A Systematic Analysis of Metal and Metalloid Concentrations in Eight Zebrafish Recirculating Water Systems

Metals and metalloids are integral to biological processes and play key roles in physiology and metabolism. Nonetheless, overexposure to some metals or lack of others can lead to serious health consequences. In this study, eight zebrafish facilities collaborated to generate a multielement analysis o...

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Published inZebrafish Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 252 - 264
Main Authors Langa, Xavier, Neuhaus, Patrick, Lains, David, Stewart, Theodora J, Borel, Nadine, Certal, Ana C, Monteiro, Joana F, Aleström, Peter, Diaz, Eduardo, Piragyte, Indre, Bräutigam, Lars, Vázquez, Rodolfo, Hlushchuk, Ruslan, Gfeller, Lorenz, Mestrot, Adrien, Bigalke, Moritz, Varga, Zoltan M, Mercader, Nadia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 01.08.2021
Subjects
Animals
Metalloids - analysis
Metalloids - metabolism
Original Articles
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Zebrafish - metabolism
standards
environment
metal requirement
animal welfare
water quality
reproducibility
metal toxicity
zebrafish husbandry
fish nutrition
aquatic models
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Summary:Metals and metalloids are integral to biological processes and play key roles in physiology and metabolism. Nonetheless, overexposure to some metals or lack of others can lead to serious health consequences. In this study, eight zebrafish facilities collaborated to generate a multielement analysis of their centralized recirculating water systems. We report a first set of average concentrations for 46 elements detected in zebrafish facilities. Our results help to establish an initial baseline for trouble-shooting purposes, and in general for safe ranges of metal concentrations in recirculating water systems, supporting reproducible scientific research outcomes with zebrafish.
ISSN:1545-8547
1557-8542
DOI:10.1089/zeb.2020.1970