Bioaccumulation of trace metals and total petroleum and genotoxicity responses in an edible fish population as indicators of marine pollution.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
; 142: 22-28, 2017 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
The present study reports the genetic damage and the concentrations of trace metals and total petroleum hydrocarbons prevailing in natural populations of an edible fish, Arius arius in different seasons along the coast of Goa, India as an indicator of the pollution status of coastal water. Fish were collected from a suspected polluted site and a reference site in the pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. Physico-chemical parameters as well as the concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and trace metals in the water and sediment as well as the tissues of fish collected from these sites were recorded. The genotoxicity status of the fish was assessed employing the micronucleus test and comet assay. A positive correlation (p<0.001) was observed between the tail DNA and micronuclei in all the fish collected. Multiple regression analysis revealed that tissue and environmental pollutant concentrations and genotoxicity were positively associated and higher in the tissues of the fish collected from the polluted site. Pollution indicators and genotoxicity tests, combined with other physiological or biochemical parameters represent an essential integrated approach for efficient monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Goa.
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Assunto principal:
Oligoelementos
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Peixes-Gato
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Dano ao DNA
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Petróleo
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Metais Pesados
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Micronúcleos com Defeito Cromossômico
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article