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Effects of landfill leachate treatment on hepatopancreas of Armadillidium vulgare (Crustacea, Isopoda)
Author(s) -
Manti Anita,
Caico Barbara,
Mazzeo Roberto,
Santolini Riccardo,
Ciandrini Eleonora,
Sisti Davide,
Rocchi Marco Bruno Luigi,
Nani Francesco,
Protano Giuseppe,
Papa Stefano
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.2341
Subject(s) - hepatopancreas , isopoda , leachate , bioaccumulation , crustacean , environmental chemistry , biology , cadmium , pollutant , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry
The major environmental impact of landfills is emission of pollutants via the leachate and gas pathways. The hepatopancreas of the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda, Crustacea, Latreille 1804) plays an important role in the bioaccumulation of contaminants, such as heavy metals. To evaluate the effects of landfill leachate treatment, 2 different approaches were applied: 1) the detection of accumulation of trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Sb, Zn, Pb, Ni, V) in hepatopancreatic cells, and 2) the evaluation of biological effect of contaminants on fresh hepatopancreatic cells by flow‐cytometric analyses. The presence of 2 different cell types (herein referred to as “small” [S] cells and “big” [B] cells, in agreement with the literature based on morphological examinations) was detected for the first time by flow cytometry, which also highlighted their different response to stress stimuli. In particular, B cells appeared more sensitive to landfill leachate treatment, being more damaged in the short term, while S cells seemed more adaptive. Furthermore, S cells could represent a pool from which they are able to differentiate into B cells. These findings were also confirmed by principal component analyses, underlining that S SYBR Green I bright cells correlate with specific chemicals (Ca, Cu, Co), confirming their resistance to stress stimuli, and suggesting that the decrease of specific cell types may prime other elements to replace them in a homeostasis‐preservation framework. Environ Toxicol Chem 2013;32:2593–2601. © 2013 SETAC