The effects of ocean acidification and a carbon dioxide capture and storage leak on the early life stages of the marine mussel Perna perna (Linneaus, 1758) and metal bioavailability

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Abstract
The study assesses the effects of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) leaks and ocean acidification (OA) on the metal bioavailability and reproduction of the mytilid Perna perna. In laboratory-scale experiments, CCS leakage scenarios (pH 7.0, 6.5, 6.0) and one OA (pH 7.6) scenario were tested using metal-contaminated sediment elutriates and seawater from Santos Bay. The OA treatment did not have an effect on fertilisation, while significant effects were observed in larval-development bioassays where only 16 to 27 % of larva developed normally. In treatments that simulated CO2 leaks, when compared with control, fertilisation success gradually decreased and no larva developed to the D-shaped stage. A fall in pH increased the bioavailability of metals to marine mussels. Larva shell size was significantly affected by both elutriates when compared with seawater; moreover, a significant difference occurred at pH 6.5 between elutriates in the fertilisation bioassay.
Funding Information
  • Erasmus Mundus Programme
  • Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (2014/ 22273-1)
  • Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq PQ# 305869/2013-2)
  • Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES – CNPq)
  • Governo Brasil (CAPES PVE 126/2012 (CNPq#402921/2012-7))
  • Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Grant CTM2012-36476-C02-01-02)

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