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Polak-Juszczak L, Szlider-Richert J. Toxic metals in fishes, mussels, and sediments from the Puck Bay in the southern Baltic Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 200:116080. [PMID: 38325199 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND The environment of the Puck Bay is under strong pressure discharged sewage and brine. METHODS Toxic metals (cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic, bromine) were determined in fishes (flounder and perch), sediments, and mussels. RESULTS Toxic metals in flounder and perch from the Puck Bay occurred at varying concentrations: Cd - 0.002-0.004 mg/kg; Pb - 0.011-0.029 mg/kg; Hg - 0.050-0.070 mg/kg; iAs lower than 0.02 mg/kg. The highest concentrations of metals occurred in outer bay sediments: Cd - 0.829 mg/kg dw; Pb - 21.54 mg/kg dw; Hg - 0.305 mg/kg dw; iAs - 0.02 mg/kg dw. Metal concentrations in mussels were at low levels. High Pb content (1.915 mg/kg ww) was only determined in samples collected at the station near the brine outfall. CONCLUSIONS Concentrations of toxic metals in the fishes, sediments, and mussels from the Puck Bay indicated that the environment of the bay was in good condition.
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- Lucyna Polak-Juszczak
- Department of Food and Environmental Chemistry, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, ul. Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Department of Food and Environmental Chemistry, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, ul. Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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Cunha M, Cruz I, Pinto J, Benito D, Ruiz P, Soares AMVM, Pereira E, Izagirre U, Freitas R. The influence of temperature on the effects of lead and lithium in Mytilus galloprovincialis through biochemical, cell and tissue levels: Comparison between mono and multi-element exposures. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:165786. [PMID: 37499837 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Lead (Pb) and lithium (Li) are metals which have been detected in the environment and, at high concentrations, can induce toxic effects that disturb the growth, metabolism or reproduction of organisms along the entire trophic chain. The impacts of these metals have scarcely been investigated using marine bivalves, especially when acting as a mixture. The present study aimed to investigate the influence of temperature on the ecotoxicological effects caused by Pb and Li, acting alone and as a mixture, on the mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis after 28 days of exposure. The impacts were evaluated under actual (17 °C) and projected (+4 °C) warming conditions, to understand the influence of temperature rise on the effects of the metals (both acting alone or as a mixture). The results obtained showed that the increased temperature did not influence the accumulation of metals. However, the biomarkers evaluated showed greater responses in mussels that are exposed to metals under increased temperature (21 °C). The IBR index showed that there is a comparable toxic effect of Li and Pb separately, while exposure to a mixture of both pollutants causes a significantly higher stress response. Overall, the results obtained revealed that temperature may cause extra stress on the mussels and exposure to the metal mixture caused the greatest impacts compared to each metal acting alone.
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- Marta Cunha
- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE - Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- BCTA Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena auzoa z/g, E-48940 Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- BCTA Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena auzoa z/g, E-48940 Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE - Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- BCTA Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena auzoa z/g, E-48940 Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Benito D, Guls HD, Halldórsson HP, Ciesielski TM, Izagirre U, Lekube X, Etxebarria N, Marigómez I, Zaldibar B, Soto M. Integrated assessment of biological responses to pollution in wild mussels (Mytilus edulis) from subarctic and arctic areas in the Norwegian sea. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 336:122454. [PMID: 37640221 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans contain large amount of undiscovered oil and gas reserves. Therefore threat of oil spills and its hazardous ecological consequences are of great importance to the marine environment. Although mussels (Mytilus sp.) respond clearly to contaminants, biomarkers have shown variability linked to biological and environmental changes. In order to help avoiding misinterpretation of biological responses the aim of this study was to reveal the effect of natural variability in the responsiveness to pollution of a battery of cell and tissue-level biomarkers in mussels. Mussels were collected in relatively non-impacted and potentially impacted sites at ports and the vicinity of a waste water treatment plant in Trondheim and Tromsø in autumn of 2016. Although the battery of biomarkers used herein proved to be useful to discriminate impacted and non-impacted mussel populations, some confounding factors altering the biological responses were identified. Geographical/latitudinal factors seemed to be critical regarding the reproductive cycle, reserve material storage and the prevalence of parasites such as Gymnophallus cf. Bursicola trematodes. Mussels from the reference site in Tromsø displayed general stress responses at different levels, which could be influenced by the pathogenic effect of the Gymnophallus cf. Bursicola trematode and by a more advanced gametogenic developmental stage compared to the mussels from Trondheim, which could lead to misinterpretation of the reasons behind the measured stress levels in those mussels. Despite these confounding effects, the use of integrative tools such as IBR index helped to discriminate mussel populations from chemically impacted and non-impacted sites. Overall, this work serves as an anchor point both as a reference of the baseline level values of the analyzed endpoints in the studied geographical area and time of the year, and as an indication of the potential extent of the environmental confounding factors in monitoring programs causing stress on the analyzed mussel populations.
