Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 215, Issue -, Pages 807-814Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.128
Keywords
Cadmium; Marine diatom; Cell wall; Salinity; Metal adsorption
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41676095, 41701578, 41503009]
- National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China [2017M612716]
- Science and Technology Innovation Commission of Shenzhen [JCYJ20160422153856130]
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The interactions between metal and phytoplankton are affected by salinity in estuarine environments. While water chemistry is an important factor regulating the metal bioavailability in phytoplankton, the physiological adaptation of the algae cells may also change their intrinsic response to metals. In this work, we tried to interpret the salinity-dependent Cd toxicity in a pennate diatom Nitzchia closterium from a biological side. As with many studies, we observed Cd toxicity to the diatom increased with decreasing salinity. However, changing free Cd ion concentrations may be partly responsible for the enhanced Cd toxicity. Multiple evidences showed that diatom cells acclimated at low salinity had stronger intrinsic Cd adsorption capacity. Salinity significantly affected not only the nanostructures but also the biochemical composition in the cell surface of the diatom. Diatom cells grown at lower salinity had a lower surface potential, higher specific surface area, and more sulfur-containing groups in the cell wall, leading to stronger Cd binding capacity in the cells. Meanwhile, more Si was present as poly-silicic acid when the salinity decreased. The change of Si content and speciation in the cell wall are also considered a major reason for the variations of Cd surface binding. Our study provided new clues for the salinity-dependent metal toxicity in marine diatoms. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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