Quantitative assessment of effects of zinc on the histological structure of the hepatopancreas of terrestrial isopods

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-364

  Odendaal, J P ^a,b   Reinecke, A J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HISTOPATHOLOGY; ISOPOD; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEPATOPANCREAS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND BIOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ISOPODA; LIVER; PANCREAS; ZINC SULFATE;

ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO LAEVIS;

EID: 34548304895     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0080-9     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Alikhan MA (1995) Comparative study of metal accumulation, and oxygen and nitrogen metabolism in three terrestrial isopod species from contaminated and uncontaminated sites in Northeastern Ontario. In: Alikhan MA (ed) Terrestrial isopod biology. AA Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 1-13
2. Alloway BJ (1995) The origins of heavy metals in soils. In: Alloway BJ (ed) Heavy metals in soils. Blackie Academic & Professional, London, pp 38-57
3. Bercovitz K, Alikhan MA (1989) Magnesium and manganese uptake, accumulation and regulation by a terrestrial isopod, Porcellio spinicornis Say (Porcellionidae, Isopoda, Crustacea). Arch Int Physiol Biochim 97:361-368
4. Bettica A, Shay MT, Vernon G, Witkus R (1984) An ultrastructural study of cell differentiation and associated acid phosphatase activity in the hepatopancreas of Porcellio scaber. In: Sutton SL, Holdich DM (eds) The biology of terrestrial isopods. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 199-215
5. Beyer WN, Miller GW, Cromartie EJ (1984) Contamination of the O2 soil horizon by zinc smelting and its effect on woodlouse survival. J Environ Qual 13:247-251
6. Beyer WN, Storm G (1995) Ecotoxicological damage from zinc smelting at Palmerton, Pennsylvania. In: Hoffman DJ, Rattner BA, Burton GA, Cairns J (eds) Handbook of ecotoxicology. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, pp 596-608
7. Bibic A, Drobne D, Strus J, Byrne AR (1997) Assimilation of zinc by Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Crustacea) exposed to zinc. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 58:814-821
8. Coughtrey PJ, Jones CH, Martin MH, Shales SW (1979) Litter accumulation in woodlands contaminated by Pb, Zn, Cd and Cu. Oecologia 39:51-60
9. Donker MH, Bogert CG (1991) Adaptation to cadmium in three populations of the isopod Porcellio scaber. Comp Biochem Physiol 100C: 143-146
10. Drobne D (1997) Terrestrial isopods-a good choice for toxicity testing of pollutants in the terrestrial environment. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:1159-1164
11. Drobne D, Hopkin SP (1994) Ecotoxicological laboratory test for assessing the effects of chemicals on terrestrial isopods. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 53:390-397
12. Drobne D, Strus J (1996) The effect of Zn on the digestive gland epithelium of Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Crustacea). Pflügers Arch J Eur J Physiol 431(Suppl):247-248
13. Drobne D, Zidar P, Bjerregaard P (1995) Could proposed biomonitoring organisms select differently contaminated food? Sixth Int Symp Metal Compounds in Environment and Life. Jülich, Germany, p 35
14. Hames CAC, Hopkin SP (1989) The structure and function of the digestive system of terrestrial isopods. J Zool (Lond) 217:599-627
15. Hames CAC, Hopkin SP (1991) A daily cycle of apocrine secretion by the B cells in the hepatopancreas of terrestrial isopods. Can J Zool 69:1931-1937
16. Harris ED (1991) Biological monitoring of iron, zinc and copper. In: Dillon HK, Ho MH (eds) Biological monitoring of exposure to chemicals: metals. John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp 175-196
17. Holdich DM (1973) The midgut/hindgut controversy in isopods. Crustaceana 24:212-214