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- Denis Benito
- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sarriena Z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain.
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- Research Centre Suðurnes - University of Iceland, Garðvegi 1, IS-245 Suðurnesjabær, Iceland
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Arctic Technology, The University Center in Svalbard, 9171, Longyearbyen, Norway
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sarriena Z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sarriena Z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain
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- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain; Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sarriena Z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sarriena Z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sarriena Z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Spain
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Turja R, Benito D, Ahvo A, Izagirre U, Lekube X, Stankevičiūtė M, Butrimavičienė L, Soto M, Lehtonen KK. Biomarker responses in mussels (Mytilus trossulus) from the Baltic Sea exposed to water-accommodated fraction of crude oil and a dispersant at different salinities. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 192:115100. [PMID: 37276711 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Oil spills pose significant environmental risks, particularly in cold seas. In the Baltic Sea, the low salinity (from 0 to 2 up to 18) affects the behaviour of the spilled oil as well as the efficiency and ecological impacts of oil spill response methods such as mechanical collection and the use of dispersants. In the present study, mussels (Mytilus trossulus) were exposed under winter conditions (5 °C) to the water-accommodated fraction (WAF) of Naphthenic North Atlantic crude oil prepared by mechanical dispersion or to the chemically enhanced fraction (CEWAF) obtained using the dispersant Finasol OSR 51 at salinities of 5.6 and 15.0. Especially at the lower salinity, high bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was recorded in mussels in the CEWAF treatments, accompanied by increased biomarker responses. In the WAF treatments these impacts were less evident. Thus, the use of dispersants in the Baltic Sea still needs to be carefully considered.
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- Raisa Turja
- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine and Freshwater Solutions, Latokartanonkaari 11, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine and Freshwater Solutions, Latokartanonkaari 11, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Nature Research Centre, Institute of Ecology, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Institute of Ecology, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine and Freshwater Solutions, Latokartanonkaari 11, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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Catteau A, Le Guernic A, Palos Ladeiro M, Dedourge-Geffard O, Bonnard M, Bonnard I, Delahaut L, Bado-Nilles A, Porcher JM, Lopes C, Geffard O, Geffard A. Integrative biomarker response - Threshold (IBR-T): Refinement of IBRv2 to consider the reference and threshold values of biomarkers. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 341:118049. [PMID: 37182402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The Integrated Biomarker Response (IBR) is one of the most used index in biomonitoring, especially the IBRv2 integrating a reference condition. However, some limitations remain for its routine and large-scale use. The IBRv2 is proportional to the total number of biomarkers, is dependent on the nature of biomarkers and considers all biomarkers modulations, even small and biologically non-significant. In addition, IBRv2 relies on reference values but the references are often different between each study, making it difficult to compare results between studies and/or campaigns. To overcome these limitations, the present work proposed a new index called IBR-T ("Integrated Biomarker Response - Threshold") which considers the threshold values of biomarkers by limiting the calculation of the IBR value to biomarkers with significant modulations. The IBRv2 and the IBR-T were calculated and compared on four datasets from active biomonitoring campaigns using Dreissena polymorpha, a bivalve widely used in freshwater biomonitoring studies. The comparison between indices has demonstrated that the IBR-T presents a better correlation (0.907 < r2 < 0.998) with the percentage of biomarkers significantly modulated than the IBRv2 (0.002 < r2 < 0.759). The IBRv2 could not be equal to 0 (0.915 < intercept <1.694) because the value was dependent on the total number of biomarkers, whereas the IBR-T reached 0 when no biomarker was significantly modulated, which appears more biologically relevant. The final ranking of sites was different between the two index and the IBR-T ranking tends to be more ecologically relevant that the IBRv2 ranking. This IBR-T have shown an undeniable interest for biomonitoring and could be used by environmental managers to simplify the interpretation of large datasets, directly interpret the contamination status of the site, use it to decision-making, and finally to easily communicate the results of biomonitoring studies to the general public.
