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1. Microplastics as vectors of metals contamination in Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Stefania Squadrone; Sabina Pederiva; Tabata Bezzo; Rocco Mussat Sartor; Marco Battuello; Nicola Nurra; Alessandra Griglione; Paola Brizio; Maria Cesarina Abete
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.20 pp. 29529-29534
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aluminum; arsenic; beryllium; bioavailability; bismuth; cadmium; chromium; chronic exposure; cobalt; copper; filtration; iron; lead; lithology; manganese; microplastics; molybdenum; nickel; pollution; research; rubidium; selenium; silver; sonication; thallium; tin; toxicity; vanadium; zinc; zooplankton; Brazil; England; Italy; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Microplastics are contaminants of great concern all over the world. Microplastics constitute pollutants themselves; moreover, other contaminants such as metals are easily absorbed on their plastic surface, becoming bioavailable to marine biota such as zooplankton.We collected marine zooplankton from Mediterranean Sea to investigate trace elements associated with microplastics. Samples were subject ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-13662-7

2. Review of the toxic trace elements arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in seafood species from Algeria and contiguous waters in the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Fetta Mehouel; Scott W. Fowler
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.3 pp. 3288-3301
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Euthynnus; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Sardina pilchardus; Xiphias gladius; arsenic; cadmium; coasts; lead; mercury; methylmercury compounds; muscle tissues; muscles; mussels; pollution; research; risk; sardines; seafoods; toxicity; tuna; Algeria; Mediterranean Sea; Morocco; Tunisia
Abstract:
... An assessment is made of published data on concentrations of four toxic trace elements arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and methyl mercury (MeHg) in seafood species from Algerian coastal waters. The data relate mainly to fish and mollusks, with Pb and Cd being the most studied elements. In contrast, no studies were found for As and MeHg in mollusks and crustaceans, and none for ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-17130-0

3. A survey of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead residues in seafood (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) from the south‐eastern Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Debra Ramon; Danny Morick; Peter Croot; Ran Berzak; Aviad Scheinin; Dan Tchernov; Nadav Davidovich; Malka Britzi
Source:
Journal of food science 2021 v.86 no.3 pp. 1153-1161
ISSN:
0022-1147
Subject:
Cephalopoda; Crustacea; European Union; Mullus barbatus; absorption; arsenic; benthic organisms; cadmium; detection limit; fish; food science; lead; mass spectrometry; mercury; methylation; seafoods; surveys; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Seafood is capable of bioaccumulating heavy metals (HM), making it a potentially major dietary source of HM for humans. Presently, little data exists on seafood from the eastern‐most boundary of the Mediterranean Sea. This study aims to provide exposure insight of the Israeli population to HM through the consumption of locally caught seafood by assessing the levels of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, an ...
DOI:
10.1111/1750-3841.15627

4. Degradation of Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metal Reduction by Marine Bacteria in Highly Contaminated Sediments

Author:
Filippo Dell’Anno; Christophe Brunet; Leonardo Joaquim van Zyl; Marla Trindade; Peter N. Golyshin; Antonio Dell’Anno; Adrianna Ianora; Clementina Sansone
Source:
Microorganisms 2020 v.8 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2607
Subject:
Alcanivorax; Halomonas; Pseudoalteromonas; Virgibacillus; arsenic; bioavailability; biodegradation; bioremediation; cadmium; heavy metals; industrial sites; lead; sediments; toxicity; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Investigations on the ability of bacteria to enhance removal of hydrocarbons and reduce heavy metal toxicity in sediments are necessary to design more effective bioremediation strategies. In this study, five bacterial strains, Halomonas sp. SZN1, Alcanivorax sp. SZN2, Pseudoalteromonas sp. SZN3, Epibacterium sp. SZN4, and Virgibacillus sp. SZN7, were isolated from polluted sediments from an abando ...
DOI:
10.3390/microorganisms8091402

5. Trace Elements and Fatty Acid Profile of Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) from Mediterranean Aquaculture

Author:
Nellya Amoussou; Michel Marengo; Eric Dominique Henry Durieux; Caroline Douny; Marie-Louise Scippo; Sylvie Gobert
Source:
Biological trace element research 2020 v.196 no.2 pp. 618-628
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Argyrosomus regius; arsenic; barium; cadmium; chromium; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; fatty acid composition; fish; fish culture; human health; humans; laws and regulations; lead; lipid content; meat quality; muscle tissues; muscles; nutritive value; seafoods; selenium; tin; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Although Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) counts among the most appreciated and increasingly consumed fish species in Europe, little information is available on its flesh quality. This research concerns both healthy aquatic resource diversification and good nutritional quality. It is the first study to evaluate the quality of A. regius flesh from Mediterranean aquaculture. It aims to assess the con ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-019-01925-x

