Otolith microchemistry: Insights into bioavailable pollutants in a man-made, urban inlet

Andronis, Christina E.; Evans, Noreen J.; McDonald, Bradley J.; Nice, Helen E.; Gagnon, Marthe Monique

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.037

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“…As there is no other jetty or overhanging vegetation to provide shelter before the Cove opens onto the estuary 400 m away, it is probable that fish primarily remain under these structures and do not venture out of the Cove. This assumption is further supported by evidence in an earlier investigation of black bream in Claisebrook Cove, where strontium levels on the otoliths indicated that the fish did not move into areas of variable salinity. Similarly, the fish collected from Burswood Lake were physically unable to leave this site, so were also considered long‐term residents of the lake.…”

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“…This assumption is further supported by evidence in an earlier investigation of black bream in Claisebrook Cove, 24 where strontium levels on the otoliths indicated that the fish did not move into areas of variable salinity. Similarly, the fish collected from Burswood Lake were physically unable to leave this site, so were also considered long-term residents of the lake.…”

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Biomarker responses and PAH ratios in fish inhabiting an estuarine urban waterway

Duarte

Sadauskas-Henrique

Almeida-Val

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Environmental Toxicology

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Many cities worldwide are established adjacent to estuaries and their catchments resulting in estuarine contamination due to intense anthropogenic activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate if fish living in an estuarine urban waterway were affected by contamination, via the measurement of a suite of biomarkers of fish health. Black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) were sampled in a small urban embayment and a suite of biomarkers of fish health measured. These were condition factor (CF), liver somatic index (LSI), gonadosomatic index (GSI), hepatic EROD activity, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) biliary metabolites, serum sorbitol dehydrogenase (s-SDH) and branchial enzymes cytochrome C oxidase (CCO), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities. The biomarkers of exposure EROD activity, and pyrene- and B(a)P-type biliary metabolites confirmed current or recent exposure of the fish and that fish were metabolizing contaminants. Relative to a reference site, LSI was higher in fish collected in the urban inlet as was the metabolic enzyme LDH activity. CF, GSI, s-SDH, CCO, and naphthalene-type metabolites were at similar levels in the urban inlet relative to the reference site. PAH biliary metabolite ratios of high-molecular-weight to low-molecular-weight suggest that fish from the urban inlet were exposed to pyrogenic PAHs, likely from legacy contamination and road runoff entering the embayment. Similarly, the sediment PAH ratios and the freshness indices suggested legacy contamination of a pyrogenic source, likely originating from the adjacent historic gasworks site and a degree of contamination of petrogenic nature entering the inlet via storm water discharge. Biomarkers of exposure and effect confirmed that black bream collected in the Claisebrook Cove inlet, Western Australia, are currently exposed to contamination and are experiencing metabolic perturbations not observed in fish collected at a nearby reference site.

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Biomarker responses and PAH ratios in fish inhabiting an estuarine urban waterway

Duarte

Sadauskas-Henrique

Almeida-Val

et al. 2017

Environmental Toxicology

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“…Позднее эта связь была выдвинута в качестве рабочей гипотезы при использовании метода микрохимии отолитов красного снэппера L. campechanus [Nowling et al, 2011] и ручьевой форели Salvelinus fontinalis для идентификации загрязнений водной среды от деятельности нефте-и газодобычи. Кроме того, метод применялся для оценки накопления пестицидов у различных форм кумжи, обитающей в зоне интенсивного сельского хозяйства в водосборе р. Клюта, Новая Зеландия [Scholes et al, 2016]; идентификации использования зон с интенсивным уровнем загрязнения для нагула морских видов, например морского карася Acanthopagrus butcheri западной Австралии [Andronis et al, 2017] и двух видов сарг Diplodus sargus sargus и D. vulgaris северо-западного Средиземноморья ; а также для анализа процессов биоаккумуляции поллютантов у гренландской трески Gadus ogac и европейского керчака Myoxocephalus scorpius в зоне разработки полезных ископаемых в Гренландии [Hansson et al, 2020].…”

