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León VM, Moreno-González R, Besada V, Martínez F, Ceruso C, García V, Schultze F, Campillo JA. Sea snail (Hexaplex trunculus) and sea cucumber (Holothuria polii) as potential sentinel species for organic pollutants and trace metals in coastal ecosystems. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 168:112407. [PMID: 33930643 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The seasonal bioaccumulation of trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) in sea snail (Hexaplex trunculus) and sea cucumber (Holothuria polii) from Mar Menor lagoon were characterised. The highest concentrations of p,p'-DDE were detected in the central and south part of Mar Menor lagoon. However, the highest concentrations of metals in sea snail and holothurians were detected in the influence area of El Beal wadi. Biomagnification factors (BMF) in sea snail from cockle (sea snail-cockle concentration ratio) were higher than 5 for metal and organochlorinated compounds. However, similar concentrations were observed in both species for PAHs due to gastropods capability of metabolising these pollutants. Consequently, sea snail is proposed as a sentinel for trace metals, PCBs and OCPs in the coastal lagoons, not only due to its bioaccumulation and biomagnification capacity but also the easy sampling and amply distribution in many coastal areas.
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- Víctor M León
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Cacciatore F, Boscolo Brusà R, Noventa S, Antonini C, Moschino V, Formalewicz M, Gion C, Berto D, Gabellini M, Marin MG. Imposex levels and butyltin compounds (BTs) in Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the northern Adriatic Sea (Italy): Ecological risk assessment before and after the ban. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 147:688-698. [PMID: 28934713 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to compare imposex and butyltin compounds (BTs) data, collected before and after the organotin ban in 2008, in order to assess temporal and spatial variation of the phenomenon, the decline of BT contamination, and the effects on Hexaplex trunculus population in the coastal area of the northern Adriatic Sea, close to the Venice Lagoon. Both in marine and in lagoon sites, the results obtained in 2013-2015 showed a significant decline in the incidence of imposex in respect to those from the 2002 survey. In 2002, lagoon samples exhibited Relative Penis Size Index (RPSI) higher than marine samples, whereas no differences were detected in the recent survey, when all RPSI values were below 0.6%. Vas Deference Sequence Index (VDSI) mean values were over 4 before the ban introduction and below this value after that, indicating more critical conditions for gastropod population in 2002 rather than in 2013-15. Percentage of sterile females was up to 69% in 2002, whilst in the more recent survey no sterile female was found. Range of BT concentrations in gastropods decreased from 252 to 579 to 16-31ng∑BT/g d.w. BT body burdens varied according to a gender dependant pattern, with higher concentrations observed in females than in males. A first attempt to propose a classification based on BT impact on H. trunculus, according to the Water Framework Directive, revealed that most sites were in Bad ecological status before the ban and attained a Poor/Moderate status after that.
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- Federica Cacciatore
- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy.
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy
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- CNR, ISMAR, Arsenale Tesa, 104, Castello 2737-F, 30122 Venice, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Loc. Brondolo, 30015 Chioggia, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, via Vitaliano Brancati, 48, Rome, Italy
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- University of Study of Padua, Department of Biology, Via U. Bassi, 58/B, 35131 Padua, Italy
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Erdelez A, Furdek Turk M, Štambuk A, Župan I, Peharda M. Ecological quality status of the Adriatic coastal waters evaluated by the organotin pollution biomonitoring. Mar Pollut Bull 2017; 123:313-323. [PMID: 28847631 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the post-legislation change in tributyltin (TBT) pollution at Croatian Adriatic coast. Gastropod Hexaplex trunculus and sediments were collected, nearly 10years after TBT based antifouling paints were banned, at 12 locations along the coast where a previous study was conducted in 2005. The study showed a decline of TBT levels over the investigated period, although all gastropods populations were highly affected by imposex meaning that prohibition did not result in the recovery of populations. The further aim was to propose the Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR) boundaries for potential use of H. trunculus as a principal bioindicator in the assessment of the ecological status of the Mediterranean regarding TBT pollution, under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). According to the proposed EQR classes, the WFD target for achieving the Good ecological status of the marine environment by 2015 was not reached.
