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Pérez-Iglesias JM, Bach NC, Colombetti PL, Acuña P, Colman-Lerner JE, González SP, Brodeur JC, Almeida CA. Biomonitoring of Alterations in Fish That Inhabit Anthropic Aquatic Environments in a Basin from Semi-Arid Regions. TOXICS 2023; 11:73. [PMID: 36668799 PMCID: PMC9863756 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11010073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Industrial, agricultural, and urban areas can be sources of pollution and a cause of habitat fragmentation. The Conlara River located in the northeast of San Luis Province suffers different environmental pressures along its course from urban to agro-industrial areas. The present study aims to assess the water quality of the Conlara basin by evaluating how metals and pesticide contamination as well as physicochemical parameters relate to physiological stress in Jenynsia multidentata. Samplings were carried out in four sites characterized by a growing gradient of anthropic impact from the springs to the final sections of the river, starting with tourism passing through urban areas and ending with large agricultural areas (from S1 to S4) during both the dry and wet seasons. A total of 27 parameters were determined (11 physicochemical, 9 heavy metals, and 7 pesticides) in surface waters. Biomarkers (CAT, TBARS, ChE, and MN) showed significant physiological and cytological alterations in J. multidentata depending on the hydrology season. The combination of physicochemical parameters, metals, and pesticide levels allowed typification and differentiation of the sites. Some metal (Cr, Mn, Pb, and Zn) and pesticide (α-BHC, chlorpyrifos, permethrin and cypermethrin, and endosulfan α) levels recorded exceeded the recommended Argentinian legislation values. A principal component analysis (PCA) allowed detection of differences between both seasons and across sites. Furthermore, the differences in distances showed by PCA between the sites were due to differences in the presence of physicochemical parameters, metals, and pesticides correlated with several biomarkers' responses depending on type of environmental stressor. Water quality evaluation along the Conlara River shows deterioration and different types of environmental stressors, identifying zones, and specific sources of pollution. Furthermore, the biomarkers suggest that the native species could be sensitive to anthropogenic environmental pressures.
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- Juan Manuel Pérez-Iglesias
- Laboratorio de Química Analítica Ambiental (LAQUAA), Instituto de Química de San Luis (INQUISAL-CONICET), FQByF, UNSL, Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Producción, Universidad Nacional de Los Comechingones, Héroes de Malvinas S/N, Merlo, San Luis D5881, Argentina
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- Área de Biología, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia (FQByF), Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Analítica Ambiental (LAQUAA), Instituto de Química de San Luis (INQUISAL-CONICET), FQByF, UNSL, Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Producción, Universidad Nacional de Los Comechingones, Héroes de Malvinas S/N, Merlo, San Luis D5881, Argentina
- Área de Biología, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia (FQByF), Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Analítica Ambiental (LAQUAA), Instituto de Química de San Luis (INQUISAL-CONICET), FQByF, UNSL, Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA), La Plata B1900, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, (CONICET), La Plata B1900, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Analítica Ambiental (LAQUAA), Instituto de Química de San Luis (INQUISAL-CONICET), FQByF, UNSL, Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
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- Instituto de Recursos Biológicos, Centro de Investigaciones de Recursos Naturales (CIRN), Hurlingham B1686, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Hurlingham B1686, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Analítica Ambiental (LAQUAA), Instituto de Química de San Luis (INQUISAL-CONICET), FQByF, UNSL, Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis D5700, Argentina
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Lucini Mas A, Bonansea RI, Fernandez ME, Kembro JM, Labaque MC, Wunderlin DA, Baroni MV. Dietary supplementation with chia polyphenols alleviates oxidative stress and improves egg nutritional quality in Japanese quails under heat stress. J Therm Biol 2023; 111:103421. [PMID: 36585086 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Heat stress in poultry is a major concern, especially in regions with hot summers and scarce cooling infrastructure. Dietary supplementation with antioxidants, such as polyphenols, has risen as a strategy to mitigate the physiological consequences of heat stress. A by-product of the extraction of oil from chia seeds, which is discarded if not used, could be a possible source of polyphenols. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with polyphenols from defatted chia seed cake on the general performance, and oxidative status of Japanese quail exposed to heat stress. Furthermore, productive performance, egg quality and yolk fatty acid composition were also assessed. A total of 36 females (96 days of age) were randomly assigned to different diets: BASAL (control), LDCP (low dose of chia polyphenols), or HDCP (high dose of chia polyphenols). Half the animals in each diet group were exposed to 34 °C for 9 h a day (Heat Stress; HS), while the other half remained at the standard 24 °C (No Heat Stress; NHS). After 23 days of experimental conditions, animals under HS showed higher body temperatures and time spent panting, but lower egg laying rate. Moreover, HS modulated the activity of catalase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes, increasing lipid peroxidation in serum and liver; and increased saturated fatty acids in egg yolk. Supplementation with chia polyphenols helped to mitigate the HS effects, especially on glutathione peroxidase activity, decreasing lipid peroxidation. In addition, supplementation with HDCP showed the highest proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids in liver and egg yolk. In conclusion, the use of defatted chia seed cake could represent a sustainable strategy to mitigate heat stress effects on Japanese quail, due to its capacity to decrease oxidative stress and improve the nutritional quality of egg, while decreasing the amount of waste generated by the food industry.
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- Agustín Lucini Mas
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba (ICYTAC), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba (ICYTAC), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT), Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (ICTA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT), Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (ICTA), Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT), Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (ICTA), Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba (ICYTAC), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba (ICYTAC), Córdoba, Argentina.
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Spatiotemporal variation evaluation of water quality in middle and lower Han River, China. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14125. [PMID: 35986018 PMCID: PMC9391420 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16808-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As the water source for the middle route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, the Han River in China plays a role of the world’s largest inter-basin water transfer project. However, this human-interfered area has suffered from over-standard pollution emission and water blooms in recent years, which necessitates urgent awareness at both national and provincial scales. To perform a comprehensive analysis of the water quality condition of this study area, we apply both the water quality index (WQI) and minimal WQI (WQImin) methods to investigate the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of water quality. The results show that 8 parameters consisting of permanganate index (PI), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total phosphorus (TP), fluoride (F-), arsenic (As), plumbum (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) have significant discrepancy in spatial scales, and the study basin also has a seasonal variation pattern with the lowest WQI values in summer and autumn. Moreover, compared to the traditional WQI, the WQImin model, with the assistance of stepwise linear regression analysis, could exhibit more accurate explanation with the coefficient of determination (R2) and percentage error (PE) values being 0.895 and 5.515%, respectively. The proposed framework is of great importance to improve the spatiotemporal recognition of water quality patterns and further helps develop efficient water management strategies at a reduced cost.
