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- Title
Impact of the biocide Irgarol on meiofauna and prokaryotes from the sediments of the Bizerte lagoon-an experimental study.
- Authors
Hannachi, Amel; Elarbaoui, Soumaya; Khazri, Abdelhafidh; Sellami, Badreddine; Rastelli, Eugenio; D'Agostino, Fabio; Beyrem, Hamouda; Mahmoudi, Ezzeddine; Corinaldesi, Cinzia; Danovaro, Roberto
- Abstract
The biocide Irgarol 1051 has been reported to have negative effects on a large number of living components including non-target organisms, but information on its impact on the marine meiofauna and benthic prokaryotes is completely lacking. Here, we report the results of long-term experimental studies in which we determined the effects of increasing Irgarol concentrations (from 11.5 to 315 ng g sediment dry weight) on meiofauna and benthic prokaryotes. We found that this biocide had a significant impact on meiofauna abundance, even at the lowest concentrations, causing a drastic decline in the abundance of nematodes (the dominant meiofaunal taxon) and an increase of the relative importance of oligochaetes. Even if no direct effects of Irgarol were found on prokaryotic abundance and biomass, the molecular fingerprinting analyses (automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis) showed that the prokaryotic diversity was significantly altered by the biocide. The results of the present study indicate that Irgarol 1051 in marine sediments has a significant impact on the smallest eukaryotic and microbial components also at very low concentrations (ca 12 ng g).
- Subjects
BIZERTE (Tunisia); MEIOFAUNA; PROKARYOTE physiology; BIOCIDES; LAGOONS
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 8, p7712
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-015-5936-y