Evidence for impaired reproduction in white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) from contaminated areas off Southern California

Cross, Jeffrey N.; Ellen, Hose Jo

doi:10.1016/0141-1136(88)90295-4

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“…Atresia is sometimes observed in mature females of many fish species (especially after spawning), but high rates may be indicative of endocrine disruption or reproductive impairment when prevalent during all but the post-ovulatory maturation stages (Cross and Hose, 1988). Though background rates in the Hudson River were not known, median atresia was less than 10 % in female carp and bullhead at all sites, but was near or above 10 % in female largemouth from LL, FD, SC, and AT; median atresia ranged from 18 to 33 % in smallmouth from LL, FD, WAT, and AT (Fig.…”

Section: Relation Of Endocrine Biomarkers To Atresiamentioning

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Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA

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Tissue residues of total mercury (Hg), total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and lipid-based PCBs; plasma concentrations of endocrine biomarkers; and reproductive and histologic biomarkers were assessed in 460 carp (Cyprinus carpio), bass (Micropterus salmoides and Micropterus dolomieui), and bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) collected from eight sites across the Hudson River Basin in the spring of 1998 to determine if endocrine disruption was evident in resident fish species and to evaluate contaminant-biomarker interrelations. Total PCBs in bed sediments (maximum 2,500 µg kg -1 ) could explain 64 to 90 % of the variability in lipidbased PCB residues in tissues (maximum 1,250 µg PCB g-lipid -1 ) of the four species. The 17b-estradiol to 11-ketotestosterone ratio, typically less than 1.0 in male fish and greater than 1.0 in females, exceeded 1.4 in all male largemouth bass and 35 % of male carp and bullhead at one site 21 km downstream from a major PCB source. Endocrine biomarkers were significantly correlated with total Hg in female smallmouth bass and carp, and with lipid-based PCBs in males of all four species. Empirical evidence of endocrine modulation in blood plasma of male and female fish from sites with and without high PCB residues in bed sediments and fish tissues suggest that PCBs, Hg, or other contaminants may disrupt normal endocrine function in fish of the Hudson River. * Corresponding author phone: +1 518 285 5605;

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Section: Relation Of Endocrine Biomarkers To Atresiamentioning

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Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA

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“…Values in female bass from Station 514 were greater than any reported in bass previously but were related to a parasite infection; and the ovaries of one female carp from Station 64 contained no normal tissue, only necrotic, degenerated follicles. Elevated rates of atresia in fish have been associated with exposure to Se (Sorensen, 1988) and other contaminants (e.g., Cross and Hose, 1988), but may also be caused by environmental factors other than chemical exposure (e.g., June, 1970June, , 1977.…”

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Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends

Schmitt

Hinck

Blazer³

et al. 2005

Science of The Total Environment

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Dethloff, Gail M.; Bartish, Timothy M.; Coyle, James J.; and Tillitt, Donald E., "Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends" (2005 AbstractWe collected, examined, and analyzed 368 fish of seven species from 10 sites on rivers of the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) during late 1997 and early 1998 to document temporal and geographic trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants and to assess contaminant effects on the fish. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Rio Grande and on the Arroyo Colorado and Pecos River in Texas (TX), New Mexico (NM), and Colorado. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) were the targeted species. Fish were examined in the field for internal and external visible gross lesions, selected organs were weighed to compute ponderal and organosomatic indices, and samples of tissues and fluids were obtained and preserved for analysis of fish health and reproductive biomarkers. Whole fish from each station were composited by species and gender and analyzed for organochlorine chemical residues and elemental contaminants using instrumental methods, and for 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin-like activity (TCDD-EQ) using the H4IIE rat hepatoma cell bioassay. Overall, fish from lower RGB stations contained greater concentrations of organochlorine pesticide residues and appeared to be less healthy than those from sites in the central and upper parts of the basin, as indicated by a general gradient of residue concentrations and biomarker responses. A minimal number of altered biomarkers and few or no elevated contaminant concentrations were noted in fish from the upper RGB. The exception was elevated concentrations [up to 0.46 Ag/g wet-weight (ww)] of total mercury (Hg) in predatory species from the Rio Grande at Elephant Butte Reservoir, NM, a condition documented in previous studies. Arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) concentrations were greatest in fish from sites in the central RGB; Se concentrations in fish from the Pecos River at Red Bluff Lake, TX and from the Rio Grande at Langtry, TX and Amistad International Reservoir, TX exceeded published fish and wildlife toxicity thresholds. In the lower RGB, residues of This article is a U.S. government work, and is not subject to copyright in the United States.p,pV-DDT metabolites (V1.69 Ag/g ww), chlordane-related compounds (V0.21 Ag/g ww), dieldrin (V0.0.05 Ag/g ww), and toxaphene (V2.4 Ag/g ww) were detected in fish from most sites; maximum concentrations were in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) from the Arroyo Colorado at Harlingen, TX. Concentrations of one or more residues exceeded toxicity thresholds for fish and wildlife in fish from this site and from the Rio Grande at Mission, TX and Brownsville, TX; however, concentrations were lower than those reported by previous studies. In addition, the proportional concentrations of p,pV-DDT at all sites were low, indicating weathered DDT rather than the influx of new ma...

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“…A higher incidence of inflammation reactions and increased atresia in the PW-exposed female fish was also noted. These alterations were previously also found in fish sampled from effluent contaminated waters (Cross & Hose, 1988;Johnson et al, 1988;Jobling et al, 2002). In male fish it was also noted that spermatogenesis was affected with a rise in quantity of spermatogonia in PW-exposed fish compared to control.…”

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Effects of Produced Water on Reproductive Parameters in Prespawning Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)

Sundt

Björkblom

2011

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A

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Produced water (PW) discharged from offshore oil industry activities contains substances that are known to contribute to a range of mechanisms of toxicity. In the present study selected reproductive biomarkers were studied in prespawning Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) exposed to PW. The fish were exposed for 12 wk within a continuous flow-through system at realistic environmental near-field concentrations. Concentrations of polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and alkylphenol (AP) compounds were analyzed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection measurement, as were PAH and AP metabolites in fish bile for verification of exposure conditions and presence of compounds in PW. A suite of reproductive biomarkers (vitellogenin, zona radiata protein, and plasma steroid concentrations) and histological alterations of the gonads were determined. Results showed that exposure to sufficiently high levels of PW produced an increase in vitellogenin levels in female fish compared to the control. Impaired oocyte development and reduced estrogen levels were also observed in PW-exposed female fish. In male fish testicular development was altered, showing a rise in amount of spermatogonia and primary spermatocytes and a reduction in quantity of mature sperm in the PW-exposed fish compared to control. Data indicate that sufficiently high levels of PW have the potential to adversely affect the reproductive fitness of cod.

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Evidence for impaired reproduction in white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) from contaminated areas off Southern California

Cited by 52 publications

References 5 publications

Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA

Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA

Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends

Effects of Produced Water on Reproductive Parameters in Prespawning Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)

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