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Kotsiri M, Kleidas I, Kogiannou D, Vryonides K, Papadouli C, Golomazou E, Rigos G. Evaluation of the long-term effects of formaldehyde on the physiology of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilusgalloprovincialis. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:143190. [PMID: 39197683 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024]
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Formalin baths are the most widely used treatment for ectoparasitic fish diseases. Nonetheless, their use in fish cages has been blamed for a number of problems. Although a considerable amount of literature has been produced on the short-term toxic effects of formaldehyde, there is virtually no data on the long-term side effects of the compound on non-target organisms. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to assess the long-term formaldehyde toxicity in Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, a common sentinel species that inhabits the area surrounding cage farms. Mussels were kept in a laboratory microenvironment at 20 ± 1 °C for 21 days and exposed to two different formaldehyde concentrations during experimentation: a low dose (L; 40 ppb) based on formaldehyde field measurements in the vicinity of Mediterranean cages, and a high dose (H; 400 ppb) generated by a factor of 10 of the previous dose. A multi-biomarker approach that included antioxidant enzymes such as catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxidation (MDA), lysosomal stability (NRRT), genotoxicity tests, condition index (CI), and stress on stress (SoS), was used to evaluate the toxicity of formaldehyde on mussels. The results of the selected tests indicate that formaldehyde does not cause chronic toxicity in mussels subjected to commonly measured concentrations in the aquatic environment following formalin bath treatments. Despite being defined as reversible, the stress brought by the high dose used seems to reduce the antioxidant activity of the tested organism. The significance of this research lies in its contribution to understanding the wider ecological effects of formaldehyde exposure. Moreover, the results highlight the need for further research on other non-target marine organisms to fully understand the cumulative effects of formaldehyde on marine ecosystems.
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- Mado Kotsiri
- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 Athinon - Souniou Ave, 19013, Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 Athinon - Souniou Ave, 19013, Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 Athinon - Souniou Ave, 19013, Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 Athinon - Souniou Ave, 19013, Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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- Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment - Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Str., Volos, 38446, Greece.
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- Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment - Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Str., Volos, 38446, Greece.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 Athinon - Souniou Ave, 19013, Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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Sadee BA, Galali Y, Zebari SMS. Recent developments in speciation and determination of arsenic in marine organisms using different analytical techniques. A review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:21563-21589. [PMID: 38979458 PMCID: PMC11228943 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03000a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Marine organisms play a vital role as the main providers of essential and functional food. Yet they also constitute the primary pathway through which humans are exposed to total arsenic (As) in their diets. Since it is well known that the toxicity of this metalloid ultimately depends on its chemical forms, speciation in As is an important issue. Most relevant articles about arsenic speciation have been investigated. This extended not only from general knowledge about As but also the toxicity and health related issues resulting from exposure to these As species from the food ecosystem. There can be enormous side effects originating from exposure to As species that must be measured quantitatively. Therefore, various convenient approaches have been developed to identify different species of As in marine samples. Different extraction strategies have been utilized based on the As species of interest including water, methanol and mixtures of both, and many other extraction agents have been explained in this article. Furthermore, details of hyphenated techniques which are available for detecting these As species have been documented, especially the most versatile and applied technique including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
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- Bashdar Abuzed Sadee
- Department of Food Technology, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University-Erbil Erbil Kurdistan Region Iraq
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Cihan University-Erbil Erbil Iraq
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- Department of Food Technology, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University-Erbil Erbil Kurdistan Region Iraq
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Cihan University-Erbil Erbil Iraq
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- Department of Animal Resource, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University-Erbil Erbil Kurdistan Region Iraq
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Cihan University-Erbil Erbil Iraq
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Guendouzi Y, Benhalima M, Serbah I, Fara M, Fowler SW, Boulahdid M, Soualili DL. A novel approach to assess temporal baseline levels of trace metal contamination in the mussel M. galloprovincialis in the Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Seas. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 202:116367. [PMID: 38621353 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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This study reports, for the first time, the baseline levels for fifteen trace metals in M. galloprovincialis tissue from around the Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Seas. The environmental quality in the surrounding seawater was assessed i.e., a mussel farm was investigated by using CF and DC indices, and the water quality was qualified as good for the aquacultural activities. A strong Cu-regulation in the transplanted mussels was observed and it ranged between 3.20 and 3.60 μg/g d.w. The highest bioavailability and bioconcentration of the particulate Fe fraction could present a health risk to consumers with a low risk level (1 < THQ < 9.9). Cr is considered the limiting metal for mussel consumption (< 2 kg/day). The metal contamination gradient was assessed using TEPI and TESVI indices that identified seven reference stations on the large scale and revealed that Cd is the most investigated metal in the literature databases, and found that Pb was the most bioavailable contaminant in the areas examined.
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- Yassine Guendouzi
- Laboratory Management and Valorization of Agricultural and Aquatic Ecosystems, Science Institute, University Center of Tipaza Morsli Abdallah, Oued Merzoug 42200, Tipaza, Algeria.
