Lethal and Sublethal Effects of High Concentration CO2 on Marine Benthic Organisms |
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학술지명 3rd Korea CCS conference
저자 박영규,권봉오,정진호,이정석,원남일,김종성,임송이,황진환,송성준,박진순
발표일 2013-03-14
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There has been great concern over the possible adverse impact of the CO2 leakage from CCS storage places, however, only few reports have been made so far limiting the very issue. In the present study, the lethal and sublethal effects of high concentration CO2 on marine gastropods were investigated. As for test species, adults of a common shellfish in Korean coastal ecosystem, viz. Ruditapes phillippinarum, has been selected as a filter feeding bivalve inhabiting soft substratum, and selected juveniles of an abalone species, viz. Haliotis discus hannai, as an archeogastropoda inhabiting hard substratum. Seawater has been saturated with air gas and 99% CO2 gas in R. phillippinarum experiment during 72 hours. As for abalone experiment, seawater has been saturated with air, 2%, 10%, and 50% CO2, respectively, for one week. Mortality and behaviour have been observed and recorded throughout the experiments as lethal and sublethal index, respectively. In R. phillippinarum experiment, 16 out of 30 individuals in 99% CO2 saturated seawater have been dead after 56 hours while none of 30 individuals have been dead in air saturated seawater. The final mortality after 72 hours was 24 and 16, respectively. In abalone experiment, mortality of juveniles in 2% CO2 saturated seawater was similar to that in air saturated seawater (ca. 40% in one week) meanwhile those in 10% CO2 saturated seawater have been all dead in 14 hours. It was also observed that some individuals lost their adhesion to the substratum indicating possible adverse effects due to CO2 exposure. Overall, the present findings indicated that the CO2 leakage could severly threat the benthic organisms in Korean waters by means of lethal and sublethal adverse effects. |