Sediment contaminants and contaminant levels and biomarkers in caged mussels (Mytilus trossulus) in the southern Baltic Sea

Dabrowska, Henryka; Kopko, Orest; Turja, Raisa; Lehtonen, Kari K.; Góra, Agnieszka; Polak-Juszczak, Lucyna; Warzocha, Jan; Холодкевич, С. В.

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.11.001

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“…As reported earlier, in addition to the set of biomarkers measured at the subcellular level, a whole organism response, i.e., the mussel condition index, was examined. A poorer condition was found in G1 mussels (Dabrowska et al 2013), although it remained not clear whether the contamination status or limited food availability contributed to this effect. The choice of biomarkers examined in mussels was based on their common use in marine monitoring (Kopecka et al 2006;Lehtonen et al 2006;Serafim et al 2011).…”

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“…It included the following: EROD activity, DNA strand breakage (DNA SB), biliary 1-OH pyrene, the density of melano-macrophage aggregates (MMAs) in the liver and spleen, and liver lesion scores. For mussels, the IBRs were retrieved from Dabrowska et al (2013) to compare with spatial IBR trends observed for flounder. Biological effects of sediments were assessed based on the outcome of sediment toxicity bioassays which, expressed as the sediment toxicity index (STI), represented a geometric mean of mortality (expressed as a decimal) of the three species at each site.…”

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“…The in situ caging was carried out for an 8-week period, from mid-July to mid-September 2010. Details regarding the sampling and research procedures have been described in Dabrowska et al (2012Dabrowska et al ( , 2013.…”

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“…1 Locations of the study sites, southern Baltic Sea: two sites within the Gulf of Gdańsk (G1 and G2) and two sites outside the Gulf (G3 and G4); adopted from Dabrowska et al (2012) compounds [pesticide p,p′-DDT and its derivatives, heptachlor, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)], the less investigated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Hg). The preparation of flounder muscle samples, analytical methods, and respective quality assurance steps followed the methods described in Dabrowska et al (2013). The analyses of DDT, PCB, and PBDE were conducted on Agilent 6890N gas chromatograph equipped with a 63 Ni electron capture detector (μECD), 7683B autosampler, and 60 m × 0.25 mm × 0.1 μm DB-5 column (J&W Scientific, CA, USA).…”

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“…The analyses were carried out on samples of pooled soft tissues of mussels and composite samples of sediment with each composite based on combined three to four samples of an uppermost 4-cm sediment layer. Detailed description of the preparation of samples and applied analytical methods has been given in Dabrowska et al (2013).…”

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An integrated assessment of pollution and biological effects in flounder, mussels and sediment in the southern Baltic Sea coastal area

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Organic and metal contaminants and biological effects were investigated in flounder, mussels, and sediments in the southern Baltic Sea coastal area in order to assess environmental quality status in that area. Four sites were selected, including two within the Gulf of Gdańsk (GoG). In biota and sediment at each site, DDTs dominated over PCBs and PBDEs were the least abundant among organic contaminants. Their concentrations decreased progressively outward from GoG. Among metal contaminants, the levels of Hg, Pb, and Cd were elevated in GoG. Biomarkers in flounder, EROD activity and DNA SB, showed moderate positive correlations with organic and metal contaminants. In flounder, the integrated biomarker index (IBR/n) presented a spatial trend coherent with chemical pollution index (CPI), but there was no clear spatial correspondence between IBR/n and CPI in mussels nor between sediment toxicity index (STI) and sediment CPI. The integrated assessment of contaminant and biological effect data against available assessment criteria indicated that in biota, the contaminant assessment thresholds were most often exceeded by CB-118, heptachlor, PBDE, and Hg (in the GoG sediments by p,p'-DDT, Hg and Cd), while of the biological determinants, the threshold was breeched by AChE activity in mussels in GoG. Applying the ICES/OSPAR traffic-light approach showed that of the 50 parameters assessed at each site, there were 18% of determinants in the red color category in the two GoG sites and 8% of determinants in the two sites outside GoG, which indicated that none of the four investigated sites attained good environmental status (GES).

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mussels from a South American Estuary

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Bivalves, especially mussels, have been pointed as putative species to monitor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine environment. After several environmental PAHs baseline reports, the present study was conducted to assess for the first time the levels of PAHs in native mussels (Brachidontes rodriguezii) collected from a critical industrialized estuary of Argentina. Under this objective, after an 18-month sampling period, 34 pools of mussels were assessed for 17 PAHs, including the 16 compounds prioritized by United States Environmental Protection Agency. By means of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, results showed total PAHs concentrations in mussel's tissue ranged from under laboratory detection limits to 482.4 ng/g dry weight. Mussel body burdens were dominated by lower molecular weight PAHs, such as phenanthrene, naphthalene, and pyrene, whereas the overall PAHs profile suggested the predominance of petrogenic sources. Finally, the potential ecotoxicological impact was evaluated by applying Environmental Assessment Criteria and benzo[a]pyrene toxic equivalent factors.

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Sediment contaminants and contaminant levels and biomarkers in caged mussels (Mytilus trossulus) in the southern Baltic Sea

Cited by 33 publications

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An integrated assessment of pollution and biological effects in flounder, mussels and sediment in the southern Baltic Sea coastal area

An integrated assessment of pollution and biological effects in flounder, mussels and sediment in the southern Baltic Sea coastal area

Chemical pollution and ecotoxicology

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mussels from a South American Estuary

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