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- Audrey Catteau
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France
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- Institut National de L'Environnement et des Risques (INERIS), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), BP 2, 60550, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
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- Institut National de L'Environnement et des Risques (INERIS), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), BP 2, 60550, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, 69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- INRAE, UR RiverLy, Laboratoire D'écotoxicologie, F-69625, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Campus Moulin de La Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims, France
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Pillet M, Muttin F, Marengo M, Fullgrabe L, Huet V, Lejeune P, Thomas H. First characterization of seasonal variations in biomarkers baseline in Patella sp. from Mediterranean ports (North Corsica, France). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 187:114524. [PMID: 36580838 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In port areas the identification of contamination sources is necessary for an efficient management. Biomonitoring provides information on the environmental impact of the pollutants. It is often difficult to differentiate the natural variations of biomarkers from those induced by pollution. The present study aims to define a baseline level for biochemical biomarkers in limpet (Patella sp.) collected in four North-Corsica port areas. Reference data for five biomarkers (superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase, laccase, pyruvate kinase and acetylcholinesterase) were described in a model, using length of the limpet shell, temperature and salinity. The measured biomarkers responses on potentially polluted sites usually fell within the range of the expected values for an unaffected site, suggesting that a main part of the variations is explained by environmental conditions. Not included in the model, biological factors (sex, development stage, etc.), annual variation or other physico-chemical parameter could explain the variations in the model.
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- Marion Pillet
- LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (UMR7266), La Rochelle Université, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France; STAtion de REcherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques, Punta Revellata, BP33, 20260 Calvi, France.
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- Ecole d'ingénieurs généralistes (EIGSI), 26 rue François de Vaux de Foletier, F-17041 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France
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- STAtion de REcherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques, Punta Revellata, BP33, 20260 Calvi, France
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- STAtion de REcherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques, Punta Revellata, BP33, 20260 Calvi, France
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- LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (UMR7266), La Rochelle Université, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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- STAtion de REcherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques, Punta Revellata, BP33, 20260 Calvi, France
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- LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (UMR7266), La Rochelle Université, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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Garcia-Velasco N, Carrero JA, Urionabarrenetxea E, Doni L, Zaldibar B, Izagirre U, Soto M. Innovative in vivo and in vitro bioassays for the establishment of toxicity thresholds of pollutants in sediment quality assessment using polychaetes and their immune cells. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:136935. [PMID: 36309051 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sediment toxicity testing has become a crucial component for assessing the risks posed by contaminated sediments and for the development of sediment quality assessment strategies. Commonly used organisms for bioassays with estuarine sediments include amphipods, Arenicola marina polychaetes and echinoids. Among the latter, the Sea Urchin Embryo test (SET) is the most widely used. However, one relevant limitation of this bioassay is the unavailability of gametes all year-round, particularly outside the natural spawning seasons. Consequently, the establishment of an appropriate and complementary model organism for a continuous assessment of sediment quality is recommended. A reliable assessment of the hazards resulting from pollutants in sediments or pore water, can be achieved with ecologically relevant species of sediment such as the polychaete Hediste diversicolor, which is widespread in estuaries and has the capacity to accumulate pollutants. The aim of this work was to develop reliable in vivo and in vitro bioassays with H. diversicolor and its coelomocytes (immune cells) to determine the toxicity thresholds of different contaminants bounded to sediments or resuspended into water. Polychaetes were exposed to sublethal concentrations of CuCl2 (in vivo) and a non-invasive method for collection of polychaetes coelomocytes was applied for the in vitro bioassay, exposing cells to a series of CuCl2 and AgNPs concentrations. Same reference toxicants were used to expose Paracentrotus lividus following the SET (ICES Nº 51; Beiras et al., 2012) and obtained toxicity thresholds were compared between the two species. In vivo exposure of polychaetes to high concentrations of Cu produced weight loss and histopathological alterations. After in vitro approaches, a significant decrease in coelomocytes viability was recorded for both toxicants, in a monotonic dose-response curve, at very short-exposure times (2 h). The toxicity thresholds obtained with polychaetes were in line with the ones obtained with the SET, concluding that their sensitivity is similar. In conclusion, in vivo and in vitro bioassays developed with H. diversicolor are accurate toxicity screenings of pollutants that could be bounded to sediments or dissolved in the pore water, and may complement the SET outside the spawning period of the echinoderms. The bioassays herein developed could be applied not only to establish the toxicity thresholds of individual compounds or mixtures, but also to assess the toxicity of field collected sediments.
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- N Garcia-Velasco
- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Basque Country, Sarriena Auzoa Z/g, 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain.
