Differences in the ability of two marine annelid species, Thalassodrilides sp. and Perinereis nuntia, to detoxify 1-nitronaphthalene

Bioremediation is a promising method for remediating environmentally polluted water. We investigated the abilities of two benthic annelid species to biotransform 1-nitronaphthalene, a nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. We used an oligochaete, Thalassodrilides sp. (Naididae), collected from th...

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Published in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 2016-05, Vol.151, p.339-344
Main Authors: Ito, Katsutoshi, Ito, Mana, Onduka, Toshimitsu, Ohta, Kohei, Torii, Takaaki, Hano, Takeshi, Mochida, Kazuhiko, Ohkubo, Nobuyuki, Miura, Takeshi, Fujii, Kazunori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Annelida
Biodegradation, Environmental
Bioremediation
Biotransformation
Fundulidae - growth & development
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Japan
Larva - drug effects
Larva - metabolism
Marine
Marine oligochaete
Naididae
Naphthalenes - analysis
Naphthalenes - metabolism
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta - metabolism
Perinereis nuntia
Polychaeta - metabolism
Polychaete
Seawater - chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism
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Summary:Bioremediation is a promising method for remediating environmentally polluted water. We investigated the abilities of two benthic annelid species to biotransform 1-nitronaphthalene, a nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. We used an oligochaete, Thalassodrilides sp. (Naididae), collected from the sediment beneath a fish farm and a polychaete, Perinereis nuntia, which was obtained from a commercial source. Populations of both organisms were exposed to 1400 μg L−1 of 1-nitronaphthalene in seawater for 3 days in the dark at 20 °C. The concentration of the pollutant decreased to 12 μg L−1 in the seawater containing the Thalassodrilides sp. and to 560 μg L−1 in the seawater containing P. nuntia. The 1-nitronaphthalene concentration in the bodies of the animals increased from 12 to 94 μg kg−1 in Thalassodrilides sp. and from 0.90 μg kg−1 to 38,000 μg kg−1 in P. nuntia. After 3 days, 99% and 40% of the 1-nitronaphthalene had been biotransformed in the Thalassodrilides sp. and P. nuntia experimental groups, respectively. We then tested the acute toxicity of residual 1-nitronaphthalene from the same water using mummichog (fish) larvae. After the larvae had been exposed for 96 h, the percentage of apparently unaffected larvae remaining was 83.3% in Thalassodrilides sp. group but only 16.7% in the P. nuntia group. Clearly, of the two species we studied, Thalassodrilides sp. had a superior ability to convert 1-nitronaphthalene into substances that were nontoxic to mummichog larvae. Therefore, we recommend the use of this species for bioremediation of chemically polluted sediments. •The ability of annelids to biotransform 1-nitronaphthalene (1NN) was analyzed.•An oligochaete Thalassodrilides sp. biotransformed 99% of 1NN to nontoxic products.•A polychaete, P. nuntia biotransformed 40% of 1NN in 3 days.•This is the first study to examine detoxification of 1NN by an oligochaete.
ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.026