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Rautenberg GE, Bonifacio AF, Chiappero MB, Amé MV, Hued AC. Genetic Structure of a Native Neotropical Fish Species: New Insights about a South American Bioindicator. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2022; 83:168-179. [PMID: 35963961 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-022-00952-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The biodiversity of Neotropical region is affected by anthropogenic disturbance. Throughout Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, the native fish, Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, is well distributed and widely used as an excellent bioindicator of environmental quality. We investigated the diversity and genetic structure of its populations along a water pollution gradient to answer the following questions: 1- Does the genetic diversity decrease under the stressful conditions of a severe water quality gradient? and 2- Is there any relationship between the haplotypes registered along the studied basin and those recorded in other distant basins? Two mitochondrial DNA markers, Cytochrome b and D-loop, were analyzed and four haplotypes were registered for both markers along the basin. H1 was present throughout all the river sections in high frequencies leading to a low genetic diversity. We suggest that only a few haplotypes tolerate the stressful conditions of mountain rivers. On the other hand, the presence of H4 at the site located downstream suggests a history of recent colonization from the southeast to the northwest of the biome. These results, together with the abundance decrease along the pollution gradient, and the non-migratory characteristic of C. decemmaculatus suggest that its populations may be at risk of local extinction.
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- Gisela E Rautenberg
- Instituto de Diversidad Y Ecología Animal (IDEA), CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Y Técnicas), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Biológica IV, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad Y Ecología Animal (IDEA), CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Y Técnicas), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Biológica IV, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, Cátedra de Morfología Animal, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Biológica IV, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, Cátedra de Genética de Poblaciones Y Evolución, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina
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- Facultad Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica - CIBICI, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba - CONICET, Haya de La Torre Esq. Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad Y Ecología Animal (IDEA), CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Y Técnicas), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina.
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Biológica IV, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, CP, Argentina.
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Reyna PB, Ballesteros ML, Albá ML, Bertrand L, González M, Miglioranza KSB, Tatián M, Hued AC. A multilevel response approach reveals the Asian clam Corbicula largillierti as a mirror of aquatic pollution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 692:175-187. [PMID: 31344570 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The endobenthic bivalves are widely used as a bioindicators since they inhabit the sediment-water interface and are able to accumulate a different kind of contaminants. In the present work, we evaluated wild Corbicula largillierti (Phillippi, 1844) as a bioindicator of water quality in the central region of Argentina. The responses at different levels of the biological organization were used. We measured organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels in water and clams tissues. The biomarkers selected were enzymatic activities (Glutathione S-Transferase, Catalase, Acetyl-, Butyryl-cholinesterase, and Carboxylesterase) morphometry of the digestive gland, condition index and morphology of valves. In order to integrate all the responses a multivariate analysis and integrated stress index were applied. Our results showed the presence of contaminants along the studied river and the ability of C. largillierti to bioaccumulate them. All the biomarkers selected varied according to the water quality gradient, although there was no specific correlation with OCPs and PCBs levels. At the most polluted sites, the detoxification and oxidative stress enzymes, the morphometric analysis of the digestive gland and the variation in the morphology of the valves indicated the water quality degradation. The multivariate analyses allowed to discriminate the sites according to the different biomarker responses. The IBR index also showed a variation pattern according to the environmental quality gradient along the basin. According to the responses shown by C. largillierti we suggest this species as an useful bioindicator of aquatic pollution.
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- P B Reyna
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica e Inmunología, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), FCEyN, UNMdP-CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), FCEyN, UNMdP-CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Córdoba, Argentina.
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Griboff J, Baroni MV, Horacek M, Wunderlin DA, Monferran MV. Multielemental + isotopic fingerprint enables linking soil, water, forage and milk composition, assessing the geographical origin of Argentinean milk. Food Chem 2019; 283:549-558. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zambrano MJ, Rautenberg GE, Bonifacio AF, Filippi I, Amé MV, Bonansea RI, Hued AC. Effects of water quality on aspects of reproductive biology of Cnesterodon decemmaculatus. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 645:10-21. [PMID: 30015114 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The Suquía River basin (Córdoba, Argentina) is under a strong negative impact due to multiple sources of anthropic pollution. The main goal of our study was to evaluate if variations in the water quality of Suquía river basin affect the reproductive biology of Cnesterodon decemmaculatus and determine if the responses provided by the species can be considered as biomarkers of river quality. This assessment was performed through the measurement of morphological, histological and somatic parameters in adult males collected at four sampling sites during the beginning and the end of the breeding season. The water quality evaluation carried out through the estimation of a water quality index (WQI) and pesticides concentrations in water, revealed a pollution gradient along the studied basin. The same variation pattern was registered for the somatic index. In addition, the analysis of the morphology of the male copulatory organ (gonopodium) showed that individuals collected at Córdoba city had the lowest Gonopodium-Somatic Index (Gonop-SI) value, while those sampled at the most polluted site showed abnormalities in the small structures of the gonopodium. On the other hand, few histological alterations were found in the liver whereas no alterations were found in gonads along the river. The results obtained allowed us to characterize the environmental conditions of the studied basin and demonstrated the water quality deterioration along the Suquía River.
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- Micaela Jimena Zambrano
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina; CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina; CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina; CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina; CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina.
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Vranković J, Živić M, Radojević A, Perić-Mataruga V, Todorović D, Marković Z, Živić I. Evaluation of oxidative stress biomarkers in the freshwater gammarid Gammarus dulensis exposed to trout farm outputs. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 163:84-95. [PMID: 30041129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The current study reports a combined seasonal monitoring of the Crnica River watercourse using physico-chemical parameters and biomarkers measured in Gammarus dulensis with the aim of correlating the effects of pollution with the level of oxidative stress biomarkers in this amphipod. The pollution source is identified as a trout farm in the upper part of the Crnica River (Eastern Serbia). Physico-chemical water parameters and sediment trace element concentrations were measured in the Crnica River during three seasons. Three localities downstream [CR2, CR3, and CR4 (20 m, 400 m, and 1.3 km from the trout farm discharge, respectively)] were assessed in comparison with a reference location (CR1), 250 m upstream from the trout aquaculture in the Crnica River. Antioxidant biomarkers including the enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were determined in pooled samples of G. dulensis. Our findings showed statistically different antioxidant enzyme levels in gammarids from the first downstream locality (CR2) compared to those from other three localities. The results indicate that oxidative stress occurred to some extent despite the assumed antioxidant induction as a result of exposure to elevated levels of some elements and changed water parameters, the effects seeming in part to be mediated by suppression of SOD and CAT (during summer and autumn); and by suppression of GPX and GR (during autumn) at the CR2 locality. The activity of GST in all seasons was higher at the CR2 locality than at the other localities, suggesting the presence of some permanent xenobiotic next to the aquaculture output. Seasonal difference in the physical and chemical water parameters and sediment trace element concentrations were observed. Overall, our results indicate a locality- and season-dependent antioxidant enzymes response in G. dulensis, pointing at progressively reduced deleterious effect of trout farm outputs with movement further downstream.
