, H. eques and P. canaliculata have showed good potential for the use as ethanol exposure bioindicators on water bodies.en
dc.description.affiliationNúcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais em Matologia Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Via de acesso Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n
dc.description.affiliationFundação Educacional de Barretos
dc.description.affiliationEcosafe-Agricultura e Meio Ambiente
dc.description.affiliationUnespNúcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais em Matologia Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Via de acesso Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n
dc.format.extent377-385
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v38i4.28946
dc.identifier.citationActa Scientiarum - Biological Sciences, v. 38, n. 4, p. 377-385, 2016.
dc.identifier.doi10.4025/actascibiolsci.v38i4.28946
dc.identifier.issn1807-863X
dc.identifier.issn1679-9283
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85007178971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/220751
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofActa Scientiarum - Biological Sciences
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectEnvironmental impact
dc.subjectLC50
dc.titleSensitivity of aquatic organisms to ethanol and its potential use as bioindicatorsen
dc.titleSensibilidade de organismos aquaticos ao etanol e seu potencial uso como bioindicadorespt
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