Single and joint effects of HHCB and cadmium on zebrafish (

2012, Volume 6, Issue 3

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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2012, Volume 6, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11783-011-0353-z

Single and joint effects of HHCB and cadmium on zebrafish (

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1. Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; 2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

Available online: 2012-06-01

Abstract

As an important type of emerging pollutants, ecological toxicity and risk of artificial musks are increasingly concerned. Thus, single and joint toxic effects of 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8- hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran (HHCB) as one of the most widely applied artificial musks and cadmium (Cd) as an toxic metal on zebrafish ( ) were investigated by the exposure of zebrafish to various concentrations of HHCB or/and Cd in feculent water containing bedloads. The results indicated that the joint effect of HHCB and Cd changed during different exposure times within 120 h. The index of the antioxidant enzyme system including superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were sensitive and induced in the zebrafish stressed by Cd, and content of soluble protein (SP) was sensitive to HHCB and could be used as a biomarker for HHCB. Joint effects on antioxidant enzymes depended more on the effect of single Cd in the first one or two days. However, in the rest exposure days, the effect of HHCB began to dominate in the joint effect during the exposure process.

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1 ; 3 ; 4 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8-hexahydro-4 ; 6 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran (HHCB) ; cadmium (Cd) ; antioxidant biomarker ; feculent water containing bedloads

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