Persistent organic pollutants and histological lesions in Mayan catfish Ariopsis assimilis from the Bay of Chetumal, Mexico |
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| Authors: | Noreña-Barroso E Simá-Alvarez R Gold-Bouchot G Zapata-Pérez O |
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| Institution: | Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. Unidad Mérida, Km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso A.P. 73 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. |
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| Abstract: | Livers of catfish (Ariopsis assimilis) from the Bay of Chetumal were analyzed for organochlorine compounds and hydrocarbons as part of a study to diagnose the environmental health of the Bay after a catfish mass mortality that occurred in 1996. The presence of histological lesions in several organs of the fish as result of chemical exposure was also evaluated. The concentrations of organic pollutants found in the Bay may be considered high if compared to the levels reported for sites affected by chemical pollution. High prevalences of cellular alteration histopathologies were found in liver, including hepatic tumors. The presence of some lesions may be related statistically to environmental pollution in the Bay, specially with chlorinated compounds. |
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