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TABLE 12.1
Examples of Studies Investigating Inluence of Chemical Exposure on Energy Reserves, under Laboratory Conditions

Material Used for
Measurements

Energy Reserves
Response Chemical Species Exposure Conditions Variable Reference

Zn Daphnia

magna

Laboratory
Concentrations: 0.1-1.0 μM

Proteins,
carbohydrates,
lipids

Whole body Increase after

preexposure

Canli 2005

Zn, Cd Poecilus

cupreus

Laboratory, contaminated food Calorilic content Whole body Decrease Maryanski et al.

2002

Cd Macoma

balthica

Laboratory for 5 weeks
Concentrations: 0, 10, 30, 100,
300 ppb

Glycogen Whole body Decrease Duquesne et al.

2004

Cd, Cu, Zn,
Pb, Ni

Dreissena
polymorpha

Active biomonitoring study Glycogen

Lipids

Digestive gland, gonad Decrease Palais et al. 2011

Cd Nucella lapillus Laboratory for 80 days

Concentrations: 0.01 and
400 μg L -1

Glycogen Digestive gland, gonad No impact Leung and

Furness 2001

Cd Nereis virens Laboratory for 2-80 days

Concentrations: 0.5-40 mg L -1

Glycogen Rear segments Decrease in the long

term

Carr and Neff
1982

Pb, Cd, Cu
Al, Ni, Zn

Dendrobaena
octaedra

In situ Glycogen Whole body No change

Decrease

Holmstrup et al.
2011

Cd Anguilla

anguilla

Laboratory for 1 month
Concentrations: 0-5 μg L -1

Lipids Muscle Decrease Pierron et al.

2007

Cu Daphnia

magna

Laboratory
Concentrations:
0.5, 1, 5, 12, 35, 100 μg L -1

Energy reserves
(proteins,
glycogen, lipids)

Whole body Signiicant decrease in

energy reserves in
irst generation
specimens, compared
with third generation
specimens

Bossuyt and
Janssen 2003