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.

Bettinetti, R., Galassi, S., Quadroni, S., Volta, P., Capoccioni, F., Ciccotti, E., et al. (2010). Use of Anguilla anguilla for biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants (pops) in brackish and riverine waters in central and southern Italy. Received: 1 March 2010 / Accepted: 28 July 2010. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 217(1-4), 321-331 [10.1007/s11270-010-0590-y].

Use of Anguilla anguilla for biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants (pops) in brackish and riverine waters in central and southern Italy. Received: 1 March 2010 / Accepted: 28 July 2010

CAPOCCIONI, FABRIZIO;CICCOTTI, ELEONORA;
2010-08-10

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.
10-ago-2010
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA
English
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Bioindicator species; Eel; DDTs; PCBs; Water Framework Directive
WOS KeyWords Plus: EUROPEAN EEL; POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS; FISH; PCBS; LAKE; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; CAMARGUE; LAGOONS; COASTAL
Scopus Indexed keywords Bioindicator species, DDTs, Ee, lPCBs, Water Framework Directive Engineering controlled terms: Biomarkers, Electron energy loss spectroscopy, Hydrophobicity,Lakes, Organic pollutants, Parks, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Rivers, Tissue Water conservation Engineering main heading: River pollution EMTREE drug terms: fresh water organic compound GEOBASE Subject Index: bioaccumulation, bioindicator,biomonitoring, brackish water, DDT, eel, organic pollutant, PCB, river pollution EMTREE medical terms: Anguilla anguilla, animal tissue,article, bioaccumulation, biological monitoring, controlled study, eel, Europe, industrial area, Italy, lake, national park, nonhuman, pollutant tissue level, urban area, water pollution Regional Index: Caprolace Lake, Foggia, Italy, Latina, Lazio, Lesina, Lagoon, Puglia, Tiber River Species Index: Anguilla anguilla, Lesina
Research Areas:Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Water Resources Web of Science Categories:Environmental Sciences; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Water Resources Metrics in Scopus 15 Citations 65th Percentile 0.89 Field-Weighted Citation Impact 26 Mendeley Readers 60th Percentile WOS Metrics All Times Cited Counts 15 in All Databases 15 in Web of Science Core Collection 13 in BIOSIS Citation Index JOURNAL INFORMATION Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Impact Factor 1.702 CiteScore 2016 1.77 SJR 2016 0.578 SNIP 2016 0.732
Bettinetti, R., Galassi, S., Quadroni, S., Volta, P., Capoccioni, F., Ciccotti, E., et al. (2010). Use of Anguilla anguilla for biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants (pops) in brackish and riverine waters in central and southern Italy. Received: 1 March 2010 / Accepted: 28 July 2010. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 217(1-4), 321-331 [10.1007/s11270-010-0590-y].
Bettinetti, R; Galassi, S; Quadroni, S; Volta, P; Capoccioni, F; Ciccotti, E; De Leo, G
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