Relationship between biomarker responses and contaminant concentration in selected tissues of flounder (Platichthys flesus) from the Polish coastal area of the Baltic Sea

• Autorzy: Napierska D. , Podolska M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Previous studies in the Gulf of Gdańsk discussed the responses of selected enzymatic biomarkers to the contaminant gradient in fish and mussels. In the present study, flounder muscle and liver tissues were analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB congeners: 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180), organochlorine pesticides (HCHs, HCB and DDTs), and trace metals (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Hg, Cr). An attempt was made to identify the relationship between the measured enzymatic biomarker responses (cholinesterases, malic enzyme, isocitrate dehydrogenase, glutathione S-transferase) and contaminant concentrations in selected flounder tissues. The observed differences in enzymatic biomarker levels suggest that chronic exposure to low-concentration mixtures of contaminants may be occurring in the studied area. However, no conclusive evidence was found of a clear link between the biomarker responses and contaminant concentrations in flounder tissues.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Platichthys flesus; mussel; liver tissue; Baltic Sea; polychlorinated biphenyl; organochlorine pesticide; biomarker; trace metal; contaminant gradient; flounder; fish; muscle; Polish coastal area; Gdansk Gulf

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 50
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.421-442.fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Napierska D.

• Sea Fisheries Institute, Kollataja 1, 80-322 Gdynia, Poland

autor

Podolska M.