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Fate and effects of metal-based nanoparticles in two marine invertebrates, the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana and the annelid polychaete Hediste diversicolor

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The objective of this paper is to synthesize results from seven published research papers employing different experimental approaches to evaluate the fate of metal-based nanoparticles (Ag NPs, Au NPs, CuO NPs, CdS NPs, ZnO NPs) in the marine environment and their effects on two marine endobenthic species, the bivalve Scrobicularia plana and the ragworm Hediste diversicolor. The experiments were carried out under laboratory (microcosms) conditions or under environmentally realistic conditions in outdoor mesocosms. Based on results from these seven papers, we addressed the following research questions: (1) How did the environment into which nanoparticles were released affect their physicochemical properties?, (2) How did the route of exposure (seawater, food, sediment) influence bioaccumulation and effects?, (3) Which biomarkers were the most responsive? and (4) Which tools were the most efficient to evaluate the fate and effects of NPs in the marine environment? The obtained results showed that metal‐based NPs in general were highly agglomerated/aggregated in seawater. DGT tools could be used to estimate the bioavailability of metals released from NPs under soluble form in the aquatic environment. Both metal forms (nanoparticulate, soluble) were generally bioaccumulated in both species. Among biochemical tools, GST and CAT were the most sensitive revealing the enhancement of anti-oxidant defenses in both species exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of metal-based NPs. Apoptosis and genotoxicity were frequently observed.

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The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under grant agreement no. 214478 (NanoReTox).

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  1. LUNAM Université, MMS, Université de Nantes et Université Catholique de l’Ouest, Angers, France

    Catherine Mouneyrac, Pierre-Emmanuel Buffet, Laurence Poirier, Aurore Zalouk-Vergnoux, Amélie Châtel & Hanane Perrein-Ettajni

  2. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Jin-Fen Pan

  3. Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, ECOMERS, Nice, France

    Marielle Guibbolini & Christine Risso-de Faverney

  4. Institute for Health and Consumer Protection European Commission—DG, JRC Via E. Fermi I, 21027, Ispra, VA, Italy

    Douglas Gilliland

  5. Kingsborough Community College, Physical Sciences department, City University of New York, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, New York, NY, 11235-2398, USA

    Déborah Berhanu

  6. Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

    Agnieszka Dybowska & Eugénia Valsami-Jones

  7. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    Eugénia Valsami-Jones

  8. Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), Université de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France

    Hélène Thomas-Guyon

  9. Intrinsiq Materials Limited, Y25 Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, GO14 0LX, UK

    Paul Reip

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Mouneyrac, C., Buffet, PE., Poirier, L. et al. Fate and effects of metal-based nanoparticles in two marine invertebrates, the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana and the annelid polychaete Hediste diversicolor . Environ Sci Pollut Res 21, 7899–7912 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2745-7

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