Shunhua Lu’s research while affiliated with Xiamen University and other places


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Publications (2)


Predicting Risks of Cadmium Toxicity in Salinity-Fluctuating Estuarine Waters Using the Toxicokinetic–Toxicodynamic Model
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November 2020

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14 Citations

Environmental Science and Technology

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In estuaries, salinity fluctuates rapidly and continuously, greatly affecting the bioavailability and thus toxicity of contaminants, especially metals, causing difficulties in deriving site-specific water quality criteria. We developed a method for predicting the toxicity of the metal cadmium (Cd) in estuarine waters of any salinity fluctuation scenario. Cd bioaccumulation and toxicity were measured in an estuarine clam Potamocorbula laevis under stable salinities (salinity = 5, 15, 25) and fluctuating salinities (5-25), using the toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic (TK-TD) framework. Cd bioaccumulation decreases with increasing salinity; whereas intrinsic Cd sensitivity of organisms reaches the minimum at an intermediate salinity around 20. At each specific Cd level, interpolating TK-TD parameters measured at the stable salinities well predicts the Cd bioaccumulation and toxicity under fluctuating salinities. To extend the model for various Cd levels, the biotic ligand model (BLM) was integrated into the TK-TD framework. The BLM-based TK-TD model was successfully applied to scenarios of simulated and monitored salinity fluctuations in estuarine waters, for which the median lethal concentrations and no-effect concentrations (2.0-3.1 μg L-1) of Cd were derived. Overall, we integrated the BLM and TK-TD models and provided a useful tool for predicting metal risks and deriving criteria values for salinity-fluctuating estuarine waters.


Making Acute Tests More Ecologically Relevant: Cadmium Bioaccumulation and Toxicity in an Estuarine Clam under Various Salinities Modeled in a Toxicokinetic-Toxicodynamic Framework

February 2019

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34 Citations

Environmental Science and Technology

Salinity has considerable effects on the toxicity of metals in estuarine waters. The effects of salinity are manifold, making it difficult to summarize for risk assessments. In this study, we separated and quantified the multiple effects of salinity on cadmium (Cd) in a toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic framework. The estuarine clam, Potamocorbula laevis, was used as a model organism. Cd bioaccumulation was measured using a stable-isotope-tracer technique; in parallel, toxicity tests were conducted. With the increase of salinity from 5 to 30, Cd uptake decreased monotonically. In contrast, the intrinsic sensitivity of organisms, measured by the toxicodynamic parameters, reached its minimum at intermediate salinities (i.e., 10 to 20). The overall salinity effects were dominated by the effects on Cd bioaccumulation; therefore, Cd toxicity decreased monotonically with the increases of salinity. The model developed in this study could provide predictions of no-effect concentration (1.7 to 34.9 μg L−1, endpoint mortality) and the median lethal concentration (LC50) of Cd at different salinities. In conclusion, we developed a framework for quantifying the multiple effects of salinity and a method for estimating no-effect concentration from acute toxicity tests, which can be used for better assessments of metal risks in estuarine waters.

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Citations (2)


... To assess the changes in 113 Cd accumulation in the mantle tissues following Zip1 and Zip3 interference, the concentrations of 113 Cd and 111 Cd were measured using the method described in section 2.3.2, and calculated following the approach by Zhong et al. (2020). The newly accumulated Cd in oyster tissues was calculated using the formula: ...

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The role of Zip1 and Zip3 in cadmium accumulation in Fujian oyster (Crassostrea angulata)
Predicting Risks of Cadmium Toxicity in Salinity-Fluctuating Estuarine Waters Using the Toxicokinetic–Toxicodynamic Model
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  • November 2020

Environmental Science and Technology

... In contrast, our findings at the 15 µg L −1 exposure level indicated higher k u values, ranging from 0.269 to 0.307 L g −1 h −1 . Additionally, Zhong et al. (2012) [20] reported a Cu uptake rate constant of only 0.083 L g −1 h −1 for P. viridis at a salinity of 33, potentially indicating reduced Cu bioavailability at higher salinity [29,30]. ...

Making Acute Tests More Ecologically Relevant: Cadmium Bioaccumulation and Toxicity in an Estuarine Clam under Various Salinities Modeled in a Toxicokinetic-Toxicodynamic Framework
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  • February 2019

Environmental Science and Technology