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“…Метод позволяет установить происхождение особей из определенного района и проводить онтогенетические реконструкции условий их обитания, что используется не только для детерминации локальных стад и анализа миграций, но и в других направлениях. Например, метод применяется для определения наиболее значимых районов на отдельных стадиях жизненного цикла рыб -раннего развития, нереста, зимовки и нагула [Carlson et al, 2017;Phelps et al, 2017;Artetxe-Arrate et al, 2019], дифференциации рыб естественного происхождения от особей, выращенных в условиях аквакультуры [Arechavala-Lopez et al, 2016;Loeppky et al, 2020], экотоксикологических исследований [Hansson et al, 2020], идентификации источников загрязнения водной среды [Scholes et al, 2016;Andronis et al, 2017], анализа путей миграции и районов воспроизводства инвазивных видов [Thibault et al, 2010;Blair, Hicks, 2012], анализа роста [Ryan et al, 2019], идентификации возраста и т.д.…”

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Application of the analysis of trace elements composition for calcified structures of fish to solve fundamental and applied scientific tasks: a review

Mikheev

Sheina

2020

Izv. Tihookean. naučno-issled. rybohoz. centra

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Microchemical analysis of calcified structures of fish is a modern technique for determining the origin of fish species and ontogenetic reconstructions of their habitat that can be applied for such tasks as stocks separation in mixed samples, tracking of fish migrations, determining of spawning, feeding or wintering areas, differentiation of fish of artificial and natural origin, growth analysis, age evaluation, etc. The approach is based on analysis of trace elements concentration between the center and periphery of a calcified structure, or precise measurement of the elements and their isotopes concentration in certain sites of sample. The calcified structures most often used for analysis are otoliths, skeleton bones, scales, and also statoliths of lampreys or beaks and statoliths of cephalopods. Specifics of the method application are described with examples of its use for solving diverse tasks of fundamental and applied science, in particular in complex studies of biological resources in the Amur River basin.

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“…Numerous publications followed, clearly demonstrating the potential for otolith chemistry as a natural tag of fish stocks (e.g., Trueman et al, 2012;Darnaude and Hunter, 2018;Izzo et al, 2018;Wright et al, 2018). Although most studies focus on stock identification and migration history, the elemental composition of otoliths can also be applied for identifying bioavailable contaminants and establishing long-term trends (e.g., Søndergaard et al, 2015;Andronis et al, 2017;Mounicou et al, 2019). Furthermore, as oxygen isotopes (δ 18 O) are considered a proxy of water temperatures, analysis of otolith isotopic composition can enable reconstruction of environmental conditions (e.g., West et al, 2012;Willmes et al, 2019).…”

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Fish and Sclerochronology Research in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities for Reconstructing Environmental Changes

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Over the past two decades, the field of sclerochronology has been rapidly developing, with scientists devoting significant efforts to studying the physical and chemical variations in hard tissues of aquatic organisms. Most of this research has been limited to certain taxa and geographic areas. Although growth increments in fish otoliths are used for sclerochronology purposes, relatively little has been done in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the literature, the chemical composition of otoliths from Mediterranean fish species has primarily been used for analyzing migration patterns, habitat use, and population structure of commercially important fish species. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies on fish growth chronology construction conducted in the Mediterranean Sea. In order to identify the opportunities for sclerochronology research on fish from the Mediterranean, we used FishBase to identify potential candidate species with a sufficiently long lifespan and clearly defined growth increments for growth chronology construction and otolith chemistry research. We also present the challenges and limitations for sclerochronology research, including: (i) very few fish species in the Mediterranean Sea have a longevity of several decades; (ii) issues associated with reliable age determination for certain long-lived fish species; (iii) a general lack of understanding and effort to constructed and manage otolith collections; and (iv) limitations imposed by the availability of funding, expertise, and instrumentation. Despite these challenges, fish sclerochronology research has strong potential in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. Recent studies in the Adriatic Sea have resulted in the construction of bivalve chronologies and the geochemical analysis of shells, providing important time-series data for comparative analysis and a multispecies approach. Furthermore, studies conducted in other parts of the world have demonstrated great potential for the use of fish otoliths in monitoring environmental variability and the effects of pollutants and disturbance.

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Otolith microchemistry: Insights into bioavailable pollutants in a man-made, urban inlet

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Biomarker responses and PAH ratios in fish inhabiting an estuarine urban waterway

Biomarker responses and PAH ratios in fish inhabiting an estuarine urban waterway

Application of the analysis of trace elements composition for calcified structures of fish to solve fundamental and applied scientific tasks: a review

Fish and Sclerochronology Research in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities for Reconstructing Environmental Changes

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