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Assessment of the impact of aquaculture facilities on transplanted mussels (Myt...
Rios-Fuster, Beatriz; Alomar, Carme; Capó, Xavier; Paniagua González, Gema; Garcinuño Martínez, Rosa Maria; Soliz Rojas, Dulce Lucy; Silva, MonicaThe growing plastic production and its continuous use is a significant problem. In addition, aquaculture practices have experienced a considerable growth and plastic is widely used in these activities, hence plasticizers must be considered due to their potential ecotoxicological impacts on species. Mussels placed inside an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system and at two control locations were empl...
Will climate changes enhance the impacts of e-waste in aquatic systems?
Andrade, Madalena; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Solé, Montserrat; Pereira, Eduarda; Freitas, RosaThe increase of the worlds' population is being accompanied by the exponential growth in waste of electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) generation as a result of the rapid technological implementations. The inappropriate processing and disposal of this e-waste, containing rare-earth elements (REEs) such as gadolinium (Gd), may enhance its occurrence in the environment. In particular, the presence of Gd ...
Are we neglecting earth while conquering space? Effects of aluminized solid roc...
Rivera-Ingraham, Georgina A.; Andrade, Madalena; Vigouroux, Regis; Solé, Montserrat; Brokordt, Katherina; Lignot, Jehan-Hervé; Freitas, RosaSpace launchers often use aluminized-solid fuel ("propergol") as propellant and its combustion releases tons of Al2O3 and HCl that sink in terrestrial and aquatic environments, polluting and decreasing water pH. We studied the impact of these events on the biochemical/physiological performance of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium jelskii, with wild specimens collected from a non-impacted site in French Guiana...
Effects of triclosan exposure on the energy budget of Ruditapes philippinarum a...
Maynou, Francesc; Costa, Silvana; Freitas, Rosa; Solé, MontserratWe built a simulation model based on Dynamic Energy Budget theory (DEB) to assess the growth and reproductive potential of the native European clam Ruditapes decussatus and the introduced Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum under current temperature and pH conditions in a Portuguese estuary and under those forecasted for the end of the 21st c. The climate change scenario RCP8.5 predicts temperature increase of ...
How do life-history traits influence the fate of intertidal and subtidal Mytilu...
Andrade, Madalena; Rivera-Ingraham, Georgina; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Miranda Rocha, Rui Jorge; Pereira, Eduarda; Solé, Montserrat; Freitas, RosaCoastal organisms (i.e. intertidal or upper subtidal species) live in between the terrestrial and aquatic realms, making them particularly vulnerable to climate change. In this context, intertidal organisms may suffer from the predicted sea level rise (increasing their submerged time) while subtidal organisms may suffer from anthropically-induced hypoxia and its consequences. Although there is some knowledge on...
The influence of climate change related factors on the response of two clam spe...
Costa, Silvana; Coppola, Francesca; Pretti, Carlo; Intorre, Luigi; Meucci, Valentina; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Freitas, Rosa; Solé, MontserratDiclofenac (DIC) is one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) with higher consumption rates, used in both human and veterinary medicine. Previous studies already demonstrated the presence of this drug in aquatic environments and adverse effects towards inhabiting organisms. However, with the predictions of ocean acidification and warming, the impacts induced by DIC may differ from what is present...
Anti-inflammatory drugs in the marine environment: bioconcentration, metabolism...
Almeida, Ângela; Solé, Montserrat; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Freitas, RosaPharmaceuticals such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been found in the marine environment. Although there is a large body of evidence that pharmaceutical drugs exert negative impacts on aquatic organisms, especially in the freshwater compartment, only limited studies are available on bioconcentration and the effects of NSAIDs on marine organisms. Bivalves have a high ecological and socio-...
The influence of temperature on the effects induced by Triclosan and Diclofenac...
Freitas, Rosa; Coppola, Francesca; Costa, Silvana; Pretti, Carlo; Intorre, Luigi; Meucci, Valentina; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Solé, MontserratLittle is known about the consequences of exposure to pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in elevated temperatures associated with climate change. To increase the knowledge on this topic, Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels were exposed to 1.0 µg/L of either the antimicrobial Triclosan (TCS) or the pharmaceutical drug Diclofenac (DIC), at control (17ºC) and 4ºC raised (21ºC) temperatures for 28 day...
The effect of temperature on Triclosan and Lead exposed mussels
Pirone, Giulio; Coppola, Francesca; Pretti, Carlo; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Solé, Montserrat; Freitas, RosaInterest on the effects of emerging contaminants over aquatic organisms has increased in the last years. Nonetheless, the toxic action of classical natural and anthropogenically-driven metals has also to be monitored, especially because they reflect real environmental situations. For that, in the present study we focused on the effects on the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis of the personal care product ...
Does salinity modulates the response of Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to tr...
Freitas, Rosa; Coppola, Francesca; Costa, Silvana; Manzini, Chiara; Intorre, Luigi; Meucci, Valentina; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Pretti, CarloIn the present study Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels were exposed for 28 days to three salinities: 30 (control), 25 and 35. Simultaneously, organisms at each salinity were exposed to either the antimicrobial agent Triclosan (TCS) or the pharmaceutical drug Diclofenac (DIC) at 1 μg/L. Salinity alone and exposure to PPCPs changed mussel's metabolic capacity and oxidative status, but no additive or synergetic ef...