Metal accumulation in the polychaete Hediste japonica with emphasis on interaction between heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons.
The accumulation of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) in the polychaete Hediste japonica exposed to the mixture of Cd (or Cu) and petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) was investigated and compared with that exposed to single Cd (or Cu). The increased bioavailability of Cd or Cu with exposure concentrations resulted in an increase in the accumulation and net accumulation rate of Cd or Cu during single metal exposure. The net accumulation rate of Cd increased, but the net accumulation rate of Cu decreased with exposure time during single metal exposure, suggesting that H. japonica could actively regulate Cu burden in their body by inhibition of absolute uptake or promotion of excretion. The interactions between Cd (or Cu) and PHCs had complicated influences on the net accumulation rate of Cd and Cu in H. japonica under the condition of the binary mixture, which are dependent on their concentration combinations and exposure time.
Sun
Fu-Hong
FH
Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China.
Zhou
Qi-Xing
QX
D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007220:Industrial Waste; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011077:Polychaeta / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D023382:Toxicity Tests, Acute / Q000379:methods; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D007220:Industrial Waste; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D010578:Petroleum; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D003300:Copper