Populations Collapses in Marine Invertebrates Due to Endocrine Disruption: A Cause for Concern?

Abstract

In the beginning of the twenty first century, the International Program on Chemical Safety published a document entitled Global Assessment of the State-Of-The-Science of Endocrine Disruptors. The work indicated only weak evidence of endocrine-related effects in human populations, and in wild animal populations. This document was revised in 2012 (State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals−2012) (1). The new document and the extensive scientific evidence it provided showed clearly that ED effects could be a risk to human and wildlife health. These works, however, were focused in human health and related animal models, mainly vertebrates and particularly mammals. It can be argued that invertebrates and many other taxa are important parts of all ecosystems, and, in many instances, have been shown to be also vulnerable to endocrine disruption. Thus, this work is aimed to show some observations on important marine invertebrate taxa, from an ecological point of view. The most important example of endocrine disruption in marine wild populations is the imposex response of marine gastropods, known for more than 40 years, and worldwide used to evaluate marine antifouling pollution. Among the mollusks, other important natural resources are bivalve species, used as human food sources and cephalopods, free-living, highly specialized mollusks, and also human food sources. Effects derived from endocrine disruptors in these species indicate that consumption could bring these compounds to human populations in an almost direct way, sometimes without any form of cooking or preparation. While discussing these questions, this work is also aimed to stimulate research on endocrine disruption among the invertebrate taxa that inhabited our oceans, and on which these effects are poorly known today.

Occurrence and Fate of Bisphenol A and its Congeners in Two Wastewater Treatment Plants and Receiving Surface Waters in Romania

“…In the last 2 decades, the concept of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) has become a subject of debate and concern among scientists, physicians, regulatory authorities, and the public (Fernandez 2019; Celic et al 2020; Gonsioroski et al 2020; Muller et al 2020). The study of the effects of EDCs on human health is a difficult and complex issue.…”

Impact of Estrogens Present in Environment on Health and Welfare of Animals

“…Another argument indicating the need for further research in the field is the great diversity of the world of invertebrates, and as Castro and Santos stated in their publication, the fact that estrogens have a specific effect on one invertebrate species does not mean that they will have the same effect on all other species [20]. A common conclusion resulting from the majority of publications dealing with this subject is the indication of the further need for research in this direction [19,20,30,31].…”

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“…Keanekaragaman hayati dapat diukur pada berbagai tingkat biologis, dari keanekaragaman genetik dalam suatu spesies hingga ke berbagai ekosistem di bumi (Br & Padmaja, 2016). Sekitar 95% hewan dibumi merupakan jenis invertebrata (Fernandez, 2019;Kundariati et al, 2020;Lutfi et al, 2017;Shiffert, 2020;S. A. Smith, 2011).…”