Abstract:
Objective To investigate the ecotoxicological effects of ClO4− and Cr6+on the aquatic ecosystem under combined pollution conditions.
Method The aquatic ecosystem was constructed, Eichhornia crassipes, Daphnia carinata and Pomacea canaliculata with the same growth conditions were added, respectively, and exposed to water with different concentrations of ClO4− and Cr6+ and their combined pollution. The ecotoxicological effects of ClO4− and Cr6+ on E. crassipes, D. carinata and P. canaliculata under single and compound conditions were studied.
Result With the increase of exposure time, the population of D. carinata increased first and then decreased. The 0.02 mg·L−1 Cr6+ promoted the growth of D. carinata, while 200 mg·L−1 ClO4−, 0.20 mg·L−1 Cr6+ and their combined pollution inhibited the growth of D. carinata. The 0.02 mg·L−1 Cr6+ had little effect on the growth of P. canaliculata; Howerver, single ClO4− (20 and 200 mg·L−1) and 0.20 mg·L−1 Cr6+ as well as their combined pollution treatment groups had significant inhibitory effects. The contents of ClO4− and Cr6+ in each organ of E. crassipes increased with the increase of pollutant concentration in water. Under the same concentration of pollutant, the order of ClO4− content in all organs was leaf > stem > root, the order of Cr6+ content was root > stem > leaf. The contents of ClO4− in D. carinata and P. canaliculata were lower than that in E. crassipes.
Conclusion Both single and combined pollution of ClO4− and Cr6+ cause toxic effects on organisms in aquatic ecosystems. E. crassipes has strong absorption ability to ClO4− and Cr6+, with ClO4− mainly concentrated in leaf, and Cr6+ in root. The absorbing abilities of D. carinata and P. canaliculata to ClO4− were weaker than that of E. crassipes.