6. Anthropogenic contribution and influencing factors on metal features in fluvial sediments from a semi-arid Mediterranean river basin (Tafna River, Algeria): A multi-indices approach

Author:
A. Benabdelkader; A. Taleb; J.L. Probst; N. Belaidi; A. Probst
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.626 pp. 899-914
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aerosols; aluminum; arsenic; atmospheric deposition; basins; cadmium; chromium; cobalt; copper; gasoline; hydrology; iron; lead; manganese oxides; nickel; nonpoint source pollution; phosphorus; rivers; sediments; storms; sulfur; wastes; watersheds; zinc; Algeria; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Metals in river sediments from a semi-arid Mediterranean basin were investigated from upstream to downstream during contrasting hydrological conditions in 2014 and 2015. The level and origin of the contamination were evaluated using several geochemical and isotopic indicators. Elements were grouped by their level of contamination: high (Pb > Cd > Zn > Cu) and low (Al, Fe, Cr, Co, Ni). Multiple loc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.107

7. Comparative assessment of trace element accumulation and bioindication in seagrasses Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and Halophila stipulacea

Author:
Giuseppe Bonanno; Salvatore Antonino Raccuia
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.131 pp. 260-266
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Cymodocea nodosa; Halophila; Posidonia oceanica; arsenic; cadmium; chromium; copper; environmental monitoring; lead; leaves; manganese; mercury; nickel; rhizomes; roots; seagrasses; sediments; sodium dodecyl sulfate; water pollution; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Accumulation and bioindication of trace elements were compared in three seagrasses growing in the Mediterranean Sea: Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and Halophila stipulacea. The levels of the elements As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were investigated in water, sediments, and roots, rhizomes and leaves of seagrasses. Results showed that seagrasses can accumulate comparable levels of tra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.039

8. Elemental composition of pufferfish species from Northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Ali Rıza Kosker; Fatih Ozogul; Deniz Ayas; Mustafa Durmus; Yılmaz Ucar
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.6 pp. 334
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Lagocephalus sceleratus; Torquigener; arsenic; cadmium; calcium; chromium; copper; elemental composition; iron; lead; liver; magnesium; muscle tissues; muscles; potassium; sodium; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... This study aimed at comparing the elemental levels of muscle and liver tissues of four pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus, Lagocephalus spadiceus, Lagocephalus suezensis, and Torquigener flavimaculosus), which are common in the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea (Mersin Bay), in terms of sex and seasonal variables. Na, Mg, P, K, and Ca levels in the muscle tissues of pufferfish range from 1848.4 to 1 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7469-1

9. Potentially toxic elements in commonly consumed fish species from the western Mediterranean Sea (Almería Bay): Bioaccumulation in liver and muscle tissues in relation to biometric parameters

Author:
J.J. Ramos-Miras; M.J. Sanchez-Muros; E. Morote; M. Torrijos; C. Gil; R. Zamani-Ahmadmahmoodi; J.A. Rodríguez Martin
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.671 pp. 280-287
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Auxis; Merluccius merluccius; Mullus surmuletus; Scomber japonicus; arsenic; benthic organisms; bioaccumulation; biometry; body composition; cadmium; chromium; coasts; copper; fish; food chain; heavy metals; human health; human nutrition; ingestion; laws and regulations; lead; lipids; liver; muscle tissues; muscles; nickel; organic matter; pollution; protein content; risk; toxic substances; trophic levels; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region; Spain
Abstract:
... Marine pollution is one of today's most relevant problems. Public awareness has been raised about the harmful potential of heavy metals (HMs) accumulating in edible fish and possibly ending up in human diet through the food chain. This study aimed to characterize and evaluate As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni and Pb contents in four edible fish species from the western Mediterranean Sea. Liver and muscle toxic e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.359

10. Trace element contamination in fish impacted by bauxite red mud disposal in the Cassidaigne canyon (NW French Mediterranean)

Author:
M. Bouchoucha; R. Chekri; A. Leufroy; P. Jitaru; S. Millour; N. Marchond; C. Chafey; C. Testu; J. Zinck; P. Cresson; F. Mirallès; A. Mahe; N. Arnich; M. Sanaa; N. Bemrah; T. Guérin
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.690 pp. 16-26
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aluminum; aluminum oxide; arsenic; bauxite; cadmium; chromium; cobalt; ecological footprint; fish; fish consumption; lead; liver; manganese; mercury; muscles; nickel; risk; titanium; toxicity; vanadium; water pollution; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... From 1966 to 2015, the Gardanne alumina refinery discharged some 20 million tons of bauxite residue (called red mud) into the Cassidaigne Canyon (northwest French Mediterranean) with impacts on local ecosystem functioning. Although these red muds contained high levels of trace elements (TE), in particular titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), aluminum (Al) and arsenic (As), surprisingly, their impacts on f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.474

11. Trace metals in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Murcia coastline, Mediterranean Sea, during the period 2009–2015.