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- Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Manuel de Lardizabal Pasealekua 3, 20018 Donostia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Basque Country, Sarriena Auzoa Z/g, 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Basque Country, Sarriena Auzoa Z/g, 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Basque Country, Sarriena Auzoa Z/g, 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) Research Group, Dept. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Basque Country, Sarriena Auzoa Z/g, 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza Pasealekua, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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Fraga N, Benito D, Briaudeau T, Izagirre U, Ruiz P. Toxicopathic effects of lithium in mussels. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:136022. [PMID: 36002063 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The rising use of lithium (Li) in industrial processes, modern technology and medicine has generated concerns in the scientific community, in particular its potential impact on the environment. Unfortunately, there is only scarce information concerning the toxicity of lithium in marine organisms. The objective of this study is to determine the toxicity of Li using Mytilus galloprovincialis as model organism, based on acute and sublethal toxicity tests. In the first experiment, mussels were exposed for 9 days to a range of acute concentrations of Li (0, 2, 5, 13, 34, 89, 233 and 610 mg/L Li) in order to find the median lethal concentration. In the sublethal experiment, mussels were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of Li (0, 0.1, 1, 10 mg/L Li) for 21 days. Digestive gland and gonad samples were taken at day 0, 1, 7 and 21 for histopathological analysis. Samples of the whole mussels were taken for chemical analysis at day 0 and after 21 days. Results showed that M. galloprovincialis had a LC50 value of 153 mg/L Li after 9 days of exposure. Lower concentrations (environmentally relevant), led to Li bioaccumulation in a dose-dependent manner and histopathological effects in a time-dependent manner. Atrophy of the digestive alveoli epithelium and degeneration of the digestive gland were observed after 21 days of exposure. These findings open new perspectives for the understanding of the toxic effects of Li on marine organisms and evidence the need for further long-term research at different levels of biological organizations.
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- Nadezhna Fraga
- CBET+ Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology + One Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena Auzoa z/g, E-48940, Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET+ Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology + One Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena Auzoa z/g, E-48940, Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET+ Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology + One Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena Auzoa z/g, E-48940, Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET+ Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology + One Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena Auzoa z/g, E-48940, Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET+ Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology + One Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Sarriena Auzoa z/g, E-48940, Leioa-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Areatza z/g, E-48620, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.
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Fabrello J, Pagano M, Arrigo F, Ciscato M, Boldrin F, Giacobbe S, Porcino C, Briglia M, Guerrera MC, Germanà A, Faggio C, Matozzo V. Identification of haemocytes and histological examination of gills of the spiny oyster Spondylus gaederopus (Linnaeus, 1758). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 130:164-174. [PMID: 36108802 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the framework of investigations aimed to detect new available bioindicators in marine environment, haemolymph cells and ctenidia of the Mediterranean spiny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus, have been investigated. Haemocyte count and characterisation, phagocytosis and superoxide anion production and enzyme activity assays, have been carried out. TEM observations have been performed. After gross anatomy observations, cito-histological determinations have been carried out, especially focused on ctenidia structure and function. Main results concerned the relatively low number of circulating cells, and the rich in granules granulocytes, most of which were lysosomes. Release of lysosomal enzymes was confirmed a shared trait inside bivalves. Glycogen deposits as probable result of conversion of bacteria carbohydrates, have been detected, as well as the occurrence of both acidophilic and basophilic haemocytes. Phagocytosis, both in granulocytes and agranulocytes, has been recorded, together with the production of superoxide anion. Haemocytes were found positive to acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, β-glucuronidase, chloroacetylesterase and arylsulphatase. Ctenidia showed a complex organization, including two demibranch to each ctenidium, two different kinds of lamellae filament and specialized structures as ciliated disks connecting filaments in "eutherorhabdic ctenidia". The occurrence of three different types of mucous cells in the same region of ordinary filaments has been underlined. Such features, suggesting high resistance to environmental stress and disease, allow to consider spiny oysters as promising bioindicators, although deserving of further investigations to evaluate the physiological responses to stress in controlled conditions. Present data, moreover, providing basic information on the biology of S. gaederopus, notably implement the present knowledge on the Mediterranean spiny oysters, whose under-evaluated ecological role should be carefully considered.
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- Jacopo Fabrello
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy.
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- Zebrafish Neuromorphology Lab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168, Messina, Italy.
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- Zebrafish Neuromorphology Lab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168, Messina, Italy.
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- Zebrafish Neuromorphology Lab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168, Messina, Italy.
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- Zebrafish Neuromorphology Lab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168, Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, S. Agata-Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padova, Italy.
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Analysis and Evaluation of Ecological Environment Monitoring Based on PIE Remote Sensing Image Processing Software. JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/1716756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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With the continuous improvement of people’s demand for ecological environment quality, the research on ecological environment monitoring, analysis and evaluation had been paid more and more attention by relevant departments and personnel. Because the images collected by remote sensing technology were many and multi-source, the features extracted from remote sensing images using traditional methods had been difficult to meet the needs of related industry applications. Therefore, this paper made use of the advantages of PIE remote sensing image processing software in data analysis and processing, and put forward the research on ecological environment monitoring, analysis and evaluation methods. Firstly, on the basis of summarizing the concepts and related problems of ecological environment, this paper analyzed the processing methods of remote sensing data sources of ecological environment, and explained the evaluation standards and common methods of ecological environment. Secondly, the composition of PIE remote sensing image processing technology system and its application advantages were described, the common indicators and analysis methods of ecological environment monitoring were given, and the index system and model of ecological environment comprehensive evaluation were established. Finally, through the analysis of experimental cases, the results showed that the ecological environment monitoring analysis and evaluation method proposed in this paper was feasible. Compared with the traditional methods, the method proposed in this paper could objectively evaluate the ecological environment. This paper can not only provide support for the analysis and processing of remote sensing image data, but also provide an important reference for the application of remote sensing technology in the field of ecological environment.
