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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 127, 期 -, 页码 733-742出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.028
关键词
European eel; Mercury; Genotoxicity; Haematological dynamics; Nuclear morphology
资金
- CESAM [UID/AMB/50017]
- FCT/MEC
- FEDER
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [SFRH/BPD/100740/2014, SFRH/BPD/102870/2014, SFRH/BPD/88947/2012]
The decline of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L, 1758) population throughout Europe has been partially attributed to pollution. As glass eel estuarine migration may represent a considerable threat, the impact of mercury (Hg) contamination at this stage was evaluated through an in situ experiment (7 days). Total Hg (tHg) bioaccumulation was evaluated concomitantly with erythrocytic nuclear morphology alterations: erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities assay (ENA), frequency of immature erythrocytes (IE) and the erythrocytic maturity index (EMI). The ENA results suggested a genotoxic pressure at the most contaminated sites, in line with the tHg increase. The EMI data, together with IE frequency, showed that fish exposed to high levels of Hg exhibited alterations of haematological dynamics, translated into an erythropolesis increment. Despite the presence of these compensatory mechanisms, the present findings suggest a harmful impact of Hg on genome integrity at this early development stage, potentially affecting eels' condition and ultimately the population sustainability.
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