Biomarkers of general stress in mussels as common indicators for marine biomonitoring programmes in Europe: The ICON experience

This study investigated whether general stress biomarkers in mussels can be applied as common first-tier biomarkers in regional biomonitoring programmes in the North Sea (including Iceland) and western Mediterranean Sea. Stress on Stress (SoS) and lysosomal membrane stability (LMS) biomarkers were a...

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Published in:	Marine environmental research Vol. 124; pp. 70 - 80
Main Authors:	Martínez-Gómez, Concepción, Robinson, Craig David, Burgeot, Thierry, Gubbins, Matt, Halldorsson, Halldor P., Albentosa, Marina, Bignell, John P., Hylland, Ketil, Vethaak, A.Dick
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2017 Elsevier BV Elsevier science
Subjects:	Animals Bioindicators Biological effects Biomarkers Biomarkers - metabolism Biomonitoring Body burden Chemical pollution Coastal environments Contaminants Environmental monitoring Environmental Monitoring - methods Europe Frameworks Iceland Life Sciences Lysosomal stability Marine Marine molluscs Mollusks Mussels Mytilus - physiology Mytilus galloprovincialis Mytilus sp North Sea Pollution Pollution effects Pollution monitoring Stability Stability analysis Stress Stress on stress Stress, Physiological - physiology Stresses Studies Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism Mediterranean Sea ANE, North Sea MED, Western Mediterranean MED ANE, Europe ANE, Atlantic, Iceland Chemical pollution Lysosomal stability Biomonitoring Mytilus sp Stress on stress
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Summary:	This study investigated whether general stress biomarkers in mussels can be applied as common first-tier biomarkers in regional biomonitoring programmes in the North Sea (including Iceland) and western Mediterranean Sea. Stress on Stress (SoS) and lysosomal membrane stability (LMS) biomarkers were analysed in resident mussels (Mytilus sp.) from 8 coastal sites and in transplanted mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from two Spanish Mediterranean coastal sites. The assessment of results, as input to pollution monitoring strategies, was performed jointly for LMS and SoS data from the two regions. Contaminant body burden of the mussels was compared with biomarker results. The results demonstrated that these two general and non-expensive stress biomarkers in mussel can be applied throughout European waters, providing a cost-effective and harmonised approach to screen contaminant-related biological effects within the framework of wide-scale pollution biomonitoring programmes, such as that proposed by the European Union, i.e. the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. [Display omitted] •Biomarkers of general stress (LMS, SoS) in mussels across Europe were analysed.•LMS and SoS responses reflected chemical stress in wild and caged mussels.•LMS and SoS biomarkers can be jointly applied throughout European waters.•Assessment of SoS responses should consider mussel size and subregion of origin.
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ISSN:	0141-1136 1879-0291
DOI:	10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.10.012