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- A Erdelez
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Roosveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Trg kneza Višeslava 9, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
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Matranga V, Corsi I. Toxic effects of engineered nanoparticles in the marine environment: model organisms and molecular approaches. Mar Environ Res 2012; 76:32-40. [PMID: 22391237 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Revised: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) have been produced by nano-biotech companies in recent decades to generate innovative goods in various fields, including agriculture, electronics, biomedicine, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. The nano-scale size of the particles can confer novel and significantly improved physical, chemical and biological properties to scientific phenomena and processes. As their applications to science and technology expand, the need to understand the putative noxious effects of ENPs on humans and ecosystems is becoming increasingly important. ENPs are emerging as a new class of pollutants with eco-toxicological impacts on marine ecosystems because the particles can end up in waterways and reach the sea. Recent laboratory studies in invertebrates and fishes suggest that exposure to ENPs could have harmful effects. Because there is not much data available for gauging the effects of ENPs on marine wildlife, the ultimate ecotoxicological impacts of chronic exposure to ENPs should be investigated further using laboratory tests and field studies. We propose the use of model organisms to understand the molecular pathways involved in the mechanisms that may be affected by exposure to ENPs. Sensitive and innovative molecular methods will provide information regarding the hazards of ENPs that may exist in the marine environment. Model organisms that have not been conventionally used for risk assessment and the development of eco-toxicogenomic approaches will result in an improved understanding of the mechanistic modes of action of contaminating ENPs in the marine environment.
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- Valeria Matranga
- CNR, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology "A. Monroy", Palermo, Italy.
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Furdek M, Vahčič M, Ščančar J, Milačič R, Kniewald G, Mikac N. Organotin compounds in seawater and Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels along the Croatian Adriatic Coast. Mar Pollut Bull 2012; 64:189-199. [PMID: 22225913 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this work, data on the level of organotin compounds (OTCs) in seawater and mussels collected along the entire Croatian Adriatic Coast are presented. The samples were collected in 2009 and 2010 at 48 locations representing different levels of maritime activities, including marinas, ports and reference sites. Butyltins (BuTs) were found in all analyzed samples, representing >97% of OTCs, and ranged from 0.46 to 27.98 ng Sn L(-1) in seawater and from <6 to 1675 ng Sn g(-1) in mussels. The results indicate a recent input of TBT, with the highest concentrations of BuTs found in the marinas. It appears that the Adriatic coast is still polluted with TBT despite the fact that TBT-containing antifouling paints have been banned in Croatia since 2008. It is questionable how much TBT pollution decreased since 2005, when a high incidence of imposex was established in the same area.
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- Martina Furdek
- Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Losso C, Ghirardini AV. Overview of ecotoxicological studies performed in the Venice Lagoon (Italy). Environ Int 2010; 36:92-121. [PMID: 19781785 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Revised: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This work reports on the state of the art of the bioindicators used to assess environmental quality (regarding chemical pollutant impacts) in the Venice lagoon. After a brief description of the roles, advantages and limitations of bioindicators in marine and transitional environments and a summary of the Venice lagoon characteristics, the ecotoxicological methods used during scientific studies and research projects in the Lagoon are reported. Since not all data are available and no database can be formulated, the main evidence from toxicity bioassays, biomarkers and bioaccumulation analyses since the end of the 1970s is spatially synthesized using maps and discussed according to the four Venice lagoon basins. The majority of indicators showed that the Lido basin (north-central lagoon), affected by the presence of the industrial area and the city of Venice, is the one most highly impacted (particularly in the sites located within or in front of the industrial area, which showed very high sediment toxicity and high levels of DNA damage). The Malamocco basin (south-central lagoon) seems to be the least problematic. The southern basin (Chioggia basin) was shown to be impacted by urban contaminants from the town of Chioggia. The northern basin (Treporti basin) presented both impacted sites (high toxicity and high bioaccumulation factor) and relatively unpolluted sites (absence of toxicity, absence of imposex and low levels of bioaccumulation). This review can serve as a basis on which to select pragmatic, cost-effective biomonitoring techniques for environmental effects in lagoon ecosystems.
