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Fitness Evaluation of Ruditapes philippinarum Exposed to Ni

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In this study, long-term effects of Ni, a widespread heavy metal in the aquatic ecosystems, have been determined on growth and lethality of the clam Ruditapes philippinarum, a known bioindicator of the marine environment. Three/four-month-old bivalves have been exposed to different concentrations of Ni dissolved in synthetic seawater. Growth and lethality as endpoints after 28 days of treatment have been observed. Obtained results are the following: EC25 = 3.97 ± 0.94 and 9.45 ± 1.59 mg/L and NOEC = 1.56 and 6.25 mg/L for growth and mortality, respectively. Moreover, this study can be considered a new tool for the evaluation of fitness of bivalve clam, together with other biological responses following to the biological impacts of metal pollution.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Renato Palazzi (Experimental Ichthyic Center Pellestrina, Rovigo, Italy) and Edoardo Turolla (Research Centre on Molluscs, Ferrara, Italy) for their technical assistance. The authors would also like to thank Laura Bigoni and Michela De Martino for the English revision of this paper.

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  1. Regional Agency for Environmental Protection in Emilia-Romagna (ARPA ER), Ferrara, Italy

    F. Savorelli, M. Croppo, D. Palazzi & P. L. Trentini

  2. Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy

    L. Manfra, A. Tornambè, S. Canepa & A. M. Cicero

  3. Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, National Research Council (CNR IAMC), Taranto, Italy

    L. Manfra

  4. Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy

    L. Manfra

  5. Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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Savorelli, F., Manfra, L., Croppo, M. et al. Fitness Evaluation of Ruditapes philippinarum Exposed to Ni. Biol Trace Elem Res 177, 384–393 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-016-0885-y

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