Water pollution monitoring of the Lujan River (Argentina): chemical analyses and hepatic biomarkers in Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles
| Autor: | Alfredo Salibián, Natalia Alejandra Ossana, Bettina Lorena Eissa, Patricia M. Castañé |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030110 physiology
0106 biological sciences 0301 basic medicine biology Ecology LITHOBATES CATESBEIANUS TADPOLES Lithobates Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Forestry LUJAN RIVER (ARGENTINA) biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente Glutathione transferase 03 medical and health sciences Geography HEPATIC BIOMARKERS Ciencias Medioambientales PERI-URBAN RIVER POLLUTION OXIDATIVE STRESS CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS Biochemical markers General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environment and Health. 8:150 |
| ISSN: | 1743-4963 1743-4955 |
| Popis: | The toxicological water quality of the Lujan River (Argentina) was monitored during one year seasonal samplings. Water samples were collected at two points and their toxicological profiles were compared: S1 (reference site), located downstream of a major city and S2, located further downstream, beyond a joint urban sewage and industrial discharge point. A number of abiotic parameters were determined and three water quality indices (WQIs) calculated on the samples. Laboratory toxicity bioassays were conducted exposing Lithobates catesbeianus larvae to samples; a third group of animals were exposed to tap water (controls). Hepatic biomarkers were determined: catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities, lipid peroxidation (LPO) and GSH content; CF and HSI were calculated. The scores of the WQIs corresponded to a high pollution condition at both sampling points. ANOVA showed significant differences between sampling sites and controls mainly in CAT activity, GSH content and GST in autumn. Fil: Ossana, Natalia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas. Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Castañé, Patricia Mónica. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas. Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Eissa, Bettina Lorena. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas. Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Salibián, Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas. Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada; Argentina |
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