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FOJT, P. ZLÁMALOVÁ GARGOŠOVÁ, H. JEŽEK, S.
Original Title
Possible use of terrestrial gastropod (Helix aspersa aspersa) and its life stages as a tool for environmental risk assessment
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
English
Original Abstract
This paper presents a laboratory study using terrestrial gastropods. Two different life stages of a cosmopolitan terrestrial gastropod Helix aspersa aspersa (syn. Cantareus aspersus or Cornu aspersum) were used. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cadmium on a target organism (H. aspersa aspersa) and the possible transfer of cadmium to the snail tissues. The sensitivity of different snails' life stages exposed to different levels of cadmium was evaluated. The ecotoxicity tests for juvenile snails were performed according to ISO 15952:2018 standard and lasted for 28 days. During that period, the growth inhibition (both in mass and shell diameter) was observed. The embryotoxicity experiments lasted for 14 days and the hatching success was evaluated. The IC50 (inhibition concentration) values for juveniles and eggs were calculated as 68.2 and 7.6 mg/L of Cd2+, respectively. All individuals were frozen for the determination of cadmium content by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The results proved the increased levels of cadmium in the tissues while the mass of the snails decreased. Our results confirm that snail H. aspersa aspersa (and its life stages) is a very suitable laboratory organism for soil ecotoxicity assessment.
Keywords
Soil; ecotoxicology; snail; gastropod; terrestrial; heavy metals pollution
Authors
FOJT, P.; ZLÁMALOVÁ GARGOŠOVÁ, H.; JEŽEK, S.
Released
11. 3. 2022
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Location
ABINGDON
ISBN
0275-7540
Periodical
CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY
Year of study
38
Number
4
State
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Pages from
389
Pages to
399
Pages count
11
URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2022.2048824
BibTex
@article{BUT181678, author="FOJT, P. and ZLÁMALOVÁ GARGOŠOVÁ, H. and JEŽEK, S.", title="Possible use of terrestrial gastropod (Helix aspersa aspersa) and its life stages as a tool for environmental risk assessment", journal="CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY", year="2022", volume="38", number="4", pages="389--399", doi="10.1080/02757540.2022.2048824", issn="0275-7540", url="https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2022.2048824" }