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Provedor de dados: | 5
País: | France
Título: | Marine water quality assessment using transplanted oyster larvae
Autores: | Quiniou, Francoise; Damiens, G; Gnassia Barelli, M; Geffard, A; Mouneyrac, C; Budzinski, H; Romeo, Michèle.
Data: | 2007
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | PAHs; Trace metals; Biomarkers; Active bio monitoring; Crassostrea gigas larvae.
Resumo: | Active bio-monitoring in terms of biornarkers was attempted using Crassostrea gigas larvae produced in the laboratory and transplanted using special containers to two sites at the entrance (A) and inner part (P) of the harbour of Arcachon (French Atlantic Coast). The larvae were kept in the medium for 48 h. Their physiological status and their biomarker levels : acetylcholinesterase AChE, catalase CAT and glutathione S-transferase GST activities were determined together with metallothionein Wand Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances TBARS concentrations. Copper and PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) concentrations were determined in the exposed larvae and in the sediments collected under the containers. Cadmium, lead and zinc could be also analyzed in the sediments. Toxicity tests demonstrate that the larvae are in better physiological conditions in A compared to P. Larvae transplanted in the inner harbour (P) present relatively high GST activity (869.1 +/- 39.3 nmol min(-1) mg protein(-1)), TBARS (2.74 +/- 0.19 nmol mg protein(-1)), compared to those exposed at the harbour entrance (A). Copper measured in the sediments (65 +/- 1 mg kg(-1) d.w.) collected under the cages at P is higher than at A. Larvae placed in A present higher total PAH concentrations compared to the inner part. The data tend to reveal a lower copper and higher PAH contamination in A than in P. Therefore larvae, developing in the natural medium, show different responses according to their immersion sites. These responses, obtained within 48 h, may be related to the chemical contamination of the environment and may be used for seawater quality assessment in future studies. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tipo: | Text
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2269.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2006.06.020

Editor: | Elsevier
Relação: | http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2269/
Formato: | application/pdf
Fonte: | Environment International (0160-4120) (Elsevier), 2007 , Vol. 33 , N. 1 , P. 27-33
Fonte: | 2006 Elsevier