Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2019.52.3.266

Ecotoxicological Response of Cd and Zn Exposure to a Field Dominant Species, Chironomus plumosus  

Kim, Won-Seok (Division of Marine Technolohy, Chonnam National University)
Hong, Cheol (National Institute Environmental Research)
Park, Kiyun (Fisheries Science Institute, Chonnam National University)
Kwak, Ihn-Sil (Division of Marine Technolohy, Chonnam National University)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.52, no.3, 2019 , pp. 266-273 More about this Journal
Abstract
Heavy metal contamination in freshwater ecosystem has been receiving increased worldwide attention due to their direct or indirect effect on human health and aquatic organisms. In this study, we investigated biological effects such as survival rate, growth rate, emergence rate, sex ratio and mouthpart deformity of Chironomus plumosus. The survival rate of C. plumosus decreased with the increase in heavy metal concentration as well as exposure time after cadmium (Cd) or zinc (Zn) exposure. The growth rate decreased at days 4 and 7 after Cd exposure and significantly reduced at the relatively high concentration of $50mg\;L^{-1}$ Cd. The emergence rate was decreased at $50mg\;L^{-1}$ Cd and $100mg\;L^{-1}$ Zn. The sex ratio showed imbalance pattern at relatively low concentrations (0.5 and $2mg\;L^{-1}$ Cd) with high proportion of male and relatively high concentration ($100mg\;L^{-1}$ Zn) with high proportion of female (60%). In addition, mentum deformities were observed at high concentration of Cd and Zn. These results suggest that heavy metal exposure in aquatic ecosystem may affect biological and morphological responses, and aquatic midge C. plumosus is a potential indicator for assessment of environmental pollutant such as heavy metals.
Keywords
Chironomus plumosus; heavy metal; growth; sex ratio; morphological deformity;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 2  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Al-Shami, S.A., M.R.C. Salmah, A.A. Hassan and M.N.S. Azizah. 2011. Evaluation of mentum deformities of Chironomus spp. (Chironomidae: Diptera) larvae using modified toxic score index (MTSI) to assess the environmental stress in Juru River Basin, Penang, Malaysia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 177: 233-244.   DOI
2 Baki, M.A., M.M. Hossain, J. Akter, S.B. Quraishi, M.F.H. Shojib, A.A. Ullah and M.F. Khan. 2018. Concentration of heavy metals in seafood (fishes, shrimp, lobster and crabs) and human health assessment in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 159: 153-163.   DOI
3 Jung, H.B., S.T. Yun, B. Mayer, S. Kim, S.S. Park and P.K. Lee. 2005. Transport and sediment-water partitioning of trace metals in acid mine drainage: an example from the abandoned Kwangyang Au-Ag mine area, South Korea. Environmental Geology 48: 437-449.   DOI
4 Kim, W.S., B.H. Im, C. Hong, S.W. Choi, K. Park and I.S. Kwak. 2017. Gene expression of Chironomus riparius heat shock protein 70 and developmental retardation exposure to salinity. Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment 50: 305-313.   DOI
5 Kim, W.S., R. Kim, K. Park, N. Chamilani and I.S. Kwak. 2015. The molecular biomarker genes expressions of rearing species Chironomus riparious and field species Chironomus plumosus exposure to heavy metals. Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment 48: 86-94.   DOI
6 Lushchak, V.I. 2011. Environmentally induced oxidative stress in aquatic animals. Aquatic Toxicology 101: 13-30.   DOI
7 Martinez, E.A., B.C. Moore, J. Schaumloffel and N. Dasgupta. 2001. Induction of morphological deformities in Chironomus tentans exposed to zinc- and lead-spiked sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20: 2475-2481.   DOI
8 Michailova, P., J. Ilkova, A.P. Dean and K.N. White. 2015. Cytogenetic index and functional genome alterations in Chironomus piger Strenzke (Diptera, Chironomidae) in the assessment of sediment pollution: a case study of Bulgarian and UK rivers. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 111: 220-227.   DOI
