The freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus as a model biomonitor of environmental pollution: A review

dc.contributor.authorO'Callaghan, Irene
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Simon
dc.contributor.authorFitzpatrick, Dara
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Timothy
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.contributor.funderEnvironmental Protection Agency, Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-12T12:58:43Z
dc.date.available2020-06-12T12:58:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-28
dc.date.updated2020-06-12T12:38:35Z
dc.description.abstractAnthropogenic substances pollute freshwater systems worldwide, with serious, long-lasting effects to aquatic biota. Present methods of detecting elevated levels of trace metal pollutants are typically accurate but expensive, and therefore not suitable for applications requiring high spatial resolution. Additionally, these methods are not efficient solutions for the determination of long-term averages of pollution concentration. This is the rationale for the implementation of a biomonitoring programme as an alternative means of pollutant detection. This review summarises recent literature concerning the past and potential uses of the benthic isopod Asellus aquaticus as a biomonitor for pollution in freshwater systems. Recent studies indicate that A. aquaticus is well suited for this purpose. However, the mechanisms by which it bioaccumulates toxins have yet to be fully understood. In particular, the interactions between coexisting trace metal pollutants in the aquatic environment have only recently been considered, and it remains unclear how a biomonitoring programme should adapt to the effects of these interactions. It is evident that failing to account for these additional stressors will result in an ineffective biomonitoring programme; for this reason, a comprehensive understanding of the bioaccumulation mechanisms is required in order to reliably anticipate the effects of any interferences on the outcome.en
dc.description.sponsorshipIrish Research Council and the Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland (under Grant No. GOIPG/2018/3351)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO'Callaghan, I., Harrison, S., Fitzpatrick, D. and Sullivan, T. (2019) 'The freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus as a model biomonitor of environmental pollution: A review', Chemosphere, 235, pp. 498-509. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.217en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.217en
dc.identifier.endpage509en
dc.identifier.issn0045-6535
dc.identifier.journaltitleChemosphereen
dc.identifier.startpage498en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10143
dc.identifier.volume235en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653519314584
dc.rights© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAsellus aquaticusen
dc.subjectBiomonitoren
dc.subjectFreshwateren
dc.subjectTrace metalen
dc.subjectPollutionen
dc.titleThe freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus as a model biomonitor of environmental pollution: A reviewen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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