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Gilmour ME, Lewis PJ, Paige T, Lavers JL. Persistent organic pollutant (POPs) concentrations from great-winged petrels nesting in Western Australia. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 168:112396. [PMID: 33894588 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Marine animals that traverse coastal and offshore environments are potentially exposed to multiple sources of pollution. Baseline data of pollutant concentrations of these fauna are needed in remote areas as human populations grow and economic development increases because changes may affect local wildlife in unforeseen ways. Persistent organic pollutant (POPs) concentrations were quantified in an understudied seabird, the great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera), that breeds in southern Western Australia. Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) were measured in adults. Total POPs concentrations ranged 5.6-46.4 ng g-1 ww. The most frequently detected POPs were the dichlorodiethyltrichloroethane (DDT) metabolite 4,4'DDE, the PCB CB-28, and the BFR polybrominated diphenyl ether BDE-99. These results contribute to the limited POPs data in marine fauna in this remote region, and the Southern Hemisphere, adding to the growing body of evidence that remote regions are affected by global trends of POPs distributions.
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- Morgan E Gilmour
- Ocean Sciences Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004, Australia.
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- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (EnSuRe), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (EnSuRe), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004, Australia
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Morrone M, Cappelletti NE, Tatone LM, Astoviza MJ, Colombo JC. The use of biomimetic tools for water quality monitoring: passive samplers versus sentinel organisms. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:114. [PMID: 33547984 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-08856-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To evaluate the performance of artificial and biological integrative sampling strategies, dissolved concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and metals (Cu and Mn) were measured with passive sampler devices (PSD) enclosing hydrophobic and chelating phases, and Asiatic clams were transplanted to a polluted area in the Rio de la Plata. Water concentrations based on PSD were compared with spot water samples collected at 0, 15, 32, and 63 days of exposition. PCBs and metals displayed linear accumulation kinetics both in PSDs and bivalves, but with different slopes. PCBs slopes were 2-27 times higher in bivalves (0.3-7.9 vs. 0.1-2.6 ng g-1 d-1 in PSDs) reflecting active filtration and uptake from particles, colloids, and dissolved phase, whereas metal slopes were 2.5-11 times lower in bivalves (0.04-0.18 vs. 0.10-2.00 μg g-1 d-1 in PSDs) suggesting metal bioregulation. Truly dissolved PCB concentrations from PSD (4.0-6.9 ng.l-1) represented average 13±4 % of PCB concentrations from filtered spot water samples reflecting the operational discrimination of the PSD diffusion membrane on competing dissolved and colloidal organic phases. In contrast, PSD dissolved Cu concentrations (2.3-8.2 μg l-1) were equivalent to the spot water values (3.2-3.8 μg l-1) suggesting that Cu speciation was adequately integrated by passive sampling. On the other hand, PSD-dissolved Mn concentrations (49±38 μg l-1) were higher (p<0.05) than those from spot water samples (7±11μg l-1) possibly due to phase changes of Mn distribution related to variable redox conditions in the water. Results evidenced that the PSDs are efficient accumulators of metals and organic compounds from the truly dissolved fraction.