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- Laboratory Management and Valorization of Agricultural and Aquatic Ecosystems, Science Institute, University Center of Tipaza Morsli Abdallah, Oued Merzoug 42200, Tipaza, Algeria
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- Laboratory Management and Valorization of Agricultural and Aquatic Ecosystems, Science Institute, University Center of Tipaza Morsli Abdallah, Oued Merzoug 42200, Tipaza, Algeria
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- Laboratory Management and Valorization of Agricultural and Aquatic Ecosystems, Science Institute, University Center of Tipaza Morsli Abdallah, Oued Merzoug 42200, Tipaza, Algeria
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA
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- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Laboratory (ECOSYSMarL), National Higher School of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management (ENSSMAL), BP19, university Campus of Dely Ibrahim, Bois des Cars, 16320 Algiers, Algeria
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, POBox 300 Avenue Hossine Hamadou, 27000 Mostaganem, Algeria
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Andrade M, Soares AMVM, Solé M, Pereira E, Freitas R. Assessing the impact of terbium on Mytilus galloprovincialis: Metabolic and oxidative stress responses. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139299. [PMID: 37353169 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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The increasing demand for electric and electronic equipment has led to a rise in potentially hazardous electronic waste, including rare-earth elements (REEs), such as terbium (Tb), which have been already detected in aquatic systems. This study investigated the biochemical effects of anthropogenic Tb on mussels over a 28-day period. The mussels were exposed to different concentrations of Tb (0, 5, 10, 20, 40 μg/L), and biomarkers related to metabolism, oxidative stress, cellular damage, and neurotoxicity were evaluated. Bioaccumulation of Tb in the mussels' tissue increased with exposure concentrations, but the bioconcentration factor remained similar between treatments. Exposure to Tb enhanced glycogen consumption and decreased metabolic capacity which could be seen as a physiological adaptation to limit Tb accumulation. Antioxidant defenses and glutathione S-transferases showed a more complex dose-response, with enzymatic responses increasing until 10 μg/L but then returning to control levels at 20 μg/L. At 40 μg/L, enzymatic responses were also enhanced but to a lower extent than at 10 μg/L. The presence of Tb had clearly an inhibitory effect on biotransformation enzymes such as carboxylesterases in a dose-dependent manner. Likely, thanks to biochemical and physiological adaptations, no cellular damage or neurotoxicity was observed in any treatments, confirming the mussels' ability to tolerate Tb exposure. Nevertheless, prolonged exposure to these concentrations could lead to harmful consequences when facing other environmental stressors, such as misallocating energy resources for growth, reproduction, and defense mechanisms.
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- Madalena Andrade
- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Recursos Marinos Renovables, Instituto de Ciencias Del Mar ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Coppola F, Russo T, Soares AMVM, Marques PAAP, Polese G, Pereira E, Freitas R. The influence of salinity on the toxicity of remediated seawater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:32967-32987. [PMID: 35022978 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17745-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is one of the most hazardous pollutants, due to its toxicity, biological magnification and worldwide persistence in aquatic systems. Thus, new efficient nanotechnologies (e.g. graphene oxide functionalized with polyethyleneimine (GO-PEI)) have been developed to remove this metal from the water. Aquatic environments, in particular transitional systems, are also subjected to disturbances resulting from climate change, such as salinity shifts. Salinity is one of the most relevant factors that influences the distribution and survival of aquatic species such as mussels. To our knowledge, no studies assessed the ecotoxicological impairments induced in marine organisms exposed to remediate seawater (RSW) under different salinity levels. For this, the focus of the present study was to evaluate the effects of seawater previously contaminated with Hg and remediated with GO-PEI, using the species Mytilus galloprovincialis, maintained at three different salinities (30, 20 and 40). The results obtained demonstrated similar histopathological and metabolic alterations, oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in mussels under RSW treatment at stressful salinity conditions (20 and 40) in comparison to control salinity (30). On the other hand, the present findings revealed toxicological effects including cellular damage and histopathological impairments in mussels exposed to Hg contaminated seawater in comparison to non-contaminated ones, at each salinity level. Overall, these results confirm the high efficiency of GO-PEI to sorb Hg from water with no noticeable toxic effects even under different salinities, leading to consider it a promising eco-friendly approach to remediate contaminated water.
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- Francesca Coppola
- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering & TEMA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Liu S, Xiao Q, Wang F, Zhong S, Chen Y, Guo Y, Su K, Huang M, Chen X, Zhu Z, Lu S. Arsenic speciation in shellfish from South China Sea: Levels, estimated daily intake and health risk assessment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 178:113651. [PMID: 35447439 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The purposes of this study were to measure the concentrations of arsenic speciation in shellfish from South China Sea and evaluate the health risk by local residents through shellfish consumption. The median concentrations (in wet weight) of arsenic speciation in shellfish samples were in the following order: AsB (16.0 mg·kg-1) > DMA (1.30 mg·kg-1) > AsV (0.23 mg·kg-1) > AsC (0.08 mg·kg-1) > AsIII (0.05 mg·kg-1) > MMA (0.01 mg·kg-1). Among shellfish species, Mactra mera and Babylonia areolata were found to accumulate iAs and AsB, respectively. The target hazard quotient values of iAs (THQiAs) in all shellfish samples were lower than 1. However, the carcinogenic risk values of iAs (CRiAs) in the Mactra mera, Mytilus galloprovincialis and Pinctada margaritifera were beyond the acceptable range, implying that continuous exposure to iAs pollution via the consumption of these shellfish would pose a potential cancer risk to local consumers.
