Seasonal variation of Sarpa salpa fish toxicity, as related to phytoplankton consumption, accumulation of heavy metals, lipids peroxidation level in fish tissues and toxicity upon mice
Bellassoued, K; Hamza, A; van Pelt, J.; Elfeki, A (2013). Seasonal variation of Sarpa salpa fish toxicity, as related to phytoplankton consumption, accumulation of heavy metals, lipids peroxidation level in fish tissues and toxicity upon mice. Environ. Monit. Assess. 185(2): 1137-1150. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2621-1
In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Kluwer: Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-6369; e-ISSN 1573-2959, meer
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Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 [WoRMS]; Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
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Diet; Heavy metals; Neurotoxins; Mouse bioassay; S.salpa; TBARS; Toxicdinoflagellate |
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- Bellassoued, K
- Hamza, A.
- van Pelt, J.
- Elfeki, A
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| Abstract |
The aim of this work was to investigate for Sarpa salpa the seasonal trend in the food sources, heavy metals bioaccumulation and the oxidative stress in the organs. In addition, the toxicity was assessed by mouse bioassay of extract of the fish's organs collected in autumn, the peak of occurrence of hallucinatory syndrome. The toxicity was further studied for compounds present in epiphyte collected from the sea at the end of spring and in summer that are digested by the S. salpa in these seasons. We observed a higher lipid peroxydation in different tissues of S. salpa compared to the control fish Diplodus annularis. Furthermore, heavy metals accumulation in organs of these fish showed a significant variation between the two species (P?S. salpa were as follows: 1.217, 2.195, 14.395, 18.645 g/kg mouse, respectively. We noticed a significant correlation (P?P. oceanica leaves, to the fish by grazing. Our work indicates that, toxic phytoplanktons and heavy metals accumulation are responsible for the increase of oxidative stress in the organs of S. salpa. Hence, the edible part of S. salpa, especially the viscera and liver, can cause a threat to human health, and consumption should, for this reason, be dissuaded. |
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