Author:
E. Martínez-López; J. Peñalver; A. Escriña; L. Lara; M.J. Gens; E. María Dolores; A. Alcaraz; A.J. García-Fernández
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.229 pp. 580-588
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; adults; arsenic; cadmium; coasts; lead; liver; mercury; pollutants; selenium; tissues; toxicity; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), selenium (Se) and arsenic (As) concentrations in internal tissues of 72 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Murcia Region (Mediterranean coastline) have been investigated for the first time. Hg showed the highest concentration, followed by Se, Cd, As and Pb. In general, the levels of metal found in this study were similar to those described in simil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.214

12. Comparative analysis of trace element accumulation in seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa: Biomonitoring applications and legislative issues

Author:
Giuseppe Bonanno; Joseph A. Borg
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.128 pp. 24-31
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Cymodocea nodosa; Posidonia oceanica; arsenic; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; copper; environmental monitoring; lead; leaves; marine ecosystems; mercury; nickel; roots; seagrasses; sediments; toxic substances; water pollution; zinc
Abstract:
... This study aimed to compare the bioaccumulation patterns and translocation of trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) from the environment in the seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa. Results showed that P. oceanica has a higher capacity of accumulation. P. oceanica and C. nodosa accumulate mainly in roots and leaves, the main organs acting as potential bioindicators. No s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.013

13. Distribution and metal contamination in the coastal sediments of Dammam Al-Jubail area, Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Author:
Abdelbaset El-Sorogy; Khaled Al-Kahtany; Mohamed Youssef; Fahd Al-Kahtany; Mazen Al-Malky
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.128 pp. 8-16
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
aluminum; anthropogenic activities; arsenic; cadmium; chromium; coastal sediments; coasts; cobalt; copper; desalination; guidelines; infrastructure; iron; lead; manganese; mercury; nickel; oil and gas industry; oil spills; sewage effluent; shale; strontium; vanadium; water pollution; zinc; Caspian Sea; Gulf of Aqaba; Mediterranean Sea; Oman; Persian Gulf; Red Sea; Saudi Arabia
Abstract:
... Present work aims to document the distribution and metal contamination in the coastal sediments of the Dammam Al-Jubail area, Saudi Arabian Gulf. Twenty-six samples were collected for Al, V, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Hg, Sr, As, Fe, Co and Ni analysis. Results of enrichment factor indicated that Sr, Cd, Cu, Hg, V, As, Ni, Cr and Zn gave enrichment factors higher than 2 (98.87, 40.28, 33.20, 27.87, 2 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.066

14. Food safety assessment of heavy metals in uncommon and abyssal fish and cephalopod from the Tyrrhenian Sea

Author:
Pasquale Gallo; Esterina De Carlo; Laura Marigliano; Pasquale Maglio; Aniello Amato; Alfredo Improta; Claudio Caruso; Antonella De Roma
Source:
Journal für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit 2018 v.13 no.4 pp. 399-402
ISSN:
1661-5751
Subject:
Cephalopoda; European Union; arsenic; cadmium; fish; food safety; heavy metals; introduced species; lead; markets; mercury; pollution; risk; risk reduction; safety assessment; seafoods; Mediterranean Sea; Tyrrhenian Sea
Abstract:
... The spread of non-native species in the Mediterranean Sea, due to Lessepsian migration and tropicalization, as well as the use of “non-selective” fishing practices, causes frequently the capture of uncommon and abyssal species, that can be sold in seafood market. This could represent a risk for food safety, since some of these species are not listed in the European Union (EU) regulations for human ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00003-018-1171-z

15. Heavy metal distribution in blood, liver and kidneys of Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles from the Northeast Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Mustafa Yipel; İbrahim Ozan Tekeli; Cafer Tayer İşler; Muhammed Enes Altuğ
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2017 v.125 no.1-2 pp. 487-491
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; aluminum; arsenic; blood; cadmium; copper; heavy metals; iron; kidneys; lead; liver; manganese; mercury; nesting; nickel; sea turtles; selenium; tissue distribution; water pollution; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The aim of the present study was to determine the concentrations of the most investigated environmentally relevant heavy metals in two highly endangered sea turtle species (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) from the important nesting area on the Northeast Mediterranean Sea. The highest mean concentration was of Fe, while Hg and Pb were lowest. All tissue concentrations of Al, As, Fe and Mn were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.011