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- Shan Liu
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guiyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang 550003, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Longhua District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518054, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Quality & Safety Inspection and Research, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Shezhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Santos-Echeandía J, Campillo JA, Egea JA, Guitart C, González CJ, Martínez-Gómez C, León VM, Rodríguez-Puente C, Benedicto J. The influence of natural vs anthropogenic factors on trace metal(loid) levels in the Mussel Watch programme: Two decades of monitoring in the Spanish Mediterranean sea. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 169:105382. [PMID: 34119919 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The spatial distribution and temporal trends of trace metals (i.e. Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn) and a metalloid (i.e. As) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast from 1993 to 2013 are presented with a new estimation of their background levels monitored using wild mussels. Over a 20 years period, yearly mussel monitoring was undertaken with a rigorous field sampling protocol using 3 pooled samples strategy (3 x n = 80, with 8 mussels in the 3.0 to 3.9 size categories at each site), obtained in the pre-spawning period (May-June) to minimize biological factors and seasonal variability, which is a fundamental element of the international programme. Spatial distribution was characterized every 5 years and temporal trends were determined in 11 locations. The main aims of the present long term study are to evaluate the environmental status of different coastal locations regarding trace metal levels and follow the evolution of these levels over time after the implementation of regulatory measures. Regarding spatial distribution, the highest values for Cd, Cu, Hg and Pb were found close to known highly anthopogenic cities or shipyard areas. However, As and Zn did not strictly follow this pattern, showing natural increased concentrations in the Levantine Balearic and Strait of Gibraltar-Alboran Sea demarcations respectively. These distributions are associated with the conjunction of two geological formation inputs (Massif Central in France and Iberian Pyritic Belt in Spain) and the oceanographic conditions in the adjacent coastal area. In the case of temporal trends, metal concentrations decreased significantly over time in most stations, confirming the effectiveness of the regulatory measures and prohibitions established under European legislation. Concentrations of Pb were above the established thresholds for human consumption in only 12-14% of the sampling areas. With the information obtained for this study, we estimate background concentrations and propose new Background Assesment Criteria (BAC) for the Spanish Mediterranean coast as a threshold criterion: 1.62 mg/kg d.w. for Cd, 8.75 mg/kg d.w. for Cu, 0.202 mg/kg d.w. for Hg and 2.83 mg/kg d.w. for Pb. Exceptions should exist for As and Zn, for which there should be different levels in each demarcation, due to the geological, hydrological and oceanographic peculiarities of the Spanish coast. For the Levantine-Balearic demarcation, the proposed background concentrations are 117 mg/kg d.w. for As and 200 mg/kg d.w. for Zn., whereas in the Strait of Gibraltar-Alboran Sea demarcation, they are 27.5 mg/kg d.w. for As, and 471 mg/kg d.w. for Zn. This work demonstrates the vital importance of defining the background levels of metal(loid)s at a regional or subregional level because, for areas not affected by anthropogenic causes which have high values as the result of natural processes, this would avoid the risk of constantly surpassing the levels proposed in directives.
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- Juan Santos-Echeandía
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida a Radio Faro 50, Vigo, 36390, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero, 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia 30740, Spain
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- Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia. Spain, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero, 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia 30740, Spain
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- Division of Naval Support and Oceanography, Marine Hydrographic Institute (IHM), Spanish Navy. Plaza San Severiano 3, 11007 Cádiz, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero, 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia 30740, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero, 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia 30740, Spain
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- Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Santander, Promontorio San Martín s/n, 39004 Santander, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero, 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia 30740, Spain
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Mitrić M, Ramšak A. Sampling Site Specific Biomarker Responses in Mediterranean Mussels from the Adriatic Sea. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2021; 106:310-317. [PMID: 33433632 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-03083-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aims to explore the spatial and temporal patterns in biomarker responses during early spring and late summer in Mytilus galloprovincialis using samples from two Adriatic Sea ecosystems between 2009 and 2012. The condition index was higher in September at all sampling sites and suggests that mussels can store energy during summer for wintertime spawning and survival through the winter. Over the entire study period, higher values of metallothioneins indicated sites with higher levels of heavy metals (Boka Kotorska Bay), while acetylcholine esterase activity was inhibited at the Gulf of Trieste. Genotoxicity was similar among sampling sites. We summarized biomarker responses in a stress index, IBRv2, and found that sampling sites in the Gulf of Trieste had lower stress levels while the highest stress levels were detected in the Boka Kotorska Bay.
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- Milena Mitrić
- Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, P.O. Box 69, 85330, Kotor, Montenegro
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornače 41, 6330, Piran, Slovenia.
