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TABLE 4.2
Influence of Field Exposure to Contaminants on AChE and Behavior in Different Aquatic Species

Zoological
Taxon

Behavioral
Impairment Species AChE Inhibition Reference

Amphibian Hyla regilla Inhibition in brain and

tongue

- Sparling et al. 2001

Fish Platichthys flesus Inhibition in muscle - Kirby et al. 2000

Fish Geophagus

brasiliensis

Inhibition in muscle - Linde-Arias et al. 2008a

Fish Oreochromis

niloticus

Inhibition in muscle - Linde-Arias et al. 2008b

Fish Gasterosteus

aculeatus

Inhibition in muscle - Sanchez et al. 2008

Fish Platichthys flesus Inhibition in muscle (1) - Kopecka and

Pempkowiok 2008

Fish Salmo trutta No inhibition in brain

Inhibition in muscle
(two sexes)

- Payne et al. 1996

Fish Pleuronectes

americanus

Inhibition in muscle of
females
No inhibition in muscle
of males

- Payne et al. 1996

Crustacean Daphnia magna Inhibition (pool) (2) Feeding rate

decreased

Barata et al. 2007

Crustacean Carcinus aestuarii Inhibition in gills

No inhibition in
hemolymph

- Ricciardi et al. 2010

Crustacean Procambarus

clarkii

Inhibition in digestive
gland

- Vioque-Fernández et al.

2009

Mollusk Mytilus edulis Inhibition (soft tissues) - Devier et al. 2005

Mollusk Mytilus edulis Inhibition in gills (3) - Burgeot et al. 2010

Mollusk Mytilus

galloprovincialis

Inhibition in gills - Tsangaris et al. 2010

Mollusk Ruditapes

philippinarum

Inhibition in adductor
muscle (2)

- Choi et al. 2011

Mollusk Cerastoderma

glaucum

Tissue-dependent
response

Jebali et al. 2011

Mollusk Scrobicularia plana No inhibition in

digestive gland

- Solé et al. 2009

Mollusk Scrobicularia plana No inhibition (soft

tissue)

Burrowing kinetics
decreased

Fossi Tankoua et al.
2010

Mollusk Donax trunculus Inhibition in digestive

gland

- Tlili et al. 2010

Annelid Nereis diversicolor Inhibition (whole body) - Solé et al. 2009

Annelid Fossi Tankoua et al.

2010
Note: Main contaminants: (1) confounding factors (temperature or/and contamination); (2) pesticides; (3) oil
spill.

Nereis diversicolor Inhibition (whole body) Post-feeding rates

decreased