Application of an integrated biomarker response index (IBR) to assess temporal variation of environmental quality in two Portuguese aquatic systems

Serafim, A.; Company, R.; Lopes, B.; Fonseca, Vanessa F.; França, Susana; Vasconcelos, Rita P.; Bebianno, Maria João; Cabral, Henrique N.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.009

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“…The IBR index is a powerful tool to assess the sensitivity of organisms to contaminants (Beliaeff and Burgeot, 2002;Serafim et al, 2012), which may be used to distinguish between polluted and less polluted areas (Turja et al, 2014). The IBR approach has also been widely used to investigate both native and caged bivalves in many studies (Leinio and Lehtonen, 2005;Campillo et al, 2013;Marigomez et al, 2013aMarigomez et al, , 2013b.…”

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Temporal and spatial distribution of semicarbazide in western Laizhou Bay

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oArticle history: Received 9 January 2016 Received in revised form 26 July 2016 Accepted 29 July 2016 Available online xxxx An integrative biomarker approach was employed to evaluate the environmental quality of the north coast of Shandong Peninsula along the southern Bohai Sea of China, where pollution is an imminent threat due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. A battery of biomarkers and the metal bioaccumulation in tissues of native oyster Crassostrea gigas were measured under field conditions. Integrative biomarker index (IBR) and metal body burden were calculated to differentiate the pollution status of seven sampling sites. According to our results, Xinzhuang (XZ) site was the most severely contaminated, with the highest IBR value of 3.58, while the lowest IBR value (0.04) was obtained at Penglai (PL). Such an integrated biomarker approach was proved as a useful method for environmental quality assessment in the study area.

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Temporal and spatial distribution of semicarbazide in western Laizhou Bay

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Site B, also located in Ria de Aveiro presented the lowest sediment contamination, due to low human presence in its vicinity and potentially also to coarser sediment grain size. Previous studies have characterized this site as a reference or low impact site, considering sediment toxicity bioassays and biomarker fish responses (Castro et al, 2006;Serafim et al, 2012).…”

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Habitat quality of estuarine nursery grounds: Integrating non-biological indicators and multilevel biological responses in Solea senegalensis

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“…The use of a methodology that integrates the responses of different biomarkers into a single value or graph has proven advantageous, as it allows a better understanding of the results and large-scale deployment of these tools in environmental monitoring (Sanchez et al, 2011). Among these indices, the Integrated Biomaker Response (IBR), described by Beliaeff & Burgeot (2002), is one of the most used in field and laboratory studies (Arzate-Cardenas & Martinez-Jeronimo, 2011;Serafim et al, 2012). Recently, Sanchez et al (2013) proposed a second version for the index (IBRv2) to eliminate some drawbacks of the first version, and achieved satisfactory results.…”

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Integrated biomarker response index using a Neotropical fish to assess the water quality in agricultural areas

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Aquatic ecosystems in areas with intense agricultural activity are subject to pesticide contamination, which may compromise the health of the fish. In order to verify the quality of the water and the possible effects of pesticides on fish, a method that combines different biomarker responses into an index named "integrated biomarker response" (IBR) was applied using the biological alterations in the Neotropical fish Astyanax altiparanae. Fish were maintained in situ at five sites along a stream that runs in an agricultural area and in a stream within a forest fragment, considered a reference site. After seven days of exposure the following alterations were observed in fish confined at experimental sites: increased activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and catalase (CAT) and increase in the content of reduced glutathione (GSH) in liver and gills, reduction of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in the brain and muscle, increase in the occurrence of DNA strand breaks and in the frequency of micronuclei (MN) and nuclear abnormalities (ENA) in erythrocytes. The IBR highlighted three sites as the most affected, as the animals confined at these sites showed greater variations in biological responses. The biomarkers most important for the IBR results were GST, AChE, DNA breaks and ENA.Ecossistemas aquáticos inseridos em áreas com intensa atividade agrícola estão susceptíveis à contaminação por pesticidas, os quais podem comprometer a saúde dos peixes. A fim de verificar a qualidade da água e os possíveis efeitos de pesticidas sobre peixes, um método integrando o uso de diferentes biomarcadores, denominado índice integrado de respostas de biomarcadores (IBR), foi aplicado utilizando-se as alterações biológicas avaliadas em vários órgãos do peixe neotropical Astyanax altiparanae. Os peixes foram confinados in situ em cinco pontos ao longo de um ribeirão localizado em área de produção agrícola e em um córrego dentro de um fragmento florestal, considerado um local de referência. Após sete dias foram observadas as seguintes alterações nos peixes confinados nos pontos experimentais: aumento da atividade da glutationa-S-transferase (GST) e catalase (CAT) e aumento do conteúdo de glutationa-reduzida (GSH) em fígado e brânquias, redução da atividade da acetilcolinesterase (AChE) no músculo e cérebro, aumento de quebras no DNA e na frequência de micronúcleos (MN) e alterações nucleares (ENA) em eritrócitos. O IBR destacou três dos pontos estudados como os mais afetados pela contaminação agrícola, uma vez que foram observados nos animais confinados nestes locais maiores variações nas respostas biológicas. Os biomarcadores mais significativos para os resultados de IBR foram a GST, AChE, quebras no DNA e ENA.

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Application of an integrated biomarker response index (IBR) to assess temporal variation of environmental quality in two Portuguese aquatic systems

Cited by 136 publications

References 59 publications

Temporal and spatial distribution of semicarbazide in western Laizhou Bay

Temporal and spatial distribution of semicarbazide in western Laizhou Bay

Habitat quality of estuarine nursery grounds: Integrating non-biological indicators and multilevel biological responses in Solea senegalensis

Integrated biomarker response index using a Neotropical fish to assess the water quality in agricultural areas

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