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Coppola F, Bessa A, Henriques B, Russo T, Soares AMVM, Figueira E, Marques PAAP, Polese G, Di Cosmo A, Pereira E, Freitas R. Oxidative stress, metabolic and histopathological alterations in mussels exposed to remediated seawater by GO-PEI after contamination with mercury. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2020; 243:110674. [PMID: 32058044 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The modern technology brought new engineering materials (e.g. nanostructured materials) with advantageous characteristics such as a high capacity to decontaminate water from pollutants (for example metal(loid)s). Among those innovative materials the synthesis of nanostructured materials (NSMs) based on graphene as graphene oxide (GO) functionalized with polyethyleneimine (GO-PEI) had a great success due to their metal removal capacity from water. However, research dedicated to environmental risks related to the application of these materials is still non-existent. To evaluate the impacts of such potential stressors, benthic species can be a good model as they are affected by several environmental constraints. Particularly, the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis has been identified by several authors as a bioindicator that responds quickly to environmental disturbances, with a wide spatial distribution and economic relevance. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the impacts caused in M. galloprovincialis by seawater previously contaminated by Hg and decontaminated using GO-PEI. For this, histopathological and biochemical alterations were examined. This study demonstrated that mussels exposed to the contaminant (Hg), the decontaminant (GO-PEI) and the combination of both (Hg + GO-PEI) presented an increment of histopathological, oxidative stress and metabolic alterations if compared to organisms under remediated seawater and control conditions The present findings highlight the possibility to remediate seawater with nanoparticles for environmental safety purposes.
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- Francesca Coppola
- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- TEMA & Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Italy
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- TEMA & Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Italy
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- CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal.
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Bajt O, Ramšak A, Milun V, Andral B, Romanelli G, Scarpato A, Mitrić M, Kupusović T, Kljajić Z, Angelidis M, Ҫullaj A, Galgani F. Assessing chemical contamination in the coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea using active mussel biomonitoring with Mytilus galloprovincialis. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 141:283-298. [PMID: 30955736 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The MYTIAD project focused on the assessment of chemical contamination (metals, PAHs, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides) in the Adriatic coastal waters by active mussel watching. Its purpose was harmonising and standardising strategies and methodologies used to assess the contamination status of the Adriatic Sea, in the framework of the WFD, the MSFD and UNEP/MAP Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme. Data on metals pointed out some hotspots along the eastern and western Adriatic Sea coasts, with the highest values of total PAH concentration detected in Split, Trieste, and Taranto (Ionian Sea). PCB and endrin contamination was higher in the Adriatic Sea than in the western Mediterranean Sea. This is the first comprehensive overview of contamination in the Adriatic Sea with critical comparisons of related studies over the Mediterranean Sea. It provides a useful harmonised dataset to support a coordinated definition of baselines, targets and thresholds, and further management of chemical contamination.
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- Oliver Bajt
- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Sedimentology of the Sea, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- IFREMER, VIGIES, ZI Brégaillon, 83507 La Seyne-sur-Mer, France.
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- University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, Dobrota bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro.
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- Hydro-Engineering Institute Sarajevo, Stjepana Tomica 1, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, Dobrota bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Albania.
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- IFREMER, LER PAC, ZI Brégaillon, 83507 La Seyne-sur-Mer, France.
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Andrade M, De Marchi L, Pretti C, Chiellini F, Morelli A, Figueira E, Rocha RJM, Soares AMVM, Freitas R. The impacts of warming on the toxicity of carbon nanotubes in mussels. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 145:11-21. [PMID: 30771907 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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With the increased production and research on nanoparticles, the presence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in aquatic systems is very likely to increase. Although it has been shown that CNTs may cause toxicity in marine organisms, to our knowledge, the possible impacts under global temperature increase is still unknown. For this reason, biochemical and physiological impacts induced in Mytilus galloprovincialis due to the presence of functionalized multi-walled CNTs (f-MWCNTs) and increased temperature were investigated in the present study. The mussels exposed to increased temperature alone presented higher metabolic capacity and expenditure of glycogen as an energy resource to fuel up defense mechanisms and thus preventing oxidative damage. Contrarily, organisms exposed to f-MWCNTs alone seemed not stressed enough to demonstrate differences in the metabolism capacity. Furthermore, f-MWCNTs seemed not able to significantly activate their antioxidant and biotransformation enzymes, which in turn may led to oxidative damage in the cells especially when organisms were exposed to a warmer temperature. In fact, at higher temperature, the antioxidant response of organisms exposed to f-MWCNTs was not effective and oxidative damage levels were observed. Nevertheless, no additive or synergetic effects were observed when mussels were exposed to both stressors simultaneously.
