Histopathological Alterations in Gills of White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) After Acute Exposure to Cadmium and Zinc

White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, a globally important cultured prawn species, is an ideal animal for studying the impairment caused by the effects of heavy metals that are often detected in coastal areas. In this present study, we detected the acute toxicity of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) to L. va...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2009, Vol.82 (1), p.90-95
Main Authors: Wu, J.-P, Chen, H.-C, Huang, D.-J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute toxicity
Animals
Aquatic Pollution
Cadmium
Cadmium - toxicity
Coastal zone
Contamination
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Effects
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Gills
Gills - drug effects
Gills - metabolism
Gills - pathology
Heavy metals
Litopenaeus vannamei
Marine
Penaeidae - drug effects
Penaeidae - metabolism
Pollution
Seawater
Shellfish
Soil Science & Conservation
Studies
Taiwan
Time Factors
Toxicity
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
Water Pollution Control
Zinc
Zinc - toxicity
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Summary:White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, a globally important cultured prawn species, is an ideal animal for studying the impairment caused by the effects of heavy metals that are often detected in coastal areas. In this present study, we detected the acute toxicity of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) to L. vannamei. Medium lethal time (LT50) values of Cd and Zn on L. vannamei were estimated. Furthermore, we also demonstrated that acute exposure to high concentrations of Cd and Zn resulted in morphological alterations in gills of L. vannamei in this present study.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-008-9582-7