TY - JOUR
T1 - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mussels (Modiolus capax) from sites with increasing anthropogenic impact in La Paz Bay, Gulf of California
AU - Roldán-Wong, Nefertiti Taydé
AU - Kidd, Karen A.
AU - Ceballos-Vázquez, Bertha Patricia
AU - Rivera-Camacho, Alma Rosa
AU - Arellano-Martínez, Marcial
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - The composition, distribution and source of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments and tissues of the mussel Modiolus capax from three sites with increasing anthropogenic impact in La Paz Bay on the Gulf of California, were determined. Levels of total PAHs in sediments (18.9-94.5 ng/g dw) were below the effect range low for marine sediments at all sites. PAHs in mussels (147.01-271.09) were higher than in sediments and similar to mussels from other moderately contaminated sites. The origin of PAHs was predominantly petrogenic, attributed to port activities and a thermoelectric plant. The mussels of Las Pacas and Pichilingue showed the lowest condition indexes and some organisms with the presence of benzo(a)pyrene in their tissues, which is among the most toxic hydrocarbons and may represent a risk to human health. However, this study only represents a baseline for future studies, which are necessary to dismiss risks to human health and the ecosystem.
AB - The composition, distribution and source of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments and tissues of the mussel Modiolus capax from three sites with increasing anthropogenic impact in La Paz Bay on the Gulf of California, were determined. Levels of total PAHs in sediments (18.9-94.5 ng/g dw) were below the effect range low for marine sediments at all sites. PAHs in mussels (147.01-271.09) were higher than in sediments and similar to mussels from other moderately contaminated sites. The origin of PAHs was predominantly petrogenic, attributed to port activities and a thermoelectric plant. The mussels of Las Pacas and Pichilingue showed the lowest condition indexes and some organisms with the presence of benzo(a)pyrene in their tissues, which is among the most toxic hydrocarbons and may represent a risk to human health. However, this study only represents a baseline for future studies, which are necessary to dismiss risks to human health and the ecosystem.
KW - Benzo(a)pyrene
KW - Biomonitors
KW - Bivalves
KW - Marine pollution
KW - Petrogenic hydrocarbons
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100948
DO - 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100948
M3 - Artículo
SN - 2352-4855
VL - 33
JO - Regional Studies in Marine Science
JF - Regional Studies in Marine Science
M1 - 100948
ER -
