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Liver biomarkers response of the neotropical fish Aequidens metae to environmental stressors associated with the oil industry

Authors :
Corredor-Santamaría, W. [0000-0003-3155-5458]
Mora-Solarte, DA [0000-0003-4758-5280]
Arbeli, Z [0000-0003-0238-5445]
Navas Antón, José María [0000-0002-7644-8499]
Velasco-Santamaría, Y. M. [0000-0002-6845-1663]
Corredor-Santamaría, W.
Mora-Solarte, D.A.
Arbeli, Z.
Navas Antón, José María
Velasco-Santamaría, Y. M.
Corredor-Santamaría, W. [0000-0003-3155-5458]
Mora-Solarte, DA [0000-0003-4758-5280]
Arbeli, Z [0000-0003-0238-5445]
Navas Antón, José María [0000-0002-7644-8499]
Velasco-Santamaría, Y. M. [0000-0002-6845-1663]
Corredor-Santamaría, W.
Mora-Solarte, D.A.
Arbeli, Z.
Navas Antón, José María
Velasco-Santamaría, Y. M.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The Acacias River in Colombia receives large volumes of industrial effluents mostly derived from the oil industry. To contribute to the study of the possible effects of industrial wastewaters on the aquatic environment and particularly on fish populations, a native neotropical fish, Aequidens metae was used as a sentinel species. Wild specimens of A. metae were caught at three different places of the Acacias River taking as reference the point of discharge of an oil industry effluent; upstream, downstream, and at the vicinity of the discharge pipe. A fourth sampling site was chosen as a reference site away from urban settlements. Samplings were performed twice, during the rainy and dry seasons. After anesthesia animals were weighted and measured, and humanely sacrificed. Livers were extracted, frozen on site and transported to the laboratory. Condition indices were calculated. Total protein content and the detoxification 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) enzyme activity were estimated. Histopathological alterations were also evaluated. Water quality was estimated through the measurement of several variables. Results obtained evidenced that the highest induction in EROD activity and the strongest histological alterations in liver of the monitored fish appeared during the dry seasons at the discharge site and downstream to this point.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1333182669
Document Type :
Electronic Resource