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Article: Seasonality of bioaccumulation of trace organics and lysosomal integrity in green-lipped mussel Perna viridis

TitleSeasonality of bioaccumulation of trace organics and lysosomal integrity in green-lipped mussel Perna viridis
Authors
KeywordsNeutral Red retention time
PAHs
PCBs
Seasonal variation
Trace organic pollutants
Issue Date2010
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/scitotenv
Citation
Science Of The Total Environment, 2010, v. 408 n. 6, p. 1458-1465 How to Cite?
AbstractLysosomal integrity in mussels is widely used as a biomarker in coastal environments to demonstrate exposure to trace organic pollutants. However, few studies have determined the long-term influences of seasonal variations on the bioaccumulation of trace organics and subsequently altered response of lysosomal integrity in mussels. This study aimed to test three null hypotheses that (1) bioaccumulations of total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (∑ PAH) and (2) total polychlorinated biphenyl (∑ PCB), and (3) lysosomal integrity as indicated by Neutral Red retention time (NRRT) in haemocytes, in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis were not seasonally dependent. The tissue concentrations of ∑ PAH and ∑ PCB and haemocytic NRRT were determined in P. viridis in a metropolitan harbour, subtropical Hong Kong during the wet and dry seasons from 2004 to 2007. Additional information on temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and total ammonia nitrogen in seawater, and sediment levels of ∑ PAH and ∑ PCB, were extracted from published data and re-analyzed. Our results accepted all null hypotheses, based on the minimal seasonal influences of seawater temperature and salinity on all studied parameters, in which no significant differences between the wet and dry seasons were detected. The seasonal effect was likely outweighed by the greatly improved water quality and pollution abatement noted inside the harbour, with a gradual shift in mussel PAHs from a pyrolytic origin to a petrogenic origin. Spatially, the site east of the harbour was relatively unpolluted. The single use of NRRT in P. viridis explained 25% of the total variation of the integrated pollution patterns in seawater, sediments and mussels. The present study suggested that the dynamic change of trace organics could be reflected by the response on lysosomal integrity in P. viridis, which was recommended as a routine screening biomarker in monitoring of harbour water quality across seasons. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/123982
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2023 Impact Factor: 8.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.998
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Area of Excellence SchemeAoE/P-04/2004
Funding Information:

This study was fully supported by the Area of Excellence Scheme under the University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China (Project no. AoE/P-04/2004). We thank the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department for providing the water quality monitoring data for this study.

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dc.contributor.authorFang, JKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, RSSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZheng, GJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, PKSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorShin, PKSen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-15T03:20:43Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-15T03:20:43Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationScience Of The Total Environment, 2010, v. 408 n. 6, p. 1458-1465en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/123982-
dc.description.abstractLysosomal integrity in mussels is widely used as a biomarker in coastal environments to demonstrate exposure to trace organic pollutants. However, few studies have determined the long-term influences of seasonal variations on the bioaccumulation of trace organics and subsequently altered response of lysosomal integrity in mussels. This study aimed to test three null hypotheses that (1) bioaccumulations of total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (∑ PAH) and (2) total polychlorinated biphenyl (∑ PCB), and (3) lysosomal integrity as indicated by Neutral Red retention time (NRRT) in haemocytes, in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis were not seasonally dependent. The tissue concentrations of ∑ PAH and ∑ PCB and haemocytic NRRT were determined in P. viridis in a metropolitan harbour, subtropical Hong Kong during the wet and dry seasons from 2004 to 2007. Additional information on temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and total ammonia nitrogen in seawater, and sediment levels of ∑ PAH and ∑ PCB, were extracted from published data and re-analyzed. Our results accepted all null hypotheses, based on the minimal seasonal influences of seawater temperature and salinity on all studied parameters, in which no significant differences between the wet and dry seasons were detected. The seasonal effect was likely outweighed by the greatly improved water quality and pollution abatement noted inside the harbour, with a gradual shift in mussel PAHs from a pyrolytic origin to a petrogenic origin. Spatially, the site east of the harbour was relatively unpolluted. The single use of NRRT in P. viridis explained 25% of the total variation of the integrated pollution patterns in seawater, sediments and mussels. The present study suggested that the dynamic change of trace organics could be reflected by the response on lysosomal integrity in P. viridis, which was recommended as a routine screening biomarker in monitoring of harbour water quality across seasons. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/scitotenven_HK
dc.relation.ispartofScience of the Total Environmenten_HK
dc.rightsScience of the Total Environment. Copyright © Elsevier BV.-
dc.subjectNeutral Red retention timeen_HK
dc.subjectPAHsen_HK
dc.subjectPCBsen_HK
dc.subjectSeasonal variationen_HK
dc.subjectTrace organic pollutantsen_HK
dc.subject.meshLysosomes - metabolism-
dc.subject.meshPerna - metabolism-
dc.subject.meshPolychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis - metabolism-
dc.subject.meshPolycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - analysis - metabolism-
dc.subject.meshWater Pollutants, Chemical - analysis - metabolism-
dc.titleSeasonality of bioaccumulation of trace organics and lysosomal integrity in green-lipped mussel Perna viridisen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.12.044en_HK
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