Acute toxicity of tributyltin to encapsulated embryos of a marine gastropod. (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Averbuj, Andrés; Primost, Mónica A.; Giulianelli, Sebastián; Bigatti, Gregorio
• Is Part Of: Molluscan research. Volume 38:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 33
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Buccinanops embryos -- egg capsules -- mortality -- Patagonia -- TBT pollution -- toxicity assays; Mollusks -- Australasia -- Periodicals; Mollusks -- Periodicals; 594.0994
• DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2017.1357671
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1323-5818

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The marine gastropod Buccinanops globulosus is known to have high imposex incidence in areas moderately polluted by tributyltin (TBT). Acute toxicity was previously studied in adults but no information is known about embryonic intracapsular development. To estimate the potential effects of organotin pollution on the progeny of B. globulosus, acute toxicity tests were conducted on encapsulated and excapsulated pre-hatching embryos. The lethal median concentration estimated for 96 h (LC50 96 h) in B. globulosus excapsulated embryos was 196.70 µg TBTCl L −1, while in encapsulated embryos it was 2951.28 µg TBTCl L −1 . The LC50 96 h was 15-fold higher for encapsulated embryos compared to excapsulated embryos, denoting egg capsule protection against pollutants from the external environment. Our results show that TBT pollution can have significant effects in molluscs other than the chronic effect of imposex.