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Copper Bioaccumulation and Depuration in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Following Co-exposure to TiO2 and CuO Nanoparticles

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology volume 71, pages 541–552 (2016)Cite this article

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Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs), such as TiO2 and CuO, are widely applied in an increasing number of products and applications, and therefore their release to the aquatic ecosystems is unavoidable. However, little is known about joint toxicity of different NPs on tissues of aquatic organisms, such as fish. This study was conducted to assess the uptake and depuration of Cu following exposure to CuO NPs in the presence of TiO2 NPs in the liver, intestine, muscle, and gill of common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Carps with a mean total length of 23 ± 1.5 cm and mean weight of 13 ± 1.3 g were divided into 6 groups of 15 each (1 control group) and exposed to TiO2 NPs, CuO NPs, and a mixture of TiO2 and CuO NPs for periods of 20 days for uptake and 10 days for depuration. The determination of total Cu concentration was carried out by an ICP–OES. The order of Cu uptake in different tissues of the carps was liver > gill > muscle > intestine in both levels of CuO NPs alone; results showed that the total Cu concentrations in the presence of TiO2 nanoparticles were increased and were in the sequence of liver > gill > intestine > muscle. In depuration period, Cu concentrations were decreased in all treatments in the sequence of gill > intestine > muscle > liver. Uptake of Cu in different tissues of common carp increased with increasing concentration and time and was tissues- and time-dependent. In conclusion, this study suggested that the uptake of Cu in the tissues of common carp increased in the joint presence of TiO2 NPs.

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Acknowledgments

The data provided in this study was taken from first author Ph.D. Dissertation project. This work was supported by the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences under Grant number 14/33858. The contribution of the Environmental Health Research Center of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences is also sincerely appreciated.

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    Borhan Mansouri

  2. Environmental Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

    Afshin Maleki, Behzad Shahmoradi, Ebrahim Mohammadi, Siros Shahsavari & Behroz Davari

  3. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

    Seyed Ali Johari

  4. Department of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Behroz Davari

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Mansouri, B., Maleki, A., Johari, S.A. et al. Copper Bioaccumulation and Depuration in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Following Co-exposure to TiO2 and CuO Nanoparticles. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 71, 541–552 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0313-5

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