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- Jelena Vranković
- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Griboff J, Horacek M, Wunderlin DA, Monferran MV. Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of metals, As and Se through a freshwater food web affected by antrophic pollution in Córdoba, Argentina. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:275-284. [PMID: 29078130 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The concentration of metals (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd, Hg, Pb, U), As and Se in different ecosystem components (water, sediment, plankton, shrimp, and fish muscle) has been determined in a eutrophic reservoir in the Province of Córdoba (Argentina). Los Molinos Lake (LML) was sampled during the dry (DS) and wet seasons (WS) in order to examine the bioaccumulation and transfer of these inorganic elements through the food web. Stable nitrogen isotope (δ15N) was used to investigate trophic interactions. According to this, samples were divided into three categories: plankton, shrimp (Palaemonetes argentinus) and fish (Silverside, Odontesthes bonariensis). The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) was calculated for the organisms, and it was determined that the elements analyzed undergo bioaccumulation, especially in organisms such as plankton. The invertebrates were characterized by the highest BAF for Cu and Zn in both seasons, As (DS), and Cd and Hg (WS). The fish muscle was characterized by the highest BAF for Se (WS), Ag and Hg (DS). On the other hand, a significant decrease in Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd and U concentrations through the analyzed trophic web during both seasons was observed. Moreover, a significant increase in Hg levels was observed with increasing trophic levels in the DS, indicating its biomagnification. Despite the increasing impact of metals, As and Se pollution in the studied area due to urban growth and agricultural and livestock activities, no previous study has focused on the behavior and relationships of these pollutants with the biotic and abiotic components of this aquatic reservoir. We expect that these findings may be used for providing directions or guidance for future monitoring and environmental protection policies.
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- Julieta Griboff
- ICYTAC, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- BLT Wieselburg, HBLFA Francisco-Josephinum, Rottenhauserstrasse, 1, 3250 Wieselburg, Austria; Institute of Lithospheric Research, Vienna University, Althanstr. 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- ICYTAC, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- ICYTAC, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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Bonansea RI, Filippi I, Wunderlin DA, Marino DJG, Amé MV. The Fate of Glyphosate and AMPA in a Freshwater Endorheic Basin: An Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment. TOXICS 2017; 6:toxics6010003. [PMID: 29267202 PMCID: PMC5874776 DOI: 10.3390/toxics6010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide. However, there are some uncertain aspects with respect to its environmental fate. To evaluate the existence and distribution of this pesticide and its metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), their presence in fresh water, sediment, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) was measured in samples collected in a river running across a large city and through areas with intensive and extensive agriculture. The aquatic risk associated to the occurrence of these compounds was estimated using the hazard quotient (HQ) calculation for water and sediment. From the analyzed samples, overall 35% contained glyphosate, AMPA, or both compounds. Concentrations of the analytes were spread in different percentages depending on the environmental matrices considered, with levels ranging from 12 to 20 times higher for glyphosate and AMPA in sediment and SPM, as compared with the levels found in water. The most polluted area was situated within a green belt zone of the city; while in second place were sites located in areas of extensive agriculture. Aquatic organisms inhabiting areas both inside and outside agricultural areas are threatened by water glyphosate concentrations. Benthic organisms inside the greenbelt zone and inside the lower basin are threatened by the concentrations of glyphosate in sediment. Even when the concentrations measured in water were below the levels of concern for wildlife, results showed the risk of agricultural practices to aquatic biota. An update of the limits established for freshwater biota protection is needed.
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- Rocío Inés Bonansea
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica-CIBICI (Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, 5000-Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica-CIBICI (Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, 5000-Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Química Orgánica-ICYTAC (Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Av. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, CIMA (Centro de Investigaciones del Medio Ambiente), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 115 esq. 47, 1900-La Plata, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dto. Bioquímica Clínica-CIBICI (Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, 5000-Córdoba, Argentina.
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Ballesteros ML, Rivetti NG, Morillo DO, Bertrand L, Amé MV, Bistoni MA. Multi-biomarker responses in fish (Jenynsia multidentata) to assess the impact of pollution in rivers with mixtures of environmental contaminants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 595:711-722. [PMID: 28407588 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- M L Ballesteros
- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina.
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Bonansea RI, Marino DJG, Bertrand L, Wunderlin DA, Amé MV. Tissue-specific bioconcentration and biotransformation of cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos in a native fish (Jenynsia multidentata) exposed to these insecticides singly and in mixtures. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2017; 36:1764-1774. [PMID: 27792835 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accumulation of cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos when the fish Jenynsia multidentata was exposed to these pesticides singly and in technical and commercial mixtures. Adult female fish were exposed over 96 h to 0.04 μg/L of cypermethrin; 0.4 μg/L of chlorpyrifos; 0.04 μg/L of cypermethrin + 0.4 μg/L of chlorpyrifos in a technical mixture; and 0.04 μg/L of cypermethrin + 0.4 μg/L of chlorpyrifos in a mixture of commercial products. Fish exposed to cypermethrin accumulated this compound only in muscle, probably because of the low biotransformation capacity of this organ and the induction of cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) expression in the liver. The accumulation of chlorpyrifos occurred in fish exposed to the insecticide (intestine > liver > gills) even when these fish had higher gluthatione-S-transferase (GST) activity in gills and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression in the liver, compared with the control. Fish exposed to the technical mixture showed cypermethrin accumulation (liver > intestine > gills) with higher levels than those measured in fish after only cypermethrin exposure. Higher expression levels of CYP1A1 in the liver were also observed compared with the Control. Fish exposed to the commercial mixture accumulated both insecticides (cypermethrin: intestine > gills and chlorpyrifos: liver > intestine > gills > muscle). In the organs where accumulation occurred, biotransformation enzymes were inhibited. Consequently, the commercial formulation exposure provoked the highest accumulation of cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos in J. multidentata, possibly associated with the biotransformation system inhibition. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:1764-1774. © 2016 SETAC.
