| Title | Use of Anguilla anguilla for Biomonitoring Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Brackish and Riverine Waters in Central and Southern Italy |
| Abstract | One of the aims of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE is to assess the ecological status of water bodies in Europe in relation to priority contaminants, including some persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Recognizing the benefits of measuring hydrophobic compounds in biota tissues rather than in water, we used the European eel Anguilla anguilla in the present study as a bioindicator species for monitoring POPs in freshwater/brackish environments. We present the results of a contamination analysis of eels carried out in three Italian sites representative of different pollution levels: the last part of Tevere River, which flows through a very urbanized and industrialized area, Caprolace Lake and Lesina Lagoon, inside two different protected national parks. A very high pollution variability was recorded within each group of eels, in particular for those caught at Caprolace Lake. Due to this high variability, inter-population comparisons were carried out only between eels collected in Tevere River and Lesina Lagoon. PCBs values in Lesina Lagoon were two orders of magnitude lower than those measured in Tevere River, while no significant differences were found for levels of DDT compounds. Our results confirm the suitability of the eel as an indicator of persistent bioaccumulative pollutants in brackish environments and rivers where it can be easily caught, but we are sceptical of its use in deep lakes where its capture might be problematic considering standard operation procedures for fish sampling. |
| Source | Water, air and soil pollution (Print) 217 (1-4), pp. 321–331 |
| Keywords | Bioindicator speciesEelDDTsPCBsWater Framework Directive |
| Journal | Water, air and soil pollution (Print) |
| Editor | Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11270-010-0590-y |
| Authors | Bettinetti, R (Bettinetti, Roberta)[ 1 ] ; Galassi, S (Galassi, Silvana)[ 2 ] ; Quadroni, S (Quadroni, Silvia)[ 1,2 ] ; Volta, P (Volta, Pietro)[ 3 ] ; Capoccioni, F (Capoccioni, Fabrizio)[ 4 ] ; Ciccotti, E (Ciccotti, Eleonora)[ 4 ] ; De Leo, GA (De Leo, Giulio A.)[ 5 ] |
| Text | 203267 2011 10.1007/s11270 010 0590 y ISI Web of Science WOS 000289561000028 Bioindicator species Eel DDTs PCBs Water Framework Directive Use of Anguilla anguilla for Biomonitoring Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs in Brackish and Riverine Waters in Central and Southern Italy Bettinetti, R Bettinetti, Roberta 1 ; Galassi, S Galassi, Silvana 2 ; Quadroni, S Quadroni, Silvia 1,2 ; Volta, P Volta, Pietro 3 ; Capoccioni, F Capoccioni, Fabrizio 4 ; Ciccotti, E Ciccotti, Eleonora 4 ; De Leo, GA De Leo, Giulio A. 5 1 Univ Insubria, Dept Chem Environm Sci, I 22100 Como, Italy 2 Univ Milan, Dept Biol, I 20133 Milan, Italy 3 CNR ISE, I 28922 Verbania, Italy 4 Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Biol, I 00133 Rome, Italy 5 Univ Parma, Dept Environm Sci, I 43100 Parma, Italy One of the aims of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE is to assess the ecological status of water bodies in Europe in relation to priority contaminants, including some persistent organic pollutants POPs . Recognizing the benefits of measuring hydrophobic compounds in biota tissues rather than in water, we used the European eel Anguilla anguilla in the present study as a bioindicator species for monitoring POPs in freshwater/brackish environments. We present the results of a contamination analysis of eels carried out in three Italian sites representative of different pollution levels the last part of Tevere River, which flows through a very urbanized and industrialized area, Caprolace Lake and Lesina Lagoon, inside two different protected national parks. A very high pollution variability was recorded within each group of eels, in particular for those caught at Caprolace Lake. Due to this high variability, inter population comparisons were carried out only between eels collected in Tevere River and Lesina Lagoon. PCBs values in Lesina Lagoon were two orders of magnitude lower than those measured in Tevere River, while no significant differences were found for levels of DDT compounds. Our results confirm the suitability of the eel as an indicator of persistent bioaccumulative pollutants in brackish environments and rivers where it can be easily caught, but we are sceptical of its use in deep lakes where its capture might be problematic considering standard operation procedures for fish sampling. 217 ID_PUMA cnr.ise/2011 A0 006 Use of Anguilla anguilla for Biomonitoring Persistent Organic Pollutants Use_of_Anguilla_anguilla_for_biomonitoring_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants_POPs_in_brackish_and_riverine_waters_in_Central_and_Southern_Italy.pdf Articolo in rivista Kluwer Academic Publishers 0049 6979 Water, air and soil pollution Print Water, air and soil pollution Print Water, air and soil pollution. Print Water air soil pollut. Print Water, air soil pollution Print pietro.volta VOLTA PIETRO TA.P04.016.004 Ecologia teorica e applicata degli ecosistemi acquatici |