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- Madalena Andrade
- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, 56122, Italy; Consortium for the Interuniversity Center of Marine Biology and Applied Ecology, Livorno, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Udr INSTM Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Udr INSTM Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Bajc Z, Kirbiš A. Trace Element Concentrations in Mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia. J Food Prot 2019; 82:429-434. [PMID: 30794465 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The concentrations of the trace elements zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and iron (Fe) were examined in Mediterranean blue mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Northern Adriatic Sea to determine whether there were site differences and seasonal variations in metal concentrations and to evaluate the potential health risks of consumption of these mussels to humans. Mussels were collected between January and October 2015 from three Slovenian shellfish harvesting areas and from a lighthouse near Debeli Rtič. The concentrations of elements were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The amount of each element decreased in the following order: Fe > Zn > (As, Mn) > (Cu, Cr) > (Ni, Co) > (Cd, Pb) > Hg. Statistical analysis revealed that time, that is, the month of sampling, significantly affected the concentrations of elements in mussels ( P < 0.05). The concentrations of Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Hg, and Pb were highest between January and March and lowest between May and September. The concentrations of other elements in mussels were not higher or lower for several consecutive months, but occasionally (some months) lower or higher content was detected. The sampling site had a statistically significant effect only on the content of Cd, Pb, and Hg in mussels ( P < 0.05). The lowest level of these elements was found in mussels from Seča, and the highest levels of Hg and Pb were found in mussels from Debeli Rtič. Debeli Rtič is, among all sampling points, closest to the outflow of the Soča River that brings heavy metals into the Northern Adriatic Sea from a closed Hg mine. Because the concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Hg in all analyzed samples were below the maximum level permitted by Commission Regulation No 1881/2006, mussels were suitable for human consumption.
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- Zlatka Bajc
- University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Institute for Food Safety, Feed and Environment, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Institute for Food Safety, Feed and Environment, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Andrade M, De Marchi L, Soares AMVM, Rocha RJM, Figueira E, Freitas R. Are the effects induced by increased temperature enhanced in Mytilus galloprovincialis submitted to air exposure? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 647:431-440. [PMID: 30086495 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Intertidal mussel species are frequently exposed to changes of environmental parameters related to tidal regimes that include a multitude of stressors that they must avoid or tolerate by developing adaptive strategies. In particular, besides air exposure during low tides, intertidal mussels are also subjected to warming and, consequently, to higher risk of desiccation. However, scarce information is available regarding the responses of mussels to tidal regimes, particularly in the presence of other stressors such as increased temperature. Investigating the impacts of such combination of conditions will allow to understand the possible impacts that both factors interaction may generate to these intertidal organisms. To this end, the present study evaluated the impacts of different temperatures (18 °C and 21 °C) on Mytilus galloprovincialis when continuously submersed or exposed to a tidal regime for 14 days. Results showed that in mussels exposed to increased temperature under submersion conditions, the stress induced was enough to activate mussels' antioxidant defenses (namely glutathione peroxidase, GPx), preventing oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation, LPO; protein carbonylation, PC). In mussels exposed to tides at control temperature, metabolic capacity increased (electron transport system activity, ETS), and GPx was induced, despite resulting in increased LPO levels. Moreover, the combination of tides and temperature increase led to a significant decrease of lipid (LIP) content, activation of antioxidant defenses (superoxide dismutase, SOD; GPx) and increase of oxidized glutathione (GSSG), despite these mechanisms were not sufficient to prevent increased cellular damage. Therefore, the combination of increased temperature and air exposure induced higher oxidative stress in mussels. These findings indicate that increasing global warming could be more impacting to intertidal organisms compared to organisms continuously submersed. Furthermore, our results indicate that air exposure can act as a confounding factor when assessing the impacts of different stressors in organisms living in coastal systems.
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- Madalena Andrade
- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Andrade M, De Marchi L, Pretti C, Chiellini F, Morelli A, Soares AMVM, Rocha RJM, Figueira E, Freitas R. Are the impacts of carbon nanotubes enhanced in Mytilus galloprovincialis submitted to air exposure? AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2018; 202:163-172. [PMID: 30048902 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Intertidal species are frequently exposed to environmental changes associated with multiple stressors, which they must either avoid or tolerate by developing physiological and biochemical strategies. Some of the natural environmental changes are related with the tidal cycle which forces organisms to tolerate the differences between an aquatic and an aerial environment. Furthermore, in these environments, organisms are also subjected to pollutants from anthropogenic sources. The present study evaluated the impacts in Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (0.01 mg/L MWCNTs) when continuously submersed or exposed to tides (5 h of low tide, 7 h of high tide) for 14 days. Our results demonstrated that mussels were physiologically and biochemically affected by MWCNTs, especially when exposed to tides. In fact, when only exposed to the carbon nanoparticles or only exposed to tides, the stress induced was not enough to activate mussels' antioxidant defenses which resulted in oxidative damage. However, when mussels were exposed to the combination of tides and MWCNTs increased metabolism was observed, associated with a possible higher production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to a significant increase in the activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, SOD and glutathione peroxide, GPx) and oxidized glutathione content (GSSG), preventing the occurrence of cellular damage, expressed as no lipid peroxidation (LPO) or protein carbonylation (PC). Therefore, organisms seemed to be able to tolerate MWCNTs and air exposure during tidal regime; however, the combination of both stressors induced higher oxidative stress. These findings indicate that the increasing presence of carbon nanoparticles in marine ecosystems can induce higher toxic impacts in intertidal organisms compared to organisms continuously submerged. Also, our results may indicate that air exposure can act as a cofounding factor on the assessment of different stressors in organisms living in coastal systems.