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- Rocío Inés Bonansea
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica e Inmunología, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones del Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica e Inmunología, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica e Inmunología, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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Ballesteros ML, Hued AC, Gonzalez M, Miglioranza KSB, Bistoni MA. Evaluation of the Health Status of the Silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis) at a RAMSAR Site in South America. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2017; 99:62-68. [PMID: 28299406 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2055-0] [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: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the health status of an economic and ecologically important fish species from Mar Chiquita Lake, a RAMSAR site located in Cordoba, Argentina, relative to the levels of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in lake water and fish tissues. Odontesthes bonariensis was used as a model species, and its health was estimated by means of histological indices in gills and liver. Sampling was performed according to rainy and dry seasons (i.e. dry, rainy and post-rainy). Gill and liver histopathology were evaluated by semi-quantitative indices and morphometric analysis. Although epithelial lifting in gills and lipid degeneration in liver were frequently registered, they are considered as reversible if environmental conditions improve. During rainy and post-rainy seasons fish presented significantly higher scores of liver and total indices. These higher index scores were correlated with increased levels of POPs in gill and liver tissue. Therefore, preventive measures are needed to mitigate the entry of these compounds into the lake.
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- M L Ballesteros
- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC) and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, Córdoba,, X5000JJC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC) and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, Córdoba,, X5000JJC, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología y Contaminación Ambiental Funes 3350, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), UNMdP, CONICET, Mar del Plata, B7602AYL, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología y Contaminación Ambiental Funes 3350, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), UNMdP, CONICET, Mar del Plata, B7602AYL, Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC) and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, Córdoba,, X5000JJC, Argentina.
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Doria HB, Voigt CL, Sandrini-Neto L, Campos SX, de Oliveira-Ribeiro CA, Randi MAF. How and where to perform biomonitoring studies: different levels of toxic metal pollution are detected in the Alagados Reservoir in Southern Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:13080-13094. [PMID: 28382448 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8953-1] [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: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Alagados Reservoir located in the Brazilian city of Ponta Grossa is used to supply water for human consumption but is impacted by toxic metals. The current study combined chemical, biochemical, and multivariate analyses to determine the bioavailability of toxic metals at three sites (AL-A, AL-B, and AL-C) within the Alagados Reservoir. Metal bioaccumulation was analyzed in the liver, gills, and muscle tissue of a native fish species (Geophagus brasiliensis), and neurotoxicity, xenobiotic metabolism, and oxidative stress were evaluated using biochemical biomarkers. Additionally, histopathological studies were performed on the gills and the liver using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and conventional light microscopy (LM), respectively. Overall, the bioaccumulation of metals, biomarkers of oxidative stress, and melanomacrophage counts indicate that the AL-C and the AL-A sites are the most and least affected by metals, respectively. The AL-B site presented the lowest acetylcholinesterase enzyme activity, a finding which was probably associated with the agricultural activities around this area of the reservoir. The biomarkers clearly revealed that toxic metals negatively affect all three sites studied herein and that human activity is the major source of pollutants. Despite the existence of different pollution levels within the Alagados Reservoir, it is still used as a human water supply.
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- Halina Binde Doria
- Department of Cellular Biology, Laboratory of Cellular Toxicology, School of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Caixa Postal 19.031, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil.
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- Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Caixa Postal 992, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil
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- Center for Ocean Studies, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Av. Beira Mar, Caixa Postal 61, Pontal do Paraná, PR, 83255-976, Brazil
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- Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Caixa Postal 992, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Laboratory of Cellular Toxicology, School of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Caixa Postal 19.031, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Laboratory of Cellular Toxicology, School of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Caixa Postal 19.031, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
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Duarte ID, Silva NHVF, da Costa Souza I, de Oliveira LB, Rocha LD, Morozesk M, Bonomo MM, de Almeida Pereira T, Dias MC, de Oliveira Fernandes V, Matsumoto ST. Water quality of a coastal lagoon (ES, Brazil): abiotic aspects, cytogenetic damage, and phytoplankton dynamics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:10855-10868. [PMID: 28293825 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8721-2] [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: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Assessment of water resources requires interdisciplinary studies that include multiple ecosystem aspects. This study evaluated the water quality of Juara Lagoon (ES, Brazil) based on physical and chemical variables, cytogenetic responses in Allium cepa and phytoplankton dynamics. Three sampling sites were defined and water samples were collected during two sampling periods. Analyses such as determination of photic zone, conductivity, and concentrations of nutrients and metals were conducted as well as cytotoxic, mutagenic, and genotoxic potentials using A. cepa test. The main attributes of phytoplankton community, such as total richness, total density, density by class, dominance, and diversity, were also evaluated. Results have revealed that Juara Lagoon has signs of artificial eutrophication at two sampling sites due to high levels of total phosphorus and ammonia nitrogen. Cytotoxic, genotoxic, and mutagenic potentials were detected as well as high concentrations of Fe and Mn. Furthermore, 165 phytoplankton taxa were recorded, with highest richness in Chlorophyceae and Cyanophyceae classes. In addition, Cyanophyceae presented as the highest density class. A. cepa test and phytoplankton community evaluation indicated that the ecological quality of Juara Lagoon is compromised.
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- Ian Drumond Duarte
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, CEP 13565-905, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, CEP 13565-905, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, CEP 13565-905, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo (IFES), Avenida Ministro Salgado Filho, n 1000, Vila Velha, CEP 29106-010, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, n 514, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, CEP 29075-910, Brazil.
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Guyón NF, Roggio MA, Amé MV, Wunderlin DA, Bistoni MA. Dynamics of Aromatase and Physiological Indexes in Male Fish as Potential Biomarkers of Anthropogenic Pollution. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2016; 97:632-638. [PMID: 27670861 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-016-1925-1] [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: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Endocrine disruption on aquatic wildlife is being increasingly reported, and the changes in gene aromatase expression are used as indicators. However, natural fluctuations in brain and gonadal aromatase expression and physiological indexes have not been previously measured in a fish species (Jenynsia multidentata) throughout a complete reproductive cycle, nor the biological effects of anthropogenic inputs on these responses. Accordingly, males were monthly collected over a year in both, a reference and a contaminated site. Physicochemical analyses of water samples were done and reflected a strong anthropogenic impact. Brain aromatase fluctuates along the reproductive cycle of this species and, noticeably, the increase of brain gene expression begins with a 1 month delay in the contaminated site. This mismatch is also evidenced for testes weight. Hepatosomatic index also revealed adverse effects in the polluted site. In turn, the alterations observed in biological responses could be affecting the reproduction of this fish species.