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Barbarin M, Muttin F, Thomas H. First study on the determination of baseline biomarkers in Mimachlamys varia for an intra-port environmental biomonitoring in French Atlantic coastline (La Rochelle). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 182:113979. [PMID: 35908483 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The characterization of organic and inorganic environmental pollution in coastal ecosystems, such as port areas, is complex and difficult to carry out due to the effect of environmental variables, as well as anthropic activities. For this study, the objective was to define a statistical method, taking into account the confounding factors influence, to define reference values for biomarkers in the black scallop (Mimachlamys varia). Thus, for five biomarkers (SOD (Superoxyde Dismutase), GST (Glutathion-S Transferase), MDA (Malondialdehyde), AChE (Acetylcholinesterase) and LAC (Laccase)), reference data could be described for individuals placed on sites more or less strongly impacted by specific environmental contaminations in port areas for more than two years, which had never been done before. All these results enabled us to calibrate and validate our approach in terms of active biomonitoring for the evaluation of a good ecological status of the environment of a port located on the French Atlantic coast.
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- Marine Barbarin
- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France.
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- École d'ingénieurs généralistes (EIGSI), 26 Rue François de Vaux de Foletier, F-17041 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France.
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France.
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Pérez-Cebrecos M, Prieto D, Blanco-Rayón E, Izagirre U, Ibarrola I. Differential tissue development compromising the growth rate and physiological performances of mussel. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 180:105725. [PMID: 35987041 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Differences in the food acquisition rates and in the energetic costs of metabolism seem to affect the growth rate variability of mussels. The aim of this study was to analyze if the physiological performances responsible for such growth rate variability are accompanied by structural differences at tissue or cellular level in the main organs involved in energy acquisition (gill) and processing (digestive gland). Fast growers had higher cilia density and metabolic efficiency in their gill, and well-developed digestive tissue with barely no connective tissue or atrophy. Slow-growing mussels displayed stress signs that impede the proper acquisition, digestion and absorption of food: low cilia density, low mitochondrial capacity and high antioxidant activity levels in the gills, and high atrophy of the digestive gland. The data herein explains the growth rate variability of mussels, demonstrating that morphological and functional differences exist between fast and slow growers.
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- Maitane Pérez-Cebrecos
- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE - UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE - UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Spain; CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE - UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Spain; CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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Wu F, Sokolov EP, Khomich A, Fettkenhauer C, Schnell G, Seitz H, Sokolova IM. Interactive effects of ZnO nanoparticles and temperature on molecular and cellular stress responses of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 818:151785. [PMID: 34808156 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Temperature is an important abiotic factor that modulates all aspects of ectotherm physiology, including sensitivity to pollutants. Nanoparticles are emerging pollutants in coastal environments, and their potential to cause toxicity in marine organisms is a cause for concern. Here we studied the interactive effects of temperature (including seasonal and experimental warming) on sublethal toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) in a model marine bivalve, the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Molecular markers were used to assess the pollutant-induced cellular stress responses in the gills and the digestive gland of mussels exposed for 21 days to 10 μg l-1 and 100 μg l-1 of nano-ZnO or dissolved Zn under different temperature regimes including ambient temperature (10 °C and 15 °C in winter and summer, respectively) or experimental warming (+5 °C). Exposure to high concentration (100 μg l-1) of nano-ZnO caused oxidative injury to proteins and lipids and induced a marked apoptotic response indicated by increased transcript levels of apoptosis-related genes p53, caspase 3 and the MAPK pathway (JNK and p38) and decreased mRNA expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2. No significant induction of inflammatory cytokine-related response (TGF-β and NF-κB) of tissues was observed in nano-ZnO exposed-mussels. Furthermore, the oxidative injury and apoptotic response could differentiate the effects of nano-ZnO from those of dissolved Zn in the mussels. This study revealed that oxidative stress and stress-related transcriptional responses to nano-ZnO were strongly modified by warming and season in the mussels. No single biomarker could be shown to consistently respond to nano-ZnO in all experimental groups, which implies that multiple biomarkers are needed to assess nano-ZnO toxicity to marine organisms under the variable environmental conditions of coastal habitats.
