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- MakaleÖn baskısı açık2015Scopus SJRQ2Evaluation of Alpha and Gamma Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticle Accumulation, Toxicity, and Depuration in Artemia salina Larvae
Ates, Mehmet; Demir, Veysel; Arslan, Zikri; Daniels, James; Farah, Ibrahim O.; Bogatu, Corneliu
In this study, Artemia salina (crustacean filter feeders) larvae were used as a test model to investigate the toxicity of aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Al2O3 NPs) on marine microorganisms. The uptake, toxicity, and elimination of -Al2O3 (50 nm and 3.5 m) and -Al2O3 (5 nm and 0.4 m) NPs were studied. Twenty-four and ninety-six hour exposures of different concentrations of Al2O3 NPs to Artemia larvae were conducted in a seawater medium. When suspended in water, Al2O3 NPs aggregated substantially with the sizes ranging from 6.3 nm to >0.3 mu m for spherical NPs and from 250 to 756 nm for rod-shaped NPs. The phase contrast microscope images showed that NPs deposited inside the guts as aggregates. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis showed that large particles (3.5 m -Al2O3) were not taken up by Artemia, whereas fine NPs (0.4 m -Al2O3) and ultra-fine NPs (5 nm -Al2O3 and 50 nm -Al2O3) accumulated substantially. Differences in toxicity were detected as changing with NP size and morphology. The malondialdehyde levels indicated that smaller -Al2O3 (5 nm) NPs were more toxic than larger -Al2O3 (0.4 mu m) particulates in 96 h. The highest mortality was measured as 34% in 96 h for -Al2O3 NPs (5 nm) at 100 mg/L (LC50 > 100 mg/L). -Al2O3 NPs were more toxic than -Al2O3 NPs at all conditions. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 30: 109-118, 2015.
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İncele - MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2010Scopus SJRQ3The Effects of Different Feeds under the Same Salinity Conditions on the Growth and Survival Rate of Artemia
Kayim, Murathan; Ates, Mehmet; Elekon, Hasan Alper
This study reports effects of 4 different feeds under same salinity conditions on feeding of anemia in terms of growth and survival rate. The feeds comprised of four groups (Group A: -16% Selco + 80% Headstart + 4% Molasses mixture feed; Group B: -85% Chlorella + 15% Molasses mixture feed; Group C: 50% Chlorella + 50% Headstart mixture feed and Group D: -100% Chlorella feed). Through stabilizing temperature, oxygen, pH and salinity values as general water parameters and replacing 10% sea water from the tank on daily basis, the survival rate and the growth in length of the anemia were analysed as well as the changes in nitrite content in the water. The results showed that the highest increase of 1400 mu in anemia with average pre-test length of 450 mu was observed on feed C. The highest rate of 58.33% survival was recorded on feed D. Similarly, the highest nitrite of 1.50 mg L-1 was measured in trial tank containing artemia fed on feed A and least nitrite generation of 0.45 mg L-1 was noted in trial tank containing anemia fed on feed C.
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