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Capela R, Raimundo J, Santos MM, Caetano M, Micaelo C, Vale C, Guimarães L, Reis-Henriques MA. The use of biomarkers as integrative tools for transitional water bodies monitoring in the Water Framework Directive context - A holistic approach in Minho river transitional waters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 539:85-96. [PMID: 26356181 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) provides an important legislative opportunity to promote and implement an integrated approach for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwaters. The transitional waters constitute a central piece as they are usually under high environmental pressure and by their inherent characteristics present monitoring challenges. Integrating water quality monitoring with biological monitoring can increase the cost-effectiveness of monitoring efforts. One way of doing this is with biomarkers, which effectively integrate physical-chemical status and biological quality elements, dealing holistically with adverse consequences on the health of water bodies. The new Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) already incorporates the biomarker approach. Given the recent activities of OSPAR and HELCOM to harmonize existing monitoring guidelines between MSFD and WFD the use of similar methodologies should be fostered. To illustrate the potential of the biomarker approach, juveniles of flounder (Platichthys flesus) were used to evaluate the quality of the Minho river-estuary water bodies. The use of juveniles instead of adults eliminates several confounding factors such changes on the biological responses associated with reproduction. Here, a panel of well-established biomarkers, EROD, AChE, SOD, CAT, GST, LPO, ENA and FACs (1-Hydroxyrene) were selected and measured along with a gradient of different physical conditions, and integrated with trace elements characterization on both biota and sediments. In general, a clear profile along the water bodies was found, with low seasonal and spatial variation, consistent with a low impacted area. Overall, the results support the use of both the battery of biomarkers and the use of juvenile flounders in the monitoring of the water quality status within the WFD.
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- R Capela
- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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Semedo M, Oliveira M, Gomes F, Reis-Henriques MA, Delerue-Matos C, Morais S, Ferreira M. Seasonal patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in digestive gland and arm of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) from the Northwest Atlantic. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 481:488-497. [PMID: 24631612 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Among organic pollutants existing in coastal areas, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of great concern due to their ubiquity and carcinogenic potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the seasonal patterns of PAHs in the digestive gland and arm of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) from the Northwest Atlantic Portuguese coast. In the different seasons, 18 PAHs were determined and the detoxification capacity of the species was evaluated. Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase (ECOD) activities were measured to assess phase I biotransformation capacity. Individual PAH ratios were used for major source (pyrolytic/petrogenic) analysis. Risks for human consumption were determined by the total toxicity equivalence approach. Generally, low levels of PAHs were detected in the digestive gland and in the arm of octopus, with a predominance of low molecular over high molecular weight compounds. PAHs exhibited seasonality in the concentrations detected and in their main emission sources. In the digestive gland, the highest total PAH levels were observed in autumn possibly related to fat availability in the ecosystem and food intake. The lack of PAH elimination observed in the digestive gland after captivity could be possibly associated to a low biotransformation capacity, consistent with the negligible/undetected levels of EROD and ECOD activity in the different seasons. The emission sources of PAHs found in the digestive gland varied from a petrogenic profile observed in winter to a pyrolytic pattern in spring. In the arm, the highest PAH contents were observed in June; nevertheless, levels were always below the regulatory limits established for food consumption. The carcinogenic potential calculated for all the sampling periods in the arm were markedly lower than the ones found in various aquatic species from different marine environments. The results presented in this study give relevant baseline data for environmental monitoring of organic pollution in coastal areas.
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- Miguel Semedo
- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-472 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-472 Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-472 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-472 Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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Cunha I, Neuparth T, Moreira S, Santos MM, Reis-Henriques MA. Management of contaminated marine marketable resources after oil and HNS spills in Europe. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2014; 135:36-44. [PMID: 24508845 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Different risk evaluation approaches have been used to face oil and hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) spills all over the world. To minimize health risks and mitigate economic losses due to a long term ban on the sale of sea products after a spill, it is essential to preemptively set risk evaluation criteria and standard methodologies based on previous experience and appropriate scientifically sound criteria. Standard methodologies are analyzed and proposed in order to improve the definition of criteria for reintegrating previously contaminated marine marketable resources into the commercialization chain in Europe. The criteria used in former spills for the closing of and lifting of bans on fisheries and harvesting are analyzed. European legislation was identified regarding food sampling, food chemical analysis and maximum levels of contaminants allowed in seafood, which ought to be incorporated in the standard methodologies for the evaluation of the decision criteria defined for oil and HNS spills in Europe. A decision flowchart is proposed that opens the current decision criteria to new material that may be incorporated in the decision process. Decision criteria are discussed and compared among countries and incidents. An a priori definition of risk criteria and an elaboration of action plans are proposed to speed up actions that will lead to prompt final decisions. These decisions, based on the best available scientific data and conducing to lift or ban economic activity, will tend to be better understood and respected by citizens.