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- N F Guyón
- IDEA-Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Avenida Vélez Sársfield 299, CP X5000JJC, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica-CIBICI, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Haya de la Torre esquina Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, CP X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina
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- ICYTAC- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dpto. Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Juan Filloy s/n, CP 5016, Córdoba, Argentina
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- IDEA-Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Bertrand L, Monferrán MV, Mouneyrac C, Bonansea RI, Asis R, Amé MV. Sensitive biomarker responses of the shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus exposed to chlorpyrifos at environmental concentrations: Roles of alpha-tocopherol and metallothioneins. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 179:72-81. [PMID: 27588703 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxic effects of chlorpyrifos (CPF) at environmental concentrations on the shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus, a South American native species. Organisms were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of CPF (from 3.5 to 94.5ngCPFL(-1)) at laboratory conditions for 96h. A wide battery of biochemical responses including bioaccumulation, damage and defense biomarkers were measured in cephalothorax and abdomen of shrimp. The concentration of CPF was below the detection limit of the method in both body sectors (8ngCPFg(-1)ww), probably indicating fast biotransformation of the parental compound. Our results showed that CPF exposure inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity from 3.5ngCPFL(-1), a concentration below the suggested Argentinean guidelines for the protection of aquatic biota. Moreover, oxidative stress was evidenced by increased H2O2 content and increased levels of TBARs and carbonyl groups in proteins. The induction of antioxidant enzymes like catalase, glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase seems not be sufficient to prevent oxidative damages. In addition, the mobilization of α-tocopherol from abdomen to cephalothorax was observed and reported for the first time in non-reproductive condition. Likewise, a strong diminution of metallothioneins occurred in cephalothorax from the lowest CPF concentration while induction occurred from the same treatment in abdomen as an oxidative stress response. Finally, significant correlation between Integrated Biomarker Response values and exposure concentrations suggest the usefulness of P. argentinus as bioindicator of CPF exposure at concentrations as low as environmental ones.
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- Lidwina Bertrand
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba-ICYTAC, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Av. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Université Catholique de l'Ouest, MMS EA2160, LUNAM Université, 3 Place André Leroy, BP10808, 49008 Angers Cedex 01, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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Valdés ME, Huerta B, Wunderlin DA, Bistoni MA, Barceló D, Rodriguez-Mozaz S. Bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of carbamazepine and other pharmaceuticals in fish under field and controlled laboratory experiments. Evidences of carbamazepine metabolization by fish. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 557-558:58-67. [PMID: 26994794 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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There is a growing interest in evaluating the presence of pharmaceutical residues and their metabolites in aquatic biota. In this study, twenty pharmaceuticals, including carbamazepine (CBZ) and two metabolites, were analyzed in homogenates of two fish species (Gambusia affinis and Jenynsia multidentata) captured in polluted areas of the Suquía River (Córdoba, Argentina). The twenty target pharmaceuticals were found in G. affinis, while only fifteen were detected in J. multidentata. We observed a noticeable difference in the accumulation pattern of both fish species, suggesting different pathways for the bioaccumulation of polar pharmaceuticals in each fish. In order to investigate uptake and tissue distribution of pharmaceuticals, a detailed study was performed under controlled laboratory conditions in J. multidentata, exposed to CBZ. CBZ and two of its metabolites (carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide - CBZ-EP and 2-hydroxycarbamazepine - 2-OH-CBZ) were monitored in five organs of fish under laboratory exposure. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the presence of CBZ and its metabolite 2-OH-CBZ in gills, intestine, liver, brain and muscle of fish, while the metabolite carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-EP) was detected in gills and muscle. A ratio CBZ-EP/CBZ close to 0.1 suggests that gills and muscle of J. multidentata could metabolize CBZ through the CBZ-EP pathway. Our results reinforce the need of analyzing multiple species to account for the environmental impact of pollutants, negating the simplification of a single, "representative model" during ecotoxicological biomonitoring. To our knowledge, the biotransformation of CBZ to its metabolites (CBZ-EP, 2-OH-CBZ) in fish, under controlled laboratory in vivo exposures, is reported for the first time.
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- M E Valdés
- IDEA-Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina; ICYTAC- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad Ciencias Químicas, Dpto. Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina
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- ICRA-Catalan Institute for Water Research, H(2)O Building, Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- ICYTAC- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad Ciencias Químicas, Dpto. Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina
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- IDEA-Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- ICRA-Catalan Institute for Water Research, H(2)O Building, Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain; Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- ICRA-Catalan Institute for Water Research, H(2)O Building, Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.
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Monferran MV, Garnero PL, Wunderlin DA, Bistoni MDLA. Potential human health risks from metals and As via Odontesthes bonariensis consumption and ecological risk assessments in a eutrophic lake. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 129:302-310. [PMID: 27060257 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The concentration of Al, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Hg, Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, Pb and As was analyzed in water, sediment, and muscle of Odontesthes bonariensis from the eutrophic San Roque Lake (Córdoba-Argentina). The monitoring campaign was performed during the wet, dry and intermediate season. The concentration of Cr, Fe, Pb, Zn, Al and Cd in water exceeded the limits considered as hazardous for aquatic life. The highest metal concentrations were observed in sediment, intermediate concentrations, in fish muscle, and the lowest in water, with the exception of Cr, Zn, As and Hg, which were the highest in fish muscle. Potential ecological risk analysis of heavy metal concentrations in sediment indicated that the San Roque Lake posed a low ecological risk in all sampling periods. The target hazard quotients (THQs) and carcinogenic risk (CR) for individual metals showed that As in muscle was particularly hazardous, posing a potential risk for fishermen and the general population during all sampling periods. Hg poses a potential risk for fishermen only in the intermediate season. It is important to highlight that none of these two elements exceeded the limits considered as hazardous for aquatic life in water and sediment. This result proves the importance of performing measurements of contaminants, in both abiotic and biotic compartments, to assess the quality of food resources. These results suggest that the consumption of this fish species from this reservoir is not completely safe for human health.
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- Magdalena V Monferran
- ICYTAC - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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- IDEA - Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- ICYTAC - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- IDEA - Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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Harguinteguy CA, Noelia Cofré M, Fernández-Cirelli A, Luisa Pignata M. The macrophytes Potamogeton pusillus L. and Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. as potential bioindicators of a river contaminated by heavy metals. Microchem J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2015.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bueno-Krawczyk ACD, Guiloski IC, Piancini LDS, Azevedo JC, Ramsdorf WA, Ide AH, Guimarães ATB, Cestari MM, Silva de Assis HC. Multibiomarker in fish to evaluate a river used to water public supply. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 135:257-264. [PMID: 25965005 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate the ecological integrity of a large river, which receives agricultural and urban effluents and is used to water public supply. The fish species Astyanax bifasciatus was used as bioindicator during winter and spring 2012, and summer 2013 at the Middle Iguaçu River basin in Paraná state, Brazil. Water chemical and physical measures and ecotoxicological tests were carried out as well biochemical and genetic biomarkers in sampled fish in each period. The studied area was divided in three sample points: SP1, located where the water is collected to public supply; SP2, located in an urbanized area, and SP3, located at an urbanized area with the discharge of the sewage treatment. Although water chemical and physical analyzes were range of the Brazilian law to hydric bodies, anticholinesterasic effects were found in winter, oxidative stress in summer and spring. The higher genotoxic effect was in winter to all sample points. The temporal variation in biomarkers and the detection of caffeine in the water call attention to the water quality in this river mainly to be used to public supply.
