Biomonitoring: Closing the Loop in the Environmental Sciences

Herricks, Edwin E.; Schaeffer, David J.; Perry, James A.

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“…Asumiendo que, la presencia Cu, Zn, Pb y Cd en las branquias, obedecieron a condiciones de disponibilidad en la matriz agua o fueron re-Para muchas investigaciones científicas, según Moriarty (1983), el único acercamiento realista a la ecotoxicología acuática, consiste en realizar estudios continuados fuera del ecosistema. La información que se reúne es muy representativa de ese estudio pero inestimable de la naturaleza, ya que los estudios de laboratorio, no estiman la calidad de los ambientes pues no pueden establecer comparaciones inter-estación, inter-ecosistemas o poder seguir algún indicador que se desarrolle a medio o largo plazo (Hellawell, 1986;Herriks et al, 1989), unido a que las identificaciones y Tabla 6. Prueba múltiple de rangos para el factor de condición biológico / ecosistemas y periodo / año.…”

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Predicción Cuantitativa De Riesgo Histórico Entre Ecosistemas Impactados Y De Referencia Ambiental Mediante Uso Permanente De Biomarcadores Como Nuevo Criterio Para Biomonitores en Ecotoxicología Acuática

Argota-Pérez¹,

Iannacone²

2017

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There are certain selection criteria for biomonitors in aquatic ecotoxicology but it does not mean they are unique and invariable. The objective of the research was to quantitatively predict the historical risk between impacted ecosystems and environmental reference by permanent use of biomarkers as a new criterion in aquatic ecotoxicological biomonitors. We evaluated during 2012-2016 the behavior of Gambusia punctata living in the San Juan, Cuba ecosystem, which was compared to the same species that inhabit the Almendares and Filé ecosystems, being used latter on condition of environmental reference located in the Republic of Cuba. The quantitative prediction of historical risk was indicated through bioaccumulation of Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd in gills as a biomarker of exposure, while acetylcholinesterase activity, biological condition factor and the number of females with incubatory chamber were considered effect biomarkers. The quantitative prediction of risk according to historical monitoring showed that there were statistically significant differences (p≤0.05) between the G. punctata of San Juan and the species that inhabits the Almendares only in the bioaccumulation of metals and for all biomarkers in comparison to the one that lives in the Filé ecosystem, being considered negative impact level. It was concluded that the quantitative prediction of historical risk between the impacted ecosystems of San Juan and Almendares in relation to the Filé ecosystem through the permanent use of biomarkers was used as a new criterion to stop biomonitoring in aquatic ecotoxicology.

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Predicción Cuantitativa De Riesgo Histórico Entre Ecosistemas Impactados Y De Referencia Ambiental Mediante Uso Permanente De Biomarcadores Como Nuevo Criterio Para Biomonitores en Ecotoxicología Acuática

Argota-Pérez¹,

Iannacone²

2017

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Aquatic ecotoxicology: from the ecosystem to the cellular and molecular levels.

Boudou

Ribeyre

1997

Environ Health Perspect

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This review of aquatic ecotoxicology is presented in three parts. First, we discuss the fundamental concepts and stress the importance of its ecological basis and the complexity and diversity of the field of investigation, which result from actions and interactions between the physicochemical characteristics of the biotopes, the structural and functional properties of the living organisms, and the contamination modalities. Ecotoxicological mechanisms, regardless of the level of biological complexity, primarily depend on the bioavailability of the toxic products. Numerous processes control the chemical fate of contaminants in the water column and/or sediment compartments; accessibility to the biological barriers that separate the organisms from their surrounding medium depends directly on bioavailability. Second, we review the principal methodologies of the field, from in situ studies at the ecosystem/ecocomplex level to bioassays or single species tests. Third, we focus on mercury, selected as a reference contaminant, in order to illustrate the main ecotoxicological concepts, the complementarity between field and laboratory studies, and the indispensable multidisciplinarity of the approaches.

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“…Given these constraints, many methodological compromises have been developed in order to limit the area of investigation covered in field studies and to facilitate their establishment. For example, the determination of fairly simple indices, such as abundance, biomass, species richness, saprobic index, biotic score, etc., or the selection of indicator species make it possible to estimate the quality of the environments, to establish interstation or interecosystem comparisons, or to follow medium-or long-term developments (12,15,16 (19,20). Bioprobes or biosensors with potential application at field level were recently developed with two essential monitoring applications: the detection of specific pollutants, using enzyme-or antibody-based devices; and the detection of unexpected changes in environmental chemistry, using broad-spectrum whole cell biosensors (21).…”

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Aquatic Ecotoxicology: From the Ecosystem to the Cellular and Molecular Levels

Boudou¹,

Ribeyre²

1997

Environmental Health Perspectives

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This review of aquatic ecotoxicology is presented in three parts. First, we discuss the fundamental concepts and stress the importance of its ecological basis and the complexity and diversity of the field of investigation, which result from actions and interactions between the physicochemical characteristics of the biotopes, the structural and functional properties of the living organisms, and the contamination modalities. Ecotoxicological mechanisms, regardless of the level of biological complexity, primarily depend on the bioavailability of the toxic products. Numerous processes control the chemical fate of contaminants in the water column and/or sediment compartments; accessibility to the biological barriers that separate the organisms from their surrounding medium depends directly on bioavailability. Second, we review the principal methodologies of the field, from in situ studies at the ecosystem/ecocomplex level to bioassays or single-species tests. Third, we focus on mercury, selected as a reference contaminant, in order to illustrate the main ecotoxicological concepts, the complementarity between field and laboratory studies, and the indispensable multidisciplinarity of the approaches. Environ Health Perspect 105(Suppl 1): 21-35 (1997)

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Biomonitoring: Closing the Loop in the Environmental Sciences

Cited by 10 publications

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Predicción Cuantitativa De Riesgo Histórico Entre Ecosistemas Impactados Y De Referencia Ambiental Mediante Uso Permanente De Biomarcadores Como Nuevo Criterio Para Biomonitores en Ecotoxicología Acuática

Predicción Cuantitativa De Riesgo Histórico Entre Ecosistemas Impactados Y De Referencia Ambiental Mediante Uso Permanente De Biomarcadores Como Nuevo Criterio Para Biomonitores en Ecotoxicología Acuática

Aquatic ecotoxicology: from the ecosystem to the cellular and molecular levels.

Aquatic Ecotoxicology: From the Ecosystem to the Cellular and Molecular Levels

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