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Behavioural toxicity studies of Cyclope neritea and Nassarius mutabilis exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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The objective of the work was to study behavioural change of Cyclope neritea (sea snail) and Nassarius mutabilis (land snail) upon exposure to different levels of PAHs. Snail’s behaviour was translated and expressed in Behavioural State Score (BSS) where the score ranged from “0” to “5” points refers to the ascending level of locomotion of a snail. A significant difference was found in snail’s behaviour in 25.0 mg/L than in 0.5 mg/L with p value smaller than 0.01. BSS scores appear most frequent on the treatment and control group were 5 (61.5–64.5%) and 2 (41.0–45.0%), respectively. Intersex behaviour was found in all species (i.e. the same sex was grouped together) regardless of PAH concentrations. This is the first reported to study the behavioural change of snail sampled in Hong Kong area when exposed to PAHs. Further studies should be carried on the impact of snail’s behaviour exposure on each congener in the family of PAHs.

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  1. Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    Ho Man Leung, Patrick Ying Kit Yue, Stephen Cho Wing Sze & Ken Kin Lam Yung

  2. History Department, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong

    Chi Kin Au

  3. Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

    Kwai Chung Cheung

  4. Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College, Hung Hom, Hong Kong

    Ka Loi Chan & Ho Yiu Lok

  5. Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

    Wai Chin Li

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Leung, H.M., Yue, P.Y.K., Sze, S.C.W. et al. Behavioural toxicity studies of Cyclope neritea and Nassarius mutabilis exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 6695–6700 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07250-z

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