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- A C D Bueno-Krawczyk
- Ecology and Conservation Post-graduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, Curitiba-Paraná 81531-990, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, Curitiba-Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, Curitiba-Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Environmental Science and Technology Post-graduate Program, Paraná Federal Technological University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Environmental Science and Technology Post-graduate Program, Paraná Federal Technological University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Environmental Science and Technology Post-graduate Program, Paraná Federal Technological University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Health, West Paraná State University, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, Curitiba-Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, Curitiba-Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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Walker D, Jakovljević D, Savić D, Radovanović M. Multi-criterion water quality analysis of the Danube River in Serbia: A visualisation approach. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 79:158-172. [PMID: 25989325 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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River quality analysis is an important activity which, in Serbia, has been performed using the Serbian Water Quality Index (SWQI). This is a measure based on a weighted aggregation of 10 water quality parameters. In this work, alternative methods drawing on visualisation approaches used in multi-criterion decision analysis are applied to the problem of evaluating river quality in the Danube. Two methods are considered: one which constructs a graph using the dominance relation combined with a further multi-criterion ranking method, average rank, and the other in which the dimensionality of the data is reduced using PCA for visualisation. Results for data collected in 2010 are analysed and compared with the corresponding SWQI values for the river in that year, and we find that by employing these methods it is possible to reveal more information within the data than is possible by using SWQI alone.
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- David Walker
- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QF, United Kingdom.
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
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Souza IDC, Rocha LD, Morozesk M, Bonomo MM, Arrivabene HP, Duarte ID, Furlan LM, Monferrán MV, Mazik K, Elliott M, Matsumoto ST, Milanez CRD, Wunderlin DA, Fernandes MN. Changes in bioaccumulation and translocation patterns between root and leafs of Avicennia schaueriana as adaptive response to different levels of metals in mangrove system. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 94:176-184. [PMID: 25818856 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Espírito Santo estuaries (Brazil) are impacted by industrial activities, resulting in contamination of water and sediments. This raise questions on biological uptake, storage and consequences of metal contamination to mangrove plants. The goal of this work was evaluating accumulation and translocation of metals from sediment to roots and leaves of Avicennia schaueriana, growing in areas with different degrees of contamination, correlating bioaccumulation with changes in its root anatomy. Highest bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were observed in plants growing in less polluted areas. Conversely, highest translocation factors were found in plants from highest polluted area, evidencing an adaptive response of A. schaueriana to less favourable conditions. Namely, the absorption of metals by roots is diminished when facing highest levels of metals in the environment; alternatively, plants seem to enhance the translocation to diminish the concentration of toxic metals in roots. Root also responded to highly polluted scenarios with modifications of its anatomy.
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- Iara da C Souza
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- ICYTAC: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET y Departamento de Química Orgánica, Fac. Cs. Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Institute of Estuarine & Coastal Studies (IECS), University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
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- Institute of Estuarine & Coastal Studies (IECS), University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- ICYTAC: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET y Departamento de Química Orgánica, Fac. Cs. Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Santiago AN, Bonansea RI, Valdés ME. Organic Pollutants in the Suquía River Basin. THE HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/698_2015_431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Griboff J, Morales D, Bertrand L, Bonansea RI, Monferrán MV, Asis R, Wunderlin DA, Amé MV. Oxidative stress response induced by atrazine in Palaemonetes argentinus: the protective effect of vitamin E. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 108:1-8. [PMID: 25038265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The widespread contamination and persistence of the herbicide atrazine residues in the environment resulted in the exposure of non-target organisms. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of atrazine in the response of oxidative stress biomarkers in the freshwater shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus and the protective effect of vitamin-E against atrazine-induced toxicity. Therefore, two batches of P. argentinus were fed for 21 days with a commercial food enriched in proteins (D1) or with D2, composed of D1 enriched with vitamin-E (6.8 and 16.0mg% of vitamin-E, respectively). Subsequently, half of the individuals of each group were exposed to atrazine (0.4mgL(-1)) for 24h and the others remained as controls. Atrazine promoted oxidative stress response in P. argentinus fed with D1 as indicated by enhanced H2O2 content and induction of superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferases and glutathione reductase. This antioxidant activity would prevent the increment of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the shrimp tissues. P. argentinus fed with D2 reversed the response of the biomarkers measured. However, the activation of antioxidants response had an energetic cost, which was revealed by a decrease in lipids storage in shrimps. These results show the modulatory effect of vit-E on oxidative stress and its potential use as an effective antioxidant to be applied in chemoprotection strategies during aquaculture.
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- Julieta Griboff
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; CONICET, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba - ICYTAC, Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Juan Filloy s/n, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; CONICET, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba - ICYTAC, Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Juan Filloy s/n, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; CONICET, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba - ICYTAC, Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Juan Filloy s/n, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología - CIBICI, Haya de la Torre esq. Medina Allende, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Multidisciplinary approach to assess the water self-depuration characteristics of Suquía River (Córdoba, Argentina). REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1186/s40693-014-0012-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Souza IDC, Morozesk M, Duarte ID, Bonomo MM, Rocha LD, Furlan LM, Arrivabene HP, Monferrán MV, Matsumoto ST, Milanez CRD, Wunderlin DA, Fernandes MN. Matching pollution with adaptive changes in mangrove plants by multivariate statistics. A case study, Rhizophora mangle from four neotropical mangroves in Brazil. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 108:115-124. [PMID: 24875920 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Roots of mangrove trees have an important role in depurating water and sediments by retaining metals that may accumulate in different plant tissues, affecting physiological processes and anatomy. The present study aimed to evaluate adaptive changes in root of Rhizophora mangle in response to different levels of chemical elements (metals/metalloids) in interstitial water and sediments from four neotropical mangroves in Brazil. What sets this study apart from other studies is that we not only investigate adaptive modifications in R. mangle but also changes in environments where this plant grows, evaluating correspondence between physical, chemical and biological issues by a combined set of multivariate statistical methods (pattern recognition). Thus, we looked to match changes in the environment with adaptations in plants. Multivariate statistics highlighted that the lignified periderm and the air gaps are directly related to the environmental contamination. Current results provide new evidences of root anatomical strategies to deal with contaminated environments. Multivariate statistics greatly contributes to extrapolate results from complex data matrixes obtained when analyzing environmental issues, pointing out parameters involved in environmental changes and also evidencing the adaptive response of the exposed biota.
