Concentrations of organic contaminants in Mytilus edulis from the Hudson-Raritan Estuary and Long Island Sound

Peven, Carole S.; Uhler, Allen D.; Hillman, Robert E.; Steinhauer, William G.

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(96)90053-4

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“…The PCB burdens for P. viridis from the Hong Kong sites [10] ranged from 120 to 420 ng/g dry weight. From a global perspective, PCB burdens in mussel tissues in Singapore correspond more closely to the lower range of values reported for mussels from the northwest Mediterranean Sea (i.e., 50–3,500 ng/g dry wt) [13] and North America (42–1,980 ng/g dry wt) [14].…”

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Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in green mussels (Perna viridis) from Singapore, Southeast Asia

Bayen

Thomas

Lee

et al. 2003

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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The green mussel, Perna viridis, was used in this study to measure levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and, for the first time, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in the marine environment. Samples were collected from eight different locations in the coastal waters of Singapore between April and May 2002. Forty-one PCB and 21 PBDE congeners were quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and were all positively detected in the mussel tissues. Total concentrations in green mussel tissues ranged from 6.1 to 82 ng/g and 2.0 to 38 ng/g on a dry-weight basis for PCBs and PBDEs, respectively. Such levels reflect the ubiquity of these persistent organic pollutants in a tropical marine environment. Principal component analysis was applied to the PCB data and revealed similarities in the congener composition of mussel tissues to that of the commercial PCB mixture, Aroclor 1254. The PBDE levels, to date, were approximately one order of magnitude greater than the upper concentrations reported for blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) tissues in Europe. At some sampling sites, the congener composition of PBDEs in P. viridis tissues indicated recent exposure to a commercial pentabrominated flame retardant.

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Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in green mussels (Perna viridis) from Singapore, Southeast Asia

Bayen

Thomas

Lee

et al. 2003

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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“…914 a,c – – – Atlantic Ocean, USA: Mytilus edulis 1989 Max. 783 b,c – – – Peven et al 1996 Around New York LOD limit of detection, TBT tributyltin, DBT dibutyltin, MBT monobutyltin, PhTs phenyltins a Wet weight basis b Dry weight basis c Values converted into ng Sn g −1 …”

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Endocrine disruptors in blue mussels and sediments from the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic)

Filipkowska

Lubecki

2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Samples of blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) and sediment were collected in the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic Sea) to assess the extent of their contamination with two groups of endocrine disruptors: 4-nonylphenols and organotins (butyl- and phenyltins). Five sampling stations were chosen along the coastline of the Tricity Agglomeration (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia) in 2008, 2012, and 2013. No evident differences between the three campaigns were found in either the mussel or the sediment samples. The mussels were moderately contaminated with 4-nonylphenols (30–111 ng g−1 d.w.), whereas the levels of these compounds in the sediment samples were very low (0.8–2.7 ng g−1 d.w.). Total concentrations of butyltin compounds in the mussels and sediments ranged between 41 and 164 ng Sn g−1 d.w., and from below the limit of detection to 22 ng Sn g−1 d.w., respectively, whereas phenyltins were not detected in any of the samples. Butyltin degradation indices indicate an old tributyltin input into the coastal environment, which is characterized by intense maritime activity. The results obtained from this work demonstrate that 5 years after the total ban on using organotin-based antifouling paints was imposed, butyltins are still present in mussels and sediments of the Gulf of Gdańsk.

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“…The pathogenesis of the pancreatic and testicular findings was not apparent in histological sections. Because M. canis spends a considerable portion of the year in the historically polluted Long Island Sound (Greig & Wenzloff 1977; Peven, Uhler, Hillman & Steinhause 1996) selective toxicity targeting pancreatic and testicular epithelia could be involved. In all mature male M. canis examined, spermatogenesis in the testes appeared to progress from the free margin of the organ towards the epididymial margin, with only the latter region containing seminiferous tubules with mature spermatozoa adjacent to tubules with degenerating epithelium.…”

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Naturally occurring lesions and micro‐organisms in two species of free‐living sharks: the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias L., and the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis (Mitchill), from the north‐western Atlantic

Borucinska¹,

Frasca²

2002

Journal of Fish Diseases

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Twenty‐three smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis L., and 20 spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias (Mitchill), were examined for the presence of diseases. Sharks were collected from the north‐western Atlantic between April and September 2000. Major organs were sampled for histopathology and bacterial cultures were taken from kidneys. Macroscopic lesions were infrequent and included intestinal cestodiasis and gastric and dermal erosions. Microscopic lesions were common in both shark species. Mustelus canis had numerous degenerative lesions involving the pancreatic ducts, seminiferous tubules and coronary vessels. The most frequent lesions in S. acanthias were parasitic and included pancreatic nematodiasis and biliary myxosporeosis. Additionally, both species had focal meningitis, encephalitis, dermatitis, gastritis, enteritis and glomerulomesangial thickening. Microscopic parasites included intestinal coccidiosis, unclassified gastric and testicular protozoa, skeletal muscle and renal tubular myxosporeans, a branchial trichodinid ciliate, olfactory and branchial trematodes, gastrointestinal cestodes and larval nematodes. Shewanella putrefaciens, Photobacterium sp., Vibrio sp., Pseudomonas sp. and Alteromonas sp. were isolated from kidneys of nine sharks. The role of the above lesions in the natural mortality and morbidity of the two shark species is unknown. The finding that apparently healthy sharks can harbour potentially debilitating lesions warrants the inclusion of histopathological studies in the management and conservation of sharks.

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Concentrations of organic contaminants in Mytilus edulis from the Hudson-Raritan Estuary and Long Island Sound

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in green mussels (Perna viridis) from Singapore, Southeast Asia

Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in green mussels (Perna viridis) from Singapore, Southeast Asia

Endocrine disruptors in blue mussels and sediments from the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic)

Naturally occurring lesions and micro‐organisms in two species of free‐living sharks: the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias L., and the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis (Mitchill), from the north‐western Atlantic

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