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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gouveia, Nayara
• Oliveira, Carolina R.M.
• Martins, Camila P.
• Maranho, Luciane A.
• Seabra Pereira, Camilo Dias
• de Orte, Manoela R.
• Harayashiki, Cyntia A.Y.
• Almeida, Sérgio M.
• Castro, Italo B.

Titel

Can shell alterations in limpets be used as alternative biomarkers of coastal contamination?

Ist Teil von

• Chemosphere (Oxford), 2019-06, Vol.224, p.9-19

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

ScienceDirect

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The present study evaluated the association among traditional biochemical biomarkers with biometric, morphometric, and elemental composition of Lottia subrugosa (patelliform gastropod) shells from three multi-impacted coastal areas in Brazil. The study was carried out in Todos os Santos Bay (TSB), Santos/São Vicente Estuarine System (SESS) and Paranaguá Estuarine Complex (CEP), using three sampling sites to seek contamination gradients in each area. Results showed that all biomarkers evaluated responded to environmental contamination, regardless the presence (SESS and CEP) or absence (TSB) of a gradient of contamination. The responses found using biometric and morphometric parameters were consistent with the traditional biomarkers of exposure and effects (lipid peroxidation and DNA damage). Indeed, changes in elemental composition of L. subrugosa shells suggest that exposure to contaminated environments is probably responsible for the alterations detected. Despite the simplicity and lower cost of biometric and morphometric analyzes, these parameters are influenced by natural environmental conditions from which biases may arise. Therefore, these tools should be evaluated through experimental studies before it can be used in future assessments. However, the findings from the present study were observed in three aquatic systems distributed over a wide range of latitudes, which indicates that gastropod shells reflect effects resulting from environmental contamination. [Display omitted] •Shell alterations associated to traditional biomarkers in limpets were evaluated.•LPO and DNA damage showed contamination gradients with different intensities.•Biometry, shell shape and composition were consistent with biomarker responses.•Shells of limpets reflect effects resulting from environmental contamination.•Shell parameters seem to be a promising tool for future environmental assessments.