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- Iara da Costa Souza
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Dep. Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- ICYTAC - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Dep. Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910 Vitória, Brazil
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- ICYTAC - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Bv. Dr. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Dep. Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Harguinteguy CA, Cirelli AF, Pignata ML. Heavy metal accumulation in leaves of aquatic plant Stuckenia filiformis and its relationship with sediment and water in the Suquía river (Argentina). Microchem J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Arrivabene HP, Souza I, Có WLO, Rodella RA, Wunderlin DA, Milanez CR. Functional traits of selected mangrove species in Brazil as biological indicators of different environmental conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 476-477:496-504. [PMID: 24496023 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ecological studies on phenotypic plasticity illustrate the relevance of this phenomenon in nature. Conditions of biota reflect environmental changes, highlighting the adaptability of resident species that can be used as bioindicators of such changes. We report the morpho-anatomical plasticity of leaves of Avicennia schaueriana Stapf & Leechm. ex Moldenke, Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. and Rhizophora mangle L., evaluated in three estuaries (Vitória bay, Santa Cruz and Itaúnas River; state of Espírito Santo, Brazil), considering five areas of mangrove ecosystems with diverse environmental issues. Two sampling sites are part of the Ecological Station Lameirão Island in Vitória bay, close to a harbor. A third sampling site in Cariacica (Vitória bay) is inside the Vitória harbor and also is influenced by domestic sewage. The fourth studied area (Santa Cruz) is part of Piraquê Mangrove Ecological Reservation, while the fifth (Itaúnas River) is a small mangrove, with sandy sediment and greater photosynthetically active radiation, also not strongly influenced by anthropic activity. Results pointed out the morpho-anatomical plasticity in studied species, showing that A. schaueriana and L. racemosa might be considered the most appropriate bioindicators to indicate different settings and environmental conditions. Particularly, the dry mass per leaf area (LMA) of A. schaueriana was the main biomarker measured. In our study, LMA of A. schaueriana was positively correlated with salinity (Spearman 0.71), Mn content (0.81) and pH (0.82) but negatively correlated with phosphorus content (-0.63). Thus, the evaluation of modification in LMA of A. schaueriana pointed out changes among five studied sites, suggesting its use to reflect changes in the environment, which could be also useful in the future to evaluate the climate change.
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- Hiulana Pereira Arrivabene
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Naturais, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, 13565-905 São Carlos, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica, C. Postal 510, 18618-000 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba (ICYTAC), CONICET, Dpto. Qca. Orgánica, Fac. Cs. Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Naturais, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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da Souza I, Bonomo MM, Morozesk M, Rocha LD, Duarte ID, Furlan LM, Arrivabene HP, Monferrán MV, Matsumoto ST, Milanez CRD, Wunderlin DA, Fernandes MN. Adaptive plasticity of Laguncularia racemosa in response to different environmental conditions: integrating chemical and biological data by chemometrics. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2014; 23:335-348. [PMID: 24445776 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1191-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Mangroves are dynamic environments under constant influence of anthropic contaminants. The correlation between environmental contamination levels and possible changes in the morphology of plants, evaluated by multivariate statistics helps to highlight matching between these variables. This study aimed to evaluate the uptake and translocation of metals and metalloids in roots and leaves as well as the changes induced in both anatomy and histochemistry of roots of Laguncularia racemosa inhabiting two estuaries of Espírito Santo (Brazil) with different pollution degrees. The analysis of 14 elements in interstitial water, sediments and plants followed by multivariate statistics, allowed the differentiation of studied sites, showing good match between levels of elements in the environment with the corresponding in plants. L. racemosa showed variations in their root anatomy in different collection areas, with highest values of cortex/vascular cylinder ratio, periderm thickness and air gap area in Vitória Bay, the most polluted sampling area. These three parameters were also important to differentiate the mangrove areas by linear discriminant analysis. The development stage of aerenchyma in roots reflected the oxygen availability in the water, being found a negative correlation between these variables. The combined use of chemical and biological analyses responded quite well to different pollution scenarios, matching morphological responses to physical and chemical parameters, measured at different partitions within the estuary. Thus, L. racemosa can be confirmed as a reliable sentinel plant for biomonitoring of estuaries impacted by anthropic pollution.
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- Iara da Souza
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Ave. Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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Valdés ME, Amé MV, Bistoni MDLA, Wunderlin DA. Occurrence and bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals in a fish species inhabiting the Suquía River basin (Córdoba, Argentina). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 472:389-96. [PMID: 24295755 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In South America, there is a lack of data concerning the occurrence and levels of pharmaceuticals in main rivers as well as their negative effects on the biota. Here we report the occurrence as well as the spatial and temporal variations of some common prescribed pharmaceuticals in the Suquía River basin (Córdoba, Argentina). We also report the bioconcentration of two of them in Gambusia affinis, a widely distributed fish species inhabiting the river basin. The influence of the wastewater treatment plant of Córdoba City was critical (up to 70 km downstream). Among 15 compounds analyzed, atenolol, carbamazepine and diclofenac were the most frequently detected (reaching sub μg L(-1) levels), showing different distribution patterns. Bioconcentration of atenolol and carbamazepine was studied under laboratory controlled conditions. Estimated bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were: 0.13 and 0.08 L kg(-1) upon exposure to 100 and 1,000 μg L(-1) atenolol in water, respectively; while BCFs were 0.7 and 0.9 L kg(-1) when exposed to 10 and 100 μg L(-1) carbamazepine, respectively. To the extent of our knowledge, this is the first report on pharmaceuticals in superficial waters of Argentina as well as the first report on the bioaccumulation of atenolol in whole body fish.
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- María Eugenia Valdés
- IDEA - Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- CIBICI - Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología, CONICET and Dpto. Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- IDEA - Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- ICYTAC - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dpto. Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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Ossana NA, Castañé PM, Salibián A. Use of Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles in a multiple biomarker approach for the assessment of water quality of the Reconquista River (Argentina). ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2013; 65:486-97. [PMID: 23744050 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9920-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The water quality of the Reconquista River (Argentina) water was monitored between 2009 and 2010 by means of a multiparametric approach. This periurban river is affected by agricultural, urban, and industrial discharges. Water samples were collected at a dam located in the headwaters and at 18 km downstream (M). Physicochemical profile and two water-quality indices (WQIs) were determined. Laboratory bioassays were performed by exposing Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles to environmental samples for 96 h and determining the following parameters: (1) brain: acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity; (2) gill: catalase and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities and glutathione (GSH) content; (3) liver: CAT and GST activities, superoxide dismutase, lipid peroxidation, and GSH content; (4) condition factor and hepatosomatic index; and (5) genotoxicity [micronucleus (MN) test in erythrocytes]. Physicochemical profile and WQIs corresponded with extensive pollution in M. Important temporal and spatial variability in biomarkers of tadpoles exposed to samples was found. Multivariate analyses showed that AChE in brain, MN frequency, liver and gill GST activities, and GSH content were key biomarkers.