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- Isabel Cunha
- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; FCUP - Dept of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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Ferreira F, Monteiro NM, Vieira MN, Reis-Henriques MA, Castro LFC, Santos MM. A real-time PCR assay for differential expression of vitellogenin I and II genes in the liver of the sentinel fish species Lipophrys pholis. Toxicol Mech Methods 2013; 23:591-7. [PMID: 23718563 DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2013.809620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract The recent advances in molecular biology techniques have prompted the use of vitellogenin (VTG) gene expression as a sensitive and reliable indicator of estrogenic chemicals (EC) exposure. However, data on the dynamic response of the different VTGs genes upon EC exposure is still poorly understood, particularly in sentinel fish species used in field monitoring studies. Hence, the present study aimed at developing a sensitive real-time PCR assay for determining the response of VTG I and II in the recently proposed marine sentinel species Lipophrys pholis upon exposure to the model EC 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2). The findings of the laboratory study indicate that L. pholis VTG I proved to be not only more inducible but also more sensitive to EE2 exposure than VTG II, for the same range of concentrations. In fact, VTG I gene induction was 475-fold higher than VTG II at 15 ng/L EE2, and 13-fold at 5 ng/L EE2. Overall, the findings of the present study indicate that in the field, expression of VTG I in L. pholis should be preferentially used in the screening of EC exposure because of its higher sensitivity. Furthermore, the present study favors L. pholis integration in monitoring programs associated with EC's pollution within the European water policy legislation.
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- F Ferreira
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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Neuparth T, Capela R, Rey-Salgueiro L, Moreira SM, Santos MM, Reis-Henriques MA. Simulation of a Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) spill in the marine environment: lethal and sublethal effects of acrylonitrile to the European seabass. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 93:978-985. [PMID: 23800594 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Despite the extensive maritime transportation of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS), there is a current lack of knowledge on the effects posed by HNS spills on the marine biota. Among the HNS identified as priority, acrylonitrile was selected to conduct ecotoxicological assays. We assessed the acute and subletal effects of acrylonitrile in seabass, followed by a recovery phase to simulate the conditions of a spill incident. The work aimed at testing a broad range of biological responses induced by acrylonitrile. Sublethal exposure to the highest two doses increased the fish mortality rate (8.3% and 25% mortality in 0.75 and 2 mg L(-1) acrylonitrile concentrations), whereas no mortality were observed in control and 0.15 mg L(-1) treatments. Additionally, important alterations at sub-individual level were observed. Acrylonitrile significantly induced the activities of Catalase- CAT and Glutathione S-Transferase - GST; and the levels of DNA damage were significantly increased. Conversely, Superoxide Dismutase- SOD - activity was found to be significantly inhibited and no effects were found on Lipid Peroxidation- LPO and ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase - EROD - activity. Following a 7d recovery period, the levels of CAT, GST and EROD fell to levels at or below those in the control. In the 2 mg L(-1) group, SOD remained at the levels found during exposure phase. This study has gathered essential information on the acute and subletal toxicity of acrylonitrile to seabass. It also demonstrated that 7d recovery allowed a return of most endpoints to background levels. These data will be useful to assist relevant bodies in preparedness and response to HNS spills.
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- T Neuparth
- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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Le Dû-Lacoste M, Akcha F, Dévier MH, Morin B, Burgeot T, Budzinski H. Comparative study of different exposure routes on the biotransformation and genotoxicity of PAHs in the flatfish species, Scophthalmus maximus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:690-707. [PMID: 23247530 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1388-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study, laboratory experiments were carried out in order to come to a better understanding of the fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the marine environment and especially on their bioaccumulation, biotransformation and genotoxic effects in fish. Juveniles of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) were exposed to PAHs through different routes via (1) a mixture of dissolved PAHs, (2) a PAH-polluted sediment and (3) an oil fuel elutriate. Fish were exposed 4 days followed by a 6-day depuration period. In each experiment, PAH concentrations in the seawater of the tanks were analysed regularly by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Muscle and liver samples were also analysed for parent PAH levels and PAH bioconcentration factors were calculated. Biotransformation was evaluated by measuring the levels of PAH metabolites in fish bile. Genotoxicity was assessed by the alkaline comet assay. Regardless of exposure route, the parent PAH concentrations in the liver and muscle showed a peak level 1 day after the beginning of the exposure, followed by a decrease up to the background level towards the end of the experiment, except for the exposure to dissolved PAHs for which levels were relatively low throughout the study. As a consequence, no bioaccumulation was observed in fish tissues at the end of the experiment. In contrast, regardless of exposure routes, a rapid production of biliary metabolites was observed throughout the whole exposure experiment. This was especially true for 1-hydroxypyrene, the major metabolite of pyrene. After 6 days of recovery in clean water, a significant decrease in the total metabolite concentrations occurred in bile. Fish exposed through either route displayed a significant increase in DNA strand breaks after 4 days of exposure, and significant correlations were observed between the level of biliary PAH metabolites and the level of DNA lesions in fish erythrocytes. Overall results indicate that exposure to either a mixture of dissolved PAHs, a PAH-contaminated sediment or a dispersed oil fuel elutriate leads to biotransformation and increase in DNA damage in fish. The quantification of PAH metabolites in bile and DNA damage in erythrocytes appear to be suitable for environmental monitoring of marine pollution either in the case of accidental oil spills or sediment contamination.
