Laboratory-Based Bioaccumulation Essay for Elements Associated to Particulate Matter in White Shrimps After In Vivo Exposure

Title: A laboratory-based effort to investigate the bioaccumulation of elements associated to the total airborne particulate matter in a globally representative crustacean, the White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Background: Adverse effects of air pollution are a health concern, especially those related to particulate matter (PM) exposure. However, potential ecotoxicological effects of this complex matrix are not well understood or even evaluated. We hypothesized that the bioaccumulation of elements (especially metals) could be observed in aquatic organisms as a primary ecotoxicological impact of air pollution.

Author(s): Vinícius L Mateus, Juliane Ventura Lima, Carolina R Gioda, Renan C Machado, Roberta Lobato, Wilson Wasielesky, José M Monserrat and Adriana Gioda

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