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- Fangli Wu
- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Leibniz Science Campus Phosphorus Research Rostock, Warnemünde, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; International Sakharov Environmental Institute of Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
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- Microfluidics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Microfluidics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Maritime Systems, Interdisciplinary Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Benito D, Paleček D, Lekube X, Izagirre U, Marigómez I, Zaldibar B, Soto M. Variability and distribution of parasites, pathologies and their effect on wild mussels (Mytilus sp) in different environments along a wide latitudinal span in the Northern Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 176:105585. [PMID: 35276576 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Histopathological examination in mussels can provide useful information for the diagnosis of ecosystem health status. The distribution of parasites in mussels can be conditioned by several environmental factors, including mussels collecting sites or the presence/absence of other species necessary to complete the complex life cycle of certain parasites. Thus, these variables could not only govern the parasitic burden of mussels but also the presence of pathologies associated to parasitism. The aim of this study was to identify the histopathological alterations which could be indicative of a health status distress along a wide latitudinal span in the Northern Atlantic and Arctic Oceans in mussels of two size-classes sampled in clean and impacted sites. A latitudinal gradient is clearly observed in gamete developmental stages as northern and southern mussels presented different conditions at the same period. Furthermore, mussels of the same size in different latitudes presented differences in the reproductive cycle and the appearance of related pathologies, which probably meant the age of individuals was different. In addition, specific parasitic profiles ruled by latitudinal conditions and the settlement of mussels in the shore (horizontal/vertical) have been demonstrated to be significantly influential in the health condition of mussels. Furthermore, the present work provides the first histological description of Gymnophallus cf. bursicola parasite causing a considerable host response in Tromsø and Iceland plus the report of grave histopathological status that included high prevalence of granulocytomas in Scotland and Germany.
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- Denis Benito
- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician" Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PIE, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain.
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Wu F, Sokolova IM. Immune responses to ZnO nanoparticles are modulated by season and environmental temperature in the blue mussels Mytilus edulis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 801:149786. [PMID: 34467929 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Increased production and release of ZnO nanoparticles (nZnO) can cause toxic effects on marine ecosystems and aquatic organisms. However, nZnO toxicity and its modulation by common environmental stressors such as temperature are not yet fully understood. We examined the responses of immune cells (hemocytes) of the blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) exposed to different concentrations (0, 10, 100 μg l-1) of nZnO or dissolved zinc combined with two temperatures (ambient (10 °C in winter and 15 °C in summer) and warming (+5 °C above ambient temperature)) in winter and summer for 21 days. In winter mussels, exposure to nZnO induced a strong transcriptomic response in multiple immune and inflammation-related genes, stimulated phagocytosis and hemocyte mortality yet suppressed adhesion capacity of hemocytes. In summer mussels, the immune cell responses to nZnO were blunted. The transcriptional responses of hemocytes to dissolved Zn were qualitatively similar but weaker than the responses to nZnO. In the absence of the toxic stress, +5 °C warming lead to dysregulation of the transcription of key immune-related genes in the summer but not the winter mussels. Seasonal warm acclimatization and additional warming in summer suppressed the nZnO-induced transcriptional upregulation of antimicrobial peptides, Toll-like receptors and the complement system. These findings demonstrate that nZnO act as an immunogen in M. edulis and indicate that +5 °C warming might have detrimental effect on innate immunity of the temperate mussel populations in summer when exposure to pathogens is especially high. Capsule: ZnO nanoparticles act as an immunotoxicant inducing a strong immune response in the mussels which is dysregulated by warming in summer but not in winter.
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- Fangli Wu
- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Maritime Systems, Interdisciplinary Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Sea Bass Primary Cultures versus RTgill-W1 Cell Line: Influence of Cell Model on the Sensitivity to Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11113136. [PMID: 34835900 PMCID: PMC8620814 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Determination of acute toxicity to vertebrates in aquatic environments is mainly performed following OECD test guideline 203, requiring the use of a large number of fish and with mortality as endpoint. This test is also used to determine toxicity of nanomaterials in aquatic environments. Since a replacement method for animal testing in nanotoxicity studies is desirable, the feasibility of fish primary cultures or cell lines as a model for nanotoxicity screenings is investigated here. Dicentrarchus labrax primary cultures and RTgill-W1 cell line were exposed to several concentrations (0.1 to 200 ug/mL) of different nanoparticles (TiO2, polystyrene and silver), and cytotoxicity, metabolic activity and reactive oxygen species formation were investigated after 24 and 48 h of exposure. Protein corona as amount of protein bound, as well as the influence of surface modification (-COOH, -NH2), exposure media (Leibovitz’s L15 or seawater), weathering and cell type were the experimental variables included to test their influence on the results of the assays. Data from all scenarios was split based on the significance each experimental variable had in the result of the cytotoxicity tests, in an exploratory approach that allows for better understanding of the determining factors affecting toxicity. Data shows that more variables significantly influenced the outcome of toxicity tests when the primary cultures were exposed to the different nanoparticles. Toxicity tests performed in RTgill-W1 were influenced only by exposure time and nanoparticle concentration. The whole data set was integrated in a biological response index to show the overall impact of nanoparticle exposures.
