Organochlorine and Metal Accumulation in Fish (Phoxinus phoxinus) Along a North-South Transect in the Alps |
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Authors: | Rudolf Hofer Reinhard Lackner Joachim Kargl Bertha Thaler Danilo Tait Leopoldo Bonetti Raffaele Vistocco Giovanna Flaim |
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Institution: | (1) Institut für Zoologie und Limnologie, Universität Innsbruck, Austria;(2) Landesagentur für Umwelt- und Arbeitsschutz, Autonome Provinz Bozen, Austria;(3) Istituto Agrario di San Michele (Trentino), Austria |
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Abstract: | Southern populations of the European minnow fromremote oligotrophic mountain lakes along an Alpinenorth-south transect accumulated more p,p DDE andPCBs than northern populations. As these semi-volatileorganochlorines predominantly evaporate in warmcountries, higher rates of condensation (deposition)are assumed to occur in the southern slopes of theAlps. The higher accumulation of lead and cadmium insouthern population is rather attributed to geogenicand specific environmental impacts than to atmosphericdeposition. Increasing liver ratios of glutathionedisulfide]/glutathione], a potential indicator foroxidative stress, from north to south reflect thegenerally higher toxic load at remote sites at thesouthern edge of the Alps. However, histopathologicalchanges in the liver did not correlate withaccumulated toxicants indicating that deposition doesnot lead to severe lesions but induces specificmechanisms for detoxification. |
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Keywords: | histopathology metals oxidative stress PCBs p p DDE" target="_blank">gif" alt="prime" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0"> DDE |
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