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- N A Ossana
- Department of Basic Sciences, Applied Ecophysiology Program, Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development (PRODEA-INEDES), National University of Lujan, PO Box 221, B6700ZBA Luján, Argentina.
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Souza IC, Duarte ID, Pimentel NQ, Rocha LD, Morozesk M, Bonomo MM, Azevedo VC, Pereira CDS, Monferrán MV, Milanez CRD, Matsumoto ST, Wunderlin DA, Fernandes MN. Matching metal pollution with bioavailability, bioaccumulation and biomarkers response in fish (Centropomus parallelus) resident in neotropical estuaries. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 180:136-144. [PMID: 23748179 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Two neotropical estuaries affected by different anthropogenic factors were studied. We report levels of metals and metalloids in water and sediment as well as their influence on genetic, biochemical and morphological biomarkers in the native fish Centropomus parallelus. Biomarkers reflected the fish health status. Multivariate statistics indicated both spatial and temporal changes in both water and sediment, which are linked to the elemental composition and health status of inhabitant fish, showing the biggest influence of surface water, followed by sediments and interstitial water. Bioaccumulation in fish muscle was useful to identify elements that were below detection limits in water, pointing out the risk of consuming fish exceeding allowance limits for some elements (As and Hg in this case). Multivariate statistics, including physical, chemical and biological issues, presents a suitable tool, integrating data from different origin allocated in the same estuary, which could be useful for future studies on estuarine systems.
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- Iara C Souza
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Dept. Ciências Fisiológicas, Rodovia Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Reyna PB, Morán AG, Tatián M. Taxonomy, distribution and population structure of invasive Corbiculidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in the Suquía River basin, Córdoba, Argentina. IHERINGIA. SERIE ZOOLOGIA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0073-47212013000200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Invasive species are one of the most significant causes of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services, which underlines the importance of their detection and their study. The Asian clams (Corbiculidae) are invasive organisms that accidentally entered the La Plata River, Argentina, presumably in the 1960s. The objectives of the present study were to identify the corbiculid species and to determine their distribution at several locations along the Suquía River basin, an extended area in central Argentina. In addition, population structure was evaluated monthly during one year, at a site in the city of Córdoba that is characterized by high human influence. The presence of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) and Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844) in the Suquía River basin is reported for the first time. The former species was found only in a lentic environment (San Roque reservoir), while the latter was also found along the tributary rivers and brooks of the basin. Corbicula largillierti showed variations in average density between the different sites and also in biomass and size classes throughout the study period at the site at Córdoba city. The relative composition of the sediments, flow fluctuation and human pollution may be responsible for the observed differences.
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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Hued AC, Nostro FLL, Wunderlin DA, Bistoni MDLÁ. Reproductive impairment of a viviparous fish species inhabiting a freshwater system with anthropogenic impact. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2013; 64:281-290. [PMID: 23124166 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-012-9826-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The potential threat to animal reproduction by contaminated freshwater systems posed the necessity to identify and develop bioindicators and biomarkers to be used for screening and evaluation of the effects in organisms. The main goal of this work was to determine, through histological analyses and changes in gonopodium morphology, whether a freshwater system polluted by anthropogenic activities-sewage, agricultural, and industrial-could cause alterations at the organ level. We also propose the live-bearing fish, Jenynsia multidentata, as a species suitable to study the effects of contaminated aquatic environments. We compared male fish sampled at two different stations in Suquía River basin (Córdoba, Argentina), both differing in degree of pollution, through liver and testis histology and gonopodial morphometric parameters. The water quality, based on the physicochemical characteristics of the studied stations, varied markedly with a decrease in water quality at the downstream site (station 2). At the highest polluted area, detrimental effects on liver and testis were evidenced on histological analysis. Male individuals from station 2 also presented noticeable structural changes of the anal fin, such as a straight gonopodium and abnormal tip area. The present results demonstrate that a freshwater system polluted by the impacts of anthropogenic activities has detrimental effects to J. multidentata. The alterations registered in individuals from the polluted station indicate an impairment of male reproductive performance and imply a risk for other live-bearing species as well as the entire biodiversity. We consider J. multidentata a sentinel species that is useful to evaluate the potential risk present in the studied basin not only to itself but to other species as well.
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- Andrea Cecilia Hued
- Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, Córdoba, Argentina
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Riffel APK, Garcia LO, Finamor IA, Saccol EMH, Meira M, Kolberg C, Horst A, Partata W, Llesuy S, Baldisserotto B, Pavanato MA. Redox profile in liver of Leporinus macrocephalus exposed to different dissolved oxygen levels. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2012; 38:797-805. [PMID: 21983974 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-011-9563-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Aquatic organisms are continuously exposed to environmental variations, which can lead to physiological and biochemical alterations. Leporinus macrocephalus, known as piavuçu, is a migratory species that may be exposed to variations in dissolved oxygen levels. Studies evaluating oxidative changes undergone by this species in these conditions are scarce. Therefore, this investigation aimed at evaluating oxidative alterations in L. macrocephalus exposed to different oxygen levels for 96 h: 6.12 ± 0.18, 3.99 ± 0.17, 3.22 ± 0.17, 2.47 ± 0.30 and 0.710 ± 0.07 mg L(-1). At the end of the experimental period, fish were euthanized and livers used to determine lipid hydroperoxides, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, superoxide dismutase and thiol groups, which are an indirect measure of reduced glutathione. Results indicated a decrease in the studied parameters in hypoxic situations, suggesting a possible metabolic depression.
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- A P K Riffel
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Monferrán MV, Pignata ML, Wunderlin DA. Enhanced phytoextraction of chromium by the aquatic macrophyte Potamogeton pusillus in presence of copper. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2012; 161:15-22. [PMID: 22230062 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 09/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aquatic macrophyte, Potamogeton pusillus was evaluated for the removal of Cu(2+) and Cr(+6) from aqueous solutions during 15 days phytoextraction experiments. Results show that P. pusillus is capable of accumulating substantial amount of Cu and Cr from individual solutions (either Cu(2+) or Cr(+6)). Significant correlations between metal removal and bioaccumulation were obtained. Roots and leaves accumulated the highest amount of Cu and Cr followed by stems. The bioaccumulation of Cr was significantly enhanced in the presence of Cu, showing a synergic effect on Cr(+6) removal, presenting a good alternative for the removal of these metals from polluted aquifers. To the extent of our knowledge, this is the first report on both enhanced phytoextraction of Cr(+6) in presence of Cu(+2) and bioaccumulation of these heavy metals by P. pusillus.
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- Magdalena V Monferrán
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Sec. Ciencia y Técnica, ISIDSA & Fac. Cs. Químicas-Dpto. Química Orgánica - ICYTAC, Bv. Juan Filloy s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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