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Wathsala RHGR, Musella M, Valbonesi P, Candela M, Franzellitti S. Variability of metabolic, protective, antioxidant, and lysosomal gene transcriptional profiles and microbiota composition of Mytilus galloprovincialis farmed in the North Adriatic Sea (Italy). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 172:112847. [PMID: 34399278 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study evaluates the transcriptional profiles of genes related to physiological responses in digestive glands (DG) of Mytilus galloprovincialis under the influence of seasonal changes of environmental variables, gender bias, and gonadal development. Composition of the DG microbiome was also explored. Mussels were collected across 7 months encompassing 3 seasons from a farm in the Northwestern Adriatic Sea. All gene products showed complex transcriptional patterns across seasons. Salinity, surface oxygen and transparency significantly correlate with transcriptional profiles of males, whereas in females temperature and gonadal maturation mostly explained the observed transcriptional changes. Seasonal variations and gender-specific differences were observed in DG microbiome composition, with variations resembling metabolic accommodations likely facing season progression and reproductive cycle. Results provide baseline information to improve actual monitoring strategies of mussel farming conditions and forecast potential detrimental impacts of climatological/environmental changes in the study area.
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- Unit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
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- Animal and Environmental Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy.
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- Animal and Environmental Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy; Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy.
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Noor MN, Wu F, Sokolov EP, Falfushynska H, Timm S, Haider F, Sokolova IM. Salinity-dependent effects of ZnO nanoparticles on bioenergetics and intermediate metabolite homeostasis in a euryhaline marine bivalve, Mytilus edulis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 774:145195. [PMID: 33609850 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Engineered nanoparticles including ZnO nanoparticles (nZnO) are important emerging pollutants in aquatic ecosystems creating potential risks to coastal ecosystems and associated biota. The toxicity of nanoparticles and its interaction with the important environmental stressors (such as salinity variation) are not well understood in coastal organisms and require further investigation. Here, we examined the interactive effects of 100 μg l-1 nZnO or dissolved Zn (as a positive control for Zn2+ release) and salinity (normal 15, low 5, and fluctuating 5-15) on bioenergetics and intermediate metabolite homeostasis of a keystone marine bivalve, the blue mussel Mytilus edulis from the Baltic Sea. nZnO exposures did not lead to strong disturbances in energy or intermediate metabolite homeostasis regardless of the salinity regime. Dissolved Zn exposures suppressed the mitochondrial ATP synthesis capacity and coupling as well as anaerobic metabolism and modified the free amino acid profiles in the mussels indicating that dissolved Zn is metabolically more damaging than nZnO. The environmental salinity regime strongly affected metabolic homeostasis and altered physiological and biochemical responses to nZnO or dissolved Zn in the mussels. Exposure to low (5) or fluctuating (5-15) salinity affected the physiological condition, energy metabolism and homeostasis, as well as amino acid metabolism in M. edulis. Generally, fluctuating salinity (5-15) appeared bioenergetically less stressful than constantly hypoosmotic stress (salinity 5) in M. edulis indicating that even short (24 h) periods of recovery might be sufficient to restore the metabolic homeostasis in this euryhaline species. Notably, the biological effects of nZnO and dissolved Zn became progressively less detectable as the salinity stress increased. These findings demonstrate that habitat salinity must be considered in the biomarker-based assessment of the toxic effects of nanopollutants on coastal organisms.