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- Marie Le Dû-Lacoste
- Oceanic and Continental Environments and Paleoenvironments, EPOC, UMR 5805, CNRS, Laboratory of Physico- and Toxico-Chemistry of the Environment, LPTC, Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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Ben Othman H, Leboulanger C, Le Floc'h E, Mabrouk HH, Hlaili AS. Toxicity of benz(a)anthracene and fluoranthene to marine phytoplankton in culture: does cell size really matter? JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 243:204-211. [PMID: 23122731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The toxicity of benz(a)anthracene and fluoranthene (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs) was evaluated on seven species of marine algae in culture belonging to pico-, nano-, and microphytoplankton, exposed to increasing concentrations of up to 2 mg L(-1). The short-term (24h) toxicity was assessed using chlorophyll a fluorescence transients, linked to photosynthetic parameters. The maximum quantum yield Fv/Fm was lower at the highest concentrations tested and the toxicity thresholds were species-dependent. For acute effects, fluoranthene was more toxic than benz(a)anthracene, with LOECs of 50.6 and 186 μg L(-1), respectively. After 72 h exposure, there was a dose-dependent decrease in cell density, fluoranthene being more toxic than benz(a)anthracene. The population endpoint at 72 h was affected to a greater extent than the photosynthetic endpoint at 24h. EC50 was evaluated using the Hill model, and species sensitivity was negatively correlated to cell biovolume. The largest species tested, the dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella, was almost insensitive to either PAH. The population endpoint EC50s for fluoranthene varied from 54 μg L(-1) for the picophytoplankton Picochlorum sp. to 418 μg L(-1) for the larger diatom Chaetoceros muelleri. The size/sensitivity relationship is proposed as a useful model when there is a lack of ecotoxicological data on hazardous chemicals, especially in marine microorganisms.
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- Hiba Ben Othman
- UMR 5119 ECOSYM, CNRS-IRD-Université Montpellier II-Ifremer-Université Montpellier I, SMEL 2 rue des Chantiers, F-34200 Sète, France
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Neuparth T, Moreira SM, Santos MM, Reis-Henriques MA. Review of oil and HNS accidental spills in Europe: identifying major environmental monitoring gaps and drawing priorities. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2012; 64:1085-1095. [PMID: 22498315 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2011] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The European Atlantic area has been the scene of a number of extensive shipping incidents with immediate and potential long-term impacts to marine ecosystems. The occurrence of accidental spills at sea requires an effective response that must include a well executed monitoring programme to assess the environmental contamination and damage of the affected marine habitats. Despite a number of conventions and protocols developed by international and national authorities that focused on the preparedness and response to oil and HNS spills, much remains to be done, particularly in relation to the effectiveness of the environmental monitoring programmes implemented after oil and HNS spills. Hence, the present study reviews the status of the environmental monitoring programmes established following the major spill incidents over the last years in European waters, aiming at identifying the key monitoring gaps and drawing priorities for an effective environmental monitoring of accidental spills.
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- T Neuparth
- CIMAR/CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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Della Torre C, Tornambè A, Cappello S, Mariottini M, Perra G, Giuliani S, Amato E, Falugi C, Crisari A, Yakimov MM, Magaletti E. Modulation of CYP1A and genotoxic effects in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) exposed to weathered oil: a mesocosm study. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2012; 76:48-55. [PMID: 21963215 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 08/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess medium-term toxicity of weathered oil on European seabass. A mesocosm system reproducing an oil spill at sea was applied. Fish were collected after 48 h, 7, 30 and 60 days. Cyp1a gene transcription, EROD and UDPGT activities, bile PAHs metabolites and micronuclei frequency were investigated. A progressive disappearance of low molecular weight n-alkanes and PAHs in the water of the mesocosm occurred during the experimentation. Fishes exposed to oil displayed a significant increase of cyp1a expression and EROD activity during the entire experiment as well as higher concentrations of PAHs metabolites in bile. Micronulei frequency resulted significantly higher during all experiment in oil exposed sea bass compared to controls. The results highlight the environmental risk associated with the release of oil products at sea and confirm the adopted parameters as useful tools for studying the impact of accidental oil spills on fish.
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- Camilla Della Torre
- Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti", University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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