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- M Morrone
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental y Biogeoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Avenida Calchaquí km 23 500, (C1888), Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Nación, San Martin 451, (C1004), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Godoy Cruz 2290, (C1425), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Grupo de Investigación en Geología Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda-Comisión Investigaciones Científicas, España 350, (B1870), Avellaneda, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental y Biogeoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Avenida Calchaquí km 23 500, (C1888), Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Godoy Cruz 2290, (C1425), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental y Biogeoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Avenida Calchaquí km 23 500, (C1888), Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental y Biogeoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Avenida Calchaquí km 23 500, (C1888), Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas, calle 10 y 526 (C1900), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Chiesa LM, Nobile M, Malandra R, Pessina D, Panseri S, Labella GF, Arioli F. Food safety traits of mussels and clams: distribution of PCBs, PBDEs, OCPs, PAHs and PFASs in sample from different areas using HRMS-Orbitrap® and modified QuEChERS extraction followed by GC-MS/MS. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2018; 35:959-971. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1434900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Luca Maria Chiesa
- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- ATS Milano-Città metropolitana, Director of Veterinary Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Quality Department, Italian retail Il Gigante SpA, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Robinson CD, Webster L, Martínez-Gómez C, Burgeot T, Gubbins MJ, Thain JE, Vethaak AD, McIntosh AD, Hylland K. Assessment of contaminant concentrations in sediments, fish and mussels sampled from the North Atlantic and European regional seas within the ICON project. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2017; 124:21-31. [PMID: 27112302 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Understanding the status of contaminants in the marine environment is a requirement of European Union Directives and the Regional Seas Conventions, so that measures to reduce pollution can be identified and their efficacy assessed. The international ICON workshop (Hylland et al., in this issue) was developed in order to test an integrated approach to assessing both contaminant concentrations and their effects. This paper describes and assesses the concentrations of trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments, mussels, and fish collected from estuarine, coastal and offshore waters from Iceland to the Mediterranean Sea. For organic contaminants, concentrations progressively increased from Iceland, to the offshore North Sea, to the coastal seas, and were highest in estuaries. Metals had a more complex distribution, reflecting local anthropogenic inputs, natural sources and hydrological conditions. Use of internationally recognised assessment criteria indicated that at no site were concentrations of all contaminants at background and that concentrations of some contaminants were of significant concern in all areas, except the central North Sea.
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- Craig D Robinson
- Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK.
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- Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, P.O. Box 22, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- IFREMER, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Rue de l'Ile d'Yeu. B.P. 21105, F-44311 Nantes, Cédex 03, France
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- Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
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- Cefas, Weymouth Laboratory, The Nothe, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, UK
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- Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066, Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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Barón E, Rudolph I, Chiang G, Barra R, Eljarrat E, Barceló D. Occurrence and behavior of natural and anthropogenic (emerging and historical) halogenated compounds in marine biota from the Coast of Concepcion (Chile). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 461-462:258-264. [PMID: 23735720 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Fifty-five biota samples from the Coast of Concepcion (Chile) were analyzed for PBDEs, emerging brominated FRs, halogenated norbornenes and naturally-occurring MeO-PBDEs. PBDEs, MeO-PBDEs and halogenated norbornenes were detected at concentration levels ranging from 11 to 170, nd to 118 and nd to 5.8 ng/g lw, respectively. However, emerging brominated FRs such as decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE), hexabromobenzene (HBB) and pentabromoethylbenzene (PBEB) were not detected in any sample. Bioaccumulation and bioconcentration processes were evaluated for the different families of compounds. Biomagnification factors (BMFs) were calculated, and some PBDE congeners (BDE-28, BDE-183 and BDE-209) as well as MeO-PBDEs presented BMF>1, being values of the naturally occurring MeO-PBDEs higher than those obtained for PBDEs. As regards halogenated norbornenes, BMF<1 were found.
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- Enrique Barón
- Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Dep. Of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Yates K, Pollard P, Davies IM, Webster L, Moffat CF. Application of silicone rubber passive samplers to investigate the bioaccumulation of PAHs by Nereis virens from marine sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2011; 159:3351-3356. [PMID: 21906858 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The availability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from marine sediments to the ragworm (Nereis virens) was studied. Concentrations of PAHs in pore waters were determined using silicone rubber passive samplers. Calculated bioconcentration factors confirmed that partitioning of PAHs between the lipid phase of the polychaetes and pore water is a passive process. Low biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAF) calculated using total sediment concentration suggested a fraction of the total PAH burden in the sediment may be strongly sorbed to organic carbon and not available to the polychaete. Organic carbon normalised concentrations of the potentially exchangeable fractions of contaminants and freely dissolved concentrations (measured using silicone rubber samplers) provide a better description of the observed bioaccumulation by the ragworms. These data indicate that the concept of availability should be included in environmental risk assessments based upon equilibrium partitioning models, and that silicone rubber samplers can provide the necessary information for these models.
