Sewage contamination under water scarcity effects on stream biota: biofilm, grazers, and their interaction.
Chlorophyll, Mesocosms
Flow velocity
Grazing
Multiple stressors
Nutrients
Organic load
Primary productivity
Journal
Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
Titre abrégé: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9441769
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
19
12
2018
accepted:
01
07
2019
pubmed:
12
7
2019
medline:
14
11
2019
entrez:
12
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
One of the most common anthropogenic impacts on river ecosystems is the effluent discharge from wastewater treatment plants. The effects of this contamination on stream biota may be intensified in Mediterranean climate regions, which comprise a drought period that leads to flow reduction, and ultimately to stagnant pools. To assess individual and combined effects of flow stagnation and sewage contamination, biofilm and gastropod grazers were used in a 5-week experiment with artificial channels to test two flow velocity treatments (stagnant flow/basal flow) and two levels of organic contamination using artificial sewage (no sewage input/sewage input). Stressors' effects were determined on biofilm total biomass and chlorophyll (Chl) content, on oxygen consumption and growth rate of the grazers (Theodoxus fluviatilis), and on the interaction grazer-biofilm given by grazer's feeding activity (i.e., biofilm consumption rate). The single effect of sewage induced an increase in biofilm biomass and Chl-a content, simultaneously increasing both grazers' oxygen consumption and their feeding activity. Diatoms showed a higher sensitivity to flow stagnation, resulting in a lower content of Chl-c. Combined stressors interacted antagonistically for biofilm total biomass, Chl-b contents, and grazers's feeding rate. The effect of sewage increasing biofilm biomass and grazing activity was reduced by the presence of flow stagnation (antagonist factor). Our findings suggest that sewage contamination has a direct effect on the functional response of primary producers and an indirect effect on primary consumers, and this effect is influenced by water flow stagnation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31292867
doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05876-7
pii: 10.1007/s11356-019-05876-7
doi:
Substances chimiques
Sewage
0
Water Pollutants
0
Chlorophyll
1406-65-1
chlorophyll c
1A9E276K41
chlorophyll a'
22309-13-3
chlorophyll b
5712ZB110R
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
26636-26645Subventions
Organisme : Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
ID : PD\BD\52510\2014
Organisme : Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
ID : UID/MAR/04292/2013
Organisme : Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
ID : UID/GEO/04035/2013
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