Investigation of the sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons in the mussel<i>Mytilus edulis</i>from north sea oil production platforms by Capillary glc and CGCMS†

Tibbetts, P. J. C.; Rowland, Steven J.; Tovey, L. L.; Large, Ross R.

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“…Smith (1980, 1981) studied hydrocarbons in Port Phillip and Western Port Bays in Australia, and provided a convincing case for the use of bivalves as biomonitors of these compounds, rather than relying on their quantification through the analysis of receiving waters. The regular surveillance of water quality for hydrocarbons through the use of bivalves has also been undertaken at particular potential point sources, such as oil production platforms (Tibbetts et al, 1982), and this type of application is reminiscent of the recommendations of Burns and Smith (1981). The use of transplanted mussels for certain purposes was recommended (see also Phillips and Segar, 1986), and techniques for this are readily available Curran et aI., 1986;Green et al, 1986).…”

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Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Phillips¹,

Rainbow

1993

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Section: (Iii) Review Of Biomonitoring To Datementioning

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Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Phillips¹,

Rainbow

1993

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“…Their identity, spatial distribution and abundance in the North Sea study suggest that they are largely of natural origin. Compounds likely to be of biogenic origin are often detected in extracts of mussels prepared for hydrocarbon contaminant analysis (Tibbetts et al 1982, Hellou et al 1993. They are generally considered to be derived from the algal diet.…”

Section: Polar Organicsmentioning

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Scope for growth and contaminant levels in North Sea mussels Mytilus edulis

Widdows¹,

Донкин²,

Brinsley³

et al. 1995

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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ABSTRACT. Mussels Mytilus edulis, collected from 26 coastal sites from the Shetland Islands to the Thames estuary and 8 offshore light vessels, were used to monitor changes in environmental quality along the North Sea coastline of the UK (July 1990 and August 1991). The combined measurements of the stress response, scope for growth (SFG), and chemical contaminants in the tissues of mussels were able to detect, quantify and identify some of the major toxicants causing the observed pollution effects. SFG declined from north to south, reflecting both the major inflow of clean water from the North Atlantic via the north of Scotland, and the overall increase in environmental contamination with increasing urbanisation and industrialisation towards the south. There were coastal regions (e.g. Humber-Wash area and the Thames estuary) as well as specific sites (e.g. Ythan, Montrose, Blyth, Teesmouth, Whitby) which showed markedly reduced SFG. Using experimentally derived tissue concentration-response relationships it was shown that at over half the sites the reduced SFG could be entirely explained by the recorded concentrations of contaminants in the tissues. At the majority of sites, a large contribution towards the observed decline in SFG was caused by toxic (mainly polyaromatic) hydrocarbons, largely reflecting urbanisation and shipping activity. In addition, reductions in SFG appear to be partially explained by the accumulation of significant amounts of 'polar organic compounds' and tributyltin. At no sites were metals accumulated to concentrations that could cause a significant reduction in SFG. At those sites with a large 'unexplained component' to the very low SFG values, there was a significant correlation between this 'residual unexplained toxicity' and concentrations of organochlorines In the mussels. More research on the toxicity of these organochlorine compounds to mussels is needed.

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“…Samples were sent by air and received in frozen state. Fish tissue were thawed and homogenized, subsequently wet extracted with a isopropanoV hexane mixture using ultrasonication according to the procedure of [21]. The total organic extracts were saponified in warm potassium hydroxide to remove glycerides/fatty acids and the total neutrals fractionated using a silica chromatography column to obtain aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions.…”

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Accumulation of Hydrocarbons (Base Oil, Crude Oil, and Fuel Oil) in Fish From the North Sea (Statfjord and Oseberg Oil Field Centre, Bank of Egersund), Bank of Halten, and Northwest of the Faroe Islands

Moe¹,

Skeie²,

Aabel³

et al. 1994

Proceedings of SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference

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Samples of different fish species were obtained at different sites in the North Sea, Bank of HaIten and NW of the Faroe Islands and analysed by Ge/MS for selected hydrocarbons. Petrogenic contamination of different origin was observed in almost all samples. Tainting. by organoleptic analyses of cod. was not traced. INJRODUCIlQNUntil 1991. when discharge of oil based drilling muds (OBM) in the Norwegian sector was prohibited, OBM represented the major source of hydrocarbons to the North Sea from the petroleum activity in Norwegian waters [1. 2]. Concentrations up to 10 ()()() higher than background level have been recorded in surface sediments within distances of 3-5000m from some of the installations [3.4. 5].

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Investigation of the sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons in the musselMytilus edulisfrom north sea oil production platforms by Capillary glc and CGCMS†

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Scope for growth and contaminant levels in North Sea mussels Mytilus edulis

Accumulation of Hydrocarbons (Base Oil, Crude Oil, and Fuel Oil) in Fish From the North Sea (Statfjord and Oseberg Oil Field Centre, Bank of Egersund), Bank of Halten, and Northwest of the Faroe Islands

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