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- Mirza Nusrat Noor
- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Leibniz Science Campus Phosphorus Research, Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Human Health, Physical Rehabilitation and Vital Activity, Ternopil V. Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Maritime Systems, Interdisciplinary Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Hani YMI, Prud'Homme SM, Nuzillard JM, Bonnard I, Robert C, Nott K, Ronkart S, Dedourge-Geffard O, Geffard A. 1H-NMR metabolomics profiling of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): A field-scale monitoring tool in ecotoxicological studies. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 270:116048. [PMID: 33190982 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Biomonitoring of aquatic environments requires new tools to characterize the effects of pollutants on living organisms. Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) from the same site in north-eastern France were caged for two months, upstream and downstream of three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the international watershed of the Meuse (Charleville-Mézières "CM" in France, Namur "Nam" and Charleroi "Cr" in Belgium). The aim was to test 1H-NMR metabolomics for the assessment of water bodies' quality. The metabolomic approach was combined with a more "classical" one, i.e., the measurement of a range of energy biomarkers: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), lipase, acid phosphatase (ACP) and amylase activities, condition index (CI), total reserves, electron transport system (ETS) activity and cellular energy allocation (CEA). Five of the eight energy biomarkers were significantly impacted (LDH, ACP, lipase, total reserves and ETS), without a clear pattern between sites (Up and Down) and stations (CM, Nam and Cr). The metabolomic approach revealed variations among the three stations, and also between the upstream and downstream of Nam and CM WWTPs. A total of 28 known metabolites was detected, among which four (lactate, glycine, maltose and glutamate) explained the observed metabolome variations between sites and stations, in accordance with chemical exposure levels. Metabolome changes suggest that zebra mussel exposure to field contamination could alter their osmoregulation and anaerobic metabolism capacities. This study reveals that lactate is a potential biomarker of interest, and 1H-NMR metabolomics can be an efficient approach to assess the health status of zebra mussels in the biomonitoring of aquatic environments.
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- Younes Mohamed Ismail Hani
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), Moulin de la Housse, Reims, France; Université de Bordeaux, UMR EPOC 5805, équipe Ecotoxicologie Aquatique, Place du Dr Peyneau, 33120, Arcachon, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), Moulin de la Housse, Reims, France; Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-57000, Metz, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, CNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, 51097, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), Moulin de la Housse, Reims, France
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- La Société Wallonne des Eaux, Rue de la Concorde 41, 4800, Verviers, Belgium
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- La Société Wallonne des Eaux, Rue de la Concorde 41, 4800, Verviers, Belgium
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), Moulin de la Housse, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux Aquatiques), Moulin de la Housse, Reims, France
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Hamdani A, Soltani N, Zaidi N. Growth and reproduction of Donax trunculus from the Gulf of Annaba (Northeast Algeria) in relation to environmental conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:41656-41667. [PMID: 32691323 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10103-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study was aimed to evaluate the physiological reproductive end points (sex ratio, gametogenic cycle) and biological indices (condition index, length-weight relationship) in D. trunculus collected monthly over the year 2016, from two sites of the Gulf of Annaba (Northeast Algeria): El Battah (relatively unpolluted site) and Sidi Salem (polluted site). The results showed that gametogenesis takes place from December to August in both sites, with an autumnal resting phase. Also, the spawning occurred between March and August with two major spawning phases: April and August in El Battah vs May and August in Sidi Salem. The condition index showed a significant decrease in Sidi Salem site and positive correlation with gonad index. Moreover, the sites exert a significant effect on the allometric relationship and no significant effect on sex ratio. The observed reproductive events are discussed with the changes in the biological indices and the levels of pollution in the studied sites.
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- Amel Hamdani
- Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Badji Mokhtar University, 23000, Annaba, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Badji Mokhtar University, 23000, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory for the Optimization of Agricultural Production in Subhumid Areas, Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Skikda, 21000, Skikda, Algeria
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Lastumäki A, Turja R, Brenner M, Vanninen P, Niemikoski H, Butrimavičienė L, Stankevičiūtė M, Lehtonen KK. Biological effects of dumped chemical weapons in the Baltic Sea: A multi-biomarker study using caged mussels at the Bornholm main dumping site. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 161:105036. [PMID: 32829123 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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After World War II, thousands of tons of highly toxic chemical warfare agents (CWA) were deposited in the Baltic Sea, the main dumping site locating in the Bornholm Basin. In the present study, Baltic mussels (Mytilus trossulus) were transplanted in the area in cages at two hotspot sites and a reference site at the depths of 35 and 65 m for 2.5 months to study bioaccumulation and biological effects of CWA possibly leaking from the corroding warfare materials. No traces of degradation products of the measured phenylarsenic CWA could be detected in the tissues of mussels. Nevertheless, several biochemical and histochemical biomarkers, geno- and cytotoxicity indicators, and bioenergetic parameters showed significant responses. The Integrated Biomarker Index calculated from the single biomarkers also showed a higher total response at the two hotspot areas compared to the reference site. Although no direct evidence could be obtained confirming the responses being caused specifically by exposure to CWA, the field exposure experiment showed unambiguously that organisms in this sea area are confronting environmental stress affecting negatively their health and this is likely related to chemical contamination, which is possibly connected to the sea-dumped CWA.
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- Anu Lastumäki
- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, FI-00790, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, FI-00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, FI-00790, Helsinki, Finland
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