An ecotoxicological protocol with caged mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, for monitoring the impact of an offshore platform in the Adriatic sea

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons a Constituent of Petroleum: Presence and Influence in the Aquatic Environment

“…Due to the toxicity of the PAH metabolites the oil industry in some areas of the world (e.g. North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Australian Northwest Shelf, Gulf of Mexico) are required to monitor their discharges to the aquatic environment [46][47][48][49].In the North Sea this is taken care of through the Water Column Monitorin programs [48]. For monitoring purposes the 16 EPA compounds has been chosen as the most important PAHs to analyze for.…”

Monitoring of Impacts of Offshore Platforms in the Adriatic Sea (Italy)

“…superficial and 12 m, respectively) and, for each depth, different samples, constituted by the whole tissues, prepared and stored at -20°C, until processed for accumulation analysis. Specifically for biomarker analysis, after recovery, mussel tissues have to be frozen in liquid nitrogen and maintained at -80°C until biochemical and histological parameter analyses; haemolymph have to be withdrawn from adductor muscle and immediately analysed for lysosomal membrane stability and DNA damages (Gorbi et al, 2008).…”

“…There are some studies on biomarkers related to the monitoring protocol of Adriatic gas platforms (e.g. Gorbi et al 2007Gorbi et al , 2008Fattorini et al, 2008). In these papers some analyses are reported as main biomarkers for monitoring impacts of offshore platforms in the Adriatic Sea.…”

Trace metal and biomarker levels in tissues ofArgopecten purpuratusin the north of Chile, and the potential use of this species as a bioindicator of metallic stress

“…In many cases, exposure to environmental contamination is correlated with changes in the conditions of biomolecules, usually related to oxyradical metabolism and the detoxification of metals and drugs (Gorbi et al 2008), and these can modify the abundance of mRNA within the transcriptome in the affected tissues (Tanguy et al 2005;Venier et al 2006). …”