9 Martinez, E.A., B.C. Moore, J. Schaumloffel and N. Dasgupta. 2003. Morphological abnormalities in Chironomus tentans exposed to cadmium and copper-spiked sediments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 55: 204-212.   DOI
10 Mebane, C.A., D.P. Hennessy and F.S. Dillon. 2008. Developing acute-to-chronic toxicity ratios for lead, cadmium, and zinc using rainbow trout, a mayfly, and a midge. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 188: 41-66.   DOI
11 Park, K., H.W. Bang, J. Park and I.S. Kwak. 2009. Ecotoxicological multilevel-evaluation of the effects of fenbendazole exposure to Chironomus riparius larvae. Chemosphere 77: 359-367.   DOI
12 Baumann, L., H. Holbech, S. Keiter, K.L. Kinnberg, S. Knorr, T. Nagel and T. Braunbeck. 2013. The maturity index as a tool to facilitate the interpretation of changes in vitellogenin production and sex ratio in the fish sexual development test. Aquatic Toxicology 128-129: 34-42.   DOI
13 Bechard, K.M., P.L. Gillis and C.M. Wood. 2008. Acute toxicity of waterborne Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn to first-instar Chironomus riparius larvae. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 54: 454-459.   DOI
14 Ministry of Environment. 2015. Standard for contamination of river and lake sediments. National Institute of Environmental Research No 687.
15 Montaño-Campaz, M.L., L. Gomes-Dias, B.E.T. Restrepo and V.H. García-Merchan. 2019. Incidence of deformitites and variation in shape of mentum and wing of Chironomus columbiensis (Diptera, Chironomidae) as tools to assess aquatic contamination. Plos One 14: e0210348.   DOI
16 Naddy, R.B., A.S. Cohen and W.A. Stubblefield. 2015. The interactive toxicity of cadmium, copper, and zinc to Ceriodaphnia dubia and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34: 809-815.   DOI
17 Elendt, B.P. 1990. Selenium deficiency in Crustacea; an ultrastructural approach to antennal damage in aphnia magna Straus. Protoplasma 154: 25-33.   DOI
18 Colombo, V., V.J. Pettigrove, L.A. Golding and A.A. Hoffmann. 2014. Transgenerational effects of parental nutritional status on offspring development time, survival, fecundity, and sensitivity to zinc in Chironomus tepperi midges. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 110: 1-7.   DOI
19 Dias, V., C. Vasseur and J.M. Bonzom. 2008. Exposure of Chironomus riparius larvae to uranium: effects on survival, development time, growth, and mouthpart deformities. Chemosphere 71: 574-581.   DOI
20 Dickman, M., I. Brindle and M. Benson. 1992. Evidence of teratogens in sediments of the Niagara River watershed as reflected by chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae) labial plate deformities. Journal of Great Lakes Research 18: 467-480.   DOI
21 Gillis, P.L., L.C. Diener, T.B. Reynoldson and D.G. Dixon. 2002. Cadmium-induced production of a metallothioneinlike protein in Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta) and Chironomus riparius (Diptera): correlation with reproduction and growth. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21: 1836-1844.   DOI
22 Henson, M.C. and P.J. Chedrese. 2004. Endocrine disruption by cadmium, a common environmental toxicant with paradoxical effects on reproduction. Experimental Biology and Medicine 229: 383-392.   DOI
23 Park, K. and I.S. Kwak. 2012a. Gene expression of ribosomal protein mRNA in Chironomus riparius: effects of endocrine disruptor chemicals and antibiotics. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 156: 113-120.   DOI
24 Park, K and I.S. Kwak. 2008. Characterization of heat shock protein 40 and 90 in Chironomus riparius larvae: effects of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate exposure on gene expressions and mouthpart deformities. Chemosphere 74: 89-95.   DOI
25 Park, K. and I.S. Kwak. 2010. Molecular effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the Chironomus riparius estrogen-related receptor gene. Chemosphere 79: 934-941.   DOI
26 Park, K. and I.S. Kwak. 2011. Ribosomal protein S3 gene expression of Chironomus riparius under cadmium, copper and lead stress. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Science 3: 347-355.
