In situ effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on community structure of freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates

Jovanović, Boris; Milošević, Djuradj; Stojković Piperac, Milica and Savić, Ana (2016): In situ effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on community structure of freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates. In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 213: pp. 278-282

Abstract

For the first time in the current literature, the effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles on the community structure of macroinvertebrates has been investigated in situ. Macroinvertebrates were exposed for 100 days to an environmentally relevant concentration of TiO2 nanoparticles, 25 mg kg(-1) in sediment. Czekanowski's index was 0.61, meaning 39% of the macroinvertebrate community structure was affected by the TiO2 treatment. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) visualized the qualitative and quantitative variability of macroinvertebrates at the community level among all samples. A distance-based permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) revealed the significant effect of TiO2 on the macroinvertebrate community structure. The indicator value analysis showed that the relative frequency and abundance of Planorbarius corneus and Radix labiata were significantly lower in the TiO2 treatment than in the control. Meanwhile, Ceratopogonidae, showed a significantly higher relative frequency and abundance in the TiO2 treatment than in the control. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Veterinary Medicine
• Research Centers: Center for NanoScience (CENS)
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health; 500 Science > 500 Science
• ISSN: 0269-7491
• Language: English