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- Madalena Andrade
- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, 56122, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Udr INSTM Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Udr INSTM Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Sifi K, Soltani N. Seasonal changes of two biomarkers of oxidative stress (LDH, MDA) in the edible mollusc Donax trunculus (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Gulf of Annaba (Algeria): correlation with carbohydrate and lipid contents. MOLLUSCAN RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2018.1499389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Karima Sifi
- Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, University Badji Mokhtar of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, University Badji Mokhtar of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria
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Ruelas-Inzunza J, Šlejkovec Z, Mazej D, Fajon V, Horvat M, Ramos-Osuna M. Bioaccumulation of As, Hg, and Se in tunas Thunnus albacares and Katsuwonus pelamis from the Eastern Pacific: tissue distribution and As speciation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:19499-19509. [PMID: 29730759 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2166-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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With the aim of knowing the distribution of As, Hg, and Se in skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis, Linnaeus, 1758) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, Bonnaterre, 1788) from the Eastern Pacific, elemental concentrations were determined in the muscle and liver; As species were also analyzed in the stomach content. Additionally, health risk for consumers was assessed. For both tunas, levels of As and Se were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the liver than in the muscle. In K. pelamis, Hg concentrations in the muscle were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than those in the liver. In T. albacares, As, Hg, and Se showed a trend to increase with fish dimensions. Arsenic extractability was better in the muscle than in the liver of both species; in K. pelamis, As species were better extracted than in T. albacares. In both tuna species, the most extractable arsenic was arsenobetaine (AsB) and a minor part was dimethylarsinic acid (DMA). The liver contained mainly AsB with some DMA and arsenocholine (AsC). Hazard indexes (HI) indicated no risk from Hg and Se intake through these tuna species. Considering the individual contribution to the HI, Hg contributed more (80 to 86%) than Se. In the context of health risk, none of the As and Hg values were above the permissible limits; however, two samples of T. albacares (9%) and three samples of K. pelamis (12%) had Se concentrations over the limits. If Hg and Se in the edible portion of tuna are considered under the approach of the HBVSe, tuna consumption is beneficial.
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- Jorge Ruelas-Inzunza
- Technological Institute of Mazatlán, Corsario 1 No. 203, Col Urías, 82070, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Technological Institute of Mazatlán, Corsario 1 No. 203, Col Urías, 82070, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Andrade M, Soares A, Figueira E, Freitas R. Biochemical changes in mussels submitted to different time periods of air exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:8903-8913. [PMID: 29330822 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1123-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Intertidal species face multiple stressors on a daily basis due to their particular habitat. The submergence at high tide in the aquatic environment and emergence at low tide to the aerial environment, associated with a wide variation of abiotic parameters, along with anthropogenic contamination are some of the daily stresses that these organisms are exposed to. With such a dynamic environment, organisms developed strategies that allow them to avoid or tolerate these stressors. Among these species, bivalves are some of the most hypoxia tolerant, being commonly used as a biomonitoring tool due to their capacity to accumulate pollutants from the environment and reflect the imposed toxic impacts. However, when evaluating the response ability of organisms to different stressors under laboratory conditions, it is not common to consider the fact that exposure to tides can act as a confounding factor. The present study assessed the effects of air exposure on the biochemical (metabolic capacity, energy reserves, and oxidative stress related biomarkers) performance of intertidal Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels. Specimens of M. galloprovincialis were submitted once every 24 h to different periods of air exposure (3 and 6 h) for 14 days, under constant air and seawater temperature (19 ± 1 °C). Results obtained revealed that air exposure can cause biochemical changes in mussels. The present findings demonstrated that individuals exposed to air induced superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity as mechanisms to withstand the abiotic changes while mobilizing lipid content as the principal source of energy, and increasing protein content possibly as a result of an increase in the number of antioxidant defense enzymes. Moreover, individuals under air exposure suffered higher oxidative damage while showing higher metabolic rate. Results demonstrated that longer periods of air exposure induced more injuries, since individuals emerged during 6 h presented higher oxidative stress than individuals under 3 h of air exposure.
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- Madalena Andrade
- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Kanduč T, Šlejkovec Z, Falnoga I, Mori N, Budič B, Kovačić I, Pavičić-Hamer D, Hamer B. Environmental status of the NE Adriatic Sea, Istria, Croatia: Insights from mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis condition indices, stable isotopes and metal(loid)s. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2018; 126:525-534. [PMID: 28965924 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The environmental status of the marine environment in the NE Adriatic Sea was assessed, using as a bioindicator species the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819. Samples were collected seasonally from mariculture sites and from major Istrian ports between the years 2010 and 2013. The condition indices of mussels ranged from 13.3 to 20.9% at mariculture sites and from 14.3 to 23.3% at port locations. The seasonally δ13CDIC values of seawater varied between -10.9 to 0.7‰. Pollution by sewage sludge (based on δ15N values) was confirmed only in two ports. Tissue concentrations of Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Cd, and Pb were significantly higher in the tissue of the mussels collected from the ports (polluted sites). Arsenobetaine was the major As compound present in the samples and there was no significant difference in the levels of total As in mussel tissues from mariculture and port sites.