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- Kyari Yates
- School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB25 1HG, UK.
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Macgregor K, Oliver IW, Harris L, Ridgway IM. Persistent organic pollutants (PCB, DDT, HCH, HCB & BDE) in eels (Anguilla anguilla) in Scotland: current levels and temporal trends. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2010; 158:2402-2411. [PMID: 20471146 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Eels are an ideal biomonitor for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because of their high lipid content, longevity and tendency to remain within a defined range during their freshwater life phase. This study investigated concentrations of POPs in eels (Anguilla anguilla) from 30 sites across Scotland, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs), DDT (and metabolites), hexachlorocyclohexanes (alpha, beta, gamma-HCH), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) and pentachlorobenzene. Despite its EU-wide ban approximately 30 years ago, DDT and its derivatives were detected in almost all samples. PCB 153 and 138 were the most widely detected PCB congeners, while BDE 47 was the dominant BDE. Pentachlorobenzene was not detected, while HCBD was detected once only. alpha-HCH, beta-HCH and HCB concentrations were very low (generally <3 microg/kg or below detection). When compared with 1986 and 1995 data, the results revealed considerable decreases in p,p'-DDE concentrations. More drastic reductions were evident for gamma-HCH, reflecting the tightening restrictions on pesticide use imposed over the previous decades.
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- Kenneth Macgregor
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Avenue North, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh EH14 4AP, UK.
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Leaver MJ, Diab A, Boukouvala E, Williams TD, Chipman JK, Moffat CF, Robinson CD, George SG. Hepatic gene expression in flounder chronically exposed to multiply polluted estuarine sediment: Absence of classical exposure 'biomarker' signals and induction of inflammatory, innate immune and apoptotic pathways. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 96:234-245. [PMID: 19945177 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2009] [Revised: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 10/31/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The effects of chronic long-term exposure to multiply polluted environments on fish are not well understood, but environmental surveys suggest that such exposure may cause a variety of pathologies, including cancers. Transcriptomic profiling has recently been used to assess gene expression in European flounder (Platichthys flesus) living in several polluted and clean estuaries. However, the gene expression changes detected were not unequivocally elicited by pollution, most likely due to the confounding effects of natural estuarine ecosystem variables. In this study flounder from an uncontaminated estuary were held on clean or polluted sediments in mesocosms, allowing control of variables such as salinity, temperature, and diet. After 7 months flounder were removed from each mesocosm and hepatocytes prepared from fish exposed to clean or polluted sediments. The hepatocytes were treated with benzo(a)pyrene (BAP), estradiol (E2), copper, a mixture of these three, or with the vehicle DMSO. A flounder cDNA microarray was then used to measure hepatocyte transcript abundance after each treatment. The results show that long-term chronic exposure to a multiply polluted sediment causes increases in the expression of mRNAs coding for proteins of the endogenous apoptotic programme, of innate immunity and inflammation. Contrary to expectation, the expression of mRNAs which are commonly used as biomarkers of environmental exposure to particular contaminants were not changed, or were changed contrary to expectation. However, acute treatment of hepatocytes from flounder from both clean and polluted sediments with BAP or E2 caused the expected changes in the expression of these biomarkers. Thus transcriptomic analysis of flounder exposed long-term to chronic pollution causes a different pattern of gene expression than in fish acutely treated with single chemicals, and reveals novel potential biomarkers of environmental contaminant exposure. These novel biomarkers include Diablo, a gene involved in apoptotic pathways and highly differentially regulated by both chronic and acute exposure to multiple pollutants.
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Domínguez AA, Law RJ, Herzke D, de Boer J. Bioaccumulation of Brominated Flame Retardants. BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/698_2010_95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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