18. Holdich DM, Mayes KR (1975) A fine-structural re-examination of the so-called "midgut" of the isopod Porcellio. Crustaceana 29:186-195
19. Hopkin SP, Martin MH (1982) The distribution of zinc, cadmium, lead and copper within the hepatopancreas of a woodlouse. Tissue Cell 14:703-715
20. Hopkin SP, Spurgeon DJ (2001) Forecasting the environmental effects of zinc, the metal of benign neglect in soil ecotoxicology. In: Rainbow PS, Hopkin SP, Crane M (eds) Forecasting the environmental fate and effects of chemicals. John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp 91-96
21. Kammenga JE, Dallinger R, Donker MH, Kohler H-R, Simonsen V, Triebskorn R, Weeks JM (2000) Biomarkers in terrestrial invertebrates for ecotoxicological soil risk assessment. Rev Environ Contain Toxicol 164:93-147
22. Köhler H-R, Hüttenrauch K, Berkus M, Gräff S, Alberti G (1996) Cellular hepatopancreatic reactions in Porcellio scaber (Isopoda) as biomarkers for the evaluation of heavy metal toxicity in soils. Appl Soil Ecol 3:1-15
23. Moore JW, Ramamoorthy S (1984) Heavy metals in natural waters. Springer Verlag, New York
24. Odendaal JP (2002) Histological change in the hepatopancreas of terrestrial isopods as potential biomarker of cadmium and zinc exposure. PhD Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
25. Odendaal JP, Reinecke AJ (1999) The sublethal effects and accumulation of cadmium in the terrestrial isopod Porcellio laevis Latr (Crustacea, Isopoda). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 36:64-69
26. Odendaal JP, Reinecke AJ (2003) Quantifying histopathological alterations in the hepatopancreas of the woodlouse Porcellio laevis (Isopoda) as a biomarker of cadmium exposure. Ecotox Environ Saf 56:319-325
27. Pawert M, Triebskorn R, Gräff S, Berkus M, Schulz J, Köhler H-R (1996) Cellular alterations in collembolan midgut cells as a marker of heavy metal exposure: ultrastructure and intracellular metal distribution. Sci Tot Environ 181:187-200
28. Preece A (1972) A manual for histologic technicians. 3rd ed. Little, Brown and Company, Boston
29. Prosi F, Storch V, Janssen HH (1983) Small cells in the midgut glands of terrestrial Isopoda: sites of heavy metal accumulation. Zoomorphology 102:53-64
30. Richardson ML, Gangolli S (1994) The dictionary of substances and their effects, Vol. 7 Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge
31. Snyman RG (2001) Cellular biomarkers of exposure to the fungicide copper oxychloride in the common garden snail Helix aspersa in western cape vineyards. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
32. Storch V (1984) The influence of nutritional stress on the ultrastructure of the hepatopancreas of terrestrial isopods. In: Sutton SL, Holdich DM (eds) The biology of terrestrial isopods. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 167-184
33. Svendsen C, Weeks JM (1997) Relevance and applicability of a simple earthworm biomarker of copper exposure. 1. Links to ecological effects in a laboratory study with Eisenia andrei. Ecotox Environ Saf 36:72-79
34. Triebskorn R, Köhler H-R (1996) The impact of heavy metals on the grey garden slug, Deroceras reticulatum (Müller): metal storage, cellular effects and semi-quantitative evaluation of metal toxicity. Environ Pollut 93:327-343
35. Tyler G (1972) Heavy metals pollute nature, may reduce productivity. Ambio 1: 52-59
36. Tyler G (1984) The impact of heavy metal pollution on forests: A case study of Gusem, Sweden. Ambio 13:18-24
37. Van Capelleveen EHE (1985) The ecotoxicity of zinc and cadmium for terrestrial isopods. In: Lekkas JD (ed) International conference of heavy metals in the environment, 10-13 September 1985, Athens, CEP, Edinburgh pp 245-247
38. Van Wensem J, Krijgsman M, Postma JF, Van Westrienen RW, Wezenbeek JM (1992) A comparison of test systems for assessing effects of metals on isopod ecological functions. Ecotox Environ Saf 24:203-216
39. Vernon GM, Herold L, Witkus ER (1974) Fine structure of the digestive tract epithelium in the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare J Morphol 144:337-360