27 Park, K., J. Park, J. Kim, I.S. Kwak. 2010. Biological and molecular responses of Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae) to herbicide 2, 4-D (2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 151: 439-446.   DOI
28 Park, K. and I.S. Kwak. 2012b. Assessment of potential biomarkers, metallothionein and vitellogenin mRNA expression in various chemically exposed benthic Chironomus riparius larvae. Ocean Science Journal 47: 435-444.   DOI
29 Park, K. and I.S. Kwak. 2014. The effect of temperature gradients endocrine signaling and antioxidant gene expression during Chironomus riparius development. Science of the Total Environment 471: 1003-1011.   DOI
30 Park, K. and I.S. Kwak. 2018. Disrupting effects of antibiotic sulfathiazole on developmental process during sensitive life-cycle stage of Chironomus riparius. Chemosphere 190: 25-34.   DOI
31 Park, K., T.S. Kwak, W.S. Kim and I.S. Kwak. 2019. Changes in exoskeleton surface roughness and expression of chitinase genes in mud crab Macrophthalmus japonicus following heavy metal differences of estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 138: 11-18.   DOI
32 Rand, G.M., P.G. Wells and L.S. McCarty. 2003. Introduction to aquatic toxicology, p. 123-167. In: Fundamentals of aquatic toxicology (Rand, G.M., ed.). Taylor and Francis, New York.
33 Schaller, J. 2014. Bioturbation/bioirrigation by chironomus plumosus as main factor controlling elemental remobilization from aquatic sediments? Chemosphere 107: 336-343.   DOI
34 Tuikka, A.I., C. Schmitt, S. Hoss, N. Bandow, P.C. von der Ohe, D. de Zwart, E. de Deckere, G. Streck, S. Mothes, B. van Hattum, A. Kocan, R. Brix, W. Brack, D. Barcelo, A.J. Sormunen and J.V. Kukkonen. 2011. Toxicity assessment of sediments from three European river basins using a sediment contact test battery. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74: 123-131.   DOI
35 Rodriguez, E.M., D.A. Medesani and M. Fingerman. 2007. Endocrine disruption in crustaceans due to pollutants: a review. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 146: 661-671.   DOI
36 Tousova, Z., J. Kuta, D. Hynek, V. Adam, R. Kizek, L. Blaha and K. Hilscherova. 2016. Metallothionein modulation in relation to cadmium bioaccumulation and age-dependent sensitivity of Chironomus riparius larvae. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23: 10504-10513.   DOI
37 Wasiberg, M., P. Joseph, B. Hale and D. Beyersmann. 2003. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of cadmium carcinogenesis: a review. Toxicology 192: 95-117.   DOI
38 Wen, W., X. Xia, X. Chen, H. Wang, B. Zhu, H. Li and Y. Li. 2016. Bioconcentration of perfluoroalkyl substances by Chironomus plumosus larvae in water with different types of dissolved organic matters. Environmental Pollution 213: 299-307.   DOI
39 Xia, X., X. Chen, X. Zhao, H. Chen and M. Shen. 2012. Effects of carbon nanotubes, chars, and ash on bioaccumulation of perfluorochemicals by Chironomus plumosus larvae in sediment. Environmental Science & Technology 46: 12467-12475.   DOI
40 Zheng, J.L., S.S. Yuan, C.W. Wu, W.Y. Li. 2016. Chronic waterborne zinc and cadmium exposures induced different responses towards oxidative stress in the liver of zebrafish. Aquatic Toxicology 177: 261-268.   DOI