16. The bivalve Ruditapes decussatus: A biomonitor of trace elements pollution in Sardinian coastal lagoons (Italy)

Author:
Giuseppe Esposito; Domenico Meloni; Maria Cesarina Abete; Giorgio Colombero; Martino Mantia; Paolo Pastorino; Marino Prearo; Antonio Pais; Elisabetta Antuofermo; Stefania Squadrone
Source:
Environmental pollution 2018 v.242 pp. 1720-1728
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Ruditapes decussatus; adults; aluminum; aquaculture; arsenic; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; clams; coastal water; cobalt; copper; estuaries; fertilizers; indicator species; iron; lead; manganese; mercury; monitoring; nickel; risk; sewage; shellfish; silver; surface water; tin; tissues; toxicity; wastewater; water pollution; zinc; Italy; Mediterranean Sea; Sardinia
Abstract:
... The anthropogenic contamination of water bodies with metals via fertilizer, industrial sewage and urban wastewater has resulted in widespread problems in aquatic organisms, but also poses a risk to consumer health. Shellfish from coastal and estuarine environments bioaccumulate toxic metals in their tissues due to their ability to concentrate inorganic contaminants several orders of magnitude abov ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.098

17. Trace element compartmentation in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica and biomonitoring applications

Author:
Giuseppe Bonanno; Vincenzo Di Martino
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2017 v.116 no.1-2 pp. 196-203
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Posidonia oceanica; arsenic; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; copper; environmental monitoring; lead; leaves; nickel; seagrasses; sediments; toxicity; zinc
Abstract:
... This study investigated the trace element bioaccumulation capacity of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica, and its suitability as a bioindicator of contamination in water and sediments. Results showed that P. oceanica leaves accumulate higher concentrations of Ni and Zn. Since P. oceanica regenerates its leaves periodically, the higher concentrations in aerial organs may suggest a “remov ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.081

18. Trace elements in a Mediterranean scorpaenid fish: Bioaccumulation processes and spatial variations

Author:
Mélanie Ourgaud; Sandrine Ruitton; Hugo Bourgogne; Paco Bustamante; Carine Churlaud; Gaël Guillou; Benoît Lebreton; Mireille L. Harmelin-Vivien
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2018 v.163 pp. 184-195
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Scorpaena porcus; arsenic; barium; bioaccumulation; cadmium; carnivores; chromium; copper; diet; fish; humans; lead; mercury; monitoring; muscles; nickel; nitrogen; sedentary species; stable isotopes; trophic levels; winter; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus, a carnivorous sedentary species, was studied as an indicator of local trace element (TE) contamination of coastal fish species in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Fish were collected in seagrass meadows in winter 2012 at four sampling sites: three were located near Marseille, a highly urbanized and industrial area that is subjected to various types of co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2017.11.008

19. Trace elements in seafood from the Mediterranean sea: An exposure risk assessment

Author:
Chiara Copat; Alfina Grasso; Maria Fiore; Antonio Cristaldi; Pietro Zuccarello; Salvatore Santo Signorelli; Gea Oliveri Conti; Margherita Ferrante
Source:
Food and chemical toxicology 2018 v.115 pp. 13-19
ISSN:
0278-6915
Subject:
arsenic; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; dietary exposure; fish; lead; manganese; mercury; molluscs; nickel; risk; risk assessment; risk reduction; seafood consumption; seafoods; selenium; shellfish; toxicology; vanadium; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Fish and shellfish belonging to five different species among pelagic, benthonic and molluscs, were collected from the Gulf of Catania in 2017 to evaluate arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se) vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn). Risk of developing chronic systemic effects derived from seafood consumption was evaluated with the Target Hazard Quotien ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fct.2018.03.001

20. Trace metal occurrence in Mediterranean seaweeds

Author:
Stefania Squadrone; Paola Brizio; Marco Battuello; Nicola Nurra; Rocco Mussat Sartor; Anna Riva; Mariachiara Staiti; Alessandro Benedetto; Daniela Pessani; Maria Cesarina Abete
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.10 pp. 9708-9721
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
arsenic; cadmium; dietary supplements; feeds; human health; lead; macroalgae; mercury; minerals; risk; unsaturated fats; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Seaweeds have been used as animal feed since a long time and are consumed as food in several cultures. In fact, macroalgae are a source of protein, fiber, polyunsaturated fat, and minerals. The concentration of trace elements was determined in dominant macroalga species from three sites of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. A high interspecies variability was observed, with higher metal levels in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-018-1280-3