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- Tjaša Kanduč
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Department for Natural and Health Sciences, Zagrebačka 30, 52100, Croatia; Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Giordana Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
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- Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Giordana Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
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- Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Giordana Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
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Coppola F, Almeida Â, Henriques B, Soares AMVM, Figueira E, Pereira E, Freitas R. Biochemical impacts of Hg in Mytilus galloprovincialis under present and predicted warming scenarios. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 601-602:1129-1138. [PMID: 28599369 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The interest in the consequences of climate change on the physiological and biochemical functioning of marine organisms is increasing, but the indirect and interactive effects resulting from warming on bioconcentration and responsiveness to pollutants are still poorly explored, particularly in terms of cellular responses. The present study investigated the impacts of Hg in Mytilus galloprovincialis under control (17°C) and warming (21°C) conditions, assessing mussels Hg bioconcentration capacity, metabolic and oxidative status after 14 and 28days of exposure. Results obtained showed greater impacts in mussels exposed for 28days in comparison to 14days of exposure. Furthermore, our findings revealed that the increase in temperature from 17 to 21°C reduced the bioconcentration of Hg by M. galloprovincialis, which may explain higher mortality rates at 17°C in comparison to 21°C. Lower Hg concentration at 21°C in mussels tissue may result from valves closure for longer periods, identified by reduced energy reserves consumption at higher temperature, which in turn might also contributed to higher oxidative stress in organisms exposed to this condition. The highest LPO levels observed in mussels exposed to higher temperatures alone indicate that warming conditions will greatly affect M. galloprovincialis. Furthermore, the present study showed that the impacts induced by the combination of Hg and warming were similar to the ones caused by increased temperature acting alone, mainly due to increased antioxidant defenses in organisms under combined effects of Hg and warming, suggesting that warming was the factor that mostly contributed to oxidative stress in mussels. Although higher mortality was observed in individuals exposed to 17°C and Hg compared to organisms exposed to Hg at 21°C, the oxidative stress induced at higher temperature may generate negative consequences on mussels reproductive and feeding capacity, growth and, consequently, on population maintenance and dynamics.
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- Francesca Coppola
- Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Chemistry Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research , Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Chemistry Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Strungaru SA, Nicoara M, Teodosiu C, Micu D, Plavan G. Toxic metals biomonitoring based on prey-predator interactions and environmental forensics techniques: A study at the Romanian-Ukraine cross border of the Black Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 124:321-330. [PMID: 28751028 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Marine cross-border areas are ideal for monitoring pollutants so as to increase ecosystems protection. This study was conducted at the Romanian-Ukraine border of the Black Sea to reveal evidence of contamination with toxic metals based on biomonitoring of: cadmium, lead, total chromium, nickel and copper at different water depths and prey-predator interactions, combined with environmental forensics techniques of biological sampling and separation in witnesses size groups. The species used were Mytilus galloprovincialis L. and Rapana venosa V. collected at 17.5m, 28m and 35m depth. An atomic absorption spectrometer with a high-resolution continuum source and graphite furnace was used for toxic metals quantification in various samples: sediments, soft tissue, stomach content, muscular leg, hepatopancreas. The best sample type, based on the pathology of metal location and bioaccumulation, is the hepatopancreas from R. venosa that proved a significant decrease of cadmium and lead at lower depths.
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- Stefan-Adrian Strungaru
- "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Department of Research, Faculty of Biology, 700505, Iasi, Romania
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- "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, 700505, Iasi, Romania
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- "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, 73, "Prof. Dr. D. Mangeron" Street, 700050, Iasi, Romania.
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- National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa", 900581, Constanta, Romania
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- "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, 700505, Iasi, Romania
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Cocci P, Capriotti M, Mosconi G, Palermo FA. Transcriptional variations in biomarkers of Mytilus galloprovincialis sampled from Central Adriatic coastal waters (Marche region, Italy). Biomarkers 2017; 22:537-547. [DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2017.1315614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Paolo Cocci
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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Doe K, Mroz R, Tay KL, Burley J, Teh S, Chen S. Biological effects of gold mine tailings on the intertidal marine environment in Nova Scotia, Canada. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 114:64-76. [PMID: 27697321 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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From 1861 to the 1940s, gold was produced from 64 mining districts in Nova Scotia, where mercury amalgamation was the dominant method for the extraction of gold from ore until the 1880s. As a result, wastes (tailings) from the milling process were contaminated by mercury and were high in naturally occurring arsenic. In 2004 and 2005, sediments, water and mollusc tissues were collected from 29 sampling stations at nine former gold mining areas along the Atlantic coastline and were analysed for arsenic and mercury. The resulting data were compared with environmental quality guidelines. Samples indicated high potential risk of adverse effects in the intertidal environments of Seal Harbour, Wine Harbour and Harrigan Cove. Arsenic in Seal Harbour was bioavailable, resulting in high concentrations of arsenic in soft-shell clam tissues. Mercury concentrations in tissues were below guidelines. This paper presents results of the sampling programs and implications of these findings.
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- K Doe
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, Canada.
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- University of California-Davis, Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, One Shields Avenue, 1321 Haring Hall, Davis, CA 95616-8732, USA.
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Dartmouth Laboratory, 1992 Agency Drive, PO Box 1060, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 3Z7, Canada.
