Biochemical biomarkers in adult female perch (Perca fluviatilis) in a chronically polluted gradient in the Stockholm recipient (Sweden) |
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| Authors: | Hansson Tomas Schiedek Doris Lehtonen Kari K Vuorinen Pekka J Liewenborg Birgitta Noaksson Erik Tjärnlund Ulla Hanson Marsha Balk Lennart |
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| Institution: | Department of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. tomas.hansson@itm.su.se |
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| Abstract: | A battery of biochemical biomarkers and the SigmaPCB concentration in adult female perch (Perca fluviatilis) verified an aquatic pollution gradient with the city of Stockholm (Sweden) as a point source of anthropogenic substances. The investigation included both an upstream gradient, 46 km westwards through Lake M?laren, and a downstream gradient, 84 km eastwards through the Stockholm archipelago. Besides the main gradient from Stockholm, there were strong indications of pollution coming from the Baltic Sea. The results indicated a severe pollution situation in central Stockholm, with poor health status of the perch, characterised by increased specific EROD activity in the liver, increased liver EROD somatic index, decreased AChE activity in the muscle, increased amount of DNA adducts in the liver, and a high concentration of biliary 1-pyrenol. In addition, laboratory exposure to common EROD inducers elicited an abnormal response, suggestive of chronic intoxication. |
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