A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis
Abstract The fan shell Pinna nobilis is the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean and is actually a strongly endangered species. Due to the biological, ecological, and historical relevance of this species, the research of a non-lethal method to relate the element content in organism’s tissues...
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| author | Devis Montroni Andrea Simoni Viviana Pasquini Enrico Dinelli Claudio Ciavatta Carla Triunfo Marco Secci Claudio Marzadori Pierantonio Addis Giuseppe Falini |
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| description | Abstract The fan shell Pinna nobilis is the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean and is actually a strongly endangered species. Due to the biological, ecological, and historical relevance of this species, the research of a non-lethal method to relate the element content in organism’s tissues and environment can provide information potentially useful to evaluate environmental pollution and organism physiological status. In this study, a screening on element concentration in the animal growing environment (seawater and sediments) and in four soft tissues (hepatopancreas, gills, mantle, and muscle), and two acellular tissues (calcite shell layer, and byssus) was performed. The comparison among these results was used to assess whether the no-lethal acellular tissue element concentration can be used to reveal the element presence in the environment and soft tissues. Elements, such as B, Ag, As, Mn, Mo, Pb, or Se, showed a possible relationship between their presence in the byssus and soft tissues. In the byssus Cr, Sb, Sn, and V have shown to be mostly related to the environment, more than the soft tissues, and might be used to draw a historical record of the exposure of the organism. The element concentration in the calcite shell layer did not relate with environmental element concentrations. Essential elements, like Cu, Fe, Ni, and Zn, were present in calcite shell layer and byssus and are likely related to their biological activity in the organism. The research also gave an overview on the presence of pollution and on the preferential intake route of the element. In summary, this study, performed on a limited number of specimens of this protected species, indicated that element concentration in the byssus can be applied as non-lethal method to monitor this endangered species and its interaction with the elements in the growing environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-081c9382dcbe45f986e862cb8f9eecd52022-12-21T22:59:17ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-09-0111111010.1038/s41598-021-98535-2A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilisDevis Montroni0Andrea Simoni1Viviana Pasquini2Enrico Dinelli3Claudio Ciavatta4Carla Triunfo5Marco Secci6Claudio Marzadori7Pierantonio Addis8Giuseppe Falini9Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum − Università di BolognaDiSTA, Department of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Environment, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di BolognaDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università di CagliariDipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Alma Mater Studiorum − Università di BolognaDiSTA, Department of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Environment, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di BolognaDipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum − Università di BolognaDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università di CagliariDiSTA, Department of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Environment, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di BolognaDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università di CagliariDipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum − Università di BolognaAbstract The fan shell Pinna nobilis is the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean and is actually a strongly endangered species. Due to the biological, ecological, and historical relevance of this species, the research of a non-lethal method to relate the element content in organism’s tissues and environment can provide information potentially useful to evaluate environmental pollution and organism physiological status. In this study, a screening on element concentration in the animal growing environment (seawater and sediments) and in four soft tissues (hepatopancreas, gills, mantle, and muscle), and two acellular tissues (calcite shell layer, and byssus) was performed. The comparison among these results was used to assess whether the no-lethal acellular tissue element concentration can be used to reveal the element presence in the environment and soft tissues. Elements, such as B, Ag, As, Mn, Mo, Pb, or Se, showed a possible relationship between their presence in the byssus and soft tissues. In the byssus Cr, Sb, Sn, and V have shown to be mostly related to the environment, more than the soft tissues, and might be used to draw a historical record of the exposure of the organism. The element concentration in the calcite shell layer did not relate with environmental element concentrations. Essential elements, like Cu, Fe, Ni, and Zn, were present in calcite shell layer and byssus and are likely related to their biological activity in the organism. The research also gave an overview on the presence of pollution and on the preferential intake route of the element. In summary, this study, performed on a limited number of specimens of this protected species, indicated that element concentration in the byssus can be applied as non-lethal method to monitor this endangered species and its interaction with the elements in the growing environment.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98535-2 |
| spellingShingle | Devis Montroni Andrea Simoni Viviana Pasquini Enrico Dinelli Claudio Ciavatta Carla Triunfo Marco Secci Claudio Marzadori Pierantonio Addis Giuseppe Falini A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis Scientific Reports |
| title | A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis |
| title_full | A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis |
| title_fullStr | A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis |
| title_short | A non-lethal method to assess element content in the endangered Pinna nobilis |
| title_sort | non lethal method to assess element content in the endangered pinna nobilis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98535-2 |
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