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Faggio C, Pagano M, Alampi R, Vazzana I, Felice MR. Cytotoxicity, haemolymphatic parameters, and oxidative stress following exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of quaternium-15 in Mytilus galloprovincialis. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 180:258-265. [PMID: 27750119 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The presence of a xenobiotic in the environment can often represent a risk for living organisms. Quaternium-15, a preservative, is one of the most used substances and is added to several cosmetics and other industrial products. For this reason,kwowing the bio-indicator of the marine environment, the toxicological effects potentially elicited by this preservative on the marine invertebrate Mytilus galloprovincialis were studied. The results of this work confirm that quaternium-15, used at 0.1 and 1mg/l concentrations, while metabolized in M. galloprovincialis, causes a decrease in cellular viability, and remarkable changes to the defense and antioxidant system. In fact, haemocyte viability is dramatically reduced, and haemolymphatic parameter measurements indicate a stress on the animal. Moreover, an increase in radical species production, in Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Species (TBARS) concentration, and in the Heat Shock Protein 70 amount, were observed in hepatopancreas. These changes suggest that the antioxidant systems are activated to overwhelm the oxidative damage induced by quaternium-15. Quaternium-15 jeopardizes both the defense and antioxidant systems. These results provide essential information with the biological fate of quaternium-15 in aquatic organisms, and confirm that biomarkers represent an important tool for modern environmental assessments as they can help with the prediction of pollutants involved in the monitoring program.
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- Caterina Faggio
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy
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- Experimental Zooprofilatic Institute of Sicily "A. Mirri", Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy
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Krishnakumar PK, Qurban MA, Stiboller M, Nachman KE, Joydas TV, Manikandan KP, Mushir SA, Francesconi KA. Arsenic and arsenic species in shellfish and finfish from the western Arabian Gulf and consumer health risk assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 566-567:1235-1244. [PMID: 27277209 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This study reports the levels of total arsenic and arsenic species in marine biota such as clams (Meretrix meretrix; N=21) and pearl oyster (Pinctada radiata; N=5) collected from nine costal sites in Jan 2014, and cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis; N=8), shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus; N=1), and seven commercially important finfish species (N=23) collected during Apr-May 2013 from seven offshore sites in the western Arabian Gulf. Total As and As species such as dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), arsenobetaine (AB), trimethylarsine oxide (TMAO), arsenocholine (AC), tetramethylarsonium ion (Tetra), arsenosugar-glycerol (As-Gly) and inorganic As (iAs) were determined by using ICPMS and HPLC/ICPMS. In bivalves, the total As concentrations ranged from 16 to 118mg/kg dry mass; the toxic iAs fraction contributed on average less than 0.8% of the total As, while the nontoxic AB fraction formed around 58%. Total As concentrations for the remaining seafood (cuttlefish, shrimp and finfish) ranged from 11 to 134mg/kg dry mass and the iAs and AB fractions contributed on average 0.03% and 81% respectively of the total As. There was no significant relationship between the tissue concentrations of total As and iAs in the samples. There was also no significant relationship between As levels in seafood and geographical location or salinity of the waters from which samples were collected. Based on our results, we recommend introducing a maximum permissible level of arsenic in seafood from the Gulf based on iAs content rather than based on total As. Our analyses of cancer risks and non-cancer hazards identified non-negligible risks and the potential for hazards; the greatest risks were identified for expatriate consumers of bivalves and high-end consumers of seafood. Despite this, many uncertainties remain that would be best addressed by further analyses.
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- Periyadan K Krishnakumar
- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry-Analytical Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry-Analytical Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Joksimović D, Castelli A, Mitrić M, Martinović R, Perošević A, Nikolić M, Stanković S. Metal Pollution and Ecotoxicology of the Boka Kotorska Bay. THE HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/698_2016_40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Šlejkovec Z, Stajnko A, Falnoga I, Lipej L, Mazej D, Horvat M, Faganeli J. Bioaccumulation of arsenic species in rays from the northern Adriatic Sea. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:22073-91. [PMID: 25470025 PMCID: PMC4284695 DOI: 10.3390/ijms151222073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The difference in arsenic concentration and speciation between benthic (Pteromylaeus bovinus, Myliobatis aquila) and pelagic rays (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) from the northern Adriatic Sea (Gulf of Trieste) in relation to their size (age) was investigated. High arsenic concentrations were found in both groups with tendency of more efficient arsenic accumulation in benthic species, particularly in muscle (32.4 to 362 µg·g−1 of total arsenic). This was attributed to species differences in arsenic access, uptake and retention. In liver most arsenic was present in a form of arsenobetaine, dimethylarsinic acid and arsenoipids, whereas in muscle mainly arsenobetaine was found. The good correlations between total arsenic/arsenobetaine and size reflect the importance of accumulation of arsenobetaine with age. Arsenobetaine is an analogue of glycine betaine, a known osmoregulator in marine animals and both are very abundant in mussels, representing an important source of food for benthic species P. bovinus and M. aquila.
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- Zdenka Šlejkovec
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Marine Biology Station, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, Piran 6330, Slovenia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Marine Biology Station, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, Piran 6330, Slovenia.
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