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- C Losso
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Campo della Celestia 2737/b, I-30123 Venice, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Campo della Celestia 2737/b, I-30123 Venice, Italy
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Sun PL, Tsai SS. Intersex tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from a contaminated river in Taiwan: A case study. Toxins (Basel) 2009; 1:14-24. [PMID: 22069529 PMCID: PMC3202776 DOI: 10.3390/toxins1010014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 08/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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River pollution in Taiwan is rather serious, but so far there have been no reports of fish intersex problems. This report reveals that 50% male tilapia in the Era-Jiin River of southern Taiwan were found to be feminized in an October 8, 1994 collection from station EJ-2 of this river. After discounting all other possible causative factors, and correlating with endocrine disrupting chemicals found in this river, we suggest that there is a great possibility that the occurrence of intersex tilapia was caused by these chemicals. The above finding suggests that greater attention needs to be given to endocrine disrupting chemicals problems.
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- Peter Lin Sun
- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Nei Pu, Pingtung, 91207, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Southern Taiwan Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostic Center, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Nei Pu, Pingtung, 91207, Taiwan;
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Lyssimachou A, Ramón M, Porte C. Comparative study on the metabolism of the androgen precursor androstenedione in two gastropod species: in vitro alterations by TBT and TPT. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 149:409-13. [PMID: 18849009 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Revised: 09/26/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A comparative study was performed to assess the metabolism of the androgen precursor androstenedione (AD) in two gastropod species from the Muricidae family: Bolinus brandaris and Hexaplex trunculus. AD was mainly converted to 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone by microsomal fractions isolated from Bolinus brandaris, whereas it was primarily metabolized to testosterone by Hexaplex trunculus. Sex differences in the metabolism of AD were only detected in Bolinus brandaris and attributed to higher 5alpha-reductase activity in males. Thereafter, the effect of the organotin compounds, tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT), on the metabolism of AD was investigated. A significant interference was only detected in females, and differences between the modes of action of the two compounds were observed: TPT was a strong inhibitor of 5alpha-reductase activity in B. brandaris at a concentration as low as 100 nM whereas only TBT (10 microM) altered the metabolism of AD in H. trunculus by increasing the activity 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD). Thus, this work shows that the metabolism of the androgen precursor AD strongly differs among gastropod species, both in terms of activity and metabolic profile, and further demonstrates the ability of TBT and TPT to interfere with key enzymatic pathways involved in androgen synthesis.
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- Angeliki Lyssimachou
- Environmental Chemistry Department, IIQAB-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Lahbib Y, Abidli S, Chiffoleau JF, Averty B, El Menif NT. First record of butyltin body burden and imposex status in Hexaplex trunculus (L.) along the Tunisian coast. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 11:1253-8. [PMID: 19513457 DOI: 10.1039/b822102b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Youssef Lahbib
- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring (LBE), November 7, University, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta, 7021, Tunisia.
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Garaventa F, Centanni E, Fiorini S, Noventa S, Terlizzi A, Faimali M, Pavoni B. New implications in the use of imposex as a suitable tool for tributyltin contamination: experimental induction in Hexaplex trunculus (Gastropoda, Muricidae) with different stressors. Cell Biol Toxicol 2008; 24:563-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9065-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pavoni B, Centanni E, Valcanover S, Fasolato M, Ceccato S, Tagliapietra D. Imposex levels and concentrations of organotin compounds (TBT and its metabolites) in Nassarius nitidus from the Lagoon of Venice. Mar Pollut Bull 2007; 55:505-511. [PMID: 17936853 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Specimens of Nassarius nitidus were collected in seven stations of the Venice Lagoon to assess the levels of tributyltin (TBT) and its metabolites monobutyltin and dibutyltin in the tissues and monitor their effect on organisms, in particular the phenomenon of imposex (superimposition of male sexual characteristics on females). The following values of population indices were found: vas deferens sequence: 1.2+/-0.7-4.0+/-0.5; relative penis length: 6-47%. The least impacted station was situated in the northern part of the Lagoon, where females without imposex were found and Butyltin (BuTs) concentrations in the organisms (average sum of BuTs=43+/-14 ngSng(-1)w.) were significantly lower than in the other stations (range of average sum of BuTs: 101+/-22-217+/-27 ngSng(-1)d.w.). Population indices were found to be related to the TBT content in the tissues. In particular VDSI had a significant logarithmic correlation: r=0.95, n=8, p<0.05.
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- Bruno Pavoni
- Dipartimento Scienze Ambientali, Università di Venezia, Calle Larga S. Marta 2137, 30123 Venezia, Italy.
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