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| Oral, Rahime; Kostopoulou, Maria; Guida, Marco; Nikolaou, Anastasia; Quiniou, Francoise; Trifuoggi, Marco; Borriello, Ilaria; Vagi, Maria; D'Ambra, Antonello; Pagano, Giovanni. |
| The aim of the present study was to evaluate marine contamination and toxicity in sediment and pore water from the areas of Izmir Bay (Turkey) and Mytilene Harbor (Greece). The evaluation was performed in terms of selected toxic-metals, polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAR) and toxicity to sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) early development and fertilization. Significantly higher levels of metals and total PAR were detected in Izmir vs. Mytilene sediment, and the highest contamination was detected in Izmir Bay innermost sites. Bioassays were carried out in P. lividus embryos and sperm, by evaluating developmental defects and changes in fertilization success by exposing sea urchin embryos or sperm to sediment/seawater suspensions. Whole sediment (WS) showed... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Sediment toxicity; Whole sediment; Pore water; Sea urchins; Aegean Sea. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00125/23600/21447.pdf |
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