| Title | Emerging and priority contaminants with endocrine active potentials in sediments and fish from the River Po (Italy) |
| Abstract | There is a substantial lack of information on most priority pollutants, related contamination trends, and (eco)toxicological risks for the major Italian watercourse, the River Po. Targeting substances of various uses and origins, this study provides the first systematic data for the River Po on a wide set of priority and emerging chemicals, all characterized by endocrine-active potentials. Flame retardants, natural and synthetic hormones, surfactants, personal care products, legacy pollutants, and other chemicals have been investigated in sediments from the River Po and its tributary, the River Lambro, as well as in four fish species from the final section of the main river. With few exceptions, all chemicals investigated could be tracked in the sediments of the main Italian river for tens or hundreds of kilometres downstream from the Lambro tributary. Nevertheless, the results indicate that most of these contaminants, i.e., TBBPA, TCBPA, TBBPA-bis, DBDPE, HBCD, BPA, OP, TCS, TCC, AHTN, HHCB, and DDT, individually pose a negligible risk to the River Po. In contrast, PBDE, PCB, natural and synthetic estrogens, and to a much lower extent NP, were found at levels of concern either to aquatic life or human health. Adverse biological effects and prohibition of fish consumption deserve research attention and management initiatives, also considering the transport of contaminated sediments to transitional and coastal environments of the Italian river. |
| Source | Environmental science and pollution research international 22 (18), pp. 14050–14066 |
| Keywords | Priority substancesEndocrine disruptersSediment managementFish consumptionBioaccumulationRiver Po |
| Journal | Environmental science and pollution research international |
| Editor | Springer, Berlin, Germania |
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-015-4388-8 |
| Authors | Viganò Luigi; Mascolo Giuseppe; Roscioli Claudio |
| Text | 338498 2015 10.1007/s11356 015 4388 8 ISI Web of Science WOS 000360844200039 Scopus 2 s2.0 84941180145 Priority substances Endocrine disrupters Sediment management Fish consumption Bioaccumulation River Po Emerging and priority contaminants with endocrine active potentials in sediments and fish from the River Po Italy Vigano Luigi; Mascolo Giuseppe; Roscioli Claudio Natl Res Council CNR; Natl Res Council CNR There is a substantial lack of information on most priority pollutants, related contamination trends, and eco toxicological risks for the major Italian watercourse, the River Po. Targeting substances of various uses and origins, this study provides the first systematic data for the River Po on a wide set of priority and emerging chemicals, all characterized by endocrine active potentials. Flame retardants, natural and synthetic hormones, surfactants, personal care products, legacy pollutants, and other chemicals have been investigated in sediments from the River Po and its tributary, the River Lambro, as well as in four fish species from the final section of the main river. With few exceptions, all chemicals investigated could be tracked in the sediments of the main Italian river for tens or hundreds of kilometres downstream from the Lambro tributary. Nevertheless, the results indicate that most of these contaminants, i.e., TBBPA, TCBPA, TBBPA bis, DBDPE, HBCD, BPA, OP, TCS, TCC, AHTN, HHCB, and DDT, individually pose a negligible risk to the River Po. In contrast, PBDE, PCB, natural and synthetic estrogens, and to a much lower extent NP, were found at levels of concern either to aquatic life or human health. Adverse biological effects and prohibition of fish consumption deserve research attention and management initiatives, also considering the transport of contaminated sediments to transitional and coastal environments of the Italian river. 22 Published version Emerging and priority contaminants with endocrine active potentials in sediments and fish from the River Po Italy fille articolo in formato pdf Po sediment and Fish Priority EDs 2015.pdf Articolo in rivista Springer 0944 1344 Environmental science and pollution research international Environmental science and pollution research international Environ. sci. pollut. res. int. Environmental science and pollution research international. Environmental science and pollution research international Print Environmental science and pollution research Print ESPR Print claudiogiovanni.roscioli ROSCIOLI CLAUDIO GIOVANNI luigi.vigano VIGANO LUIGI giuseppe.mascolo MASCOLO GIUSEPPE TA.P04.021.008 Tossicita ed effetti di inquinanti antropici e/o naturali in ecosistemi acquatici |
